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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Children's Illustrations, New York · 14 December 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4534597
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward St. John Gorey, “my socks are falling down!”. 1969. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4534597.
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Edward St. John Gorey, “my socks are falling down!”. 1969. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4534597.
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From the same sale Children's Illustrations · Dec 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "V v --Volshebnik Velikan" [V v --Wizard Giant] | Alexandre Benois | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Little Mice at Play | Pamela Bianco | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| "In Rain" From Madeline (published 1939) | — | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Poppy Seed Cakes | — | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Dancing to the Piper | — | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Studies of Mice, 1890. | Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | $120,000–$180,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward St. John Gorey | William Butler Yeats, unpublished cover | $6,875 | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | |
| Edward St. John Gorey | Mommy Dearest | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2022 | ||
| Edward St. John Gorey | Finding Out, At the Top of My Voice and Other Poems book int | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Edward St. John Gorey | The Swimming Pool, The Dream World of Dion of McGregor inter | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2018 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | rackham, girl with ducks, original watercolour | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Edward St. John Gorey | "Never Get on an Elevator Alone with a Foreign Woman," T.V. | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2019 | ||
| Robert E. Mcginnis | Daniel Craig as James Bond | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Howard Chandler Christy | Man and Woman in a Garden 39 3/4 x 28 in. (101 x 71.1 cm.) | Bonhams, May 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.