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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Children's Illustrations, New York · 14 December 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4534802
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kathleen Hale, noel! noel! [greetings]. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4534802.
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Kathleen Hale, noel! noel! [greetings]. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4534802.
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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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