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- Estimate
- $5,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Children's Illustrations, New York · 14 December 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4534810
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Felix Octavius Carr Darley, the artful dodger.1882. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4534810.
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Felix Octavius Carr Darley, the artful dodger.1882. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4534810.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Elvgren | Play Refreshed, Coca Cola advertisement sketch | $4,750 | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | |
| Arthur Szyk | Oriental Motif (No. 6) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2024 | ||
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| Felix Octavius Carr Darley | Falstaff And Bardolph from Shakespeare's King Henry V (1886) | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| Arthur Szyk | To Keep Their Consciences Clean, Ink & Blood book interior | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2024 | ||
| Gil Elvgren | A Lover and His Lass, Woman's Home Companion interior study, | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Gil Elvgren | Marylou Moon | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2019 |
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