Lot 109 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
Autograph letter signed, to Richard Creed
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,291–$1,937
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 11 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4582218
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870., Autograph letter signed, to Richard Creed. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4582218.
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Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870., Autograph letter signed, to Richard Creed. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4582218.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "August - The Colour Bar" | Osbert Lancaster | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Diploma | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| "The Man Who Argued with the Master of the Foxhounds" | H.m. Bateman | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A George IV mahogany library glass, c.1820 | — | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| "Crossed Paths: Edgar Allan Poe meets Ernest Hemingway" | Ronald Searle | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| "Tough Stuff" | Robinson, William Heath. 1872-1944. | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | English Novelist. A.L.S., Mr. Charles Dickens, in the third | $1,476 est. | International Autograph Auctions, Jul 2021 | |
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | 10 Novels in 13 volumes | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, a christmas carol, 1843, second edition | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapma | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Hunted Down: A Story. London: John Camden Hotten, 1870. | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Full set of the Christmas Numbers, 1850-1867 | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | DICKENS | A collection of 17 books in 20 volumes, 1837-1890 | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Dickens Charles: (1812-1870) | International Autograph Auctions, Jun 2025 |
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.