Lot 232 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
"The Do-It-Yourself Age"
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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-2026-4582264
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976., "The Do-It-Yourself Age". Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4582264.
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Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976., "The Do-It-Yourself Age". Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4582264.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Diploma | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | "Diamond could see down into the streets" | $1,187 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2025 | |
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | Group of 9 pencil sketches, 3 signed | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2025 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | shepard, four drawings including two from kenneth grahame's | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | DICKENS | The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844 | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | The Zankiwank & The Bletherwitch interior illustration study | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | 'We All Landed in the Stream' | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2025 | ||
| Winston Churchill | London to Ladysmith, via Pretoria. London: Longmans, Green, | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, sketches of young couples, young ladies, young gent | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 |
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