Lot 313 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
"funeral of mr. darwin" [admission ticket]
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $258–$387
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 11 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 90 x 125mm., printed in red and black, with wax seal of 'B', mounted, framed and glazed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4583693
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4583693 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4583693
Darwin, "funeral of mr. darwin" [admission ticket]. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 313. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583693.
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Darwin, "funeral of mr. darwin" [admission ticket]. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 313. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583693.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations · Jul 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "August - The Colour Bar" | Osbert Lancaster | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Diploma | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to Richard Creed | Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| "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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection... Fifth | $3,392 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | |
| Darwin | The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Darwin | 'A biographical sketch of an infant' | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Darwin | DARWIN (CHARLES) Signature ("C. Darwin") and autograph addre | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Darwin | DARWIN (CHARLES) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and A | Bonhams, Mar 2020 | ||
| Darwin | Letter signed (‘Charles Darwin’) to [Charles Wyville Thomson | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Darwin | The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, FIR | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Darwin | the descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. london | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 |
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.