Lot 34 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations
document signed ("elizabeth r")
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,032–$24,048
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations, London · 12 December 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4626195
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Queen Elizabeth I, document signed ("elizabeth r"). Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2017, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626195.
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Queen Elizabeth I, document signed ("elizabeth r"). Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2017, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626195.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watercolour of a Cat | Arthur Rackham | £200–£300 | |
| Fairy Party | Elizabeth Mary Watt | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| "Father Christmas' Book Tea" | Arthur Rackham | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| "The Real Pony Fans Are Small Girls" | Gerard Hoffnung | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Chrysanthemums and Daisies | Arthur Rackham | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| "The British Character - Sea Sense" | 'pont' | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth I | document signed ("elizabeth r") | $24,339 | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | |
| Queen Elizabeth I | letter signed at the head, to lord paget | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth I | letter signed, at the head ("elizabeth r"), to lord charles | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth I | letter signed at the head ("elizabeth r"), to viscount heref | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth I | letter signed, as princess, with autograph subscription ("yo | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Winston Churchill | churchill, signed calligraphic copy of his 1940 speech "we s | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Fleming, Ian. 1908-1964. | FLEMING | Diamonds are Forever, 1956, first edition, present | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter, the tale of peter rabbit, 1901, first privately prin | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 |
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.