Lot 350 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations
"Excuse us, but our door's stuck"
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $267–$401
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations, London · 12 December 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4626391
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Antonia Yeoman, "Excuse us, but our door's stuck". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2017, lot 350. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626391.
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Antonia Yeoman, "Excuse us, but our door's stuck". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2017, lot 350. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626391.
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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 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonia Yeoman | "No, up the ladders and down the snakes" | $232 | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | |
| Antonia Yeoman | "and what are your twins hoping to be when they grow up, mrs | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
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| Antonia Yeoman | "Well, one of us is wrong" | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
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| Winston Churchill | Churchill wearing his honorary Air Commodore uniform. ‘The G | Hermitage Fine Art, Jun 2023 | ||
| Winston Churchill | CHURCHILL Churchill arrives at St. James’s Palace for the Ac | Hermitage Fine Art, Mar 2023 |
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.