Lot 54 · The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer
‘lent – 1917’(‘bonar law (to john bull) so good a sowing deserves a bumper harvest’)
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- Estimate
- £700–£900 hammer ≈ $977–$1,256
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, London · 14 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4640898
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edmund Joseph Sullivan, ‘lent – 1917’(‘bonar law (to john bull) so good a sowing deserves a bumper harvest’). Sotheby's, 14 Mar 2018, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640898.
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Edmund Joseph Sullivan, ‘lent – 1917’(‘bonar law (to john bull) so good a sowing deserves a bumper harvest’). Sotheby's, 14 Mar 2018, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640898.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| number 0 1 | Matthew Pritchett | £300–£500 | |
| ‘retire? pah! sir alex schmalex...’ | Peter Brookes | £800–£1,200 | |
| cameron deploys his veto at european summit | Peter Brookes | £800–£1,200 | |
| falling bin laden | Peter Brookes | £800–£1,200 | |
| obama beheading osama | Christian Adam | £400–£600 | |
| 'the ascent of man' | David Neil Bennett | £200–£300 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Joseph Sullivan | lloyd george | $1,396 | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | |
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