Lot 258 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
rackham, "what is it that you fear...", watercolour for the sleeping beauty, 1920
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $4,981–$7,472
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4757546
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur Rackham, rackham, "what is it that you fear...", watercolour for the sleeping beauty, 1920. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 258. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757546.
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Arthur Rackham, rackham, "what is it that you fear...", watercolour for the sleeping beauty, 1920. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 258. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757546.
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|---|---|---|---|
| potter, seven volumes, comprising larger format books, 1905-1909 | Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | £800–£1,200 | |
| barrie--rackham, the peter pan portfolio, [1912] | Rackham, Arthur--[barrie, J.m.] | £18,000–£22,000 | |
| mao, [quotations of chairman mao], 1964 | Mao Tse Tung | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| winston churchill, a cigarette case once owned by him, 1907 | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| travers, mary poppins comes back, 1935, inscribed to mrs henry moriss | P.l. Travers | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| carr, a month in the country, 1990, deluxe binding | — | £800–£1,200 |
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