Lot 3 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
queen mary i., letter signed, 28 january 1554
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $18,680–$24,907
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4757652
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Queen Mary II, queen mary i., letter signed, 28 january 1554. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 3. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757652.
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Queen Mary II, queen mary i., letter signed, 28 january 1554. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 3. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757652.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations · Jul 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Mary II | letter signed at the head (“marye the quene”), to lord paget | $18,097 | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | |
| Queen Mary II | queen mary i., letter signed, 18 april 1554 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | Fantasy Scene with characters from Alice (1907), A Midsummer | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | ||
| Queen Mary II | two autograph letters signed ("marie r"), to anne, countess | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | harry potter and the philosopher's stone. bloomsbury, 2015 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Queen Mary II | letter signed at the head (“marye the quene”), to lord paget | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | harry potter and the philosopher's stone. bloomsbury, 1997 | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | rowling, harry potter and the philosopher's stone, 1997, unc | 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.