Lot 2 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
king edward vi, letter signed, 30 june 1551
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $9,963–$14,944
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4757653
- Record
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King Edward VII, king edward vi, letter signed, 30 june 1551. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757653.
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King Edward VII, king edward vi, letter signed, 30 june 1551. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757653.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VII | blotting paper used to blot the royal signatures on the inst | $17,164 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | |
| King Edward VII | letter signed at the head (“edward”), to lord paget and sir | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth I | letter signed at the head, to lord paget | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | a collection of seventeen limited edition illustrated books, | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | Fantasy Scene with characters from Alice (1907), A Midsummer | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | ||
| Robert Louis Stevenson | stevenson, treasure island, 1883 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | the arthur rackham fairy book. george g. harrap, 1933 | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Robert Louis Stevenson | Treasure Island. London, 1883. Édition originale, en premier | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 |
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.