Lot 110 · British and Continental Drawings and Watercolours and Illust
A young boy playing with pixies and fairies by moonlight
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $995–$1,421
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST, London (South Kensington) · 6 December 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6187080
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mabel Lucie Atwell, A young boy playing with pixies and fairies by moonlight. Christie's, 6 Dec 2001, lot 110. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6187080.
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Mabel Lucie Atwell, A young boy playing with pixies and fairies by moonlight. Christie's, 6 Dec 2001, lot 110. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6187080.
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From the same sale British and Continental Drawings and Watercolours and Illust · Dec 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gathering roses | Herbert Blande Sparks | £250–£350 | |
| In search of a billet | Frank Dadd | £800–£1,200 | |
| The young hunters | Edouard Ferey | £600–£800 | |
| Near Portsmouth | Thomas Bush Hardy | £400–£600 | |
| Kenilworth castle | Circle of John Glover, O.W.S. (1767-1849) | £250–£350 | |
| Chepstow Castle | The Reverend James Bourne (1773-1854) | £250–£350 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | Picking flowers; The bunch of flowers, a pair each 15.5 x 15 | $4,905 | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | |
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | Just tired I specs | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | Oh what a surprise! | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | Lucie Attwell's Annual | Christie's, Dec 2000 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | "Tommy spends the night in the tree" | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | I'm coming along - if I have to swim for it | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | The New Arrival | Christie's, Jul 1998 | ||
| Louis William Wain | On the River | Bonhams, 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.