Lot 240 · British and Continental Drawings and Watercolours and Illust
When good King Arthur ruled this land
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $568–$853
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST, London (South Kensington) · 6 December 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6187190
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Leonard Leslie Brooke, When good King Arthur ruled this land. Christie's, 6 Dec 2001, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6187190.
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Leonard Leslie Brooke, When good King Arthur ruled this land. Christie's, 6 Dec 2001, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6187190.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Leslie Brooke | Sing a Song of Sixpence, Nursery Rhyme | $1,125 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | |
| Ernest Howard Shepard | Footballerina: He would leap over the head of the opposing h | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Robinson, William Heath. 1872-1944. | "But Epimetheus was a Very Slow Fellow, Certainly, and Went | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | ||
| Leonard Leslie Brooke | Humpty Dumpty had a great fall | Christie's, Dec 1999 | ||
| Louis William Wain | Siamese Cat | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Leonard Leslie Brooke | And then they thought they had him; But he got down on t'oth | Christie's, Dec 1999 | ||
| Kate Greenaway | Original pen and ink and watercolor illustration, "October / | Bonhams, Jun 2018 | ||
| Ernest Howard Shepard | The Ancient Engine Man | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2022 |
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.