An original drawing of A.A. Milne’s popular children’s characters Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger and Piglet fetched 31,200 pounds ($50,000) at auction on Tuesday.
The amount, which includes a 20 percent buyer’s premium, comfortably beat pre-sale expectations of up to 20,000 pounds, not including the premium.
The oval pencil sketch by E.H. Shepard, one of children’s literature’s most famous illustrators, shows Pooh dipping his paw into a pot of honey while sitting at a table as Piglet and Tigger look on.
Auctioneer Bonhams said the successful telephone bidder was from Germany and bought the picture for his wife, a long-time Pooh fan.
On the same day, Sotheby’s announced it was offering what it called the finest single collection of Shepard’s original drawings for the Pooh books to be sold at auction.
The sale in London on December 17, which also includes a selection of rare Milne books, is expected to fetch 650-930,000 pounds. Read the rest of this entry »
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