Americana Exchange

Auction Details

Auction House Sothebys
Website www.sothebys.com/
Auction Name The Art of Illustration - From the Collection of Michael Winner
Sale Number 12409
Auction Date Dec 12, 2012 - Dec 12, 2012

Lot Details : Sothebys

Lot Number 50     
Author KAY NIELSEN
Title THEY SAW THAT THE COTTAGE WAS MADE OF BREAD AND CAKES
Description THEY SAW THAT THE COTTAGE WAS MADE OF BREAD AND CAKES 335 by 247mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed and dated lower left, mounted, framed and glazed
Lot Note PROVENANCE Sotheby's (7 and 8 June 1990, lot 438) CATALOGUE NOTE Reproduced as one of twelve full colour plates for Hansel and Gretel and other stories by the Brothers Grimm (Hodder and Stoughton, 1925). This is the plate to accompany the story of Hansel and Gretel. The drawing is dated 1924 and was published opposite page 8
Estimated Price GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00( USD 30400.00 - USD 45600.00)
Actual Price GBP 49,250.00 ( USD 74860.00)