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Potter, Beatrix.
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Lady Mouse with Teacup
- INK AND WATERCOLOUR DRAWING ON PAPER
64 by 58mm., pencil and watercolour drawing, signed and dated "Beatrix Potter | Nov. 1927" in lower right with additional text "From "The Tailor of Gloucester" | Copyright of F. Warne + Co", mounted, framed and glazed
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
One of Beatrix Potter's series of 1927 drawings produced to raise money for the National Trust. Elizabeth M. Battrick notes, within Beatrix Potter 1866-1943 The Artist and her World, that "In 1927 there was a particularly urgent appeal for money. A strip of Windermere's lake shore... was coming up for sale and was sure to be bought by a property developer unless the [National] Trust could step in first... It... occurred to [Beatrix Potter] that she might make a little money by selling some of her drawings in America... She sent fifty signed copies of drawings of Peter Rabbit to the Editor of the Horn Book Magazine, Miss Bertha Mahony. Miss Mahony sold the drawings on behalf of the National Trust at a guinea each, there were requests for more and the final sum raised was £104, a substantial donation to the appeal." (see pp. 193-94). The V&A Collection includes a number of "Horn Book Magazine drawings" which were not sent for sale, dated August and September 1927.