Sotheby's Dahl Auction

Well, Dahl–fans, this was the first big payoff of my 1998 trip to London. I paid a visit to Sotheby's auction house on New Bond Street to inquire about the Dahl Charity Auction reported to have taken place last fall. The man there was extremely helpful and sold me one of the catalogs that answered all of my questions.

The auction took place on Wednesday, September 24, 1997 at 7 pm. The lots were on view at Sotheby's for the four days preceding the sale. All profits went to benefit the Roald Dahl Foundation. If you want to know more, check out the Catalog pages below!

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Medium   Full–Size	Catalog Cover
Medium   Full–Size	Inside Cover and Foreword
Specific Auction Details
Medium   Full–Size	"Little Red Riding Hood" ink and watercolor illustration by Quentin Blake
Medium   Full–Size	"Little Red Riding Hood" ink and watercolor illustration by Quentin Blake
Medium   Full–Size	"Little Red Riding Hood" ink and watercolor illustration by Quentin Blake
Medium   Full–Size	"The Boy Who Talked with Animals" ink and watercolor illustration by Patrick Benson
Medium   Full–Size	"The Owl and the Pussy–cat" pencil and gouache illustration by Babette Cole
Medium   Full–Size	Autograph letter signed by Roald Dahl and sent to his mother
Medium   Full–Size	"Smallish People" ink and gouache drawing on printed page of chapter heading and verse by Raymond Briggs
Medium   Full–Size	"The Sweet Shop" 4 ink and watercolor illustrations by Fritz Wegner
Medium   Full–Size   Medium   Full–Size	"Headmaster" 2 ink, crayon, and watercolor illustrations by Posy Simmonds
Medium   Full–Size	"The Snake Catcher" pencil and gouache illustration by Bert Kitchen

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