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Helen Beatrix Potter Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, Illustrator, b. 1866 - d. 1943

Born in London in 1866, Helen Beatrix Potter had a love of the natural world that led to the development of her art. Beatrix Potter's fascination with the plants she drew led her to study at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, where she honed her skills in scientific illustration art. Beatrix Potter studied at the National Art Training School.

In 1902, Beatrix Potter published the first of her children’s books, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, followed by dozens of other books, including The Tale of Benjamin Bunny and The Tale of Tom Kitten. She also created merchandise based on her books, including games, toys, and dolls, and offered her illustration art for sale, all helping to increase the value of Beatrix Potter books. She passed away in 1943. Beatrix Potter's drawings and books are found alongside other valuable written works in galleries of rare children's books worldwide. 

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              • 25 Beatrix Potter 1991 The Tale of Tom Kitten Posterssold
                Sep. 19, 2023

                25 Beatrix Potter 1991 The Tale of Tom Kitten Posters

                Est: $100 - $200

                This is a pack of 25 Offset Lithographs by Potter, titled "The Tale of Tom Kitten". The overall size of each Offset Lithograph measures 12 x 9.5 inches. The Offset Lithographs are Unsigned . The condition of the Offset Lithographs has been rated as follows: A: Mint. Again, this lot is for 25 of the SAME Offset Lithograph, NOT a mixed or assorted group.

                DUMBO Auctions
              • 40 Beatrix Potter 1991 The Tale of Peter Rabbit II Posterssold
                Sep. 19, 2023

                40 Beatrix Potter 1991 The Tale of Peter Rabbit II Posters

                Est: $200 - $300

                This is a pack of 40 Offset Lithographs by Potter, titled "The Tale of Peter Rabbit II". The overall size of each Offset Lithograph measures 9.5 x 12 inches. The Offset Lithographs are Unsigned . The condition of the Offset Lithographs has been rated as follows: A: Mint. Again, this lot is for 40 of the SAME Offset Lithograph, NOT a mixed or assorted group.

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              • 25 Beatrix Potter 1991 The Tale of Peter Rabbit Posterssold
                Sep. 19, 2023

                25 Beatrix Potter 1991 The Tale of Peter Rabbit Posters

                Est: $100 - $200

                This is a pack of 25 Offset Lithographs by Potter, titled "The Tale of Peter Rabbit". The overall size of each Offset Lithograph measures 12 x 9.5 inches. The Offset Lithographs are Unsigned . The condition of the Offset Lithographs has been rated as follows: A: Mint. Again, this lot is for 25 of the SAME Offset Lithograph, NOT a mixed or assorted group.

                DUMBO Auctions
              • Beatrix Pottersold
                Sep. 15, 2023

                Beatrix Potter

                Est: AUD80 - AUD120

                A little collection of Beatrix Potters. About 20. Some similar format Bunnykins and Fairies. All the classic there. Peter Rabbit, Timmy Tiptoes, Jemima Puddle Duck. etc.

                Sydney Rare Book Auctions
              • Attributed to Beatrix Potter,  British 1866-1943 -  Page from an autograph book; bunny rabbit with a stoneware jug;  pen and ink and watercolour, bears inscription lower right (under mount) 'Miss B. Potter', 11 x 7.6 cm  Provenance:  Sotheby’s, Losold
                Sep. 12, 2023

                Attributed to Beatrix Potter,  British 1866-1943 -  Page from an autograph book; bunny rabbit with a stoneware jug;  pen and ink and watercolour, bears inscription lower right (under mount) 'Miss B. Potter', 11 x 7.6 cm  Provenance:  Sotheby’s, Lo

                Est: £4,000 - £6,000

                Attributed to Beatrix Potter,  British 1866-1943 -  Page from an autograph book; bunny rabbit with a stoneware jug;  pen and ink and watercolour, bears inscription lower right (under mount) 'Miss B. Potter', 11 x 7.6 cm  Provenance:  Sotheby’s, London, 'Children's Books', 16th March 1970, lot 363 (according to a copy of the original invoice);  Elaine Moss (1924-2020), purchased from the above and thence by descent  Note:  Elaine Moss was a vital and highly important figure in children's books, working variously as an advisor, reviewer, editor and writer, producing works including 'Wait and See Book' in 1963, 'Twirly' in 1964 and 'Polar' in 1975. From the 1970s, she was the selector for the National Book League’s Children’s Books of the Year awards and she later won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her outstanding contribution to the world of children’s books in 1976.  Potter closely studied the natural world around her, including her pet rabbit, which inspired one of the most beloved and widely read children's books 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit'. The naturalistic detail and playfulness create a relatability to the viewer. Her work was recently the subject of a major retrospective at the V&A South Kensington 'Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Life' from 2022 to 2023. 

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              • Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDSsold
                Aug. 25, 2023

                Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDS

                Est: -

                Condition: New

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              • Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemerasold
                Aug. 18, 2023

                Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemera

                Est: $25 - $125

                Includes talcum powder, jigsaw puzzles, a box, soap, carrot cookies, book plates, a mini mug, bath seeds. Four unrelated trinket boxes including inlay, carved and Marquetry wood boxes and an inlay marble box. Also an enameled silvered metal master salt dish.

                Keystone Auctions LLC
              • Beatrix Potter and May Gibbssold
                Aug. 04, 2023

                Beatrix Potter and May Gibbs

                Est: AUD120 - AUD160

                Two children classic female book illustrators. Both in very good condition. 1) The Art of Beatrix Potter by Anne Carroll Moore. Published by Frederick Warne 1966 Reprint. 2) May Gibbs Mother of the Gumnuts: Her life and Work by Maureen Walsh Along with Gumnut Classics.

                Sydney Rare Book Auctions
              • Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDSsold
                Jul. 21, 2023

                Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDS

                Est: -

                Condition: New

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              • Beatrix Pottersold
                Jul. 14, 2023

                Beatrix Potter

                Est: AUD120 - AUD180

                A box of Beatrix Potter books, Mostly modern all in very good condition. About 50 books. Children's Literature

                Sydney Rare Book Auctions
              • Beatrix Pottersold
                Jul. 14, 2023

                Beatrix Potter

                Est: AUD100 - AUD150

                A great little lot of Beatrix Potter all published by Frederick Warne. All in very good condition. 1) Beatrix Potter's Journal abridged with introduction by Glen Cavaliero. 1986. 2) Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller and Country Woman by Julie Taylor. 1986. 3) The Complete Peter Rabbit Library. Box set complete with 23 titles. 4) Peter Rabbit Gold.

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              • Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDSsold
                Jun. 23, 2023

                Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDS

                Est: -

                Condition: New

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              • Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemerasold
                Jun. 16, 2023

                Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemera

                Est: $25 - $125

                Includes talcum powder, jigsaw puzzles, a box, soap, carrot cookies, book plates, a mini mug, bath seeds. Four unrelated trinket boxes including inlay, carved and Marquetry wood boxes and an inlay marble box. Also an enameled silvered metal master salt dish.

                Keystone Auctions LLC
              • Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemerasold
                Jun. 16, 2023

                Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemera

                Est: $25 - $125

                Includes posters, wrapping paper, approx 13 1990s calendars, a memo board, stickers, and a poster book. Approx 22 pieces in all.

                Keystone Auctions LLC
              • Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemerasold
                Jun. 02, 2023

                Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemera

                Est: $25 - $125

                Includes talcum powder, jigsaw puzzles, a box, soap, carrot cookies, book plates, a mini mug, bath seeds. Four unrelated trinket boxes including inlay, carved and marquetry wood boxes and an inlay marble box. Also an enameled silvered metal master salt dish.

                Keystone Auctions LLC
              • Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemerasold
                Jun. 02, 2023

                Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemera

                Est: $25 - $125

                Includes posters, wrapping paper, approx 13 1990s calendars, a memo board, stickers, and a poster book. Approx 22 pieces in all.

                Keystone Auctions LLC
              • Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemerasold
                Jun. 02, 2023

                Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Ephemera

                Est: $25 - $125

                Lot includes Peter Rabbit stationery, sticker story books, notebooks and diaries, books, table cover, and wardrobe sachet. Total of approx 25 pieces.

                Keystone Auctions LLC
              • [Drawings]. Potter, Beatrix (1866-1943). (Studies of a rabbit's head).sold
                May. 24, 2023

                [Drawings]. Potter, Beatrix (1866-1943). (Studies of a rabbit's head).

                Est: €10,000 - €15,000

                [Drawings]. Potter, Beatrix (1866-1943). (Studies of a rabbit's head). Watercolour, 29x22 cm., dated "Aug 6th 01" and with SIGNED DEDICATION "For Ernestine from Beatrix Potter July 24th 1928" in pencil, on greyish paper. - Backed with thin Japanese; pinholes in corners; sl. yellowed in out blank margins; a few sm. foxed spots, mainly in outer blank margins. = Fine studies, showing a rabbit's head in ten different positions; two small pencil sketches of a mouse are vaguely visible in the right margin. The studies pre-date the first privately published edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit of December 1901; the first trade edition was published in October 1902. SEE ILLUSTRATION ON FRONTCOVER.

                Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
              • BEATRIX POTTER THE TALE OF PETER RABBITsold
                May. 12, 2023

                BEATRIX POTTER THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT

                Est: $45 - $100

                POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943) Title: The Tale of Peter Rabbi Publication: London: Frederick Warne and Co., ltd. and New York, printed in Great Britain, no publishing year Description: [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION? Sexto decimo (14 x 11cm), pp.85; [1]. With a chromolithographic illustration by the author facing every page of text. Publisher's grey paper-covered boards with white titles, a "dot" in each o and a hexagonal chromolithographic illustration laid on to the upper board. Internally clean and bright. Real good condition, minor bent edges of the binding. Private selling without any guarantees or returns. Please ask for shipping costs before bidding! In englischer Sprache: Antiquaries Minibatch von Beatrix Potter : The tale of Peter Ich denke, es handelt sich um eine Erstausgabe (das Erscheinungsjahr ist nicht vermerkt) - bitte Fotos genau betrachten, sie sind Teil des Angebots. Rabbit Es gibt keine Eselsohren oder Beschädigungen der Seiten, lediglich winzige Beschädigungen des äußeren Einbands (Foto). Privatverkauf ohne Rücknahme aus haustierlosem Nichtraucher-Haushalt. Achtung: Ich verkaufe auch "The tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse" und "The tale of squirrel Nutkin" der gleichen Autorin antiquarisch. Resurch you will find out different 1st edditions did not have dates when published .

                Auction by Daum
              • "BEATRIX POTTER"THE FAIRY CARAVAN"sold
                May. 12, 2023

                "BEATRIX POTTER"THE FAIRY CARAVAN"

                Est: $280 - $500

                Publisher: David Mc Kay Company, Philadelphis, Copy right page has 1929 n0 other dates. Bound in dark green with paste down cover illustration the book measures 6.5" X 8.5 with 225 pages illustrated with in tex and full-page b/w line drawings and 6 colored plates (all present) the test in last pic is not actually in the book. Condition: Book square with a sound binding, fading toward the sides of the back cover. Internally: clean and bright through, no foxing spotting tears or dog ears, Owner's bookplate on the inside front end page.

                Auction by Daum
              • Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDSsold
                May. 12, 2023

                Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDS

                Est: -

                Condition: New

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              • Beatrix Potter Border Fine Arts Porcelain Spoonssold
                Apr. 29, 2023

                Beatrix Potter Border Fine Arts Porcelain Spoons

                Est: £25 - £35

                Scarce Beatrix Potter Border Fine Arts Studio Porcelain Spoons. Length 14.5 cm. (4 items)

                Cooper Barrington LLP
              • Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDSsold
                Apr. 14, 2023

                Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT BABY SHOWER INVITATIONS & POSTCARDS

                Est: -

                Condition: New

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              • Beatrix Pottersold
                Apr. 10, 2023

                Beatrix Potter

                Est: AUD40 - AUD60

                3 Beatrix Potter Volumes: 1) A Life in Nature by Linda Lear 2) The Magic Years by Margaret Lane 3) Knitting Book by Pat Manchin; good copies

                Sydney Rare Book Auctions
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