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Winnie The Pooh On The Auction Block

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Along with millions of other children I loved Winnie the Pooh as a kid (my favorites were Piglet and Eyeore) and now a collection of the most loved iconic illustrations are going up for auction. Sotheby's will be exhibiting highlights of the auction in New York from December 3-6 and then in London from December 12th until the auction on the 17th. The drawing shown here, called 'Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders', goes with the first Winnie-the-Pooh chapter (when Pooh makes his first appearance) and is valued at £60,000-£80,000.

Ornithology Collection To Benefit Crane Foundation

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The International Crane Foundation will be the beneficiary of a special auction of one of the best collections of rare bird art and books to go on sale. On October 5, Sotheby's in New York will auction off the collection of Brooks McCormick, chief executive officer of the International Harvester Co. and a student of ornithology. McCormick was a private man and noted conservationalist who did not like to advertise his wealth. The collection features works by Audubon, Mark Catesby and Charles Darwin. The pieces shown above are from a lot of Mark Catesby works valued at between $400,000 and $600,000. The estimated value of the collection is between $1.5 million and $2 million.

[via WiscNews]

Edward Gorey Limited Edition Lithographs

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Edward Gorey was a brilliant writer and illustrator known for his unique, often macabre style. During the last decade or so of his life (1925-2000), Gorey produced a series of lithographs depicting some dark, but imaginative scenes. Only 1,750 of each were produced, any one of which would be a wonderful gift for a collector or fan. Signals has the remaining lithographs for each of seven designs: Tearoom Scene (1993), Street Scene (1992), Tower Scene (1996), Tower Dreams (1996), Castle Adventure (1995), Winter's Fantasy (1994) and Bacchanalia (1995, pictured). The lithographs are individually numbered, embossed with a seal of authenticity and come matted and framed. Each is $200.



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