Mentioning every Carroll-related item that comes up for auction would be impossible, and not the good do-it-before-breakfast kind of impossible either. Nevertheless, here’s a couple of lots coming up at… [read full post]
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This Thursday: Auction of Princess Alice’s “Alice”
Last week we blogged about an upcoming auction with an interesting lot: ceramic plaques, hand painted by Sir John Tenniel with characters from Alice’s adventures, used as menu cards at Tenniel… [read full post]
Tenniel family menu cards up for auction
Menu cards (porcelain plaques), created by John Tenniel for family dinners, based on his illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, are up for auction at PBA Galleries (133 Kearny St,… [read full post]
New Poppet Alice from Lisa Snellings
Artist Lisa Snellings makes Poppets. In her words, “They’re adorable… and sort of… creepy.” Last year she made an Alice in Wonderland series that ran to eight or ten pieces… [read full post]
Swann Galleries to auction "Portrait of Emily Cecilia Harrison"
On December 8th, Swann Galleries in New York will be auctioning Dodgson’s “Portrait of Emily Cecilia Harrison,” a 6.5 by 5 inch albumen print of Emily and her doll in… [read full post]
"The prettiest are always further": Treasure-trove of Carroll items to be auctioned December 16th
Yesterday the internet was thick with the news that Alice Liddell’s own copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass were be sold at auction. What few sites… [read full post]
Online Auction for 2015
Another fundraiser for the 2015 event is a weekly auction of very fun items donated by the family of the great Carrollian collector Carolyn Buck. Check it out, and keep… [read full post]
Rackham Alice
Bloomsbury Auctions (London) is selling a beautiful Rackham Alice, signed by Rackham with a wonderful ink sketch of the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle. It is part of the “Books,… [read full post]
New Old Dodo Picture
In all the hubbub of newly released character and scenery pictures from Tim Burton’s Wonderland, only the Telegraph (U.K) has taken note of a previously undiscovered 17th century picture of… [read full post]
Bloomsbury Auction
Bloomsbury Auctions’ Literature, Manuscripts and Modern First Editions sale on April 23 has quite a few Carrollian items: Lots 333, 772, 856, 1097, 1099, 1104, 1162, 1227, 1301, 1408, and… [read full post]