A ‘forgotten’ Winnie the Pooh sketch sat in a drawer for years. Now it could be worth thousands
An original black and white sketch of Winnie the Pooh and his good friend Piglet which languished for decades in a drawer is expected to fetch thousands when it goes under the hammer next month.
According to Dominic Winter Auctioneers, which is handling the sale, the pen and ink drawing is the same as one of the final illustrations in A.A. Milne’s first book about Winnie the Pooh, published in 1926.
Incredibly, the drawing was only discovered recently after British auctioneers were contacted to value the effects of Christopher Foyle, the grandson of William Foyle, who co-founded the British bookshop Foyles.
It is now expected to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000 ($25,000 and $38,000).
Chris Albury, senior auctioneer and valuer at Dominic Winter Auctioneers, told CNN Thursday that the drawing was found by Christopher Foyle’s widow Catherine – but not in the library.
He added: “I’ve seen reproductions a number of times over the years and I’m usually telling people ‘if it was real, it would be worth a lot of money … but it’s not, it’s worth nothing.’”
An original black and white sketch of Winnie the Pooh and his good friend Piglet which languished for decades in a drawer is expected to fetch thousands when it goes under the hammer next month. According to Dominic Winter Auctioneers, which is handling the sale, the pen and ink drawing is the same as one of the final illustrations…