Pooh Sketch Nets $50,000
By Wyatt Earp | November 5, 2008
Who in the Hell would want to buy a drawing of someone’s bowel movement?
What’s that? Oh, it’s Winnie The Pooh. My bad. Still, though, $50,000?
LONDON – An original drawing of A.A. Milne’s popular children’s characters Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger and Piglet fetched 31,200 pounds ($50,000) at auction on Tuesday.
The amount, which includes a 20 percent buyer’s premium, comfortably beat pre-sale expectations of up to 20,000 pounds, not including the premium.
The oval pencil sketch by E.H. Shepard, one of children’s literature’s most famous illustrators, shows Pooh dipping his paw into a pot of honey while sitting at a table as Piglet and Tigger look on.
Auctioneer Bonhams said the successful telephone bidder was from Germany and bought the picture for his wife, a long-time Pooh fan. (H/T – Reuters)
Damn. Maybe I should saving my doodles?
Topics: Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
November 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Wow! Some people just have way too much money.
November 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Deanna – It’s not even that good. I could draw something that looks more realistic for half the money!
November 5th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Why can’t I have something in my possession worth money? HUH?
November 5th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
RT – Because you’re po’ white trash.
Bwahahahahahahaha! Kidding, I love ya.
November 6th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Awwwwwww….