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| Original Pooh sketch under hammer | Original Pooh sketch under hammer |
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| An original sketch of favourite AA Milne character Winnie the Pooh, featuring Tigger and Piglet, is expected to fetch £20,000 at auction. | An original sketch of favourite AA Milne character Winnie the Pooh, featuring Tigger and Piglet, is expected to fetch £20,000 at auction. |
| The pencil drawing of the bear dipping a paw in a honey pot is being sold at Bonhams auction rooms in London by the family of the artist, EH Shepard. | The pencil drawing of the bear dipping a paw in a honey pot is being sold at Bonhams auction rooms in London by the family of the artist, EH Shepard. |
| A specialist at Bonhams said it would appeal to five generations of readers. | |
| The sale on Tuesday also includes a first sketch for Kenneth Grahame's story The Wind in the Willows. | The sale on Tuesday also includes a first sketch for Kenneth Grahame's story The Wind in the Willows. |
| The pencil drawing shows Rat and Mole having a picnic on a river bank, and is expected to make around £10,000. | The pencil drawing shows Rat and Mole having a picnic on a river bank, and is expected to make around £10,000. |
| The Pooh stories are timeless because they're not laden with morality Luke BatterhamBonhams | The Pooh stories are timeless because they're not laden with morality Luke BatterhamBonhams |
| It appeared in the published book with the caption "Now pitch in, old fellow! And the Mole was indeed very glad to obey". | It appeared in the published book with the caption "Now pitch in, old fellow! And the Mole was indeed very glad to obey". |
| The oval drawing of Pooh is an enlarged and expanded version of the illustration "Tiggers don't like honey" used in The house at Pooh Corner. | The oval drawing of Pooh is an enlarged and expanded version of the illustration "Tiggers don't like honey" used in The house at Pooh Corner. |
| Bonhams' book specialist Luke Batterham told BBC News the Pooh stories are timeless because they are not "laden with morality like many childrens' tales". | Bonhams' book specialist Luke Batterham told BBC News the Pooh stories are timeless because they are not "laden with morality like many childrens' tales". |
| Rat and Mole have a picnic in Grahame's The Wind in the Willows | Rat and Mole have a picnic in Grahame's The Wind in the Willows |
| He said: "The illustrations are essential. Visually, that's what is kept in people's imaginations. | He said: "The illustrations are essential. Visually, that's what is kept in people's imaginations. |
| "The images are constantly in the public's mind because of all the spin-offs, but you can't beat the original drawings." | "The images are constantly in the public's mind because of all the spin-offs, but you can't beat the original drawings." |
| He added that the original books have "outlived" and "defeated" the Disney versions of the story. | He added that the original books have "outlived" and "defeated" the Disney versions of the story. |
| Other Shepard illustrations up for sale include two pencil sketches for Milne's poem Buckingham Palace, published in 1924. | Other Shepard illustrations up for sale include two pencil sketches for Milne's poem Buckingham Palace, published in 1924. |
| In one, Christopher Robin salutes a palace guard; the other shows him holding hands with Alice. | In one, Christopher Robin salutes a palace guard; the other shows him holding hands with Alice. |