That's A Lot Of Doh For Pooh!
Filed under: Media Minute
Who knew Winnie the Pooh was worth so much?
An original, oval pencil sketch by E.H. Shepard, shows Pooh bear dipping his paw into a pot of honey while sitting at a table. Piglet and Tigger are also in the drawing.
So can you guess how much the sketch sold for?
It went for $50,000!!!
The winner of the pricey piece of history was a telephone bidder from Germany who bought it for his wife, who's apparently a big Pooh fan.
But will he be a repeat buyer?
On the day of the sketch auction, it was announced that another auction would take place in London on December 17th, offering "the finest single collection of Shepard's original drawings for the Pooh books."
The collection will also include a rare selection of A.A. Milne's books, and the entire thing is expected to bring in around $835,000 to $1,200,000.
A waste of money or a good investment?
What do U think?
waste!
Waste of money. Winnie the Pooh is boring and depressing.
What a loser.
Worth every penny, certainly more valuable than a first edition of Atlas Shrugged.
You know P. you kind of have the body shape of pooh.
Who cares..
HOW IS PEREZ DOING THIS with the EMA's at the same time??
waste.
like this site.
man i actually wanted to work today.
slow ass shit.
waste….
i think it is def worth it
Re: MontrealGirl – his mom.
waste. I can't stand the whole pooh franchise. I couldn't stand it as a kid either. I just hope that if I ever have kids, they won't get into it! Barney either.
Re: laurelblush – your in cali?
what are people saying about prop 8?
way awesome if i had money to burn. Much more worthy than all the money stars spend on the "No on 8" campaign. Now that was a waste. Haha!!
My dildo's shaped like tigger!!
We spent 40 million to pass Prop 8, Not only Historic but well worth it.
Alright alright, Im done now. I think I've made everyone hate me here
Although I loved Winnie the Pooh.. I'd say waste of money!
I'M OUTTA HERE.
SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW.
Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, who was the basis for the character Christopher Robin. Word has it that he didn't Care for the books Go figure….
BOOO DISNEY
As with 90% of your blog perez = waste.
Who cares.
I LOVE Winnie the Pooh… I woulda bought it if I had that kinda cash
Good investment, Pooh will be around forever- it's a huge franchise!
Rick Roll'd
tigger? looks like a zebra to me.
I don't care what anyone says ARTWORK IS AN APPRECIATING ASSET especially when the artist is dead!!!!
I am in the art business so I know.
Artwork is basicly recession proof depending on the artist.
Rick owns you.
Winnie the Pooh is boring and depressing
What a waste of money
why is it called an oval pencil sketch if it's a circle?
I LOVE WINNIE THE POOH!!!!!
defintely worth the money–i am an avid pooh fan! a great investement on a timeless classic. and you know since winnie the pooh orginated in canada it kicks ass!
Re: MontrealGirl – Do you really think that Perez himself actually updates this site? HA!
Who buys art as an investment with a big payback? Worth it if you loves the pooh!
winnie the pooh wasn't a disney enterprise when it started.. disney just took over the idea like they do to many things
personally, i love winnie the pooh but i would never spend that much money on a drawing
Come on…who doesn't like Pooh. People have spent more or worst shit.
Perez
Whilst asking for forgiveness and washing mouth with soap for cruel remarks on KM's "legs" you can also say in your own defense
Yes but even though I did say unkind things about KM I did however blog Winne the Pooh and note the Fame of Pooh and Pooh's value in the International Art World. I did do that Dali Lama. Am I forgiven?
You could use the foregoing as mitigating circumstances now or again when you stand before the firey gates of hell for hurting K's feelings
just sayin
oh and yes Perez
to answer your question
yes a very good investment
and its value is going to get higher
and higher
:) so you might wanna get over to London and get one
Worth it, it's a piece of American history
As a HUGE winnie the pooh fan, i think it's a good investment because winnie the pooh is going to be around forever and it's only going to get more popular, bringing more money to the original things. eeyore is my favorite though so it would be amazing to see some original works of eeyore
I think that kind of money could have gone to charity and served a better purpose..
cute drawing.. just buy the book and look at the pictures.
Wasting money.. but to a collector its worth every penny!
i think it's worth buying that stuff. i mean, winnie the pooh is legendary..
yah that's right!!! pooh is canadian!!
I have a that same picture on my wall right now excect pooh isnt eating out of the hiney jar he is sitting there at the table, tigger across from him and piglit is standing up..and its in color. hmm..wonder if mine is worth 50,000..lol..if so that guy who bought the pic in the drawing can buy mine..lol
As Ehor would say "Oh Bother" Love Classic Pooh, Hate Disney Pooh.
It's a classic… definitely worth it. You sorta look like Pooh, Perez!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVEE POOH BEAR. if i soo had the money i would doo it. in a heart beat. totally.