The sad thing is that when I saw the headline "Early Potter pictures fetch £40,000," I thought it had something to do with Harry Potter, not Beatrix Potter.
Two early Peter Rabbit watercolors by Beatrix Potter are auctioned for £40,000.
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The sad thing is that when I saw the headline "Early Potter pictures fetch £40,000," I thought it had something to do with Harry Potter, not Beatrix Potter.
Two early Peter Rabbit watercolors by Beatrix Potter are auctioned for £40,000.
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