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A mere 48 hours after we brought you our groundbreaking Poohsticks Championship exposé, we can report that the value of Winnie the Pooh portraits and works from the school of Pooh have skyrocketed in price. This humble dinner party sketch, estimated to fetch a mere 20,000 pounds sterling, was in fact auctioned off for 31,200 pounds ($50,000).

And you can still get in on the Pooh-laden action!

From Reuters:

The sale in London on December 17, which also includes a selection of rare Milne books, is expected to fetch 650-930,000 pounds.

The illustrations, from the collections of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone, are among the most recognizable, including “He went on tracking, and Piglet … ran after him” depicting Pooh and Piglet turning to each other as they walk away.

It is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds.

Also on offer is “Bump, bump, bump – going up the stairs” featuring Christopher Robin dragging his bear by the leg up the stairs beside him. It is valued at 50-70,000 pounds.

If you listen closely, you can hear piggybanks all over the world being emptied. And the word on the street is that Eeyore will be ringing the opening bell for the NYSE any day now.