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Forum Auctions

Auction House Name Forum Auctions
Site URL https://www.forumauctions.co.uk
About Us Forum Auctions is London's specialist auction house for Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts, 20th Century Literature, Modern & Contemporary Art and Editions, Old Master Prints and Drawings, Photographs and other Works on Paper. Forum Auctions has been established to address the needs of international collectors in all Works on Paper categories and further benefits from premises in New York and Italy. Fielding an exceptional senior team of experienced specialists, we aim to provide both vendors and buyers with a 21st century auction service, combining all the advantages presented by today's internet technology together with those attributes of the traditional auction experience that simply cannot be replicated online. Our signature sales are presented in comprehensively illustrated and researched catalogues and physically auctioned alongside our user-friendly internet and phone bidding facilities. Additionally, and in recognition of changes in the market over recent years, we will also be offering a revolving series of curated online auction events, in all cases making the material conveniently available for pre-sale viewing.
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Buyer's Fee Buyer's premium (including 20% VAT) is charged on the following rates: 30% up to £150,000; 24% between £150,001 to £1,000,000; 14.4% above HP £1,000,000
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AUCTION LIST

January 14, 2026 - January 14, 2026, Online; Modern and Contemporary Prints, #1094
January 15, 2026 - January 15, 2026, Online - Books and Works On Paper, #1070
January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #1071
January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026, Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper, #1193
February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026, Modern, Contemporary and Urban Art, #1196
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026, Online: Modern Literature, #1073
February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026, Online: India, #1074
February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026, Salvador Dalí: Master of the Surreal, #22526
February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026, Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases, #22626
March 05, 2026 - March 05, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #30526
March 18, 2026 - March 18, 2026, Prints and Multiples 1500-2026, #31826
March 19, 2026 - March 19, 2026, Online: Books and Original Artwork, #31926
March 19, 2026 - March 19, 2026, Prints and Multiples, #31926
March 26, 2026 - March 26, 2026, Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper, #32626
April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #40926
April 23, 2026 - April 23, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #42326
May 07, 2026 - May 07, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #50726
May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026, Modern and Contemporary Editions, #52026
May 21, 2026 - May 21, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #52126
May 28, 2026 - May 28, 2026, Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper, #52826
June 04, 2026 - June 04, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #60426
June 18, 2026 - June 18, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #61826
July 02, 2026 - July 02, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #70226
July 08, 2026 - July 08, 2026, Prints and Multiples, #70826
July 16, 2026 - July 16, 2026, 10th Anniversary Sale, #71626
July 23, 2026 - July 23, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #72326
August 06, 2026 - August 06, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #80626
August 20, 2026 - August 20, 2026, Online: Books and Works on Paper, #82026

  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000