Forum Auctions: The British Sale, 1190, London

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025

Page Size: 172 items in 7 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	David Hockney (b.1937)	Hockney's Alphabet	London	1991	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Unknown
27	David Hockney (b.1937)	Breakfast with Stanley in Malibu		1989/1994	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Unknown
28	David Hockney (b.1937)	220 for 2020	Cologne	2022	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
30	David Hockney (b.1937)	Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools (MCA Tokyo 234)	New York	1980	GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	Unknown
31	David Hockney (b.1937)	Diver. Olympische Spiele Munchen Poster 1972 (Baggott 34)	Zurich, Munich	1972	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
32	David Hockney (b.1937)	Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Baggott 105)	Los Angeles	1982	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Unknown
33	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Seascape (1), from the New York Ten Portfolio (Corlett 36)	New York	1965	GBP 6,500.00 - 7,500.00	Unknown
34	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Landscape 6, from Ten Landscapes (Corlett 56)	New York	1967	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	Unknown
35	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Landscape 4, from Ten Landscapes (Corlett 54)	New York	1967	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
36	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Girl, from the One Cent Life portfolio	France, Bern	1964	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
37	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Bull VI, from the Bull Profile Series (Corlett 121)	Los Angeles	1973	GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	Unknown
38	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Illustration for 'L'Amerique' (Corlett 267)	Paris	1992	GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	Unknown
39	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Illustration for 'De Nouveau au-dessus de Denver' (Corlett 272)	Paris	1992	GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	Unknown
40	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Illustration for 'De Denver au Montana, Depart 27 Mai 1972' (II)	Paris	1992	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	Unknown
41	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Illustration for 'Bayonne en Entrant dans NYC' (Corlett 269)		1992	GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	Unknown
42	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Illustration for 'Une Fenetre ouverte sur Chicago' (Corlett 271)	Paris	1992	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	Unknown
43	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Illustration for 'Auto Poesie: en Cavale de Bloomington', from La	Paris	1992	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	Unknown
44	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Illustration for 'De Denver au Montana, Depart 27 Mai 1972' (I)	Paris	1992	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Unknown
45	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Illustration for 'Passage du Nord-Ouest' (Corlett 273)	Paris	1992	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	Unknown
46	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Two Apples (Corlett 198)	London/New York	1983	GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	Unknown
47	Roy Lichtenstein	Entablature V (Corlett 42)	Bedford, New York	1976	GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	Unknown
48	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	Merton of the Movies (Corlett 61)	New York and Boston	1968	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
49	Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)	As I Opened Fire (Corlett App. 5)	Amsterdam	1966	GBP 700.00 - 900.00	Unknown
50	Gerald Laing (1936-2011)	Triple (Ingram & Halliwell 4)	New York	1966	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
51	Gerald Laing (1936-2011)	New BB (Old Bardot (Ingram & Halliwell 046)	Fiderstadt	2002	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Unknown

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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.