Duke's: Autumn Auction, 1129, Dorchester

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 15, 2025 - October 15, 2025

Page Size: 283 items in 12 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
53	DAVID DOUBILET (AMERICAN 1946-)	STINGRAY AND SAILBOAT CAYMAN ISLAND - 1987		1987	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 182.00
54	SIR PETER BLAKE C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1932-)	LONDON SUITE - 2012	London	2012	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 169.00
55	JOHN BYRNE R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1940-2023)	JAMAICA STREET			GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 715.00
56	JOHN BYRNE R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1940-2023)	MAMMY, TATTOED HAND			GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 117.00
57	RICHARD HAMILTON C.H. (BRITISH 1922-2011)	A DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION - 1980		1980	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 156.00
58	DAVID HOCKNEY O.M., C.H., R.A. (BRITISH 1937-)	RED SQUARE AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY, FROM 'CHINA DIARY' (M.C.A.T. 254) - 1982	New York	1982	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 130.00
59	JOHN BYRNE R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1940-2023)	UNDERWOOD LANE			GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 117.00
60	ANDY GOLDSWORTHY O.B.E. (BRITISH 1956-)	LEAVES COLLECTED . . ., YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK - 1983		1983	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 143.00
61	CY TWOMBLY (AMERICAN 1928-2011)	No. III, FROM 'NATURAL HISTORY, PART 1, MUSHROOMS' - 1974	Berlin	1974	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 234.00
62	VICTOR BRAUNER (ROMANIAN 1903-1966)	UNTITLED, FROM 'BRUNIDOR II' - 1947	Paris	1947	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 52.00
63	DAME ELISABETH FRINK (BRITISH 1930-1993)	TWO WORKS FROM 'CANTERBURY TALES II': THE SECOND NUN'S TALE & THE PARDONER'S TALE - 1972	London	1972	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 104.00
64	LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE (BRITISH 1977-)	PARIDAE - 2018	London	2018	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 117.00
65	SIR ANTONY GORMLEY O.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1950-)	DOMAIN - 2000		2000	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 208.00
66	GEORGE SHAW (BRITISH 1966- )	TWELVE SHORT WALKS - 2005	Cornwall,	2005	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 364.00
67	LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH 1887-1976)	LANDSCAPE WITH FARM BUILDINGS - 1974		1974	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 468.00
68	JOHN PIPER C.H. (BRITISH 1903-1992)	CASTLEMARTIN - 1976	London	1976	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 221.00
69	LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH 1887-1976)	INDUSTRIAL SCENE - 1974		1974	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 52.00
70	JOHN PIPER C.H. (BRITISH 1903-1992)	SOUTH LOPHAM - 1976	London	1976	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 52.00
71	LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH 1887-1976)	SAILING BOATS - 1975		1975	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 468.00
72	VICTOR PASMORE C.B.E., C.H. (BRITISH 1908-1998)	POINTS OF CONTACT, NO. 37 - 1982		1982	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 390.00
73	SIR HOWARD HODGKIN C.H., C.B.E. (BRITISH 1932-2017)	INDIA VIEW D (HEENK 14) - 1971	London	1971	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 286.00
75	DAVID SHRIGLEY O.B.E. (BRITISH 1968-)	THE DAM WILL NOT BUILD ITSELF - 2023		2023	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 780.00
76	BRUCE NAUMAN (AMERICAN 1941-)	TONE MIRROR, FROM 'MIRRORS OF THE MIND' - 1974	New York	1974	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 910.00
77	GILLIAN AYRES (BRITISH 1930-2018)	CINNABAR - 1999		1999	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 19.50
78	INNUKJUAKJU PUDLAT (INUIT 1913-1972)	OWL AND YOUNG - 1966		1966	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 9,750.00

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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.
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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.