Sothebys: Contemporary Discoveries, L26018, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 23, 2026 - January 23, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lorna Simpson | Wigs (portfolio) |
1994 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 | |
| 32 | David Hockney | Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm (Scottish Arts Council 70-108; Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 67-105) |
1969-70 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 | |
| 39 | Robert Motherwell | The Basque Suite (Belknap 50-59) |
1970-71 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 | |
| 47 | Carlos Cruz-Diez | Induccion Cromatica a Doble Frecuencia |
2013 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 24,130.00 | |
| 51 | Brian Duffy | David Bowie, Aladdin Sane |
1973 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 52 | Martin Parr | Four Photographs from the series "Common Sense" and "Think of England" |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 | ||
| 53 | Chris Levine | Equanimity |
2004 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 8,255.00 | |
| 54 | Thomas Struth | Sichuan Zhong Lu, Shanghai |
1997 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 | |
| 55 | Sebastiao Salgado | Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait |
1991, printed later | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 | |
| 56 | Hank Willis Thomas | Football and Chain |
2011 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 59 | Frank Stella | Gavotte, from Black Series II (Axsom 19) |
1967 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 2,413.00 | |
| 60 | Gerhard Richter | Aladin (P11) |
2014 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,334.00 | |
| 61 | Gunther Forg | Untitled (Photography from Melnikovs House in Moscow) |
1995 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 5,080.00 | |
| 62 | Brassai | Paris at Night, Study of Sidewalk Grating |
1930s | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 63 | Andreas Gursky | Cairo, Ubersicht |
1993 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 70 | Adrian Ghenie | Nevermore |
2020 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,350.00 | |
| 88 | Richard Billingham | Untitled (10 works) |
1992-1995 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 4,064.00 |
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000. -
![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
