Forum Auctions: Best of British: Editions 1950 - 2019
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Best of British: Editions 1950 - 2019 | Total Sales (GBP) | 673,972.00 |
Auction Date | December 11, 2019 - December 11, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 432,100.00 |
Sale Number | #2129 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 631,300.00 |
Total Lots | 120 | ||
Sold Lots | 73 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 657,700.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 60.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 960,400.00 |
Unsold Lots | 47 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 70.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
114 | ** Banksy (b.1974) | Girl with Balloon |
2004 | GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | GBP 156,000.00 |
112 | Banksy (b.1974) | Very Little Helps |
2008 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 41,600.00 |
113 | Banksy (b.1974) | Have a Nice Day (Anarchist Book Fair) |
2003 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 40,300.00 |
110 | Banksy (b.1974) | CND |
2005 | GBP 22,000.00 - 28,000.00 | GBP 36,400.00 |
119 | Banksy (b.1974) | Grannies |
2007 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 28,600.00 |
105 | Harland Miller (b.1964) | Tonight We Make History |
2018 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 22,100.00 |
115 | Banksy (b.1974) | Happy Choppers |
2003 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 20,800.00 |
32 | David Hockney (b.1937) | Big Celia Print #2 (Tokyo 253) |
1981 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 19,500.00 |
118 | Banksy (b.1974) | Welcome to Hell |
2004 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 19,500.00 |
109 | Banksy (b.1974) | Soup Can (Original) |
2005 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 18,200.00 |
111 | Banksy (b.1974) | Morons |
2007 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 18,200.00 |
116 | Banksy (b.1974) | Have a Nice Day |
2003 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 18,200.00 |
120 | Banksy (b.1974) | Turf War |
2003 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 18,200.00 |
117 | Banksy (b.1974) | Bomb Middle England |
2002 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 15,600.00 |
50 | Various Artists | Fig-1 50 projects in 50 weeks: Richard Hamilton, Gavin Turk, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Grayson Perry, Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, Tracey Emin, Wolfgang Tilmans, Gilbert & George, Howard Hodgkin, Harland Miller, Peter Doig, Michael Craig-Martin, Jeremy Delle |
2000-01 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 13,000.00 |
108 | Banksy (b.1974) | Weston Super Mare |
2003 | GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 12,350.00 |
31 | David Hockney (b.1937) | Celia Looks (Tokyo 247) |
1980 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,400.00 |
39 | Bridget Riley (b.1931) | Untitled (La Lune en Rodage- Carlo Belloli) (Schubert 6) |
1965 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 9,100.00 |
107 | Banksy (b.1974) | Silver Flags |
2006 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 9,100.00 |
103 | Harland Miller (b.1964) | Wherever You Are Whatever You're Doing This One's For You |
2013 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,580.00 |
44 | Francis Bacon (1909-1992) | Triptych (Sabatier 33) |
1976 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 8,450.00 |
63 | Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) | Blue Listening Ear (Heenk 73) |
signed and numbered from the edition of 100 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 7,150.00 |
67 | Damien Hirst (b.1965) | The Souls III (Turquoise / Rustic Copper / Silver Gloss) |
2010 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,500.00 |
68 | Damien Hirst (b.1965) | H5-2. Beverly Hills |
2018 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,500.00 |
38 | Bridget Riley (b.1931) | Sideways (Schubert 76) |
2011 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 6,240.00 |