-
<b><center>Sotheby’s<br> The Library of Henry Rogers<br>Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven<br>Part I<br>18 May 2022</b><b>Sotheby’s, May 18:</b> John James Audubon and James Bachman. <i>The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.</i> New York: J.J. Audubon, 1845-1848. £150,000 to £250,000.<b>Sotheby’s, May 18:</b> Thomas and William Daniell. <i>Oriental Scenery,</i> London, 1795-1807 [but 1841], 6 parts in 3 volumes, folio. £150,000 to £200,000.<b>Sotheby’s, May 18:</b> Mark Catesby. <i>The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands...</i> London, 1731-1743, 2 volumes. £100,000 to £150,000.<b>Sotheby’s, May 18:</b> Gould and Lear. <i>A monograph of the Ramphastidae,</i> 1854; <i>Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae,</i> 1832. £60,000 to £90,000. -
<b><center>Swann Auction Galleries<br>Focus on Women<br>June 2, 2022</b><b>Swann June 2:</b> Susan B. Anthony & Ida Husted Harper, <i>The History of Woman Suffrage,</i> first edition set, New York, 1881-1922. $7,000 to $10,000.<b>Swann June 2:</b> Georgia Douglass Johnson, <i>Bronze: a Book of Verse,</i> first edition, Boston, 1922. $4,000 to $6,000.<b>Swann June 2:</b> Elaine Fried de Kooning, small archive of material. $2,000 to $3,000.<b><center>Swann Auction Galleries<br>Focus on Women<br>June 2, 2022</b><b>Swann June 2:</b> Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, <i>Z Mého Detství Drevoryty,</i> first edition, Prague, 1929. $4,000 to $6,000<b>Swann June 2:</b> Chicago Women’s Graphics Collective, <i>Cry Out,</i> silkscreen poster, Chicago, 1972. $800 to $1,200.<b>Swann June 2:</b> Pearl S. Buck, <i>The Good Earth,</i> first edition, New York, 1931. $3,000 to $5,000. -
<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th May 2022</b><b>Forum, May 26:</b> Birds.- Gould (John). <i>The Birds of Great Britain,</i> 5 vol., first edition, [1862-]1873. £40,000 to £60,000.<b>Forum, May 26:</b> Canadiana.- Cockburn (Maj. Gen. James Pattison, 1779-1847), After. [Six Landscape of Quebec City and Six Views of Niagara Falls], 2 suites in 1 vol., comprising 12 aquatints, 1833. £30,000 to £40,000.<b>Forum, May 26:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Ulysses,</i> number 218 of 150 copies on verge d'arches, Paris, Shakespeare & Company, 1922. £15,000 to £20,000.<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th May 2022</b><b>Forum, May 26:</b> Rowling (J.K.) <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> first paperback edition, signed by the author, 1997. £15,000 to £20,000.<b>Forum, May 26:</b> Du Maurier (Daphne). <i>Rebecca,</i> first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to her governess, 1938. £12,000 to £18,000.<b>Forum, May 26:</b> Magna Carta.- An exact copy of King John's Great Charter of 1215, transcribed from the fire damaged but legible manuscript in the Cottonian Library, British Library, J. Pine, 1733. £10,000 to £15,000.<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th May 2022</b><b>Forum, May 26:</b> Woolf (Virginia). <i>Mrs Dalloway,</i> first edition, Hogarth Press, 1925. £10,000 to £15,000.<b>Forum, May 26:</b> Tudor exiles opposed to the Marian regime.- Mary I (Queen of England) Letter signed "Marye the Quene" to Lord Paget, signed at head, titled at head "By the King and Quene", 1556. £8,000 to £10,000.<b>Forum, May 26:</b> America.- Newfoundland.- Whitbourne (Sir Richard). <i>A discourse and discouery of Nevv-found-land…,</i> second edition, By Felix Kingston, 1622. £6,000 to £8,000.<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th May 2022</b><b>Forum, May 26:</b> Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de). <i>El Ingenioso Hidalgo Do Quixote de la Mancha,</i> 4 vol., Madrid, Por Don Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. £5,000 to £7,000.<b>Forum, May 26:</b> Stubbs (George). <i>The Anatomy of the Horse,</i> first edition, first issue, Printed by J. Purser, for the Author, 1766. £6,000 to £8,000.<b>Forum, May 26:</b> Cardiology.- Lower (Richard). <i>Tractatus de Corde item De Motu & Colore Sanguinus et Chyli in cum Transitu,</i> first edition, 1669. £5,000 to £7,000. -
<b><center>Gonnelli Auction House<br>Old master, modern and contemporary art<br>Maps & Orientalia<br>8th-9th-10th of June 2022<b>Gonnelli Auction House:</b> Giuseppe Aloja, Veduta di Napoli dalla parte di Chiaia. Starting price: € 1650<b>Gonnelli Auction House:</b> Abraham Ortelius, Mappa dell'Atlantico del Nord. Starting price: € 280<b>Gonnelli Auction House:</b> Max Klinger, Für alle. 1884. Starting price: € 360<b>Gonnelli Auction House:</b> Katsushita Taito II, Kacho gaden. Starting price: € 320<b>Gonnelli Auction House:</b> Blub, Galileo Galilei. Starting price: € 100
Back
Forum Auctions: Best of British (Prints and Multiples)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Best of British (Prints and Multiples) | Total Sales (GBP) | 344,002.20 |
| Auction Date | 12/14/2021 - 12/14/2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 202,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #1091 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 290,350.00 |
| Total Lots | 189 | ||
| Sold Lots | 125 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 333,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 66.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 479,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 64 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 71.72% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | Banking at 4,000 Feet, from the series 'Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft' (Black 20) |
1917 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 31,200.00 |
| 17 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | Reliefs at Dawn (Black 29) |
1918 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 24,050.00 |
| 19 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | MT (Motor Transport) (Black 43) |
1918 | GBP 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | GBP 23,400.00 |
| 14 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | In the Air, from the series 'Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft' (Black 19) |
1917 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 18,200.00 |
| 26 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | New York: Night (Black 84) |
1921 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 18,200.00 |
| 139 | David Hockney | Henry Seated With Tulips (Tokyo 177) |
1976 | GBP 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 17,420.00 |
| 117 | Peter Blake | Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
2007 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 12,730.00 |
| 195 | Damien Hirst | H9-4 Politeness (The Virtues) |
2021 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 12,730.00 |
| 196 | Damien Hirst | H9-5 Honesty |
2021 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 12,060.00 |
| 16 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | Swooping Down on a Taube, from the series 'Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft' (Black 21) |
1917 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 11,700.00 |
| 167 | Bridget Riley | Untitled (Wave) (Tommasini & Gubay 21) |
1975 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,050.00 |
| 100 | Frank Auerbach | Ruth (Hartley 31) |
2006 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 7,370.00 |
| 23 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | Wind (Black 48) |
1918 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 7,150.00 |
| 20 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | Cornish Landscape (Black 45) |
1918 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,760.00 |
| 11 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | Making the Engine, from the series 'Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft' (Black 16) |
1917 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,850.00 |
| 61 | Edward Bawden | Courtyard, Istanbul |
1973 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,360.00 |
| 135 | David Hockney | Postcard of Richard Wagner with a Glass of Water (Scottish Arts Council 154) |
1973 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,690.00 |
| 156 | Howard Hodgkin | Red Flowers |
2015 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,690.00 |
| 127 | Frank Bowling | Benjamin Run |
2020 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,288.00 |
| 12 | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson | Acetylene Welder, from the series 'Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft' |
1917 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 53 | John Piper | Abstract Composition (Levinson 7) |
1936 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,752.00 |
| 143 | David Hockney | Igor Stravinsky, Metropolitan Opera, New York (Baggott 104) |
1981 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,752.00 |
| 124 | Peter Blake | I Love You |
2013 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,216.00 |
| 132 | David Hockney | California Scene |
1966 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,216.00 |
| 94 | Victor Pasmore | Untitled 4 (Lynton G52) |
1988 | GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | GBP 2,680.00 |
