Duke's: Autumn Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autumn Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 72,468.50 |
| Auction Date | October 15, 2025 - October 15, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 149,090.00 |
| Sale Number | #1129 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 221,570.00 |
| Total Lots | 283 | ||
| Sold Lots | 188.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 162,710.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 66.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 247,590.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 95 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.27% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | INNUKJUAKJU PUDLAT (INUIT 1913-1972) | OWL AND YOUNG - 1966 |
1966 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 9,750.00 |
| 104 | KATE SIMON (AMERICAN 1953-) | GRACE JONES, UNION SQUARE, NYC - 1978/2021 |
1978/2021 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,860.00 |
| 101 | KATE SIMON (AMERICAN 1953-) | THE CLASH, LONDON, CAMDEN TOWN - 1976/2015 |
1976/2015 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,600.00 |
| 28 | ALBRECHT DURER (GERMAN 1471-1528) | THE VIRGIN AND CHILD ON A CRESCENT WITH A SCEPTRE AND A STARRY CROWN (B.32; M. HOLL 37) - 1516 |
1516 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,210.00 |
| 604 | A LARGE COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,080.00 | ||
| 598 | ANN LOVEDAY'S RIDDLE BOOK' |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 1,300.00 | ||
| 12 | DAVID HOCKNEY O.M., C.H., R.A. (BRITISH 1937-) | OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN (BAGGOTT 34) - 1972 |
1972 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,235.00 |
| 9 | YOSHITOMO NARA (JAPANESE 1959-) | COSMIC GIRLS (EYES OPEN/EYES CLOSED) - 2008 |
2008 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,170.00 |
| 13 | RICHARD PRINCE (AMERICAN 1949-) | OLYMPIC GAMES 2024 (TIDES OF TRIUMPH) - 2024 |
2024 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,170.00 |
| 2 | PATRICK CAULFIELD (BRITISH 1936-2005) | GARDEN WITH PINES (CRISTEA 41) - 1975 |
1975 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,040.00 |
| 8 | ANDREAS GURSKY (GERMAN 1955-) | 99 CENTS, MoMA EDITION - 1999 |
1999 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,040.00 |
| 91 | SIR PETER BLAKE C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1932-) | PARIS SUITE - 2011 |
2011 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 1,040.00 |
| 602 | A NEW PUZZLE OF PORTRAITS' - A LATE 18TH CENTURY SET OF PUZZLE CARDS nos. 1-12, |
January 18th 1794 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | |
| 89 | PATRICK HERON C.B.E. (BRITISH 1920-1999) | UNTITLED, FROM 'THE ROTHKO PORTFOLIO' - 1972 |
1972 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 975.00 |
| 507 | HILL, JOHN | THE VEGETABLE SYSTEM' |
1770-1775 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 975.00 |
| 1 | SIR HOWARD HODGKIN C.H., C.B.E. (BRITISH 1932-2017) | NEW WORLDS - 1999 |
1999 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 910.00 |
| 76 | BRUCE NAUMAN (AMERICAN 1941-) | TONE MIRROR, FROM 'MIRRORS OF THE MIND' - 1974 |
1974 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 910.00 |
| 81 | GERHARD RICHTER (GERMAN 1932-) | TIGER - 1965/2023 |
1965/2023 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 910.00 |
| 87 | SIR FRANK BOWLING O.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1934-) | BENJAMIN RUN - 2020 |
2020 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 910.00 |
| 503 | HARDY, THOMAS | 'TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES' |
1891 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 910.00 |
| 30 | FRANS HUYS (DUTCH C.1522-1562), AFTER PIETER BRUEGHEL THE ELDER (DUTCH 1525/30-1569) | ICE SKATING BEFORE THE GATE OF SAINT GEORGE AT ANTWERP - 1553 |
1553 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 845.00 |
| 595 | A LATE 18TH CENTURY VELLUM BOUND RECIPE AND QUACK CURE BOOK |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 845.00 | ||
| 23 | PAULA REGO R.A. (BRITISH/PORTUGESE 1935-2022) | GIRL WHO HAS BEEN SICK RESTING WITH HER FAVOURITE CUDDLY (ROSENTHAL 281) - 2000 |
2000 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 24 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN (DUTCH 1606-1669) | THE STONING OF ST STEPHEN (BARTSCH 97; NEW HOLLSTEIN 140) - 1635 |
1635 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 36 | DAVID HOCKNEY O.M., C.H., R.A. (BRITISH 1937-) | THE POT BOILING, FROM 'THE SIX FAIRY TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM' - 1969 |
1969 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 780.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
