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Tennants Auctioneers: Modern and Contemporary Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contemporary Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 61,866.20 |
| Auction Date | October 04, 2025 - October 04, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 14,370.00 |
| Sale Number | #14265 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 21,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 27 | ||
| Sold Lots | 24.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 15,340.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.89% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 23,380.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 264.61% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Richard Hamilton CH (1922-2011) | Self Portrait |
1951 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 29,280.00 |
| 111 | Richard Hamilton CH (1922-2011) | Heteromorphism |
1951 | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 6,710.00 |
| 149 | Dame Elisabeth Frink CH, RA (1930-1993) | Grey Horse Head |
1990 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,100.00 |
| 1 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Sailing Boats |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,684.00 | |
| 5 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | The Football Match |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,684.00 | |
| 112 | John Minton (1917-1957) | Thames Side |
1948 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,074.00 |
| 155 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) American | American |
2018 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,220.00 |
| 3 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | The Reference Library |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 915.00 | |
| 113 | John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (1903-1992) | Moreton Corbett |
1976 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 915.00 |
| 153 | David Hockney OM, CH, RA (b.1937) | Old Rinkrank Threatens the Princess |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 915.00 | |
| 157 | Julian Opie (b.1958) | Woman Taking Off Man's Shirt |
2003 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 854.00 |
| 2 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Great Ancoats Street |
GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 793.00 | |
| 121 | Mark Hearld (b.1974) | Hat Box Squirrels |
(20)12 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 793.00 |
| 154 | David Hockney OM, CH, RA (b.1937) | Parade |
1981 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 793.00 |
| 122 | Emily Sutton (b.1983) | K is for Kittens |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 732.00 | |
| 105 | Bernard Dunstan RA, PPRWA (1920-2017) | Standing nude |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 671.00 | |
| 158 | Pure Evil (b.1968) | JFK's Nightmare |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 671.00 | |
| 127 | Angie Lewin (b.1963) | Gardener's Arms |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 549.00 | |
| 156 | Maggi Hambling CBE (b.1945) | Stephen Fry Musing |
(20)06 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 549.00 |
| 123 | Emily Sutton (b.1983) | S is for Sea |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 488.00 | |
| 126 | Angie Lewin (b.1963) | Sollas Sands |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 463.60 | |
| 160 | Dame Tracey Emin (b.1963) | Everybody Needs a Place to Think |
2002 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 366.00 |
| 11 | Tom McGuinness (1926-2006) | Idle Gossip |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 341.60 | |
| 124 | Emily Sutton (b.1983) | This Way for Fun |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 305.00 |
![<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.")
