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Bonhams: Mona Lisa of Pop. Property from The Duffy Archive

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Auction Name	Mona Lisa of Pop. Property from The Duffy Archive	Total Sales (GBP)	481,854.40
Auction Date	November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	304,700.00
Sale Number	#31612	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	373,500.00
Total Lots	29
Sold Lots	22.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	474,700.00
% of Lots Sold	75.86%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	602,000.00
Unsold Lots	7	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	80.04%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
6	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): The original dye transfer artwork print for David Bowie's iconic Aladdin Sane album cover,	1973	GBP 250,000.00 - 300,000.00	GBP 381,400.00
5	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two original contact sheets of David Bowie for his album Aladdin Sane,	1973	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 19,200.00
31	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Five original vintage contact sheets from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) photoshoot,	1980	GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	GBP 9,600.00
33	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Five original vintage prints from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) shoot with David Bowie as 'Pierrot',	1980	GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	GBP 9,600.00
35	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Five vintage archival prints from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) shoot with David Bowie as 'Pierrot',	1980	GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	GBP 9,600.00
9	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A set of seven (and one finished) signed original printer pull colour separations for the inside cover of Aladdin Sane,	1973	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 7,040.00
7	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Set of three signed original Aladdin Sane printer's proof separations,	1973	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 5,888.00
10	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A record sleeve printer pull colour separation for the album cover of Aladdin Sane annotated by Duffy,	1973	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 5,376.00
14	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two printer's proofs of the front cover (signed) and inside cover (unsigned) for the record sleeve for of Aladdin Sane,	1973	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,840.00
27	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Autographed Polaroid of David Bowie with Marlboro Packet,	1979	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 3,584.00
12	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two printer's proofs for the front cover (signed) and inside cover (unsigned) of the record sleeve of Aladdin Sane, together with copy of the LP,	1973	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 3,328.00
32	Chris Duffy	Chris Duffy (born 1956): Two original contact sheets for Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps),	1980	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,072.00
16	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A Signed Double-sided printer's proof poster for Aladdin Sane together with copy of the LP,	1973	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,816.00
11	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Duffy's personal copy of the Aladdin Sane LP with vinyl cover proof,	1973	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 2,432.00
17	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A Signed Double-sided printer's proof poster for Aladdin Sane,	1973	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 2,432.00
34	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A sepia/bromide print from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps),	1980	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,304.00
21	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A handwritten note about the creation of the Aladdin Sane album cover image and name,	circa 2006	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 2,176.00
25	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A Test Print from Lodger,	1979	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 2,176.00
19	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two Double-sided posters for Aladdin Sane signed by Duffy,	1973	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,920.00
18	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A Signed Double-sided poster for Aladdin Sane, and an original Show Souvenir,	1973	GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,792.00
30	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): An original large format Polaroid of David Bowie during the shoot for Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps),	1980	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,664.00
20	Brian Duffy	Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two copies of The David Bowie Tour 1973 programme for Aladdin Sane,	1973	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 614.40

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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