Bonhams: Paper Trails 70 Years of Printmaking X Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
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| Auction Name | Paper Trails 70 Years of Printmaking X Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair | Total Sales (GBP) | 215,961.60 |
| Auction Date | November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 149,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #31102 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 217,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 155 | ||
| Sold Lots | 88.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 298,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 56.77% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 429,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 67 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 50.29% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Banksy | Love Is In The Air |
2003 | GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 23,040.00 |
| 84 | Banksy | Happy Chopper |
2003 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 |
| 127 | Dame Barbara Hepworth | Genesis, from Twelve Lithographs |
1969 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 9,600.00 |
| 58 | Damien Hirst | Loyalty, from The Virtues (H9-7) |
2021 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,960.00 |
| 93 | David Hockney R.A. | Two boys aged 23 or 24, from Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy |
1966 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 8,320.00 |
| 57 | Damien Hirst | Justice, from The Virtues |
2021 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,680.00 |
| 49 | Dame Tracey Emin | Black Horse |
1985 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,400.00 |
| 1 | David Shrigley | Untitled (I Am Listening) |
2020 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,376.00 |
| 46 | Dame Tracey Emin | Hurt Heart |
2022 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 4,864.00 |
| 7 | David Shrigley | Stop Panicking |
2021 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,352.00 |
| 2 | David Shrigley | I Try to be Friendly |
2022 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,840.00 |
| 9 | David Shrigley | You Will Not Stop Me From Singing My Song |
2021 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,840.00 |
| 3 | David Shrigley | I've Never Seen You |
2020 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,584.00 |
| 16 | David Shrigley | I'm So Excited |
2022 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,584.00 |
| 4 | David Shrigley | I Cannot Live Without You |
2019 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,328.00 |
| 24 | David Shrigley | Wine |
2021 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,328.00 |
| 25 | David Shrigley | Untitled (I would like to write on your wall with my crayons is that OK?) |
2020 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,328.00 |
| 18 | David Shrigley | To Hell with Zoos |
2021 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,072.00 |
| 108 | William Kentridge | Who Needs Words, from Blue Rubrics |
2018 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,072.00 |
| 6 | David Shrigley | No One Is Happier than Me |
2022 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,816.00 |
| 90 | David Hockney R.A. | The older Rapunzel, from Illustrations for Six fairy Tales for the Brothers Grimm |
1969 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,816.00 |
| 102 | Sir Grayson Perry C.B.E., R.A. | Magical Thinking |
2024 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,816.00 |
| 8 | David Shrigley | I Am Elegant |
2021 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
| 15 | David Shrigley | I'm Sorry I Can't Promise It Won't Happen Again |
2021 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
| 89 | David Hockney R.A. | The tower had one window, from Illustrations for Six fairy Tales for the Brothers Grimm |
1969 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
![<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.")
