Chorley's: Modern Art and Design
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Art and Design | Total Sales (GBP) | 30,296.50 |
| Auction Date | November 25, 2025 - November 26, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 20,490.00 |
| Sale Number | #112525 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 30,080.00 |
| Total Lots | 143 | ||
| Sold Lots | 110.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 25,630.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.92% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 37,640.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 33 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 80.49% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460 | [Eminent Georgians and Victorians] An autograph album collected by Rev. George Drinkwater Bourne (1821--1901) |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,860.00 | ||
| 375 | Sandra Blow (1925-2006) | Canvas on Chrome |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,690.00 | |
| 353 | ARR John Piper (1903-1992) | Snape Maltings Concert Hall (1979) |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,430.00 | |
| 349 | ARR Bob Dylan (born 1941) | Man On A Bridge (2008) |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,300.00 | |
| 358 | ARR Dame Elisabeth Frink CH DBE RA (1930-1993) | Man and Horse III |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,235.00 | |
| 356 | ARR Dame Elisabeth Frink CH DBE RA (1930-1993) | Man and Horse IV |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,170.00 | |
| 355 | ARR John Piper (1903-1992) | South Lopham Church |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 975.00 | |
| 1067 | Christopher Greenwood (1786-1855) | Map of the County of Wiltshire from an actual survey in the years 1819 and 1820 |
December 12th 1820 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 975.00 |
| 497 | [Mrs Gaskell] Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865) | four page ALS regarding an introduction of 'Theodore Schwann' (a student at Cirencester Agricultural College) to Holland, signed E.C. Gaskell |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 496 | Dickens (Charles) (1812-1870) | to Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809-1885) [patron of literature, politician who strongly supported social justice] regarding free dates for an appointment, single page ALS with printed letterhead for Gad's Hill Place and handwritten below |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 845.00 | |
| 321 | Monica Poole (1921-2003) | Kentish trees |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 780.00 | |
| 337 | Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA (1887-1976) | Great Ancoats Street, Manchester |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 780.00 | |
| 495 | Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) | four-page ALS to Miss Moss', headed '30 Old Burlington St London W' and dated 'Dec 1/58' |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 780.00 | |
| 366 | Dieter Roth (1930-1998) | Picadilly |
70 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 1056 | After Henry Fuseli | The Nightmare |
GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 715.00 | |
| 466 | Cooper (William T.) and Joseph M. Forshaw, | Turacos A Portfolio of all Species, |
1997 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 546.00 |
| 1053 | Edward Fisher (1722-1785) after Francis Cotes | Paul Sandby, sketching at a window |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 520.00 | |
| 27 | Goldsmith (Oliver) | The Deserted Village |
1904 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 494.00 |
| 360 | Attributed to Mark Hearld (born 1974) | Owl |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 455.00 | |
| 343 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | L'Age de Soleil (Pour Roby) |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 357 | ARR Dame Elisabeth Frink CH DBE RA (1930-1993) | Small Boar |
1970 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 499 | [Scott (Sir Walter, poet and novelist, 1771-1832)] | Autograph cheque signed 'James Ballantyne' and 'Walter Scott' in favour of Walter Scott dated 'Edinburgh 28th Feby 1824 |
1824 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 34 | Russell (Gordon) | Designer's Trade: Autobiography of Gordon Russell |
1968 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 325.00 |
| 359 | ARR Mark Hearld (born 1974) | Farmyard |
GBP 250.00 - 300.00 | GBP 325.00 | |
| 363 | Marc Chagall (1887-1985) | Le Chien au Panier |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 325.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
