Auction Report: Bonhams Sound & Cinema with property from the Marianne Faithfull Estate

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Auction Name	Sound & Cinema with property from the Marianne Faithfull Estate	Total Sales (GBP)	144,089.60
Auction Date	December 03, 2025 - December 03, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	99,100.00
Sale Number	#30952	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	136,900.00
Total Lots	105
Sold Lots	59.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	232,500.00
% of Lots Sold	56.19%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	323,800.00
Unsold Lots	46	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	44.50%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
100	Various Artists: An Autographed Live Aid Programme,	1985	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 12,160.00
48	The Beatles: An Autographed Fan Club Card And Related Letter,	1960s	GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	GBP 9,600.00
52	The Beatles: An Unusual Set Of Autographs,	circa mid-1960s	GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	GBP 7,680.00
103	Radiohead: Thom Yorke's Handwritten Lyrics For Creep,	1993	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 7,040.00
112	Aches x DJ Provai (KNEECAP): Danu,	2025	GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 6,144.00
104	Radiohead: Thom Yorke's Handwritten Lyrics For Karma Police,	circa 1997	GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 5,888.00
85	Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols Album Items,	1977	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 4,864.00
134	Jean Shrimpton: A Tank-Style Shrimpton Watch Gifted By Terence Stamp,	1966	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,352.00
3	Marianne Faithfull: A diary, a large collection of archival notes and lyrics, and other personal items,		GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,840.00
35	David Bailey (British, born 1938): Mick Jagger Goats Head Soup,	printed later	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 3,840.00
2	Marianne Faithfull: Two Passports and a Selection of Personal Ephemera,		GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,584.00
119	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: An Original Watercolour on paper,	1937	GBP 3,500.00 - 4,500.00	GBP 3,584.00
30	Terry O'Neill (British, 1938-2019): The Rolling Stones Tin Pan Alley, London,	printed later	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 3,328.00
49	David Bailey (born 1938): A Complete Box of Pin-Ups,	1965	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 3,328.00
32	David Bailey (British, born 1938): Mick Jagger,	printed later	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,072.00
136	David Bailey (British, born 1938): Kate Moss,	2013,printed 2013	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 3,072.00
41	The Beatles: A Letter From Brian Epstein Regarding A Concert Booking,	1963	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 2,816.00
116	Remi Rough x Philip Selway (Radiohead): The Day I Saved The Day,	2025	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 2,816.00
56	John Lennon: A Postcard From John Lennon To Derek Taylor,	1969	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,560.00
98	Queen: An Autographed Publicity Photograph, 1985,	1985	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
12	Marianne Faithfull: A Large Collection of Photographs, some professional and some personal,		GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,304.00
69	Rick Griffin (American 1944-1991): The 1st Anniversary Jook Savage Art Show Original Printing Plate,	1966 67	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,304.00
20	Marianne Faithfull: a Dyptich by Giuseppe Romeo, titled "Falsehood I" and "Falsehood II",	1995-96	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,048.00
39	Norman Parkinson (British, 1913-1990): The Beatles at the President Hotel, Russell Square,	1963, printed later	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,048.00
47	The Beatles: A Group Of Beatles & Apple Memorabilia,	1960s-1990s	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,048.00

Bonhams: Sound & Cinema with property from the Marianne Faithfull Estate

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Top twenty-five by sale price