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Christies: Spellbound: The Hegewisch Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Spellbound: The Hegewisch Collection | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,438,148.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 07, 2026 - March 07, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 745,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23970 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,114,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 50 | ||
| Sold Lots | 49.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 775,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,164,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 123.55% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 985 | ALBRECHT DURER | Saint Jerome in his Study |
1514 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 139,700.00 |
| 927 | PABLO PICASSO | La Tauromaquia |
1957 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 |
| 962 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | Landscape with Cottages and a Hay Barn: Oblong |
1641 | GBP 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 |
| 933 | PABLO PICASSO | Minotaure caressant une dormeuse, from: La Suite Vollard |
1933/published 1939 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 82,550.00 |
| 966 | GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI | Carceri d'Invenzione |
circa 1749-61 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 |
| 986 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | The Angel appearing to the Shepherds |
1634 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 |
| 922 | PABLO PICASSO | Femme au Fauteuil No. 1 (d'apres le rouge) ('Le manteau polonais') |
1949 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 923 | PABLO PICASSO | Femme au Fauteuil No. 4 (d'apres le violet) |
1949 | GBP 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 53,340.00 |
| 934 | PABLO PICASSO | Faune devoillant une femme, from: La Suite Vollard |
1936/published 1939 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 926 | FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES | La Tauromaquia |
1816 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 40,640.00 |
| 950 | DAVID HOCKNEY | Illustrations for 'Six Fairy Tales' from the Brothers Grimm |
1969-70 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 38,100.00 |
| 951 | FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES | Le Descanona, plate 35 from: Los Caprichos |
1797-98 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 38,100.00 |
| 901 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | Self-Portrait with Saskia |
1636 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 35,560.00 |
| 956 | EDVARD MUNCH | Attraction I ('Tiltrekning I') |
1896 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 35,560.00 |
| 944 | JOHN MARTIN | Illustrations to Paradise Lost |
1824-27 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 31,750.00 |
| 957 | PABLO PICASSO | Les Pauvres |
1905 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 |
| 936 | PABLO PICASSO | Minotaure aveugle guide par une fillette III, from: La Suite Vollard |
1934/published 1939 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 938 | PABLO PICASSO | Le Taureau VI |
1945 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 943 | WILLIAM BLAKE | Illustrations of the Book of Job |
1823-25/ published 1825-26 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 973 | ALBRECHT DURER | Hercules at the Crossroads |
circa 1498 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 952 | EDVARD MUNCH | The Alley ('Smuget') |
1895 | GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 974 | RODOLPHE BRESDIN | La Comedie de la Mort |
1854 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 991 | JAMES ENSOR | L'entree du Christ a Bruxelles |
1898 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 905 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | The Artist drawing from the Model ('Het beeldt van Pigmalion') |
circa 1639 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 975 | FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES | Se aprovechan, plate 16 from: Los Desastres de la Guerra |
circa 1810-20 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.