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Duke's: Modern Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 20,631.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | January 30, 2026 - January 30, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 16,310.00 |
| Sale Number | #1141 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 30,960.00 |
| Total Lots | 75 | ||
| Sold Lots | 64.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 17,960.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 34,240.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 60.25% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676 | PAUL GAUGUIN (1848-1903) | 'Noa Noa' |
GBP 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 6,500.00 | |
| 663 | DAME ELISABETH FRINK RA (1930-1993) | 'The Kalydonean Boar' from the 'Children of the Gods' series |
1988 | GBP 800.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,885.00 |
| 675 | TERRY FROST (1915-2003) | 'Timberaine H from Timberaine A-J' |
2000/2001 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 1,300.00 |
| 677 | PAMELA SCOTT (B.1937) | 'Journey: A Sequence of Prints' |
1971 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 845.00 |
| 615 | CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) | 'Sugarbush Wearing Hat' |
1988 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 598.00 |
| 695 | JOHN MYATT (B.1945) | 'The Coast Beyond Trouville' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 468.00 | |
| 612 | WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) | 'Grey/Yellow Element' |
1967 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 442.00 |
| 693 | JACK MILLER (1945-2004) | 'Sunset Cadillac' |
1982 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 442.00 |
| 659 | REYNOLD STONE (1909-1979) | Landscape with girl lying before a house |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 416.00 | |
| 674 | STANLEY HAYTER (1901-1988) | 'Fastnet' |
GBP 400.00 - 800.00 | GBP 416.00 | |
| 664 | DAME ELISABETH FRINK RA (1930-1993) | 'Corrida' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 682 | NORMAN ACKROYD (1938-2024) | 'Battery Park' |
1973 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 650 | GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) | 'Welsh Landscape' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 260.00 | |
| 661 | JOHN NASH (1893-1977) | 'Harvesting' |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 260.00 | |
| 660 | BEN NICHOLSON (1894-1982) | 'November 1960 (Valle Verzasca, Ticino)' |
1960 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 247.00 |
| 712 | TADEK BEUTLICH (1922-2011) | 'Burning Desert' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 247.00 | |
| 658 | KENNETH ROWNTREE (1915-1997) | 'Tractor' |
GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 234.00 | |
| 666 | FRANK BEKEN OF COWES (1880-1970) | A collection of six yacht portraits |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 234.00 | |
| 672 | ENID CRYSTAL DOROTHY MARX (1902-1998) | 'Kenwood' |
1932 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 234.00 |
| 681 | NORMAN ACKROYD (1938-2024) | 'A Scottish Landscape' |
1973 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 221.00 |
| 671 | GEORGE MACKLEY (1900-1983) | 'The Bridge of St. Boniface' |
GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 208.00 | |
| 691 | JACK MILLER (1945-2004) | 'The House of the Magician' |
1983 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 697 | YANNIS KEFALLINOS (1894-1957) | 'White Lekythoi from Athens Museum' |
GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 208.00 | |
| 699 | NICK WARD (CONTEMPORARY) | 'Wareham' |
1991 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 678 | SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989) | 'Pardon de Sigismund' |
1963 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 195.00 |
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000. -
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
