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Forum Auctions: Modern, Contemporary and Urban Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern, Contemporary and Urban Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 150,638.30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 139,598.00 |
| Sale Number | #1196 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 202,597.00 |
| Total Lots | 197 | ||
| Sold Lots | 163.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 160,645.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.74% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 232,938.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 34 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 64.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Damien Hirst (b.1965) | H9-4. Politeness, from The Virtues |
2021 | GBP 13,676.00 - 20,514.00 | GBP 11,340.00 |
| 16 | Damien Hirst (b.1965) | Damien Hirst x Flea Bass Prototype #3 |
2010-11 | GBP 5,470.00 - 8,206.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 5 | Mr Brainwash (b.1966) | Work Well Together |
2022 | GBP 6,838.00 - 9,573.00 | GBP 6,930.00 |
| 135 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) | The Complete Drawn Blank Series (Set of 8) (2011) |
2011 | GBP 5,470.00 - 8,206.00 | GBP 4,064.00 |
| 90 | The Connor Brothers (b.1968) | There's No Such Thing as Love (Unique Painting) |
2013 | GBP 684.00 - 957.00 | GBP 3,556.00 |
| 7 | Tracey Emin (b.1963) | Space Monkey |
2009 | GBP 4,103.00 - 6,838.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 13 | Various Artists | I Have Found a Song |
2010 | GBP 3,419.00 - 4,103.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 25 | Miles Aldridge (b.1964) | Carousel |
2001-2012 | GBP 2,735.00 - 4,103.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 6 | Mr Brainwash (b.1966) | Queen of Hearts |
2022 | GBP 2,462.00 - 3,009.00 | GBP 2,286.00 |
| 88 | Bambi (b.1982) | Amour Icone |
2010 | GBP 684.00 - 957.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 129 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) | Man On A Bridge (Large) |
2010 | GBP 2,051.00 - 2,735.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 30 | David Shrigley (b.1968) | I Hate Human Beings |
2021 | GBP 2,051.00 - 2,735.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 50 | Robert Indiana (1928-2018) | Tikva |
2011 | GBP 2,051.00 - 2,735.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 121 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) | Bandera Texas (2016) |
2016 | GBP 1,368.00 - 2,051.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 37 | Gerhard Richter (b.1932) | Himalaya, 1968 |
2021 | GBP 684.00 - 957.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 122 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) | Midnight Caller, from The Beaten Path (2015) |
2015 | GBP 1,368.00 - 2,051.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 133 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) | Train Tracks (Blue), from The Drawn Blank Series (2010) |
2010 | GBP 1,641.00 - 1,915.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 134 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) | Train Tracks (White), from The Drawn Blank Series (2010) |
2010 | GBP 1,641.00 - 1,915.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 191 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Theatre Scene with Phallic King and Couple (Bloch 1417) |
1966 | GBP 2,051.00 - 2,735.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 14 | Paula Rego (1935-2002) | Tres Musas (not in Rosenthal) |
2009-2010 | GBP 2,051.00 - 2,735.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 27 | David Hockney (b.1937) | Hockney's Pool, Hollywood Hills, 1978 (Ashtray) |
2024 | GBP 684.00 - 957.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 132 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) | Train Tracks (Red), from The Drawn Blank Series (2010) |
2010 | GBP 1,641.00 - 1,915.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 167 | Alberto Biasi (b.1937) | Untitled (Two Prints) |
1964 | GBP 274.00 - 410.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 168 | Pierre Soulages (1919-2022) | Poster for Galerie Berggruen (Lithograph No. 3), 1957 |
1957 | GBP 547.00 - 821.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 2 | David Shrigley (b.1968) | Kindness |
2018 | GBP 1,368.00 - 2,051.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Book of Hours.- Heures a lusaige de Romme, printed on vellum, with 14 full-page illuminated miniatures, Paris, N. Higman for J. de Brie, [c.1521]. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys, with thirteen miniatures surviving from an original cycle of at least twenty, [c. 1430]. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Milton (John). Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, Pforzheimer's sixth state, S. Simmons, 1669. £8,000-12,000Forum, Mar. 26: Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, one of 215 first issue "Proof" copies, this one of 65 copies on "French" paper, Published by the Author, March 8, 1825 [but March, 1826]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Christie (Agatha). The ABC Murders, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Halley (Edmund). Astronomiae Cometicae Synopsis, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 297, pp.1882-99, March 1705. £10,000-15,000Forum, Mar. 26: Haytham (Ibn al) [known as Alhazen]. Opticae Thesaurus...Item Vitellonis Thuringopoloni libri X..., first edition, Basel, August, 1572. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: Kepler (Johannes). Dioptrice seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, first edition, Augsburg, David Frank, 1611. £12,000-18,000 -
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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.