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Tennants Auctioneers: Modern & Contemporary Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern & Contemporary Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 123,416.16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 28, 2026 - February 28, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 54,320.00 |
| Sale Number | #14288 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 80,830.00 |
| Total Lots | 40 | ||
| Sold Lots | 40.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 54,320.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 80,830.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 152.69% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Going to the Match |
N/A | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 41,216.00 |
| 517 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976) | Man Lying on a Wall |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 9,016.00 |
| 516 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976) | The Cart |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,728.00 |
| 504 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Britain at Play |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,084.00 |
| 629 | David Hockney OM, CH, RA (b.1937) | Felicite sleeping, with Parrot (1974) |
1974 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,409.60 |
| 514 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Figures in the Park |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,121.60 |
| 534 | Norman Ackroyd CBE, RA (1938-2024) | St Kilda in Sunlight - Stac Lee |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,606.40 |
| 501 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976) | Industrial Panorama |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,220.00 |
| 508 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Street Scene |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,447.20 |
| 503 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | The Pond |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,318.40 |
| 620 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Spanish | Colombe de la Paix-Moscou, 1957 |
1957 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,189.60 |
| 509 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Mrs Swindell's Picture |
N/A | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,060.80 |
| 510 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Mill Scene |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,932.00 |
| 635 | Damien Hirst (b.1965) | Nur Jahan (Empresses) (2022) |
2022 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,932.00 |
| 513 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Two Brothers |
N/A | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,803.20 |
| 531 | HM King Charles III (b.1948) | Ben Avon, near Braemar, January |
2002 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,803.20 |
| 502 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Harbour Scene |
N/A | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,674.40 |
| 601 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) American | Oil Rigger's Shack (2017) |
2017 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,674.40 |
| 602 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) American | Lighthouse in Maine (2017) |
2017 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,674.40 |
| 507 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | St Luke's Church |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,545.60 |
| 511 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | The Meeting Point |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,545.60 |
| 630 | David Hockney OM, CH, RA (b.1937) | He Enquired After the Quality (1966) |
1966 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,545.60 |
| 505 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Great Ancoats Street |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,416.80 |
| 512 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | People Standing About |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,288.00 |
| 631 | Dame Tracey Emin DBE, RA (b.1963) | No Idea, Why They Can Jump So High |
2010 | GBP 600.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,288.00 |
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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.