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Lay's Auctioneers: Cornish Art, Fine Art, and Studio Pottery
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Cornish Art, Fine Art, and Studio Pottery | Total Sales (GBP) | 25,046.26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 15,650.00 |
| Sale Number | #21926 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 24,850.00 |
| Total Lots | 81 | ||
| Sold Lots | 73.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 16,680.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.12% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 26,570.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.27% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Terry FROST | Longbow |
1998 | GBP 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | GBP 4,131.60 |
| 50 | Patrick HERON | Winchester Four IV, May 1967 |
1967 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,629.20 |
| 51 | Patrick HERON | Red Winchester I, 1963 |
1963 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,878.00 |
| 757 | Damien HIRST | 'Beautiful exotic stretching itchy spinning void etching', 1995 |
1995 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,252.00 |
| 249 | Terry FROST | Orchard Tambourine |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 688.60 |
| 219 | Breon O'CASEY | Untitled |
N/A | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 626.00 |
| 731 | Gertrude HERMES | Snowdrop |
1936 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 600.96 |
| 270 | Terry FROST | Orchard Tambourine |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 563.40 |
| 457 | Bernard Howell LEACH | Printing Block |
1957 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 525.84 |
| 72 | Kurt JACKSON | Kenidjack |
2021 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 500.80 |
| 499 | Paul MOUNT | Victoria Beach |
1973 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 475.76 |
| 373 | Sandra BLOW | Colour Within |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 749 | Oscar DROEGE | Breaking Waves |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 83 | Breon O'CASEY | Untitled |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 400.64 |
| 461 | Sandra BLOW | Revolve |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 400.64 |
| 741 | Henri HAYDEN | Le Paysage, 1968 |
1968 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 400.64 |
| 378 | Brian RICE | Six Squares on Brown, 1969 |
1969 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 375.60 |
| 760 | Hall THORPE | Polyanthus |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 375.60 |
| 708 | Ludwig MEIDNER | Self Portrait |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 350.56 |
| 719 | Allen William SEABY | The River |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 350.56 |
| 44 | Bryan PEARCE | Two Boats in Harbour, 1995 |
1995 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 313.00 |
| 47 | Albert IRVIN | Alpha, 1994 |
1994 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 313.00 |
| 118 | John PIPER | Stones and Bones XI - Moors of Cornwall: Kilman Tor beyond Trewartha Tor, |
197 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 313.00 |
| 385 | Sandra BLOW | Squares in Orbit |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 275.44 |
| 481 | Rose HILTON | Figure in Landscape, 1994 |
1994 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 275.44 |
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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.