Forum Auctions: Salvador Dalí: Master of the Surreal
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Salvador Dalí: Master of the Surreal | Total Sales (GBP) | 346,109.20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 151,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #22526 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 217,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 135 | ||
| Sold Lots | 120.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 163,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.89% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 233,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 148.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Illustration for 'La Sainte Bible' |
1964 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 69,300.00 |
| 9 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Hell Canto 30, from La Divine Comedie (Field p.197; M&L 1068) |
1960 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 30,240.00 |
| 11 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Heaven Canto 7, from La Divine Comedie (Field p.200; M&L 1112) |
1960 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 |
| 12 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Hell Canto 22, from La Divine Comedie (Field p.200; M&L 1071) |
1960 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 25,200.00 |
| 10 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Purgatory Canto 24, from La Divine Comedie (Field p.196; M&L 1096) |
1960 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 23,940.00 |
| 13 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Heaven Canto 26, from La Divine Comedie (Field p.199; M&L 1130) |
1960 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 23,940.00 |
| 2 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Playing Cards (Set of Four: Clubs) (Field 72-4; M&L 1287a, 1291a, 1295a & |
1970/2 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 16,380.00 |
| 5 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Dance of Time III |
1979 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 6 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | The Frozen Watches of Space-Time, from The Conquest of the Cosmos I |
1974 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,715.00 |
| 1 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Ace of Spades, from Playing Cards (Field 72-4A; M&L 1288c) |
1970/2 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 80 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Dahlia rapax, from Surrealistic Flowers (Field 72-7H; M&L 538) |
1972 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,413.00 |
| 23 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Rembrandt 'Portrait du peintre par lui-meme', from Changes in Great |
1974 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 24 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Raphael 'Le Marriage de la Vierge', from Changes in Great |
1974 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 74 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Hemerocallis thumbergii elephanter furiosa, from Surrealistic Flowers |
1972 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 77 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Gladiolus cum aurium corymbo expectantium, from Surrealistic Flowers |
1972 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 78 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Dianthus carophillius cum clavinibus multibibis, from Surrealistic |
1972 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 79 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Rosa e morte floriscens, from Surrealistic Flowers (Field 72-7L; M&L 539) |
1972 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 81 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Kniphofia aphrodisiac, from Surrealistic Flowers (Field 72-7F; M&L 537) |
1972 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 99 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Dali Discovers America (Field 79-6; M&L 1519-20) |
1979 | GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 16 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Desert Bracelet, from Time (Field 76-1D; 1483c) |
1976 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 2,032.00 |
| 14 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Salvador Dali Infraterrestrials Adored by Dali At The Age Of Six When He Thought Himself An Insect |
1974 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 15 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Salvador Dali The Visceral Circle of the Cosmos (Field 74-12D; M&L 647) |
1974 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 25 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Vermeer 'La Lettre', from Changes in Great Masterpieces (Field 74-2F; M&L |
1974 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 33 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Portrait de Marguerite, from Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis) (Field 69-1A; |
1969 | GBP 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 91 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Oedipus, from Mythologie (Field 63-3J; M&L 120a) |
1963/5 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
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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.