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Sothebys: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Day Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,372,160.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 25, 2026 - June 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 660,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #L26017 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 955,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 17 | ||
| Sold Lots | 16.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 760,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.12% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,105,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 124.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | Hockney David (1932) | The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 |
2011 | GBP 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | GBP 512,000.00 |
| 293 | Gursky Andreas (1955) | Cocoon II |
2008 | GBP 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | GBP 281,600.00 |
| 300 | Banksy (1974) | Kate Moss AP |
2005 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 179,200.00 |
| 214 | Tillmans Wolfgang (1968) | Urgency XXIV |
2006 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 89,600.00 |
| 273 | Gilbert and George (1942; 1943) | Beard of ISIS |
2016 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 70,400.00 |
| 299 | Knight Nick (1958) | Tatjana Patitz for Jil Sander |
1992, printed 2016 | GBP 50,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 64,000.00 |
| 307 | Milhazes Beatriz (1960) | Canela (Cinnamon) |
2009 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 28,160.00 |
| 308 | Tillmans Wolfgang (1968) | Ultrachrome |
2014 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 28,160.00 |
| 304 | Milhazes Beatriz (1960) | Pimenta vermelha (Red Pepper) |
2009 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 23,040.00 |
| 306 | Milhazes Beatriz (1960) | Acucar (Sugar) |
2009 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 21,760.00 |
| 292 | Sugimoto Hiroshi (1948) | Orpheum, California |
1977 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 19,200.00 |
| 305 | Milhazes Beatriz (1960) | Sal (Salt) |
2009 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 17,920.00 |
| 291 | Rondinone Ugo (1964) | Sechsundzwanzigstermaineunzehnhundertneunundneunzig |
1999 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 15,360.00 |
| 309 | Almond Darren (1971) | Present Form Exposed II |
2014 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 |
| 330 | Al-Karim Halim (1963) | Goddess of Beirut |
1985 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,120.00 |
| 326 | Brice Lisa (1968) | Untitled |
2019 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
