Sothebys: Contemporary Day Auction, L26017, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 25, 2026 - June 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 276 | Gilbert and George (1943; 1942) | Head Over Heels |
1973 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 291 | Rondinone Ugo (1964) | Sechsundzwanzigstermaineunzehnhundertneunundneunzig |
1999 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 15,360.00 | |
| 292 | Sugimoto Hiroshi (1948) | Orpheum, California |
1977 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 19,200.00 | |
| 293 | Gursky Andreas (1955) | Cocoon II |
2008 | GBP 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | GBP 281,600.00 | |
| 299 | Knight Nick (1958) | Tatjana Patitz for Jil Sander |
1992, printed 2016 | GBP 50,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 64,000.00 | |
| 300 | Banksy (1974) | Kate Moss AP |
2005 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 179,200.00 | |
| 304 | Milhazes Beatriz (1960) | Pimenta vermelha (Red Pepper) |
2009 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 23,040.00 | |
| 305 | Milhazes Beatriz (1960) | Sal (Salt) |
2009 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 17,920.00 | |
| 306 | Milhazes Beatriz (1960) | Acucar (Sugar) |
2009 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 21,760.00 | |
| 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 | |
| 309 | Almond Darren (1971) | Present Form Exposed II |
2014 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 | |
| 326 | Brice Lisa (1968) | Untitled |
2019 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 | |
| 330 | Al-Karim Halim (1963) | Goddess of Beirut |
1985 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,120.00 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000