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Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.
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Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
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Lay's Auctioneers: Cornish Art, Fine Art & Studio Pottery
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Cornish Art, Fine Art & Studio Pottery | Total Sales (GBP) | 30,786.68 |
| Auction Date | September 11, 2025 - September 12, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 24,430.00 |
| Sale Number | #91125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 40,540.00 |
| Total Lots | 148 | ||
| Sold Lots | 120 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 34,090.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 55,110.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 28 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 55.86% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sandra BLOW (1925-2006) | Blue Square Collage |
GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,253.60 | |
| 82 | Patrick HERON (1920-1999) | Two Pink Discs in Dark Reds (1970) |
1970 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,128.40 |
| 447 | Laurence Stephen LOWRY (1887-1976) | Burford Church, 1948 |
1948 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,815.40 |
| 486 | Jim DINE (1935) | Key West Print (1981) |
1981 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,252.00 |
| 474 | Ansel Easton ADAMS (1902-1984) | Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox |
GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,126.80 | |
| 476 | Rosemarie TROCKEL (1952) | Life (Gold) |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,126.80 | |
| 343 | Sandra BLOW (1925-2006) | Chelsea |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 651.04 | |
| 371 | Terry FROST (1915-2003) | Orchard Tambourine |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 563.40 | |
| 206 | John WELLS (1907-2000) | Topsail (1950) |
1950 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 525.84 |
| 286 | Gill WATKISS (1938-2024) | Tregarthan Farm (1979) |
1979 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 525.84 |
| 20 | Kurt JACKSON (1961) | RNLI Lifeboat Off Scilly, 2023 |
2023 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 500.80 |
| 208 | Bryan PEARCE (1929-2006) | Two Boats (1995) |
1995 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 500.80 |
| 620 | Sandra Blow (1925-2006) | Allegro |
2005 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 475.76 |
| 61 | Gill WATKISS (1938-2024) | Winter, Bodmin Moor (1998) |
1998 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 141 | Bob LAW (1934-2004) | Double Kisses |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 438.20 | |
| 218 | Bryan INGHAM (1936-1997) | Gunwalloe (1968) |
1968 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 382 | Gill WATKISS (1938-2024) | St Just Celebration (2007) |
2007 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 231 | Bryan INGHAM (1936-1997) | A collection of ten loose drawings and plans |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 400.64 | |
| 290 | Terry FROST (1915-2003) | Orchard Tambourine |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 400.64 | |
| 27 | John PIPER (1903-1992) | Annunciation of the Shepherds |
GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 394.38 | |
| 204 | Bryan INGHAM (1936-1997) | Kynance Suite - Jollytown (1968) |
1968 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 375.60 |
| 207 | Bryan INGHAM (1936-1997) | Kynance Suite - Jollytown (1968) |
1968 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 375.60 |
| 210 | Bryan INGHAM (1936-1997) | Kynance Suite - Grochall (1968) |
1968 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 375.60 |
| 214 | Bryan INGHAM (1936-1997) | Plough |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 350.56 | |
| 217 | Bryan INGHAM (1936-1997) | Jollytown |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 350.56 |