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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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Christies: Spellbound: The Hegewisch Collection, Part I
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Spellbound: The Hegewisch Collection, Part I | Total Sales (GBP) | 4,814,570.00 |
| Auction Date | October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,488,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23969 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,625,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 29 | ||
| Sold Lots | 25 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 4,198,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.21% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 6,460,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 74.53% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669) | The Three Trees |
1643 | GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | GBP 825,500.00 |
| 323 | PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) | La Minotauromachie |
1935 | GBP 700,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 | GBP 635,000.00 |
| 319 | ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) | Saint Eustace |
circa 1501 | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 317,500.00 |
| 341 | ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) | Knight, Death and the Devil |
1513 | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 304,800.00 |
| 301 | ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) | Adam and Eve |
1504 | GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | GBP 279,400.00 |
| 316 | EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944) | Madonna (Woman making Love) |
1895 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 279,400.00 |
| 333 | OTTO DIX (1891-1969) | Selbstbildnis 1933 |
1933 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 241,300.00 |
| 314 | PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) | La Femme a la fenetre |
1952 | GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | GBP 228,600.00 |
| 334 | ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) | Melencolia I |
1514 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 203,200.00 |
| 326 | FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) | Los Caprichos |
1797-98 | GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | GBP 190,500.00 |
| 338 | EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944) | The Sick Child I ('Det syke barn I') |
1896 | GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | GBP 190,500.00 |
| 339 | EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944) | Melancholy III |
1902 | GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | GBP 190,500.00 |
| 347 | OTTO DIX (1891-1969) | Der Krieg |
1924 | GBP 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 | GBP 190,500.00 |
| 328 | JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) | Les Peches Capitaux (The Deadly Sins) |
1888-1904 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 124,460.00 |
| 315 | EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944) | The Kiss ('Kyss') |
1895 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 |
| 343 | JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) | La Vengeance de Hop-Frog (Hop-Frog's Revenge) |
1898 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 91,440.00 |
| 352 | EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944) | Girls on the Bridge |
1905 | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 82,550.00 |
| 303 | GUSTAVE DORE (1832-1883) | '...here I opened wide the door; Darkness there and nothing more...': an illustration for Edgar Allan Poe: 'The Raven' |
GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 | |
| 342 | FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) | Los Desastres de la Guerra |
1810-20 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 |
| 327 | EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944) | Self-Portrait |
1895 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 53,340.00 |
| 307 | ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) | The Dream of the Doctor |
circa 1498 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 48,260.00 |
| 330 | MAX BECKMANN (1884-1950) | Selbstbildnis mit steifem Hut ('Self-Portrait in Bowler Hat') |
1921 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 |
| 353 | LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956) | Railroad Viaduct |
1919 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 24,130.00 |
| 302 | HANS BALDUNG, CALLED GRIEN (1484-1545) | The Bewitched Groom |
circa 1544-1545 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 350 | ODILON REDON (1840-1916) | Hommage a Goya |
1885 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |