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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.
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: 20th Century and Contemporary
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 20th Century and Contemporary | Total Sales (GBP) | 9,492.32 |
| Auction Date | September 16, 2025 - September 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 5,650.00 |
| Sale Number | #91625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 8,890.00 |
| Total Lots | 54 | ||
| Sold Lots | 31 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 12,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.41% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 17,920.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 52.97% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | Sir Terry Frost (British 1915-2003) | 'Centre Blue' - Screenprint with collage |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,148.80 | |
| 191 | Ralph Steadman (British, b. 1936) | Illustrations for 'Alice through the Looking Glass' |
GBP 450.00 - 550.00 | GBP 551.04 | |
| 211 | Mychael Barratt (British Contemporary) | Private view' - Etching with hand colouring |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 524.80 | |
| 188 | Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) | Sculptural Objects - Lithograph in colour |
1949 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 459.20 |
| 193 | Philip Sutton (British, b..1928) | 'San Francisco' and 'Hawaii' from Pacific Suite, 1966 |
1966 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 459.20 |
| 197 | Julian Trevelyan (British, 1910 - 1988) | Schooner' - Etching with aquatint |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 459.20 | |
| 213 | After Albert Irvin (British 1922 - 2015) | Montadai - Print |
1993 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 459.20 |
| 214 | After Victor Pasmore (British 1908 - 1998) | Abstract - Print |
1992 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 459.20 |
| 233 | Barbara Hepworth (British, 1903-1975), after - | Spiral - Giclee print |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 367.36 | |
| 324 | Ronald King (British,b.1932)- | Alphabet II 2007- paper cut out |
2007 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 196.80 |
| 359 | Hans Frank (Austrian 1884-1948) | Farmer ploughing with horse - Woodcut |
GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 196.80 | |
| 198 | Richard Bawden (British, 1936 - 2024) | Felucca on the Nile' - Etching |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 170.56 | |
| 199 | Keith Haring - Keith Haring & Andy Warhol | Two posters - 'Montreux 1983 17th Jazz Festival' - '20th Montreux Jazz Festival 86' |
1983, 1986 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 157.44 |
| 200 | Keith Haring | Two posters - 'Montreux 1983 17th Jazz Festival' |
1983 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 157.44 |
| 202 | Two posters. Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) | Chanel, No. 5 Chanel' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 203 | Two posters. Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) | Chanel, No. 5 Chanel' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 268 | After Simon Palmer (British b 1956) | 'The Sisters Went Their Separate Ways' - Screen print |
GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 192 | Tony Hart (British, 1925-2009) | The Amazing Morph - Giclee limited edition print |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 144.32 | |
| 187 | German School, 20th Century: Heinz Aubel, Gertrud Zurowski, Gerhard Matzat, Diether Ritzert, ... | Twelve black-and-white linocuts and lithographs |
1956 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 124.64 |
| 205 | Four posters. Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) - | ' Die Zauberflotte, Metropolitan Opera' |
1974 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 124.64 |
| 206 | Three posters. Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) - | 'Composition Fond Bleu' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 124.64 | |
| 201 | A poster. Howard Hodgkin (British, 1932 - 2017) | 'Great Performers at Lincoln Center' 1983 |
1983 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 118.08 |
| 180 | Robert O. Lenkiewicz (British, 1941-2002) | Study of Anna - Offset lithograph |
GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 98.40 | |
| 179 | Robert O. Lenkiewicz (British, 1941-2002) | Study of Lisa - Offset lithograph |
GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 85.28 | |
| 207 | Robert Oskar Lenkiewicz (British, 1941-2002) | Bella with the Painter - Pint in colours |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 78.72 |