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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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Gorringes: Art & Design Post 1880
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Art & Design Post 1880 | Total Sales (GBP) | 48,964.50 |
| Auction Date | September 16, 2025 - September 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 13,730.00 |
| Sale Number | #91625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 23,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 43 | ||
| Sold Lots | 40 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 14,980.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.02% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 25,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 192.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Michelangelo Pistoletto (Italian, b. 1933) | 'Girasoli (Sunflowers)' |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 9,750.00 | |
| 125 | Michelangelo Pistoletto (Italian, b. 1933) | 'Specchio da Toilette (Toilet Mirror)' |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 9,100.00 | |
| 24 | Eric Slater (1896-1963) | 'Rough Sea' |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 7,150.00 | |
| 136 | David Hockney RA (b. 1937) | 'French Shop - Alimentation' |
1971 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,240.00 |
| 64 | Louis Le Brocquy HRHA (Irish, 1916-2012) | 'Hand' |
1971 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 168 | The Connor Brothers (Contemporary) | 'If you haven't got anything nice to say come sit next to me' |
2018 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 18 | Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | 'Station Approach' |
GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,300.00 | |
| 29 | John Piper OM, CH (1903-1992) | 'Corbels at Kilpeck' |
1976 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 30 | John Piper OM, CH (1903-1992) | 'Death in Venice (side panel left)' |
1973 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,014.00 |
| 27 | John Banting (1902-1972) | Astudy of a man playing a musical instrument, |
1965 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 975.00 |
| 32 | Edward Loxton Knight (1905-1993) | 'The Downs' |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 23 | Eric Slater (1896-1963) | 'A Sussex Mill' |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 702.00 | |
| 28 | Edward Bawden CBE, RA (1903-1989) | 'Kew Gardens' |
1927 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 572.00 |
| 111 | Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929) | 'Pumpkin (Red)' |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 572.00 | |
| 110 | Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929) | 'Pumpkin 2000 (Green)' |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 520.00 | |
| 82 | Robert Tavener RE (1920-2004) | 'Harvesting' |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 494.00 | |
| 137 | David Hockney RA (b. 1937) | 'Old Rinkrank Threatens the Princess' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 468.00 | |
| 26 | Henry Moore OM, CH (British, 1898-1986) | 'Sculptural Objects' |
1949 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 92 | David Haughton (1924-1991) | 'Waste Ground' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 45 | Marek Zulawski (Polish, 1908-1985) | 'Zuzanna i Starsi (Susanna and the Elders)' |
1975 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 72 | Robert Tavener RE (1920-2004) | 'Horse Guards Parade' |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 338.00 | |
| 78 | Robert Tavener RE (1920-2004) | 'York Minister (Son et Lumiere)' |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 299.00 | |
| 80 | Robert Tavener RE (1920-2004) | 'Sussex Spinney (no. 2)' |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 299.00 | |
| 73 | Robert Tavener RE (1920-2004) | 'Horse Guards and Cadiz Cannon' |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 286.00 | |
| 46 | Michael Rothenstein RA (1908-1993) | 'Cock with spread wings' |
1959 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 260.00 |