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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.
Forum Auctions: Prints and Multiples 1500-2025
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Prints and Multiples 1500-2025 | Total Sales (GBP) | 810,412.40 |
| Auction Date | October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 542,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #1187 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 776,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 367 | ||
| Sold Lots | 245 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 875,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 66.76% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,253,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 122 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 64.64% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Nature Morte a la Pasteque (Still Life with Watermelon) (Bloch 1098) |
1962 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 |
| 372 | Martin Schongauer (1448-1491) | St. Christopher |
circa 1470-1491 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 305 | Edvard Munch (1863-1944) | Moonlight II (Schiefler 81B; Woll 202.I) |
1902 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 219 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Heaven Canto 18, from La Divine Comedie (Field p.197; M&L 1123) |
1960 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 |
| 201 | Marc Chagall (1887-1985) | Les Clowns Musiciens (Mourlot 978) |
1980 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 202 | Marc Chagall (1887-1985) | L'Ame du Cirque (Mourlot 982) |
1980 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 19,050.00 |
| 354 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Enfants Jouant a la Balle (Delteil 32; Stella 32) |
1900 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 16,510.00 |
| 321 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) after | La Grande Maternite |
1973 | GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 11,430.00 |
| 319 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) after | Interieur Rouge avec une Transatlantique Bleu |
1959 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,795.00 |
| 309 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Le Repos Du Sculpteur et le Modele au Masque (Bloch 159; Baer 312) |
1933 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 |
| 311 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Sculpteur et Modele admirant une Tete sculptee (Bloch 154) |
1933 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 |
| 365 | William Blake (1757-1827) | Illustrations of the Book of Job |
circa 1823-25 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 |
| 384 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | The Raising of Lazarus: the larger Plate |
circa 1632 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 |
| 101 | Bridget Riley (b.1931) | Coloured Greys 1 (Tommasini & Gubay 17) |
1972 | GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 9,525.00 |
| 313 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | La Chevre (Bloch 697) |
1952 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 9,525.00 |
| 312 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Sculpteur, Modele accroupi et Tete sculptee (Bloch 155) |
1933 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 9,144.00 |
| 47 | Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) | Indian Tree (Heenk 85) |
1990-1991 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 8,890.00 |
| 196 | Marc Chagall (1887-1985) | La Bastille (Mourlot 111) |
1954 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 8,890.00 |
| 322 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) after | La Colombe de l'Avenir |
1962 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 8,890.00 |
| 104 | Bridget Riley (b.1931) | Sideways (Tommasini & Gulbay 76) |
2010 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,636.00 |
| 33 | Damien Hirst (b.1965) | H18-5. Intricacy, from The Kaleidoscopes |
2024 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 8,255.00 |
| 145 | Edward Bawden (1903-1989) | Liverpool Street Station (MG.053) |
1960 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,255.00 |
| 32 | Damien Hirst (b.1965) The Dead (Oriental Gold/Loganberry Pink Skull) |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 | ||
| 91 | Grayson Perry (b.1960) | The Island of Bad Art |
2013 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 |
| 99 | Bridget Riley (b.1931) | Start (Tommasini & Gubay 41) |
2000 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 |