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Christies: Groundbreakers: Icons of Our Time
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Groundbreakers: Icons of Our Time | Total Sales (GBP) | 450,596.00 |
| Auction Date | December 11, 2025 - December 11, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 324,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23878 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 480,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 12 | ||
| Sold Lots | 8.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 884,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 66.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,270,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 35.48% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Alan Turing (1912-1954) | On Computable Numbers: first edition |
30 November 1936-23 December 1936. | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 120,650.00 |
| 27 | Jodorowsky and others | The Dune Bible |
[circa 1975] | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 |
| 3 | Henry 'Harry' Charles Beck (1902-1974). | The designer's own annotated copy of the London Underground Map |
n.d., but 1932]. | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 |
| 2 | Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Michael Collins (1930-2021) [Apollo 11] | The Moon Landing Triptych |
GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 | |
| 11 | Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) | Fragments of Olympic Gossip: autograph poem |
1934-12-31 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 |
| 30 | Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) | Letters negotiating the sale of the iconic Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa |
1948 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 19,050.00 |
| 24 | Ernest Hemingway, and others | Eight first editions that inspired hits of stage and screen |
1911 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 |
| 23 | Jim Morrison (1943-1971) | An American Prayer: signed first edition |
1970 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 4,826.00 |
