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Christies: Old Master Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old Master Prints | Total Sales (GBP) | 2,064,766.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 07, 2026 - July 07, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,214,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #23899 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,867,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 84 | ||
| Sold Lots | 76.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,247,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,919,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 107.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73A | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Adam and Eve |
1504 | GBP 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | GBP 355,600.00 |
| 77 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Melencolia I |
1514 | GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | GBP 342,900.00 |
| 35 | Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn (1606-1669) | Abraham entertaining the Angels |
1656 | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 228,600.00 |
| 53 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
1497-98; 1511 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 139,700.00 |
| 71 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Saint Eustace |
1501 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 |
| 67 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | The Prodigal Son |
circa 1496 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 |
| 78 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Saint Jerome in his Study |
1514 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 |
| 1 | Morin Jean (circa 1590-1650); Champaigne Philippe de (1602-1674) | Memento Mori |
circa 1645-50 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 48,260.00 |
| 50 | Schongauer Martin (1450/53-1491) | The Pig Family |
1470-82 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 48,260.00 |
| 52 | Van Meckenem Israhel (1440-1503) | The Organ Player and his Wife |
1495-1503 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 35,560.00 |
| 55 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | The Whore of Babylon |
1496-97 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 35,560.00 |
| 25 | Callot Jacques (1592-1635) | La tentation de Saint Antoine |
1634 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 |
| 73 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Apollo and Diana |
circa 1502 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 |
| 20 | Seupel Johann Adam (1662-1717) | A Comet above Strasbourg at Night |
circa 1682 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 31,750.00 |
| 63 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Ulrich Varnbuler |
1522 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 31,750.00 |
| 72 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Coat of Arms with a Lion and a Cock |
circa 1502-03 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 |
| 47 | Schongauer Martin (circa 1445-1491) | The Flight into Egypt |
circa 1470-74 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 54 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Saint Michael fighting the Dragon |
1498; 1511 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 3 | Swanenburg Willem van (1581/82-1612); Woudanus Jan Cornelis (circa 1570-1615) | The Anatomical Theatre of the University of Leiden |
1610 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 22,860.00 |
| 51 | Van Meckenem Israhel (1440-1503) | Two Apes |
1490-1500 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 |
| 59 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528); Mommard J. | The Small Woodcut Passion |
1509-1511 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 |
| 74 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | The Large Horse |
1505 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 69 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | The Dream of the Doctor |
circa 1498 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 17,780.00 |
| 57 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | The Captivity of Christ |
1510; 1511 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 |
| 61 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | Saint George on Horseback |
circa 1504-05 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000