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Sloane Street Auctions: The February Valentine's Fine Art Auction: To include Noble Estates, Old and Modern Masters, Sculpture and Jewellery.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The February Valentine's Fine Art Auction: To include Noble Estates, Old and Modern Masters, Sculpture and Jewellery. | Total Sales (GBP) | 30,854.38 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 15,880.00 |
| Sale Number | #20526 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 25,510.00 |
| Total Lots | 62 | ||
| Sold Lots | 37.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 28,110.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.68% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 43,780.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 70.48% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549 | Representation des fetes donnees par la ville de Strasbourg pour la convalescence du Roi a l'arrivee et pendant le sejour de sa Majeste en cette ville |
[1745] | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,272.00 | |
| 548 | NO RESERVE: The complete set of 'Oz' Magazine |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,217.60 | |
| 523 | Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) | Set of 9 Quadrichrome Prints on original lithographs after ceramic plates |
1948 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,295.00 |
| 534 | Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887--1985) | The Tribe of Dan |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,845.20 |
| 595 | Terence Donovan (British, 1936-1996) | Portrait of Baroness Margaret Thatcher |
1995 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,713.40 |
| 324 | Attributed to Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926) | A Street Scene in Paris |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,318.00 |
| 533 | Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1883-1973) | Illustration I (3.2.54) Model and Easel |
1954 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,318.00 |
| 532 | Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1883-1973) | Illustration III (29.1.54) Masked Man and Model |
1954 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,186.20 |
| 596 | A framed photograph of Baroness Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of Baroness Thatcher's 70th birthday party |
1995 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,186.20 | |
| 433 | Friedrich Hundertwasser (Austrian, 1928-2000) | Street for Survivors |
N/A | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 856.70 |
| 535 | Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) | Bull |
1949 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 659.00 |
| 586 | Ian Fleming, The Man with the Golden Gun, 1965 |
1965 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 632.64 | |
| 517 | John Piper (British, 1903-1992) | Willington Dovecote, Bedfordshire |
1978 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 553.56 |
| 518 | John Piper (British, 1903-1992) | Terrace with Red Pots |
1987 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 553.56 |
| 516 | John Piper (British, 1903-1992) | Late Summer Flowers |
1989 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 527.20 |
| 536 | Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) | Arachne shows her work, from Ovid's Metamorphoses |
1930-31 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 500.84 |
| 538 | A collection of black and white photographs, mostly of musicians and actors dating from the 1970s, from News International |
1970s | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 500.84 | |
| 696 | Three prints of Moscow |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 461.30 | |
| 515 | John Piper (British, 1903-1992) | Tickencote, Rutland: the Norman Chancel Arch |
1964 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 421.76 |
| 550 | A collection of Royal memorabilia |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 369.04 | |
| 529 | NO RESERVE: Eric Gill (British, 1882-1940) | Female Nude |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 329.50 |
| 546 | Anthony Frost (British, b. 1951) | Future Hit |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 289.96 |
| 697 | David Roberts (Scottish, 1796-1864) | A set of four prints of Middle Eastern views |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 289.96 |
| 483 | M. F. Husain (Indian, 1916-2011) | Untitled (Motherhood) |
Circa1970s | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 263.60 |
| 537 | A collection of 35 photographs of tennis players from the late 1970s/early 1980s |
late 1970s/early 1980s | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 263.60 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.