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Bonhams: British. Cool. Featuring Etched Lives | School of London
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | British. Cool. Featuring Etched Lives | School of London | Total Sales (USD) | 426,496.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 23, 2026 - April 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 275,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #32235 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 398,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 160 | ||
| Sold Lots | 122.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 412,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.25% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 603,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 38 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 70.65% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Frank Auerbach | Six Etchings of Heads |
1980-1981 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 46,080.00 |
| 131 | Banksy | Nola A/P (Grey Rain) |
2008 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 46,080.00 |
| 12 | Frank Auerbach | Study for To the Studios 22.7 x 27.8 cm. (9 x 11 in.) |
N/A | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 130 | Banksy | Jack & Jill (Police Kids) |
2005 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 137 | ENDLESS | Lizzy Vuitton Pink Punk |
2020 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 40 | John Piper C.H. | Death in Venice |
1973 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 133 | Banksy | Weston Super Mare |
2003 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 95 | Damien Hirst | Courage, from The Virtues (H9-2) |
2021 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
| 168 | Terry O'Neill (British, 1938-2019) | David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, 1974, printed later, |
1974, printed later | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
| 9 | Frank Auerbach | Ruth |
1994 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 15 | Lucian Freud | Four Figures |
1991 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 60 | Bridget Riley | Untitled (Bronze) |
1978 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 46 | David Hockney R.A. | Self-Portrait, from A Series of Hand Drawn Lithographs from 1979–80 |
1980, printed 1995 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 8 | Frank Auerbach | Tree at Tretire I and II |
1975-1976 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 86 | Julian Opie | Gribbin Head, from Cornish Coast 1. |
2017 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 88 | Julian Opie | Lantic Bay, from Cornish Coast 1. |
2017 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 135 | Sir Grayson Perry C.B.E., R.A. | Sponsored by You |
2019 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 175 | Albert Watson | Sade (Love Deluxe), London, July 31st, 1992 |
1992, printed later | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 57 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Nine London Birds |
1994 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 |
| 94 | Damien Hirst | Carvacrol |
2008 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,120.00 |
| 5 | Frank Auerbach | Geoffrey, from Seven Portraits |
1990 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,352.00 |
| 180 | Jamie Hewlett (British, born 1968) | A Unique Gorillaz 'Plastic Beach' c-type print, 2024, |
2024 | USD 2,600.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 85 | Julian Opie | Polridmouth Coast, from Cornish Coast 1. |
2017 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 87 | Julian Opie | Lantivet Coast, from Cornish Coast 1. |
2017 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 167 | Terry O'Neill (British, 1938-2019) | David Bowie in Yellow Suit, 1975, printed later, |
1975, printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.