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Lay's Auctioneers: Cornish Art, Fine Art & Studio Pottery
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Cornish Art, Fine Art & Studio Pottery | Total Sales (GBP) | 20,407.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 09, 2026 - July 10, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 13,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #70926 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 21,320.00 |
| Total Lots | 67 | ||
| Sold Lots | 57.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 15,110.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.07% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 24,540.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 83.16% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 567 | Martin Agnes (1912-2004) | Paintings and Drawings 1974-1990 |
1991 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,316.20 |
| 103 | Frost Terry (1915-2003) | San Rafael (Cadoba), Lorca Suite |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,065.80 |
| 83 | Frost Terry (1915-2003) | Trewellard Sun, Untitled 07 |
1990 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,940.60 |
| 127 | Frost Terry (1915-2003) | Trewellard Suns, Untitled 03 |
1990 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,252.00 |
| 113 | Frost Terry (1915-2003) | Trewellard Suns |
1990 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 939.00 |
| 104 | Frost Terry (1915-2003) | Newlyn Rhythm |
1995 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 901.44 |
| 109 | Lanyon Peter (1918-1964) | The Returned Seaman |
1973 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 688.60 |
| 153 | Frost Terry (1915-2003) | Orchard Tambourine |
2002 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 688.60 |
| 346 | Blow Sandra (1925-2006) | The 1982 Crafts Fair Chelsea |
1982 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 475.76 |
| 242 | Frost Terry (1915-2003) | Madron Blue I |
1997 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 254 | Frost Terry (1915-2003) | Madron Blue IV |
1997 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 410 | Rothenstein Michael (1908-1993) | Landscape with a Small Church |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 400.64 |
| 573 | Hamada Shoji; Leach Bernard | The Works of Shoji Hamada 1921-1969 |
1969 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 350.56 |
| 173 | Ingham Bryan (1936-1997) | Sowerby Bridge |
1974 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 313.00 |
| 298 | Stanhope-Forbes Elizabeth Adela (1859-1912) | Boy with Stick |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 313.00 |
| 434 | Graham Rigby (1931-2015) | Shangstone Leaves |
57 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 313.00 |
| 564 | Kemp Dominic; Frost Anthony | Terry Frost Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne |
2010 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 313.00 |
| 199 | Mitchell Denis (1912-1993) | Two linocut Christmas greetings cards |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 237.88 |
| 296 | Price Trevor (1966) | Coastal Lovers |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 237.88 |
| 352 | Mitchell Denis (1912-1993) | Two linocut Christmas greetings cards |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 237.88 |
| 82 | Pearce Bryan (1929-2006) | A Glimpse of the Harbour |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 225.36 |
| 415 | Shrigley David (1968) | Some of My Best Friends are Pigs |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 225.36 |
| 574 | Symonds Ken | Around The Penwith |
1995 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 225.36 |
| 135 | Gunn Ander (XX-XXI) | The Sorrel Field |
1989 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 212.84 |
| 106 | Ingham Bryan (1936-1997) | Spring Evening - Jolly Town |
1978 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 200.32 |
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000.