Auction Reports
Bonhams
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Airborne: A Fundraising Sale for the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
- Auction Date
- 04/29/2025 - 04/29/2025
- Sale Number
- #31316
- Total Lots
- 53
- Sold Lots
- 41
- Lots Sold
- 77.36%
- Unsold Lots
- 12
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 69,376.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 43,500.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 61,700.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 65,500.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 91,700.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 75.66%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Sir Quentin Blake | Airborne No. 9 (unframed) |
2025 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,888.00 |
| 21 | Sir Quentin Blake | Moonlight Travellers No. 14 (unframed) |
2017 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,328.00 |
| 1 | Sir Quentin Blake | Flying by Umbrella (unframed) |
2022 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,072.00 |
| 44 | Sir Quentin Blake | Moonlight Travellers No. 19 (unframed) |
2017 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
| 45 | Sir Quentin Blake | Moonlight Travellers No. 20 (unframed) |
2017 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
| 28 | Sir Quentin Blake | Moonlight Travellers No. 15 (unframed) |
2017 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
| 22 | Sir Quentin Blake | On the Wing No. 5 (unframed) |
2018 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,304.00 |
| 50 | Sir Quentin Blake | Airborne 2025 No. 10 (unframed) |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,304.00 | |
| 34 | Sir Quentin Blake | On the Wing No. 9 (unframed) |
2018 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,176.00 |
| 25 | Sir Quentin Blake | Airborne No. 8 (unframed) |
2018 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,048.00 |
| 38 | Sir Quentin Blake | Airborne 2025 No. 6 (unframed) |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,048.00 | |
| 5 | Sir Quentin Blake | On the Wing (Cover Artwork) (unframed) |
2018 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
| 4 | Sir Quentin Blake | On the Wing (Alternative Cover) (unframed) |
2018 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
| 52 | Sir Quentin Blake | Airborne 2025 No. 11 (unframed) |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
| 6 | Sir Quentin Blake | On the Wing No. 1 (unframed) |
2018 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,792.00 |
| 31 | Sir Quentin Blake | Airborne 2025 No. 5 (unframed) |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,536.00 | |
| 14 | Sir Quentin Blake | On the Wing No. 3 (unframed) |
2018 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,536.00 |
| 42 | Sir Quentin Blake | Airborne 2025 No. 7 (unframed) |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,408.00 | |
| 20 | Sir Quentin Blake | Birds' Nest on Her Hat (unframed) |
2022 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,408.00 |
| 48 | Sir Quentin Blake | Airborne 2025 No. 8 (unframed) |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,408.00 |
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
