Auction Reports
Sloane Street Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- The Early Summer Auction: to include Noble Estates, Old Masters, Jewellery, Modern British, Sculpture and Arts of the Islamic World
- Auction Date
- 05/02/2025 - 05/02/2025
- Sale Number
- #50225
- Total Lots
- 33
- Sold Lots
- 20
- Lots Sold
- 60.61%
- Unsold Lots
- 13
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 34,887.50
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 17,040.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 33,260.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 25,440.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 47,560.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 73.35%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496 | Peter Beard (American, 1938-2020) | Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, June 1960 |
GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 21,088.00 | |
| 500 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) with Pompeo Posar (Italian, 1921-2004) II |
GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,272.00 | ||
| 499 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) with Pompeo Posar (Italian, 1921-2004) I |
GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,295.00 | ||
| 477 | David Hockney | Two books with illustrations by David Hockney |
1970 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 1,252.10 |
| 418 | Islamic: A group of five silver Qur'ans |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 632.64 | ||
| 419 | To include: [a] A silver metal bakhoor incense burner. |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 632.64 | ||
| 288 | W. Purkiss (British, 19th Century) | Four prints of butterflies |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 461.30 | |
| 420 | Islamic: Three large Qur'an boxes with nacre inlay. Each containing a Qur'an. |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 461.30 | ||
| 483 | Alexander Pushkin (Russian, 1799-1837) with illustrations by Ivan Bilibin (Russian, 1876-1942) | The Tale of the Golden Cockerel |
1910 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 421.76 |
| 517 | Chinese 19th century | A folio of rice paper paintings, beautifully bound in distressed silk. Contains 12 works on paper. |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 395.40 | |
| 287 | Yvonne Skargon (British, 1931-2010) | Four botanical illustrations |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 237.24 | |
| 421 | Qajar A vanity box, with khatamkari marquetry decoration, lacquer finish and internal folding mirror and single drawer |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 184.52 | ||
| 482 | The Erotic Print Society, Paris Spring 1933, reproduction of the privately printed 1933 edition of Idylle Printanier attributed to Fedor Rojankowski |
1933 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 158.16 | |
| 489 | Francesco Clemente (Italian, b. 1952) | Pinxit |
1981 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 131.80 |
| 498 | 20th century | A female nude |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 131.80 | |
| 510 | Eberhard Westphal (German, 1934-1998) | Medial |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 39.54 | |
| 506 | A group of four abstract prints of repeating geometric patterns: |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 26.36 | ||
| 435 | Hart-Dyke hand painted coat of arms |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 26.36 | ||
| 286 | after Hogarth | Three prints after Hogarth, together with two botanical drawings |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 26.36 | |
| 291 | After Joshua Reynolds | Two engravings From the Fane collection |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 13.18 |
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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.")
