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Christies: Shakespeare - The Four Folios

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Auction Name Shakespeare - The Four Folios Total Sales (GBP) 2,479,000.00
Auction Date May 25, 2016 - May 25, 2016 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 1,295,000.00
Sale Number #13519 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 1,870,000.00
Total Lots 4
Sold Lots 4 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 1,295,000.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 1,870,000.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 132.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616).

COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES, EDITED BY JOHN HEMINGE (D. 1630) AND HENRY CONDELL (D. 1627).

1623 GBP 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 GBP 1,874,500.00
103 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616).

COMEDIES, HISTORIES AND TRAGEDIES. PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO THE TRUE ORIGINAL COPIES. THE THIRD IMPRESSION. AND UNTO THIS IMPRESSION IS ADDED SEVEN PLAYES, NEVER BEFORE PRINTED IN FOLIO. EDITED BY JOHN HEMINGE (D. 1630) AND HENRY CONDELL (D. 1627), EXCEPT F

1664 GBP 300,000.00 - 400,000.00 GBP 362,500.00
102 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616).

COMEDIES, HISTORIES AND TRAGEDIES. PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO THE TRUE ORIGINALL COPIES. THE SECOND IMPRESSION. EDITED BY JOHN HEMINGE (D. 1630) AND HENRY CONDELL (D. 1627).

1632 [C. 1641]. GBP 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 GBP 194,500.00
104 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616).

COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES. PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO THE TRUE ORIGINAL COPIES. UNTO WHICH IS ADDED, SEVEN PLAYS, NEVER BEFORE PRINTED IN FOLIO. THE FOURTH EDITION. EDITED BY JOHN HEMINGE (D. 1630) AND HENRY CONDELL (D. 1627), EXCEPT FOR PERICLES AN

1685 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 47,500.00
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