Duke's: Modern Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 10,218.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 23, 2026 - April 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 6,220.00 |
| Sale Number | #1140 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 12,060.00 |
| Total Lots | 44 | ||
| Sold Lots | 35.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 7,620.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 79.55% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 14,740.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 69.32% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661 | Edward Bawden CBE RA (1903-1989) | Edward Bawden 'Mount Pleasant Road' |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,950.00 |
| 659 | David Hockney (B.1937) | David Hockney 'The Princess Searching' from 'Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm' |
1969 | GBP 800.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 657 | Frank Auerbach (1931-2024); Colin Wiggins (b.1953) | Frank Auerbach & Colin Wiggins 'The Joker' |
N/A | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 845.00 |
| 660 | Edward Bawden CBE RA (1903-1989) | Edward Bawden 'London Back Garden' |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 650.00 |
| 669 | David Shrigley (B.1968) | David Shrigley 'It's a Long Day...' |
2024 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 572.00 |
| 658 | William Scott (1913-1989) | William Scott 'A Girl Surveyed - The Artist to His Model' |
1970 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 546.00 |
| 641 | David Jones (1895-1974) | David Jones 'Reclining Cat' |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 416.00 |
| 646 | An early 20th-century Swiss exhibition poster |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 643a | Stanley Hayter (1901-1988) | Stanley Hayter 'Calculus' |
1971 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 647 | Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960) | 2 Items, including: Paul Jacoulet 'Vielle Marchande de Carpes, Ibaraki, Japan' |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 338.00 |
| 649 | Katherine Cameron (1874-1965) | Katherine Cameron Floral study with bees |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 286.00 |
| 662 | John Hall Thorpe (1874-1947) | John Hall Thorpe 'Piccadilly' |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 260.00 |
| 635 | Leslie Moffat Ward (1888-1978) | 2 Items, including: Leslie Moffat Ward 'Corfe Castle from Kingston' |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 234.00 |
| 643 | Henri Matisse (1869-1954) | After Henri Matisse 'White Algae on Red and Green Background' |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 668 | David Shrigley (B.1968) | David Shrigley 'When Life Gives You a Lemon...' |
2021 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 651 | Georges Braque (1882-1963) | After Georges Braque A poster for 'Exhibition G. Braque' |
1926 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 655 | Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) | Ben Nicholson Continental church interior |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 640 | David Jones (1895-1974) | David Jones 'Tenby from Caldy Island' |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 143.00 |
| 648 | Edward Julis Detmold (1883-1957) | 2 Items, including: Edward Julis Detmold Scene from The Arabian Nights |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 143.00 |
| 633 | Anne Hickmott (b.1935) | Anne Hickmott 'Autumn Sunshine, Lyme Regis' |
N/A | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 669a | LA STAA (20TH CENTURY) | LA STAA 'Oslo Gryta Fiskesuppe Blue' |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 645 | Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877-1961) | After Alfred Aaron Wolmark 'Pictures' exhibition poster |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 632 | Randi Kjerstad Bull (b.1915) | Randi Kjerstad Bull 'Regatta Day' |
1960 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 663 | John Lowrie Morrison (B.1948) | 2 Items, including: John Lowrie Morrison Rural landscape with cottage |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 665 | Eric Gill (1882-1940) | Eric Gill 'Ascension' from the Douglas Cleverdon 'Engravings by Eric Gill' |
1929 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 104.00 |
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