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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- An Éminence Grise of the Arts: The Collection of Véra Russell (1911-1992)
- Auction Date
- 04/01/2026 - 04/01/2026
- Sale Number
- #40126
- Total Lots
- 196
- Sold Lots
- 161.0
- Lots Sold
- 82.14%
- Unsold Lots
- 35
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 352,974.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 144,160.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 221,620.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 163,280.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 251,040.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 140.60%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Matthew Smith (British, 1879-1959) | Vera Lindsay [Russell], Femme en Negligee |
[1954-55] | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 32,950.00 |
| 2 | David Hockney (English, b. 1937) | Vera Russell, three-quarter length seated portrait |
[1978] | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 31,632.00 |
| 26 | Maggi Hambling (British, b. 1945) | John Pope-Hennessy [British art historian] |
[1972] | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 22,406.00 |
| 3 | David Hockney (English, b. 1937) | Paper Pools |
[1979] | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 19,111.00 |
| 28 | [JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) & SAMUEL BECKETT (1906-1989) | FIZZLES/FOIRADES: AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, PREPARATORY MATERIAL & FINISHED PUBLICATION] |
1976 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 17,134.00 |
| 195 | Kim Lim (Singaporean-British, 1936-1997) | Untitled, stone carving, dedicated at base "For V" [Vera Russell] |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 15,157.00 |
| 4 | David Hockney (English, b. 1937) | Homage to Michelangelo |
[1975] | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 14,498.00 |
| 151 | [BLOOMSBURY GROUP]. An original "Round Robin" Typed Letter Signed to shareholders and patrons of the Omega Workshops... |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 13,180.00 | |
| 187 | Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988) | Cryptic XLI, wooden box with gallery label at base |
1966 | GBP 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 9,885.00 |
| 6 | David Hockney (English, b. 1937) | Igor Stravinsky - Metropolitan Opera |
1981 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,567.00 |
| 147 | DAHL, (Roald) | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
1964 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 7,249.00 |
| 15 | David Hockney (English, b. 1937) | Autograph Letter Signed |
1979-09-08 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 5,535.60 |
| 1 | [AUTOGRAPHS -THE ARTS]. Vera & John Russell's visitor book, 1962-67 |
1962-67 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 5,272.00 | |
| 80 | Jay DeFeo (American, 1929-1989) | [An original section of "The Rose"] |
1960-12-18 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,272.00 |
| 29 | [HENRY MOORE (1898-1986) & W. H. AUDEN (1907-1973) | AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, PREPARATORY MATERIAL & FINISHED PUBLICATION] |
[1974] | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,481.20 |
| 19 | David Hockney (English, b. 1937) | Autograph Letter Signed |
undated [September 1980] | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 4,481.20 |
| 58 | Robert Medley (English, 1905-1994) | Design for Eliot Memorial Concert |
1964 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,217.60 |
| 136 | Arthur Szyk (Polish-American, 1894-1951) | The original design for the Ex Libris of noted journalist Vladimir Poliakoff (1864-1956) |
1933 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 4,217.60 |
| 71 | Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976) | Untitled 1962, signed by both Max Ernst & Dorothea Tanning (American, 1910-2012) |
[1962] | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,954.00 |
| 52 | Mary Potter (English, 1900-1981) | Trees, signed on stretcher verso |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,558.60 |
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