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Christies: Contemporary Edition
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| Auction Name | Contemporary Edition | Total Sales (GBP) | 978,281.00 |
| Auction Date | September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 575,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #23436 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 864,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 78 | ||
| Sold Lots | 60.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 661,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.92% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,001,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 18 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 97.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | BANKSY | Girl with Balloon |
2004 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 |
| 6 | PETER DOIG (B. 1959) | House of Music (Soca Boat) - Large (D2-2A) |
2023 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 |
| 2 | BANKSY | Soup Can : Banana Lime Purple |
2005 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 3 | BANKSY | Soup Can : Violet Blue Tan |
2005 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 15 | BANKSY | Rude Copper |
2003 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 8 | BANKSY | Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) |
2003 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 |
| 13 | GERHARD RICHTER (B. 1932) | Uran (Uranium) |
1989 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 |
| 26 | GRAYSON PERRY (B. 1960) | A Map of Days |
2013 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 |
| 4 | BANKSY | Soup Can : Original Colourway |
2005 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 40,640.00 |
| 37 | DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) | Flumequine |
2007 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 40,640.00 |
| 1 | YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929) | Pumkin ST |
2001 | GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 |
| 9 | BANKSY | Flying Copper |
2004 | GBP 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 |
| 7 | STIK (B. 1979) | Onbu (Piggyback) (Green) |
2013 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 36 | GRAYSON PERRY (B. 1960) | The American Dream |
2021 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 10 | BANKSY, DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) AND VARIOUS ARTISTS | In the darkest hour there may be light |
2006 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 11 | DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) | Mickey |
2014 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 21 | BANKSY | Trolleys (Colour) |
2007 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 |
| 22 | BANKSY | Happy Chopper |
2003 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 16,510.00 |
| 16 | DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) | The Souls on Jacob's Ladder Take Their Flight (Unique) |
2007- 2016 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 |
| 17 | BANKSY | Laugh Now |
2003 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 |
| 38 | HARLAND MILLER (B. 1964) | Armageddon: Is It Too Much To Ask? (large) |
2017 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 |
| 33 | DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) | Doxylamine |
2007 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 35 | DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) | Cineole |
2004 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 19 | CHRISTOPHER WOOL (B. 1955) | My House III |
2000 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 12,065.00 |
| 31 | HARLAND MILLER (B. 1964) | LUV |
2023 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 12,065.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
