A Collection Of Books: — auction results & prices

10results on record

100%sell-through

$2,482median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$12,547record in our coverage

Drawn from 10 recorded results (10 sold · 0 passed) across 3 auction houses, 1999–2021. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

Where does a value land in this market?

The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

Medium	Results	Sell-through	Median result (USD)
other	7	n/a	$4,911

Medium is recorded for 7 of 10 results (70%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Various Artists A Collection Of Books: Various Artists

Metric	A Collection Of Books:	Various Artists
Median result	$2,482	$1,500
Record price	$12,547	$5,262,988
Results on record	10	2,123
Years active at auction	1999–2021	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Christie's	7	—	$4,911	—
Sotheby's	2	—	$902	2.84×
Bonhams	1	100%	$106	0.12×

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 10 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
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2021·09	A selection of volumes relating to Fine Art and the arts in general around the world, Africa, America, India and Far East		$554–$830	Bonhams
2008·04	17 works in 18 volumes, comprising: [christie, manson & woods]. catalogue of... miniatures... the property of j. pierpont morgan. london: christie, manson & woods, 1935, later cloth--foskett, d. john smart. london: cory, adams & mackay, 1964, original cloth--[foskett, d.] british portrait miniatures. edinburgh: arts council of great britain scottish committee, 1965, original wrappers, some tears to wrappers--reynolds, g. nicholas hilliard & isaac oliver. london: hmso, 1971, original wrappers--reynolds, g. tudor & jacobean miniatures. london: her majesty's stationery office, 1973, original wrappers--foskett, d. samuel cooper. london: faber and faber, 1974, original cloth, dust-jacket--foskett, d. a dictionary of british miniature painters. london: faber and faber, 1972, two volumes, original cloth, dust-jackets--keil, n. die miniaturen der albertina in wien. vienna: anton schroll, 1977, original cloth, dust-jacket--foskett, d. collecting miniatures. woodbridge: antique collectors' club, 1979, original cloth--reynolds, g. wallace collection - catalogue of miniatures. london: wallace collection, 1980, original wrappers--murdoch, j., murrell, j., noon, p.j. and r. strong. the english miniature. new haven: yale university press, 1981, original wrappers, strong, r. artists of the tudor court. london: victoria and albert museum, 1983, original wrappers, some staining--bayne-powell, r. catalogue of portrait miniatures in the fitzwilliam museum, cambridge. cambridge: university press, 1985, signed by the author on front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket--grijzenhout, f. liotard in nederland. utrecht: kwadraat, 1985, original wrappers--lavender, d. the monarchy in portrait miniatures from elizabeth i to queen victoria. london: d.s. lavender (antiques), 1993, original cloth, dust-jacket--lloyd, s. richard and maria cosway. edinburgh: scottish national portrait gallery, 1995, original wrappers--coffin, s. and hofstetter, b. portrait miniatures in enamel. london: philip wilson, 2000, original cloth, dust-jacket; various sizes, numerous plates and other illustrations, generally good with extremities occasionally bumped, a few dust-jackets frayed, small labels on insides of upper covers		$296–$395	Sotheby's
2008·04	three works in four volumes comprising: williamson, g.c. andrew & nathaniel plimer. london: george bell and sons, 1903, number 121 of 365 copies, original cloth, top edge gilt, library markings, extremities frayed--williamson, g.c. the history of portrait miniatures. london: george bell and sons, 1904, one of 520 copies, two volumes, original buckram gilt, top edges gilt, extremities bumped--bourgoing, j. de. die englische bilnisminiatur. vienna: artur wolf, 1927, number 480 of 1000 copies, original cloth gilt with morocco gilt spine; all folio, numerous plates, occasional wear, small labels on insides of upper covers		$158–$237	Sotheby's
2004·11	A collection of books	Porcelain and the Dutch China Trade	$191–$254	Christie's
2004·03	A Collection of Books		$367–$551	Christie's
2001·06	A Collection of Books		$2,090–$2,787	Christie's
2000·11	Edo/Meiji Period (18Th/19Th Century)		$2,136–$2,563	Christie's
2000·11	A Collection of Books		$5,696–$7,119	Christie's
2000·11	A Collection of Books		$4,272–$5,696	Christie's
1999·06	A Collection of Books		$1,000–$2,000	Christie's

Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.