Lot 114 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
On the Shoulders of Giants. 2002
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,345–$2,018
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 9 December 2020
- Dimensions
- Octavo (228 x 152mm). Half-title. Text-illustrations (internally fine). Publisher's black cloth (faint dust-soiling to lower cover); pictorial dustjacket (a few minor minor creases). [
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3579929
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3579929 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3579929
Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018., On the Shoulders of Giants. 2002. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579929.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3579929.
Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018., On the Shoulders of Giants. 2002. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579929.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Valuable Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubliners. 1932 | Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Os Lusíadas. 1880 | Luís Vaz de Camões (1524/5-1580) | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Pinetum Woburnense. 1839 | Forbes, James. 1749-1819. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Bellum Christianorum Principum 1533 | Robertus of Reims (c.1055-1122) | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Cyropaedia . 1477 | Xenophon | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Civitates orbis terrarum. 1612-18 | Georg; And Franz Hogenberg. Braun | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018. | God Created the Integers. 2005 | $1,345 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | |
| Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018. | Black Holes and Baby Universes. 1993 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Italian School | 19th century A view of the Colosseum from the Protestant cem | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Flemish School | circa 1700 Hercules, Nessus and Deianeira; and a girl terror | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018. | Four important papers appearing in the Astrophysical Journal | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Italian School | Four Works, 16th century and later | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2021 | ||
| Italian School | italian school, 17th/18th century | isaac and the angel | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Flemish School | 17th Century The Lamentation | Bonhams, Sep 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.