Lot 117 · English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
gas from a burner. flushing [?i.e. trieste], september 1912
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,654–$23,481
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations , London · 9 December 2014
- Dimensions
- broadside (588 x 230mm.), FIRST EDITION, printed on white wove paper, folding clamshell case
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4318641
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4318641 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4318641
Joyce, James. 1882-1941., gas from a burner. flushing [?i.e. trieste], september 1912. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2014, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4318641.
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Joyce, James. 1882-1941., gas from a burner. flushing [?i.e. trieste], september 1912. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2014, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4318641.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph letter signed, to Charles Fisher | Thomas, Dylan. 1914-1953 | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| Three autograph letters signed, to G. Ramachandran | Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948. | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Crucifixion | Eric Gill | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| "Ulalume" | Edmund Dulac | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The King of the Peacocks | Edmund Dulac | £5,000–£7,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. New York: B.W. Huebsc | $25,500 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Dubliners. 1930. 7th edition. Signed and Inscribed by Joyce | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | ulysses. paris, shakespeare and company, 1922. in-4, peau de | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | joyce, james | ulysses. paris: shakespeare and company, 1922 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | gens de dublin [dubliners]. paris: librairie plon/plon-nourr | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Ulysses. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1928. | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | a portrait of the artist as a young man. new york: b.w. hueb | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | ulysses. paris: shakespeare and company, 1924 | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 |
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.