Lot 1000 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
marquis de soveral basking in the rays of royalty. 1904
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts, New York · 4 December 2015
- Dimensions
- Original ink and wash drawing (8 x 12 1/2 in.; 203 x 317 mm), signed ("Max"), dated and captioned in ink. Matted, framed and glazed; not examined out of frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423933
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956., marquis de soveral basking in the rays of royalty. 1904. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 1000. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423933.
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Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956., marquis de soveral basking in the rays of royalty. 1904. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 1000. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423933.
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From the same sale Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Volume of Six Tracts | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Establishment Book | — | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Scribal copies of two letters | Donne, John. 1573-1631. | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Speech adjourning the House of Commons | Charles II | $500–$700 | |
| The vith booke of vergills Eneads | Sir John Harington | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Autograph letter, to James Gillman | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | "r.l.s.-w.e.h." [r.l. stevenson and w.e. henley] | $6,252 | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | |
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | ‘a solution’(‘mr arthur balfour: “...and so – though of cour | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | ‘...giving place to the new’ (‘lord lansdowne (to mr gordon | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | "The Patron" | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | two caricatures, comprising: | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | "One of Fortune's Favourites. Baron Henri de Rothschild" | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | ‘evenings in printing house square’(‘lord northcliffe: “help | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | 'unison'(‘john bull: “i wonder if you quite realise how utte | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
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.