Lot 37 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
[the woorkes of geffrey chaucer, newly printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of thebes, compiled by ihon lidgate, monke of berie...] jhon kyngston for jhon wight, 1561
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,290–$4,607
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Dimensions
- 303 x 219mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4496492
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Geoffrey Chaucer, [the woorkes of geffrey chaucer, newly printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of thebes, compiled by ihon lidgate, monke of berie...] jhon kyngston for jhon wight, 1561. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496492.
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Geoffrey Chaucer, [the woorkes of geffrey chaucer, newly printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of thebes, compiled by ihon lidgate, monke of berie...] jhon kyngston for jhon wight, 1561. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496492.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations · Jul 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph letter signed, to John Cam Hobhouse | Byron, George Gordon, Lord. 1788-1824. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| "Where the bee sucks, there suck I" | Edmund Dulac | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to George Arbuthnot | Alexander Pope | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| preliminary pencil drawing for The Pooh Story Book | Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Typescript contributions to 'Declaration' | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to David Mallet | Alexander Pope | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Chaucer | The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey | $3,125 | Bonhams, Apr 2015 | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer | amorum troili et creseidæ libri duo priores anglico-latini ( | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Geoffrey Chaucer | the workes of our ancient and learned english poet... newly | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | A collection of leaves from the first, second, third and fou | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Geoffrey Chaucer | [the canterbury tales. westminster: william caxton, 1476-77] | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Geoffrey Chaucer | [the woorkes of geffrey chaucer, newly printed, with diuers | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | A collection of Dickens in parts, 4 items, including: | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | DICKENS | A Tale of Two Cities, 1859, first edition in book | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 |
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.