Lot 188 · English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online
orwell, nineteen eighty-four, 1949
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,532–$3,798
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online, London · 10 December 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4713492
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Orwell, George. 1903-1950., orwell, nineteen eighty-four, 1949. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713492.
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Orwell, George. 1903-1950., orwell, nineteen eighty-four, 1949. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713492.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| golding, the inheritors, 1955 | Golding, William. 1911-1993. | £700–£1,100 | |
| poem of the month club, complete set of 48 poems, 1970-77 | — | £800–£1,200 | |
| wodehouse, collection of 6 "george pyke" volumes, 1924-64, including … | P.g. Wodehouse | £600–£800 | |
| [chatterton], the auction, 1770, with 10 other poems and one tract | Thomas Chatterton | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| durrell, 2 framed works | Durrell, Lawrence. 1912-1990. | £600–£800 | |
| bible, irish, old testament, 1685 | — | £1,500–£2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | orwell, nineteen eighty-four, 1949 | $3,736 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | |
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | down and out in paris and london. new york: harper and broth | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | inside the whale and other essays. london: victor gollancz, | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | Homage to Catalonia. London: Secker & Warburg, 1938. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | Nineteen Eighty-Four. London: Secker and Warburg, 1949. | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | nineteen eighty-four. london: secker and warburg, 1949 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | orwell, kolgosp tvarin [animal farm], 1947, first ukrainian | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 |
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.