Lot 730 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
a volume of six plays, including shakespeare's macbeth (1695) and julius caesar (1684)
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 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
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423424
- Record
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Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616., a volume of six plays, including shakespeare's macbeth (1695) and julius caesar (1684). Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 730. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423424.
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Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616., a volume of six plays, including shakespeare's macbeth (1695) and julius caesar (1684). Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 730. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423424.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to t | $43,825 | Bonhams, Dec 2019 | |
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | shakespeare, tate and others, collection of 12 plays in one | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | The Tragedie of Coriolanus [Extracted from the First Folio]. | Bonhams, Jun 2019 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | shakespeare, macbeth [and] hamlet, [1632], extracted from a | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | shakespeare, and others, collection of plays in one volume | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | the second folio. [comedies, histories, tragedies. published | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | shakespeare, william | julius caesar. a tragedy as t is now | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | shakespeare, comedies, histories and tragedies, 1685, fourth | Sotheby's, Dec 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.