Lot 920 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
[history of quadrupeds. london: b and j. white, 1793]
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 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
- 13 x 9 in
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423457
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4423457 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4423457
Pennant, Thomas. 1726-1798., [history of quadrupeds. london: b and j. white, 1793]. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 920. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423457.
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Pennant, Thomas. 1726-1798., [history of quadrupeds. london: b and j. white, 1793]. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 920. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423457.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennant, Thomas. 1726-1798. | Thomas Pennant (1726-1798) | $10,487 | Christie's, Nov 1998 | |
| Pennant, Thomas. 1726-1798. | [ Thomas Pennant (1726-1798)] | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| John Miller | Midsummer Lelant Beach | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| John Miller | John Miller: My body stunk, but I kept my funk | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Oct 2024 | ||
| Eleazar Albin | Insectorum Angliae naturalis historia . London: William Inny | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| John Gould | The Birds of Asia. London: Taylor and Francis, for the Autho | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| Eleazar Albin | A natural history of birds. Illustrated with… copper plates, | Christie's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Pennant, Thomas. 1726-1798. | [Thomas Pennant (1726-1798) ] | Christie's, Mar 1999 |
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.