Lot 762 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
fowre hymnes. london: printed [by richard field] for william ponsonby, 1596
![Catalog image of fowre hymnes. london: printed [by richard field] for william ponsonby, 1596](https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/934e9b2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1340+0+0/resize/421x282!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot-migration.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F6f%2F34%2F05d0febe9e2051d076a10728b70a9812d72f0065e02a42e922d1a0a539%2Fn09391-762-web.jpg)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- 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
- 8 x 5 in
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423930
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4423930 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4423930
Edmund Spencer, fowre hymnes. london: printed [by richard field] for william ponsonby, 1596. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 762. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423930.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4423930.
Edmund Spencer, fowre hymnes. london: printed [by richard field] for william ponsonby, 1596. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 762. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423930.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Spencer | the faerie queen: the shepheards calendar: together with the | $10,625 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
| Edmund Spencer | colin clouts come home againe. london: printed (by t[homas]. | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Edmund Spencer | fowre hymnes, made by edm. spenser... london: [by richard fi | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Edmund Spencer | the shepheards calender. conteining twelve aeglogues proport | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Johnson, Samuel. 1709-1784. | A Dictionary of the English Language. London: W. Strahan for | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | A collection of poems, in two volumes; being all the miscell | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Edmund Spencer | amoretti and epithalamion. written not long since by edmunde | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Winston Churchill | 6 titles on Winston and Clementine Churchill from the Ginsbu | Bonhams, Jan 2022 |
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.