Lot 185 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations
jugendbildnis [a portrait of the artist as a young man]. basle, zurich, leipzig, paris, strasbourg: rhein-verlag, [1926]
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,340–$6,680
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations, London · 12 December 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4626441
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joyce, James. 1882-1941., jugendbildnis [a portrait of the artist as a young man]. basle, zurich, leipzig, paris, strasbourg: rhein-verlag, [1926]. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2017, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626441.
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Joyce, James. 1882-1941., jugendbildnis [a portrait of the artist as a young man]. basle, zurich, leipzig, paris, strasbourg: rhein-verlag, [1926]. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2017, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626441.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watercolour of a Cat | Arthur Rackham | £200–£300 | |
| Fairy Party | Elizabeth Mary Watt | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| "Father Christmas' Book Tea" | Arthur Rackham | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| "The Real Pony Fans Are Small Girls" | Gerard Hoffnung | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Chrysanthemums and Daisies | Arthur Rackham | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| "The British Character - Sea Sense" | 'pont' | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Tales Told of Shem and Shaun. Édition originale. Exemplaire | $5,102 | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | |
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Tales Told of Shem and Shaun, 1929. Broché. Édition original | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Ulysses, 1922 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Ulysses. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1924. | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | joyce, finnegans wake, 1939, no.75/125, signed | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Finnegans Wake, 1939 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2026 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. New York: B.W. Hue | Bonhams, Dec 2017 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | A group of Joyce works, including some first editions: | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.