Lot 98 · The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer
'...we shall fight on the seas and oceans... we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, in the fields, in the streets and in the hills. we shall never surrender...'
Feliks Topolski · 381 by 262mm., lithograph, mounted, framed and glazed
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $558–$837
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, London · 14 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4640643
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Feliks Topolski, '...we shall fight on the seas and oceans... we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, in the fields, in the streets and in the hills. we shall never surrender...'. Sotheby's, 14 Mar 2018, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640643.
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Feliks Topolski, '...we shall fight on the seas and oceans... we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, in the fields, in the streets and in the hills. we shall never surrender...'. Sotheby's, 14 Mar 2018, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640643.
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From the same sale The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| number 0 1 | Matthew Pritchett | £300–£500 | |
| ‘retire? pah! sir alex schmalex...’ | Peter Brookes | £800–£1,200 | |
| cameron deploys his veto at european summit | Peter Brookes | £800–£1,200 | |
| falling bin laden | Peter Brookes | £800–£1,200 | |
| obama beheading osama | Christian Adam | £400–£600 | |
| 'the ascent of man' | David Neil Bennett | £200–£300 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feliks Topolski | Churchill and the peace talk rumours | $3,236 | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | |
| Feliks Topolski | The Song of Africa, Including King Freddie, the Kabaka of Bu | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2021 | ||
| Feliks Topolski | London Suite 6 | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Feliks Topolski | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Mar 2026 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Venice Composition | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Red and Black on Grey | Rago, Feb 2023 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Untitled | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2021 | ||
| Feliks Topolski | 'Roma' | Bonhams, Nov 2013 |
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.