Lot 167 · English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online
heaney, the burial at thebes, 2004
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $633–$886
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online, London · 10 December 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4713670
- Record
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Seamus Heaney, heaney, the burial at thebes, 2004. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 167. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713670.
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Seamus Heaney, heaney, the burial at thebes, 2004. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 167. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713670.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online · Dec 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| golding, the inheritors, 1955 | Golding, William. 1911-1993. | £700–£1,100 | |
| poem of the month club, complete set of 48 poems, 1970-77 | — | £800–£1,200 | |
| wodehouse, collection of 6 "george pyke" volumes, 1924-64, including … | P.g. Wodehouse | £600–£800 | |
| [chatterton], the auction, 1770, with 10 other poems and one tract | Thomas Chatterton | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| durrell, 2 framed works | Durrell, Lawrence. 1912-1990. | £600–£800 | |
| bible, irish, old testament, 1685 | — | £1,500–£2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamus Heaney | heaney, the testament of cresseid, 2004 | $633 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | |
| Seamus Heaney | Large signed poster | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2023 | ||
| Seamus Heaney | heaney, electric light, 2001 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Seamus Heaney | heaney, poems and a memoir, 1982 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, is she his wife?, 1877, first edition of the first | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, inscribed by the au | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 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.