Lot 143 · The Arcana Collection: Exceptional Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula, Part I
First past the Post
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- Estimate
- £300–£400 hammer ≈ $494–$658
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Arcana Collection: Exceptional Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula, Part I, London · 4 March 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6703461
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Thomas Young Gilroy, First past the Post. Christie's, 4 Mar 1998, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6703461.
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John Thomas Young Gilroy, First past the Post. Christie's, 4 Mar 1998, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6703461.
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From the same sale The Arcana Collection: Exceptional Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula, Part I · Mar 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Landscape | Roi Alexander Jamieson | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Ars Moriendi , Italian: Questa operetta tracta dellarte del ben morir… | Ars Moriendi , Italian: Questa operetta tracta dellarte del ben morire cioe in gratia di dio . [Venice:] Johannes Clein and Piero Himel, 1490. | £50,000–£80,000 | |
| Portrait of Lord Leverhulme | Philip De Lazlo (1869-1937) | £25–£200 | |
| BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (?1313-75). Decamerone . - Hieronymus Squarzaficu… | BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (?1313-75). Decamerone . - Hieronymus Squarzaficus (fl. 1475-after 1503). Vita di Boccaccio . Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 20 June 1492. | £220,000–£280,000 | |
| Portrait of a Boy in a Hat | Dod Procter R.a. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| CONRAD VON MEGENBERG (1309-1374). Buch der Natur . Augsburg: Johann B… | CONRAD VON MEGENBERG (1309-1374). Buch der Natur . Augsburg: Johann Bämler, 19 August 1478. | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | Guinness for Strength | $556 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2020 | |
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | Ballerina | Christie's, Jul 1999 | ||
| David Hockney | Letter L from "Hockney | Dane Fine Art, Aug 2023 | ||
| David Hockney | Composition Red & Blue | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | My goodness, my Guinness | Christie's, Mar 2006 | ||
| David Hockney | A Moving Still Life promotional card | Rago, Mar 2026 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | "your doggie as seen from over the fence!" | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 | ||
| David Hockney | Letter B from "Hockney | Dane Fine Art, Oct 2023 |
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.