Lot 216 · Prints & Multiples: featuring an Important Collection of Works by Henry Moore
I Wrote a Book But No One Read It
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $686–$961
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Prints & Multiples: featuring an Important Collection of Works by Henry Moore, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 27 June 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-088404
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Shrigley, I Wrote a Book But No One Read It. Bonhams, 27 Jun 2025, lot 216. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-088404.
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David Shrigley, I Wrote a Book But No One Read It. Bonhams, 27 Jun 2025, lot 216. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-088404.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unhappy Meal | Jake & Dinos Chapman | £500–£700 | |
| Stealing Off;_or_prudent Secession | James Gillray | £500–£700 | |
| Preparing for the Grand Attack.-or- a Private Rehearsal of "The ci-de… | James Gillray | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| To Wormwood Scrubs | David Dawson | £500–£700 | |
| Bath, Lansdown Crescent, 1916-18 (The Large Plate) | Walter Richard Sickert A.r.a. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Richmond, from Thames Suite; The Fall, from America | Julian Trevelyan R.a. | £600–£800 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Shrigley | See Me As I Really Am | $875 | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 | |
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| David Shrigley | Be Nice to the Sharks, from The Black & White Collection #2 | Phillips, Jun 2023 | ||
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