Forum Auctions
Forum Auctions are a London auction house specialising in antiquarian books, manuscripts, works on paper, prints and modern & contemporary art. They were launched in 2016 with Stephan Ludwig serving as chief executive officer.
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A landmark of Canadiana rediscovered in an attic
06 June 2022Recently found in a Norfolk attic, a full set of Canadian scenes by the military artist and topographical draughtsman Major General James Pattison Cockburn (1779-1847) sold for £130,000 at Forum Auctions (plus 25% buyer’s premium).
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Rembrandt prints: State of the art makes the biggest impression
16 May 2022Negotiating the sometimes complex world of prints by the 17th century Dutch Master
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Sponsor’s message: ‘The rare book world keeps turning’
16 May 2022Market continues to thrive and evolve as a new chapter begins in the Forum Auctions story
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Collecting classics: The market for books on political thought from Leviathan to Animal Farm
16 May 2022If social media makes you feel like Big Brother is watching you, and if truth occasionally feels stranger than fiction, then like many bibliophiles you might be exploring books that suggest models for society and the role of the individual.
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How bazaar – Roberts Cairo scene
02 May 2022Street view by British artist offered in Orientalist sale sells at four times estimate
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Hockney drawings and prints bring demand in the North and South
25 April 2022The expansion in prices for David Hockney (b.1937) has affected not just his large and famous works which now sell for multi-millions but also his smaller drawings and printed works that fall further down the price scale.
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Books and works on paper: Mitchell estate opens Forum sale
25 April 2022Extensive group of lots from well-known book dealer and his wife led London auction
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First burst of feminist thinking
14 March 2022Anonymous complete edition from 1696-97 is now recognised as the work of Mary Astell
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New and old homes for growing Battersea and Devon salerooms
21 February 2022Forum Auctions has moved across the road from its existing premises to a dedicated saleroom while Chilcotts in Devon has also been on the move.
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Bumper sales totals reveal Dreweatts now takes top spot in the regions
24 January 2022Auction figures for firms outside London show a shake-up of the status quo
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Forum unveils its first dedicated NFT auction
17 January 2022Forum Auctions will become the first UK regional auction house to hold an NFT sale.
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Story told of fables over the ages
17 January 2022Original French text, translated by Caxton, then illustrated by 1930s engravings
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Forum and Dreweatts to create new powerhouse
13 December 2021Gurr Johns acquires London works on paper specialist in auction market shake-up.
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Head of Joaquin and Jack’s three fingers
13 December 2021A live online October 28 sale held by Forum (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) attracted a much higher than expected bid for this small and rather browned poster promising that, for one day only, visitors to The ‘Stockton House’ could view not only the preserved head of the renowned bandit Joaquin, but ‘the hand of Three Fingered Jack!’
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Third slice of Foxe Pointe Manor library up for auction
13 December 2021A third selection of 16th and 17th century English books from Fox Pointe Manor was offered by Forum (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) on October 21.
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Gurr Johns to buy Forum Auctions
09 December 2021Art consultancy and valuation firm Gurr Johns has bought books and prints specialist Forum Auctions in an all-share deal.
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Is there anything he didn’t do?
22 November 2021Library on offer at Forum auction in London was based on works collected by a man whose roles ranged from alchemist to diplomat
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Forum gets its skates on for climate conference
08 November 2021While COP26 has been in full swing in Glasgow, Forum Auctions has been fronting a charity sale highlighting environmental issues including climate change.
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Pullman’s first haunt
18 October 2021Bid to £2400, a signed and inscribed copy of Philip Pullman’s nowadays scarce first novel, The Haunted Storm of 1971, was an unexpectedly successful lot in an online modern literature auction held by Forum (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) on August 5.
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A taste for travel from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
11 October 2021Housed in his home – Fox Pointe Manor in Anaheim, southern California – the rare book collection of radiologist Howard Knohl and his interior designer wife Linda reached more than 80,000 volumes.
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