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29/08/2026

🎨 Modern & Contemporary Editions⁠
Our Modern & Contemporary Editions live auction takes place on Wednesday 9th September, bringing together an exceptional selection of prints and works on paper from some of the most celebrated names in modern and contemporary art.⁠

🖼️ Lot 243 is Salvador Dalí, Dalí Discovers America, Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
A set of two lithographs printed in colours, dated 1979, signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 150. (Note: only one print shown above)

🖼️ Lot 2 is Etel Adnan, Fil du Temps, Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
An etching printed in colours, dated 2021, numbered from the edition of 100, presented in its original box.

🖼️ Lot 24 is Alexander Calder, Hollywood: A Tribute to Cinema, produced for the album 'La Logique Assassine', Estimate: £800 - £1,200
A lithograph printed in colours, dated 1975, signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 45.

🖼️ Lot 5 is Georg Baselitz, Serpentine (Blue), Estimate: £800 - £1,200
An etching with aquatint printed in blue, dated 2022, signed and dated in pencil and numbered from the edition of 100.

The sale spans six decades of printmaking - from Pop-era names like Peter Blake and Salvador Dalí, through modern masters Alexander Calder and Etel Adnan, to leading contemporary voices including Georg Baselitz, Anish Kapoor, Peter Doig and Tracey Emin. Estimates range from accessible entry points to five-figure highlights, making this one to watch whether you are starting a collection or adding to one.

📅 Wednesday 9th September | 12pm⁠

Please note: all lots featured come unframed.

Browse the full catalogue and register to bid now via: https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/bidding/10011-modern-contemporary-editions-1129.⁠

28/08/2026

📚 Three iconic first editions. Three landmark authors. All coming up in our Modern Literature sale.

▪️ Lot 293 is Dodie Smith’s ‘The Hundred and One Dalmatians’, a first edition from 1956, accompanied by an autograph letter signed by the author to a fan and carrying an estimate of £400 - £600.

▪️ Lot 193 is ‘A Time to Kill’ by author John Grisham, his scarce first novel, and a further signed copy, carrying an estimate of £800 - £1,200.

▪️ Lot 101 is Tom Clancy’s ‘The Hunt for Red October’, a signed first edition and first state of his debut novel, estimate at £750 - £1,000.

🗓️ Modern Literature
📚 Thursday 3rd September
⏰ Ending from 12pm BST
🔗 Bidding now open at forumauctions.co.uk

28/08/2026

🎬 Silver Screen Icons - Film Posters from the Collection of the Late James Rigg | Proceeds to Royal Trinity Hospice

Proceeds from this sale will support Royal Trinity Hospice, who provide end of life care to patients and families.

🦈 Lot 79 | Jaws (1975) | Est. £150-£200 | Framed & Glazed
The film that invented the summer blockbuster - Spielberg’s adaptation of Peter Benchley’s novel that kept a generation out of the water.

🇮🇹 Lot 76 | The Godfather (1972) | Unframed
Coppola's sweeping mafia epic charting the rise of the Corleone family in 1940s–50s New York - cinema’s definitive crime saga.

🦅 Lot 56 | The Birds (1963) | Est. £75-£100
Hitchcock’s chilling tale of nature turned predator, loosely inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 story, as Bodega Bay is besieged by unexplained avian attacks.

Discover a standout selection of classic movie posters heads to auction, each linen-backed.

We will be holding a drinks reception from 5:30pm-6:30pm for this live auction.

📅 Wednesday 2nd September 2026 | 6:30pm BST
📍 Forum Auctions, 4 Ingate Pl, Nine Elms, London SW8 3NS

Please note that the frames shown in the images above do not reflect the true size and dimensions of the works’ frames (where applicable). For more information, please visit the catalogue via the link below.

https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/bidding/2400-film-posters-from-the-collection-of-the-1121

26/08/2026

⏰ Don’t miss tomorrow’s auction | Travel Books, Maps & Atlases

Lot 7 is a remarkable photograph signed and inscribed by Peter Beard to George Adamson, bringing together two fascinating figures closely associated with Africa, wildlife and conservation. Adamson became known as the “Father of Lions” and was made famous through his wife Joy Adamson’s biographical work, Born Free.

📸 Lot 7 | Peter Beard | [George Adamson sitting beside a lion], 1969 |
Estimate: £3,000–£4,000

Not only do we have this remarkable photograph by Peter Beard, but the sale also includes two first editions by Beard, both inscribed to George Adamson. The first being ‘The End of the Game’, which includes a pencil map to Hog Ranch drawn by the author.

📖 Lot 6 | Peter Beard | The End of the Game, 1965, and another |
Estimate: £800–£1,200

Also featured in this timed online auction is a variety of manuscripts and letters, maps, British watercolours and drawings, 18th-19th-century prints, and rare travel books and atlases.

Over 260 lots | Register today to bid via the link in bio or send us a message and we can provide you with a direct link to the auction.

🗓️ Thursday 27th August | 12pm BST
⏰ Travel Books, Maps & Atlases

26/08/2026

📚 Modern Literature Catalogue Now Live

Discover over 300 lots in our Modern Literature Online Auction, taking place Thursday 3rd September at 12pm BST.⁠

Highlights include:

🤵 James Bond | Ian Fleming-related editions alongside signed works by Roger Moore, William Boyd, Sebastian Faulks and Anthony Horowitz

✨ George Orwell | Animal Farm, second printing, 1945 | Estimate: £150-200

🦁 C.S. Lewis | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, first edition, 1950, together with two further books from the series | Estimate: £200-300

🎖️ Ernest Hemingway | For Whom the Bell Tolls, first English edition, 1941, alongside another work by the author | Estimate: £300-400

From detectives to international bestsellers, our Modern Literature auction brings together an exciting selection of classics, thriller and espionage fiction.

📅 Auction Thursday 3rd September | 12pm BST

Browse the catalogue and register at: https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/bidding/2401-online-modern-literature-1122

25/08/2026

🎨 Bidding is open!

Our Modern & Contemporary Editions live auction takes place on Wednesday 9th September.

Auction Highlights Include:

🖼️ Lot 212 | Laurence Stephen Lowry | Berwick-on-Tweed | Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
This framed lot measures 75 x 63cm.

🖼️ Lot 131 | Chris Ofili | Afternoon with La Soufrière (Prelude 4) | Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
This framed lot measures 58 x 44cm.

🖼️ Lot 46 | Tracey Emin | S*x Sydney | Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
This unframed lot measures 378 x 455mm (14 7/8 x 17 7/8in).

🖼️ Lot 137 | Os Gemeos | Close Encounters | Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
This framed lot measures 108 x 84cm.

The auction also includes works by Anish Kapoor, Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst, Peter Doig, David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, Louise Bourgeois and many more.

With minimum bidding starting from just £100, it is the perfect opportunity to start or add to your collection.

Browse the full catalogue with over 300 lots and register to bid now via the link below:

https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/bidding/10011-modern-contemporary-editions-1129

📅 Wednesday 9th September

🔨 Modern & Contemporary Editions

24/08/2026

20/08/2026

62 maps covering the empires, kingdoms, countries and states across the known world in 1736 🌎

Lot 257 | Herman Moll, Atlas Minor, 1736

This third edition contains an engraved title and 61 engraved maps (of 62), with early hand-colouring. The atlas includes a striking double-hemisphere world map, maps of India and East Asia, numerous maps of America, including one showing California as an island, and maps of the West Indies.

Published for Thomas and John Bowles in 1736, Moll’s atlas offers a fascinating insight into the geographical knowledge of the period and how the world was understood nearly 300 years ago.

Estimate: £2,000-£3,000
📚 Travel Books, Maps & Atlases | 12pm BST
📅 Thursday 27th August | 268 Lots

View the full catalogue and discover what this auction has to offer via the link in bio.

19/08/2026

🎬 We are proud to be partnering with Royal Trinity Hospice for a special Film Poster Live Auction, with proceeds going directly to the hospice.

Catalogue Now Live| Wednesday 2nd September | 6:30pm BST

Ahead of the sale, Forum Auctions joined Royal Trinity Hospice at a special event to showcase a selection of these iconic film posters, bringing together film enthusiasts, collectors and supporters of the hospice to celebrate the upcoming auction.

The live sale features posters from some of the most recognisable films and franchises in cinema history, including James Bond, Star Wars, King Kong, The Jungle Book, Looney Tunes and many more.

By bidding in this special charity auction, you will have the chance to bid on a selection of iconic film posters, while supporting Royal Trinity Hospice and the vital care they provide to people living with terminal illness and their families.

“Celebrating ten years in business is a milestone made possible by our community. Supporting Royal Trinity Hospice is our way of giving something back to a charity that makes such a meaningful difference to local lives.”
- Vicki Wonfor, CEO, Forum Auctions

Register to bid today.

https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/index.php?option=com_auction&auction_no=2400&gridtype=gridview

13/08/2026

🗺️ Catalogue Now Live

Explore a fascinating journey through the world with our Travel Books, Maps & Atlases auction, now open for bidding.

Spanning centuries of exploration, travel and discovery, the sale brings together rare books, maps, atlases, manuscripts, photographs, prints and other works documenting places and cultures from across the globe. The auction also features material relating to Africa, Asia, Europe, India, China, Japan, the Americas, the Middle East and the Polar regions.

Among the highlights:

📍 Lot 267 | Christoph Fembo, Abbildungen der Bewohner der Erde..., an impressive engraved sheet depicting traditional costumes, dated 1816.
Estimate: £400-£600

🗺️ Lot 268 | Aaron Arrowsmith, Western Hemisphere, Map of the World on a Globular Projection..., featuring the nautical researches of Captain James Cook, circa 1808.
Estimate: £800-£1,200

🇮🇳 Lot 120 | Robert Home, Select Views in Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan, first edition, 1794, including 29 engraved plates, a folding hand-coloured map and three folding plans.
Estimate: £3,000-£4,000

🇯🇵 Lot 158 | Utagawa Kunisada and others, a striking collection of Japanese actor prints comprising three oban triptychs and 28 single oban prints.
Estimate: £600-£800

🗺️ Travel Books, Maps & Atlases
⏰ Timed Online Auction
📅 Thursday 27th August
🕛 Closing from 12pm BST

Browse the Travel Books, Maps & Atlases catalogue via the link below

https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/bidding/2396-online-travel-books-maps-atlases-1110

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