Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Prints, illustrated books and multiples Auction Totals $246,600
3 min read · 08 May 2026
Study from Human Body by Francis Bacon sold for $20,900. Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
A work by Francis Bacon was the headline sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr 'Prints, illustrated books and multiples' auction on April 23-May 6 in Paris.
- The sale totaled $246,600 (EUR211,000), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 155 works sold totaling $246,600.
- Estimates totaled: $195,700 (low) and $283,800 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 79% of the original 196 lots announced.
The star lot was: Francis Bacon, Study from Human Body (1992), which sold for $20,900, 79% above its $11,700 low estimate. It has not been traded before.
Zoraida I, 1963, Verone, Italie by Miguel Berrocal sold for $5,984 (921% above estimate). Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
The outperformer sold for 921% above its low estimate. Miguel Berrocal, Zoraida I, 1963, Verone, Italie (1963), sold for $5,984 ($586 low estimate). It has not been traded before.
- 56 works, or 36%, sold above their high estimate.
- 50 works, or 32%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 49 works, or 32%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
39 works were bought-in, including: Roy Lichtenstein, Liberty, from Memory of Liberty (1991), estimated at $9,371 (low) to $11,700 (high).
Withdrawn before the sale
2 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Sophie Calle, The Pig (2013), estimated at $469 (low) to $586 (high).
Terms and definitions
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.
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