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Edwards (bookplate) — Peter Mendes (bookplate) — Barry Humphries (1934-2023; bookplate)","usd_minor":1571351,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2025-02","lot_id":"94af8cb0-2f15-4ac5-9f73-aab1f6695d63"},{"rank":2,"title":"Verses","work_year":"1867","medium":"Vellum","usd_minor":374131,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2025-02","lot_id":"5381d83e-967e-4dae-a2fb-d4b3567be0f1"}]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 7 auction results for Ernest DOWSON at 1 houses since 2025. Over the last 24 months the median price was $10,214 including buyer’s premium (middle half $6,192–$14,142, n=7). The auction record is $18,856 for 19 autograph letters signed ('Ernest Dowson') to Conal [O'Riordan], Paris, Catford and elsewhere, [November 1895 - 20 February 1900], mostly undated (2025, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Ernest DOWSON value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}