See It All. Understand It All.
Published loading...Updated

A set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction

  • Sotheby's announced the auction of a set of Shakespeare's first four folios on April 23, 2025, for sale May 23.
  • Actors John Heminges and Henry Condell first collected Shakespeare's plays into the 1623 First Folio after his 1616 death.
  • The first volume contains 36 plays, half published initially, while later editions included additional works.
  • The auction house estimates the set will fetch between 3.5 million and 4.5 million pounds, or up to $6 million.
  • Selling the four folios as one lot on May 23 represents the first such offering since 1989.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?

123 Articles

All
Left
18
Center
66
Right
10
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 70% of the sources are Center
70% Center
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

perspectivemedia.com broke the news in on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

You have read out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join us as a member to unlock exclusive access to diverse content.