Chiswick Auctions: The Art of Nature, 1302, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 10, 2026 - February 10, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Joseph Bishop Pratt, (British, 1854-1910) after Heywood Hardy (British, 1842-1933) | titled 'In Reserve' (lower centre); further inscribed 'Painted by Hayward Hardy, |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 69 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S & Theodore Roosevelt, 1909 | A handwritten autograph letter in ink from President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) to Cherry Kearton, Nairobi, British East Africa, August 29th, 1909. |
1909 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,268.00 | |
| 70 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | Flashlight Photograph of a Maneless African Lion c.1909 |
c.1909 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 126.00 | |
| 71 | Herbert Spencer and Cherry Kearton | Herbert Spencer and Cherry Kearton in the Spencer Airship No.II |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 403.00 | ||
| 72 | Kearton Brothers | Kearton Brothers |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 113.00 | ||
| 73 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | Photographs of Black Footed Penguins, Dassen Island, South Africa, c.1930 |
c.1930 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 176.00 | |
| 74 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | A Selection of Bird Studies c.1920s |
c.1920s | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 202.00 | |
| 75 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | A Selection of Photographs, Postcards and a Scrapbook relating to the Kearton Family's Famous Chimpanzees |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 76 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | A Collection of six silver gelatin photographs of wildlife |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 101.00 | ||
| 77 | Kearton Brothers | The Kearton's Personal Press Cutting's Archive |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 378.00 | ||
| 78 | John Kearton | Quarto album in green cloth with silver gelatin prints approx 159, showing Richard Kearton's family, |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 126.00 | ||
| 79 | A Selection of 35mm Nitrate Cine Film from the archives of Cherry Kearton |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 101.00 | |||
| 80 | Kearton | Collection of Publishing Contracts. |
GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 239.00 | ||
| 81 | Kearton. From the Library and Collection, many signed and inscribed (80) |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 630.00 | |||
| 82 | Richard Kearton F.Z.S, F.R.P.S | The Adventures of Jack Rabbit, first edition, 1911 and original manuscript. |
1911 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 113.00 | |
| 83 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | Selection of Patents, Photographs and Documents relating to Cherry Kearton's Advancements in Still and Cinematograph Camera Design |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 403.00 | ||
| 84 | A Selection of Important Manuscripts relating to Cherry Kearton Including an unpublished Autobiography |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,134.00 | |||
| 85 | Handwritten Journals, 1906-1960 |
1906-1960 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,142.00 | ||
| 176 | Favrat-Troyon ('Madame') | Botany: Favrat-Troyon ('Madame') Two drawings, with an engraving of an orangerie |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 177 | Harrison | The Game Birds of the British Isles, 1st. ed. 1989 |
1989 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 178 | Roberts | Birds of S.Africa, Ltd ed. 1940 |
1940 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 179 | Sclater and Oldfield | Book of Antelopes, 4 vol. 1894-1900 |
1894-1900 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,016.00 | |
| 180 | Crealock | Deer-Stalking..Highlands of Scotland, Ltd ed.1897 |
1897 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 479.00 | |
| 181 | Babbage | Table of Logarithms. 1845 |
1845 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 182 | John Gould (British, 1929-2012) | Birds of Great Britain (1862-1873) |
Walter | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f70b3790-9b4a-4990-b402-f0322021c0de.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ad2cf7b4-4d93-4231-a956-b440583b39b3.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5651043b-3c0d-4e2c-931f-72133bda9b36.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8c8244b7-4573-44d3-9c70-e0d3a3ed3cc4.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
