Hansons: An Éminence Grise of the Arts: The Collection of Véra Russell (1911-1992), 40126, Etwall, Derbyshire
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 01, 2026 - April 01, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | [BLOOMSBURY GROUP]. An original "Round Robin" Typed Letter Signed to shareholders and patrons of the Omega Workshops... |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 13,180.00 | ||
| 152 | Harold Acton (1904-1994) | Autograph Letter Signed |
1972-07-03 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 153 | POLIAKOVA, (Maria) | Guignol Parmi les Hommes |
Nyon | 1955 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 92.26 |
| 154 | [ART MISCELLANY]. Three works... |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 105.44 | ||
| 155 | Eric Gill (1882-1940) | Autograph Letter Signed |
1932-01-27 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 210.88 | |
| 156 | Sir Gerald Barry (1898-1968), British newspaper editor and organiser of the Festival of Britain 1951, second husband of Vera Russell (1911-1992) | [FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951]. An archive of plans, notes, correspondence, and ephemera relating to the festival... |
N/A | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,426.80 | |
| 157 | Powys Evans, "Quiz" (1899-1981) | Man in a Suit, caricature |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 158 | Walter Moyne (1880-1944) | Two Autograph Letters Signed |
dated 13 November 1942 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 85.67 | |
| 159 | Sir David Low (New Zealand, 1891-1963) | Progress of Man |
1935 A.D. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 160 | Sonia Orwell (1918-1960), British editor and archivist of husband George Orwell's estate | A small archive of signed correspondence... |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 197.70 | |
| 161 | John Augustus Atkinson (English, c. 1775-1830) | Study of a Russian Peasant |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 162 | After) Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778 | Part of a Spacious and Magnificent Harbour for the Use of the Ancient Romans Opening Onto a Large Market Square |
[c. 1749-50] | GBP 300.00 - 600.00 | GBP 210.88 | |
| 163 | Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884) | A Gentleman Taking Snuff |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 164 | John Russell (1919-2008), art critic, journalist and third husband of Vera Russell (1911-1992) | An archive of correspondence to Vera, the earliest letters with affectionate pet names in the salutations, much of it on Sunday Times letterheads, some on New York Times letterheads, some on hotel stationery, sent from various locations around the world, |
[1960-1982] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 98.85 | |
| 165 | [19th Century Munich School]. Man Playing a Lute |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 166 | Jean-Francois Millet (French, 1814-1875) | Arcadian Landscape with Shepherd and Goats |
[c. 1850-60] | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 167 | Jean-Francois Millet (French, 1814-1875) | Studies of Peasant Women & Figures |
undated, [c. 1850-60] | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 790.80 | |
| 168 | Baron Ernst Friedrich von Liphart (1847-1932) | Portrait of Anna Polyakov (1852-1929) [grandmother of Vera Russell (1911-1992)] |
[1891] | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 169 | [LITERARY AUTOGRAPHS]. A small collection... |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 738.08 | ||
| 170 | After) Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788 | Mrs Yates in the Character of Medea, theatrical whole-length portrait after the original by Robert Edge Pine or the mezzotint version by William Dickinson |
[c. 1800] | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 118.62 | |
| 171 | Rene de Obaldia (1918-2022), French playwright and poet | A collection of three Autograph Letters and Notes Signed to Vera, 1962-1966 |
1966 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 172 | Portrait of Guillaume de Lamoignon (1617-1677) |
[1676] | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 171.34 | ||
| 173 | [LITERARY AUTOGRAPHS]. A small collection... |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 474.48 | ||
| 174 | A miscellaneous collection of 19th-century pictures... |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 131.80 | ||
| 175 | Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865) | Two Warriors |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 131.80 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
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