Chorley's: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 14,665.63 |
| Auction Date | October 23, 2024 - October 23, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 10,860.00 |
| Sale Number | #102324 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 16,340.00 |
| Total Lots | 66 | ||
| Sold Lots | 56 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 12,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.85% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 18,790.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602 | Atkyns (Robert) | The Ancient & Present State of Glocestershire |
1768 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,358.50 |
| 606 | Lysons (Samuel) | An Account of Roman Antiquities discovered at Woodchester in the County of Gloucester, |
1797 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,358.50 |
| 625 | An extensive collection of uniformly rebound books on Oriental rugs & carpets |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 802.75 | ||
| 217 | William Daniell RA (1769-1837) after Captain Robert Smith | View of Glugor House and Spice Plantations, Prince of Wales Island |
1821 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 741.00 |
| 219 | William Daniell RA (1769-1837) after Captain Robert Smith | View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose Bay, Prince of Wales Island |
1821 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 741.00 |
| 220 | William Daniell RA (1769-1837) after Captain Robert Smith | View of the Great Tree, Prince of Wales Island |
1821 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 741.00 |
| 616 | A collection of volumes on Tapestries and Embroidery |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 592.80 | ||
| 589 | The Bible in Miniature |
1780 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 494.00 | |
| 605 | Greenwood, Pringle & Co. | Map of the Country of Devon from an actual Survey made in the Years 1825 & 1826 by C. & J. Greenwood, most respectfully Dedicated to the Nobility, Clergy and Gentry of the County, |
1827 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 469.30 |
| 218 | William Daniell RA (1769-1837) after Captain Robert Smith | >View from Strawberry Hill, Prince of Wales Island |
1821 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 370.50 |
| 590 | France: Territorial planning - Manuscript Memoires [des Intendants] sur les Generalites |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 345.80 | ||
| 600 | Britton (John) | The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain |
1835 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 345.80 |
| 603 | Greenwood (C. & J.), | Map of the County of Dorset from an actual Survey made in the Years 1825 & 1826 |
1826 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 345.80 |
| 22 | Braun (Georg) and Hogenberg (Franz) | Oxonium Nobile Anglie Oppidum Septenrionalem |
n.d. [1570], | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 345.80 |
| 593 | Rutter (John) | Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey: An Illustrated History and Description of Fonthill Abbey |
1823 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 308.75 |
| 212 | Sutton Nichols (18th Century) | Mountague House, In Great Russell Street |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 308.75 | |
| 609 | Farrow (George) | The George Farrow Collection of Silk Rugs & Carpets |
1991 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 271.70 |
| 615 | A collection of volumes on Anatolian Carpets and Textiles |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 271.70 | ||
| 210 | After Emile Antoine Bayard (1837-1891) | Une affaire d'honneur |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 271.70 | |
| 598 | Country Life Magazine - An extensive collection |
1975-2023 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 247.00 | |
| 622 | A collection of auction catalogues for important collections |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 247.00 | ||
| 626 | A collection of uniformly rebound books on Tapestries and Embroidery |
GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 247.00 | ||
| 584 | Geography |
GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 234.65 | ||
| 582 | Illustrated Volumes: England, Scotland & Ireland |
GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 209.95 | ||
| 597 | Davidson (Marshall) ed. | The Original Water-colour Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America |
1966 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 209.95 |
