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Auction Name	Online sale: The John and Eileen Harris Collection of Architectural Drawings and Works of Art	Total Sales (GBP)	269,066.70
Auction Date	November 26, 2024 - November 26, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	86,580.00
Sale Number	#959	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	125,320.00
Total Lots	78
Sold Lots	76	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	87,780.00
% of Lots Sold	97.44%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	126,920.00
Unsold Lots	2	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	212.00%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
34	Deare (John)	Deare (John) Design for a relief of Cupid and Psyche, pen and ink, 1787	1787	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 88,200.00
33	Deare (John)	Deare (John) Design for a tomb monument, with tragic heroine, possibly Artemisia, wife of Mausolus,	1787	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 32,760.00
24	Adam (Robert)	Adam (Robert) Preliminary design for a urn in the dining room at Osterley Park, Middlesex,	1766	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 17,010.00
5	Thornhill (Sir James)	Thornhill (Sir James) Portrait group of two architects and young boy, possibly Sir Christopher Wren	[circa 1715]	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 8,820.00
22	Chambers (Sir William)	Chambers (Sir William) Design for decoration and furniture of the hall at The Hyde, Ingatestone,	[circa 1760];	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 7,560.00
23	Carter (Thomas)	Carter (Thomas) Attributed to. Portrait bust, traditionally understood to be the architect William	[circa 1740]	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 7,560.00
51	Goodridge (Henry Edmund)	Goodridge (Henry Edmund) Elevation of a design for the Duke of Hamilton's mausoleum, Hamilton	1841	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 6,300.00
3	Whittell (William)	Whittell (William) Architectural survey of Hampton Court and Gardens in Herefordshire,	ca. 1690s,	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 6,048.00
64	Sicilian School (18th century)	Sicilian School (18th century) Design for a Trompe L'Oeil Wall Decoration, pen and ink,	[late 18th century]	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 4,788.00
29	English School (probably mid-18th century)	English School (probably mid-18th century) Architectural cut-card model elevation, [18th century]	(probably mid-18th century)	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,032.00
58	Marchetti (Marco), Attributed to.	Marchetti (Marco), Attributed to. Design for the frieze decoration of the cove of a ceiling, with a	[late 16th century]	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 4,032.00
75	Basoli (Antonio)	Basoli (Antonio) Design for the walls and ceiling of a room, for 'Collezione di varie scene teatrali	[1821]	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,032.00
30	English School (probably mid-18th century)	English School (probably mid-18th century) Architectural cut-card model elevation, [18th century]	(probably mid-18th century)	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 3,780.00
59	Tassi (Agostini, 1578-1644)	Tassi (Agostini, 1578-1644) Design for a monument, possibly a design for a frontispiece [recto];	[17th century]	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,528.00
16	Barret the Elder (George)	Barret the Elder (George) Moonlit view of a woodland landscape with a house and boathouse,	[mid-18th century]	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,276.00
28	Wyatt (Samuel)	Wyatt (Samuel) Design of a colonnade building over a bridge for William Lee Esq., probably for	1778	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 3,276.00
2	Whittell (William)	Whittell (William) Hampton Court com: Heref:, pen and ink,	[c. 1700]	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 3,024.00
37	English School (18th century)	English School (18th century) Landscape with country house and deer in the foreground, oil on	[circa 1800]	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 3,024.00
14	Smith of Derby (Thomas), Attributed to.	Smith of Derby (Thomas), Attributed to. South View of Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire, oil on	[possibly circa 1740s]	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 2,520.00
41	Tatham (Charles Heathcote)	Tatham (Charles Heathcote) The grotto at Wanstead Park, Essex, built by Lord Tylney, sketched on the	1822	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,520.00
63	Bolognese School (18th century)	Bolognese School (18th century) Design for a wall decoration or monument, with Hercules wrestling	[mid-18th century]	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 2,520.00
13	Freeman (John Cooke)	Freeman (John Cooke) Collection of 15 original architectural drawings and designs, 1740	1740	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 2,394.00
62	Busiri (Giovanni Battista)	Busiri (Giovanni Battista) The Ponte Acquoria, near Tivoli, tempera on paper, [18th century]	[18th century]	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,394.00
6	Highmore (Joseph)	Highmore (Joseph) Study for a family group portrait, oil on paper,	[circa 1730]	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 2,268.00
52	Cromek (Thomas Hartley, 1809-1873)	Cromek (Thomas Hartley, 1809-1873) Apartment in the Villa Chigi, Ariccia, Rome, 1846	1846	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,268.00

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
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