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Auction Name Lawsons Auctioneer Catelogue Archives Total Sales (AUD) 19,354.80
Auction Date November 16, 2024 - November 16, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 17,580.00
Sale Number #A122 High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 27,740.00
Total Lots 552
Sold Lots 214 Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 38,890.00
% of Lots Sold 38.77% High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 63,620.00
Unsold Lots 338 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 30.42%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
104

1927 MR LE ALFORD COLLECTION

1927 AUD 120.00 - 150.00 AUD 698.50
110

1927 HARDY WILSON PICTURES AND FURNITURE

1927 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 412.75
297

1942 MERIOOLA

1942 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 412.75
2

1896 SIR HENRY PARKES

1896 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 349.25
71

1925 BERTRAM STEVENS

1925 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 349.25
357

1931 FRED WYMARKS

1931 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 349.25
3

1895 DRAWINGS OF THE PICTURESQUE ATLAS SECOND DAY'S SALE

1895 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 285.75
59

1924 ETCHINGS

1924 AUD 180.00 - 220.00 AUD 285.75
94

1928 VALUABLE PICTURES DRAFT CATALOGUE WITH PRICES REALISED

1928 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 285.75
312

1944 LATE ELIOTH GRUNER

1944 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 285.75
359

1935 WYLDEFEL POTTS POINT ART TREASURES

1935 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 285.75
1

1887 RARE VALUABLE EFFECTS

1887 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 254.00
13

1904 BARBARA BAYNTON AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR

1904 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
14

1904 CARRARA VAUCLUSE ROAD, ROSE BAY

1904 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 254.00
15

1904 SUNNYSIDE KIRRIBILLI POINT. CECIL WARD

1904 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 254.00
16

1905 ARTHURSLEIGH FALCON STREET NORTH SYDNEY

1905 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 254.00
526

1922 HARDY WILSON COLLECTION OF WORKS OF ART

1922 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 241.30
317

1944 JULIAN ASHTON

1944 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 228.60
123

1929 ST MONICA'S ELIZABETH BAY TOOHEYS

1929 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 203.20
90

1926 ELIZABETH BAY HOUSE COLONEL GEORGE MICHAELIS

1926 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 190.50
228

1936 PICTURES ALICE JANE MUSKETT

1936 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 190.50
414

1957 SAMUEL HORDERN BABWORTH HOUSE

1957 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
115

1928 HOPEWOOD HOUSE

1928 AUD 40.00 - 80.00 AUD 177.80
540

1923 THE LOWDER COLLECTION

1923 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 AUD 177.80
65

1925 GAYFIELD SHAW ART COLLECTION

1925 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 AUD 165.10
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    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”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    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 .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    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.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    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.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD