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Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Maritime Auction

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Auction Name Maritime Auction Total Sales (GBP) 10,292.64
Auction Date June 24, 2025 - June 24, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 2,190.00
Sale Number #62425 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 3,280.00
Total Lots 30
Sold Lots 23 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 2,950.00
% of Lots Sold 76.67% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 4,470.00
Unsold Lots 7 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 230.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
224

A rare 1852 Franklin Search Expedition 'Rescue Button' or 'Postal Button'

1852 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 7,872.00
376 Arthur Briscoe (1873-1943)

'Making Sail', monochrome engraving No.23/75

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 787.20
251 Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Arthur Doveton Sturdee,

Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Arthur Doveton Sturdee, 2nt Bt, CBE. A Queen's Regulations journal

1902-1904 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 262.40
250 Gustaf Adolf Mauritz Erickson (1872-1947)

A collection of logs and movement files for his sailing ship fleet from his London Agent H . Clarkson & Co, circa 1930

circa 1930 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 183.68
318 Thomas Dickson

A 19th century log book for the Honorable Company Ship 'Alfred' , kept by Thomas Dickson,,

1858-1859 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 170.56
290 H. S Brown

A collection of six late 19th century Journals by H. S Brown

late 19th century GBP 120.00 - 150.00 GBP 111.52
402 Devon. Collins (Captain Greenville),

'Dartmouth',

late 17th/early 18th century, GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 104.96
380

A collection of twenty-eight early 20th century naval prints of ships and ratings,

early 20th century GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 91.84
381

A late 18th century hand coloured engraving 'View of the Ice Islands as seen in Cook's Second

late 18th century Not Available GBP 85.28
284

A late 19th century manuscript ship's log for the cargo sailing ship 'Castlehead',

1870 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 78.72
265

A late 19th century ship's log for the SS 'William Cory' for the passage to British India and

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 59.04
279 J G Dawson,

A 19th century log for the W Thomas & Son barque 'Carmathenshire', kept by J G Dawson,

1866 to 1869 GBP 60.00 - 100.00 GBP 59.04
249

An early 20th Century large cloth bound photograph album documenting a cruise aboard the steam

early 20th Century GBP 60.00 - 100.00 GBP 52.48
263

A late 19th century sailor's diary from HMS 'Edgar' covering the period 1893 to 1904,

1893-1904 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 45.92
275

Two late 19th century Captain's log books for the British Ship Owners Co,

late 19th century GBP 60.00 - 100.00 GBP 45.92
312 Dawson, L.

'The Voyage of the 'Emelle'. July-August, 1927'

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 45.92
280

A 19th century ship's Accounts ledger for the sailing barque 'Emily' of North Shields, circa 1863,

circa 1863, GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 39.36
365 Longridge, C, N.

'The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships',

1961 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 39.36
374

A large black and white photograph of the Training Ship 'Mercator',

GBP 50.00 - 60.00 GBP 39.36
291

A British Empire Exhibition illustrated programme for the model of 'The Raid On Zeebrugge'

1924 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 32.80
305

An early 20th century log book/journal for the yawls 'Elite' and 'Elaine' circa 1909-1911,

circa 1909-1911, GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 32.80
367 LUBBOCK, Basil & SPURLING, J.

Sail The Romance of the Clipper Ships, 3 vols.

1972 GBP 30.00 - 60.00 GBP 32.80
270 Commodore Anthony Morrow and others

'HM Yacht Britannia 1954-1997',

1997 GBP 30.00 - 60.00 GBP 19.68
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