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Tennants Auctioneers: The Summer Transport Sale

Auction Reports


Auction Name	The Summer Transport Sale	Total Sales (GBP)	35,845.04
Auction Date	July 12, 2025 - July 12, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	19,870.00
Sale Number	#14205	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	29,940.00
Total Lots	118
Sold Lots	96	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	28,390.00
% of Lots Sold	81.36%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	42,760.00
Unsold Lots	22	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	83.83%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
783	A Firestone Tyres Geographica Single-Sided Enamel Map of England and Wales	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,545.60
738	Cherished Registration NTN 67, with retention document expires 16/01/2035	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,288.00
789	A Collection of Sixty Two Railway Carriage Prints	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,159.20
651	MOTOR "BP" SPIRIT: A Rare Single-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 837.20
652	KLG TOO GOOD TO MISS SPARKING PLUGS: A Double-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 772.80
696	Motor Car/Racing Books, including Weguelin (David), The History of English Racing Automobiles Limited, White Mouse Editions, 1980	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 708.40
666	FINA MOTOR OIL: An Illuminated Double-Sided Advertising Sign, with two mounting brackets (in working order)	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 644.00
695	Motor Car/Racing Books, a large collection,	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 644.00
748	MICHELIN: A Single-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 644.00
687	MOTORINE MOTOR OILS: A Double-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 618.24
694	Motor Car/Racing Books, a collection, mainly works on Porsche, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Maserati,	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 618.24
655	PRATT'S PETROL & OILS: A Double-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 579.60
656	CITROEN: A Single-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 579.60
667	MOBIL: A Single-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 579.60
781	AA: A Double-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign, of pennant form, in a black and rusted metal frame pivotting on brackets	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 579.60
734	Cherished Registration RO1 876, with retention document, expiring 02/04/2035	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 540.96
773	BP MOTOR SPIRIT: A Double-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign, the corner stamped BRUTON PALMERS GREEN	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 540.96
786	BR(E) Lincoln - See Britain By Train Poster	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 540.96
683	CHAMPION EN VENTE ICI: A Tin Advertising Sign, with integral thermometer	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 515.20
685	MOTOR BP SPIRIT: A Double-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 515.20
693	Motor Car/Racing Books, a large collection, including World Encyclopedia of Racing Drivers, 3 volumes;	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 515.20
778	ASK FOR DOMINION GUARANTEED: A Single-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign, the corner stamped BRITISH MADE BRUTON LONDON	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 515.20
782	AA HOTEL: A Single-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign, of pennant form, stamped FRANCO SW1, the frame mounted with two metal hooks	GBP 350.00 - 450.00	GBP 515.20
642	MICHELIN: A Single-Sided Enamel Advertising Sign, stamped R.C.CLERMONT-Fd and 55 B50-642 S-11 EAS MADE IN FRANCE	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 489.44
648	PRATTS MOTOR OIL: A Double-Sided Circular Enamel Advertising Sign, stamped BRUTON, PALMERS GREEN and 12/29	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 489.44

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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