Sworders: Out of the Ordinary
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Out of the Ordinary | Total Sales (GBP) | 34,333.00 |
| Auction Date | August 19, 2025 - August 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 20,290.00 |
| Sale Number | #A1243 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 32,670.00 |
| Total Lots | 153 | ||
| Sold Lots | 97 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 41,340.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 63.40% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 61,710.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 56 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 55.64% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | Ray Bellisario (1936-2018) | a large group of original negatives and later photographic prints taken on the day Christine Keeler was released from Holloway prison in June 1964 |
early 1960s | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,600.00 |
| 367 | The 'Human Factory' medical poster |
1931 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,560.00 | |
| 218 | To See a World...' written by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,430.00 | ||
| 7 | A witches coven or cult grimoire manuscript book |
late 20th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,170.00 | |
| 196 | Ronnie Wood (b.1947) | 'Painted Set Lists of The Rolling Stones' |
2018 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 90 | A large 'Ghost Train' painted panel |
late 20th century | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | |
| 149 | A rare group of punk rock magazines and flyers |
c.1970s | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 193 | Ronnie Wood (b.1947) | 'Every Picture Tells a Story' |
1998 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 315 | David Livingstone's coffin attended by Jacob Wainwright |
1874 | GBP 600.00 - 900.00 | GBP 715.00 | |
| 144 | A group of rare Mandy Rice-Davies photographs |
1967 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 650.00 | |
| 133 | A 'Thames Tunnel' broadsheet |
1839 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 624.00 | |
| 184 | Cecil Beaton | Cecil Beaton at Home' press photographs |
early 1960s | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 624.00 |
| 3 | A Meeting of the Three Witches! |
1864 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 585.00 | |
| 162 | A Czech 'Barbarella' poster |
1971 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 494.00 | |
| 191 | Gered Mankowitz (b.1946), | Marianne Faithfull at the Salisbury Pub, Covent Garden, 1964 |
1964 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 494.00 |
| 277 | A Norwegian kjenge or ale bowl |
19th century | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 494.00 | |
| 453 | Edward Wesson (1910-1983), | 'Huntingdon - See Britain by Train' |
c.1950 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 494.00 |
| 4 | Hamlet on Trial by Witches |
a rare 1870s lithograph | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 455.00 | |
| 37 | All Is Vanity' |
early 20th century | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 455.00 | |
| 185 | The Beatles, two photographs and a photograph album |
1964 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 455.00 | |
| 429 | A collection of prostitute cards |
c. 1980s-1990s | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 455.00 | |
| 166 | David Hockney OM CH RA (b.1937) | 'Richard, Jim and Felix, for the Oz Obscenity Fund' |
1971 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 416.00 |
| 207 | Two D'Oyly Carte theatre posters |
early 20th century | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 416.00 | |
| 115 | C... M... (20th century) | 'Record'; 'Nestle'; 'Cibon Chocolat'; 'SR' four hand-painted advertising posters |
1946 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 253 | A Stalag VIIIB prisoner of war photo album |
c.1940-1945 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 390.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")