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Tooveys: Advertising and Transport

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Auction Name	Advertising and Transport	Total Sales (GBP)	6,745.00
Auction Date	February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	3,640.00
Sale Number	#21926	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	5,920.00
Total Lots	55
Sold Lots	51.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	3,860.00
% of Lots Sold	92.73%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	6,260.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	107.75%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
2406		A good 'Blue Gillette Blades' enamel advertising wall thermometer and barometer		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 812.50
2381	J. Le Breton -	an early 20th century chromolithographed advertising poster for 'The All-British Standard' motor car	early 20th century	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 475.00
2399		A BP 'Motor Spirit' double-sided enamel Union Jack design advertising sign		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 350.00
2416		A scarce 'Temmah Gillette Type Safety Razor Blades' enamel advertising sign		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 350.00
2415		A 'Daily Telegraph and Morning Post' enamel advertising sign		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 250.00
2421		A London Transport enamel directions sign for 'Southbound Platform 2'		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 237.50
2393		An AA 'No Race At' pictorial enamel sign		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 225.00
2419		A 'Buy Hudson's Soap' enamel advertising sign		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 225.00
2420		A 'Bigg's Tobaccos' double-sided enamel advertising sign		GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 225.00
2394		A cast alloy double-sided 'Free Car Park' directional sign		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 187.50
2425		A collection of railway and transport signs		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 175.00
2407		A 'Player's Please' enamel advertising sign with rounded edge		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 162.50
2408		A 'Fry's Pure Concentrated Cocoa' enamel advertising sign		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 150.00
2433		A mixed group of railwayana,		GBP 60.00 - 90.00	GBP 150.00
2375		A collection of black and white photographs of motor racing and motor trials interest		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 137.50
2378		Rene Vincent - an original watercolour design for a Lincoln motor car advert		GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 137.50
2434		A group of Goodwood Revival memorabilia		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 137.50
2376		A large collection of black and white photographs of early to mid-20th century motoring interest.	20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 125.00
2423		A London Transport enamel sign for 'Dagenham East'		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 125.00
2379		A 1946 American chromolithographed advertising poster for a De Soto sedan motor car	1946	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 118.75
2417		A large 'Take No Risks Take Dominion' enamel advertising sign		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 118.75
2371		A collection of automobilia related ephemera		GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 112.50
2372		A French Lincoln V8 and V12 sales brochure		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 112.50
2397		A large 'Pratts From The Golden Pump' enamel advertising sign		GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 106.25
2422		A London Underground enamel bull's eye sign for 'Liverpool Street'		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 106.25

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.