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Auction Name	The Georgian Group \| Charity Auction	Total Sales (GBP)	4,590.00
Auction Date	January 25, 2026 - January 25, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	3,090.00
Sale Number	#A1262	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	5,750.00
Total Lots	45
Sold Lots	33.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	4,110.00
% of Lots Sold	73.33%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	7,640.00
Unsold Lots	12	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	60.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
74	Samuel Johnson,	'A Dictionary of the English Language in which the Words are Deduced from their Originals',	1785	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 620.00
13		A folio of thirty-three architectural engravings,	18th century	GBP 150.00 - 300.00	GBP 380.00
49		A folio of fifty prints,	18/19th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 270.00
10	David Roberts RA (1796-1864)	Five lithographic prints of eastern subjects	1855/56	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 230.00
31	John Opie RA (1761-1807) after James Heath	'Samuel Johnson LL.D'	March 14, 1786	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 220.00
52		Seven engravings of country seats	18th century	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 210.00
4		Five engravings of London churches		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 200.00
17		'A New Improved Map of Northumberland from the best surveys and intelligences',	1796,	GBP 150.00 - 300.00	GBP 155.00
19		Four engravings of London churches		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 145.00
62		'English Country Houses':	1986	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 145.00
25		Five engravings of London churches,		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 140.00
39	After William Hogarth	The Four Times of Day - Morning, Noon, Evening, Night	1797	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 135.00
45		Six engravings of country seats		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 135.00
22	Rory Fraser	A3-sized print of one of thirty illustrations to appear in Rory Fraser's book 'Follies: An Architectural Journe		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 130.00
8	James Walton and T Fielding (19th century)	Views of the Lake District:		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 115.00
16		Two 18th-century engravings,	18th-century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 105.00
58		Seven engravings of country seats		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 105.00
50	After James Gibbs	Eight engravings of St Mary le Strand:		GBP 250.00 - 300.00	GBP 100.00
61	Thomas Watson (1743-1781) after Sir Peter Lely	Frances Duchess of Richmond, from the Original Picture in His Majesty's Collection at Windsor	1779	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 100.00
71		Grand English interiors - six volumes,		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 100.00
21	Palladio	Elevation of Palazzo Thiene, Vincenza, by Palladio	c.1850	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 95.00
43	After John Bowles	'The North West Prospect of St Paul's Cathedral' -	c.1740/1760	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 95.00
63	Dan Cruickshank,	'A Guide to the Georgian Buildings of Britain & Ireland',	1985	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 85.00
77		Three architectural and garden books:		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 85.00
2		An early 18th-century print	early 18th-century	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 80.00

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.