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Auction Name Weekly Auction of Antiques, Collectables, Furniture etc. Total Sales (GBP) 1,454.86
Auction Date April 07, 2026 - April 07, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 0.00
Sale Number #9596 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 0.00
Total Lots 36
Sold Lots 24.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 40.00
% of Lots Sold 66.67% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 50.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 2909.72%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
266 Cecil Aldin

A Cecil Aldin pair of coloured prints Huntsmen and Hounds, oak framed

N/A Not Available GBP 442.40
38

Colmans Mustard sign

N/A Not Available GBP 278.08
190

British Stamps/Royal Mail - a collection of first day covers spanning a period from the late 1970'

N/A Not Available GBP 265.44
291 Howard Philips

Water Meadows by Howard Philips, framed

N/A Not Available GBP 88.48
310 Peter Reading

Framed print of Sheep at Exmoor by Peter Reading

N/A Not Available GBP 44.24
259

Etching of The Garden Gate of Trinity College together with a reproduction engraving (2)

N/A Not Available GBP 40.45
56

Mickey Mouse Interest - A group of four mounted 1940's prints

N/A Not Available GBP 37.92
73

Whites History Gazetteer & Directory of Norfolk 1883, lacking map and spine needs rebinding

N/A Not Available GBP 35.39
284 Vanessa Lubach

Pussy Cat One by Vanessa Lubach, limited edition print, framed

N/A Not Available GBP 31.60
223

Three volumes of Transport in Great Yarmouth together with three ordnance survey maps of Yarmouth

N/A Not Available GBP 22.75
55

Ultimate Fighting Championship signed photo of Fabricio Werdum

N/A Not Available GBP 18.96
267

Two reproduction production prints, gilt framed

N/A Not Available GBP 18.96
274 Tom Carey

Pair of hunting prints by Tom Carey, signed

N/A Not Available GBP 18.96
310A E P Owen

E P Owen engraving Mardol Street, Shrewsbury

N/A Not Available GBP 18.96
302

Reproduction print of two young girls in decorative frame

N/A Not Available GBP 15.17
294

The Right Honourable Lord Collingwood, print together with another of a lady (2)

N/A Not Available GBP 12.64
370

A group of four framed monochrome etchings, one entitled Peggy Sleeps plus others of lurchers, flock

N/A Not Available GBP 12.64
47

A pair of photographic prints of WWII pilots

N/A Not Available GBP 10.11
306

A pair of coloured engravings The School Door and The Cottage Door (2)

N/A Not Available GBP 10.11
264

Map of Northumberland

N/A Not Available GBP 6.32
268

Three prints of local Churches

N/A Not Available GBP 6.32
288 Gillian Chauot

Limited edition print by Gillian Chauot together with The Cottage Door by L Grey, engraving (2)

N/A Not Available GBP 6.32
296 Harold Percival

Etching by Harold Percival together with another unsigned (2)

N/A Not Available GBP 6.32
301 Steven Brooks

Three Steven Brooks limited edition photographic prints, framed

N/A Not Available GBP 6.32
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
    Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.
    Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.
    Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
    Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
    Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
  • Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950