Dreweatts: Lifetimes in Design: The Collections of Christopher Smallwood & Niall Hobhouse
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Lifetimes in Design: The Collections of Christopher Smallwood & Niall Hobhouse | Total Sales (GBP) | 123,132.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 13, 2026 - May 13, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 30,290.00 |
| Sale Number | #9632 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 44,640.00 |
| Total Lots | 40 | ||
| Sold Lots | 35.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 36,690.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 54,340.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 226.60% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | Thomas Daniell (1749-1840); William Daniell (1769-1837) | Five Plates from Oriental Scenery |
1795-1807 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 14,564.00 |
| 502 | Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Veduta del prospetto principale della Colonna Trajana, from 'Trofeo o sia magnifica Colonna...' |
1774 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 14,564.00 |
| 503 | Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Veduta Prospetto Principale della Colonna Antonina, from 'Trofeo o sia magnifica Colonna...' |
1774 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 14,564.00 |
| 409 | Thomas Daniell (1749-1840); William Daniell (1769-1837) | Four Aquatints from Oriental Scenery |
1795-1807 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 12,578.00 |
| 533 | Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) | Four Views from Oriental Scenery |
1797 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 9,268.00 |
| 535 | Thomas Daniell (1749-1840); William Daniell (1769-1837) | Three Views from Oriental Scenery |
1797 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 9,268.00 |
| 442 | Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Trofeo o sia magnifica colonna coclide di marmo composta di grossi macigni ove si veggono scolpite le due guerre Daciche fatte da Traiano |
1774 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 7,282.00 |
| 527 | Henry Salt (1780-1827) | Three Views of India from Twenty Four Views taken in St Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia and Egypt |
1809 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 5,031.20 |
| 492 | Capt. Robert Melville Grindlay | Scenery Costumes and Architecture chiefly on The Western Side, of India |
c. 1826-1830 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,442.40 |
| 523 | Henry Salt (1780-1827) | Four Views of India from Twenty Four Views taken in St Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia and Egypt |
1809 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,442.40 |
| 498 | Francesco Villamena | Columnae Traiani Imperatoris quae adhuc Romae |
Early 17th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,912.80 |
| 526 | Henry Salt (1780-1827) | Three Views of India from Twenty Four Views taken in St Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia and Egypt |
1809 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,912.80 |
| 459 | Twelve Photographic Prints of India |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,648.00 | |
| 400 | Photographs of Princely Figures and Groups |
Late 19th Century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,250.80 | |
| 528 | Captain Robert Melville Grindlay (1786-1877) | Six Plates from Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India |
1826-1830 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,250.80 |
| 657 | Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960) | A Blue Print for the Side Profile and Detail of the Kiosk No. 2 (K2) Telephone Box |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,118.40 |
| 413 | Luigi Mayer (1755-1803) | Twenty One Plates from Views in Egypt: From the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,588.80 |
| 524 | Henry Salt (1780-1827) | Eight Views of Abyssinia and One of the Cape of Good Hope |
1809 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,456.40 |
| 560 | J. Wells; Elisha Trapaud (1750-1828) | North West View of the Rock of Trichinopoly; and North View of Miaveram Choultry in the Tanjore Country |
1788 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,456.40 |
| 525 | Henry Salt (1780-1827) | View near the Point de Galle, Ceylon; and Sandy Bay in the Island of St Helena from Twenty Four Views taken in St Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia and Egypt |
1809 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,324.00 |
| 538 | Louis Hague (1806-1885); David Roberts (1796-1864) | Four Plates from Views in the Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia |
1842-1846 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,257.80 |
| 539 | Louis Hague (1806-1885); David Roberts (1796-1864) | Three Plates from Views in the Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia |
1846-1848 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,257.80 |
| 679 | A Group of Seven Black and White Photographs of 'Bollywood' Films |
1975 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,125.40 | |
| 673 | Thomas Higham; Stedman Whitwell | Entry Ticket to the Fonthill Abbey Sale of 1823 |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 993.00 |
| 490 | Capt. Thomas Williamson | Oriental Field Sports |
1819 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 728.20 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000