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Auction Info

Auction Name
Monthly Antiques, Pictures & Collectibles including Wines and Spirits
Auction Date
12/13/2025 - 12/13/2025
Sale Number
#121325
Total Lots
35
Sold Lots
25.0
Lots Sold
71.43%
Unsold Lots
10
Total Sales (GBP)
1,985.10
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
1,380.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
2,170.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
2,190.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
3,400.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
58.39%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
175 Ausonii Tetrastchon,

"Personifications of the 12 months",

circa 1700 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 260.00
332

Royal Ephemera: Letter from Prince Albert Duke of York (later Geo VI)

1931 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 234.00
1 Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811)

16 hand coloured caricature etched plates from "Annals of Horsemanship",

1791 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 182.00
405

Second World War Interest - A small case containing items relating to David Peter Sidney Seaman to include medal group, various badges, conscription letter for The Coldstream Guards...

Not Available GBP 182.00
78 John Ogilby (1600-1676)

The Road from London to Norwich in Norfolk',

circa 1698 GBP 60.00 - 100.00 GBP 130.00
43 Ray Bellisario (1936-2018)

Christine Keeler 'Freedom-Mini Car', from a shoot on June 9th, 1964

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 123.50
51 After Johannes Stradanus (Flemish,1523-1605)

Four copper plate engravings depicting hunting scenes,

circa 17th century GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 91.00
45 After Hisashi Otsuka

36 immortal poets', limited edition print / embossed on silk

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 84.50
164 Gilbert and George

'Top Tots Cast the Gilbert and George Centre, London 2024, signed poster

2024 GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 65.00
55 After Sir Edwin Landseer RA (1802-1873)

25 engravings from 'The Art Journal',

GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 58.50
170 Alison Neville (British, b.1945)

Madrass Interior, Marrakesh

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 54.60
335

Group of three Victorian postcard and photograph albums together with a further album

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 52.00
69 William Strang RA (1859-1921)

Portrait of a writer, etching and drypoint

1903 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 49.40
59 Michael J. Saunders (b.1950)

Golfing scene, limited edition artist proof

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 45.50
81 Timothy John Greenwood (1946-2010)

Grevy's Zebra (Samburu)',

GBP 60.00 - 70.00 GBP 45.50
166 Martin Leman RBA RWS (b.1934)

The Flowers in my Cabin,

GBP 50.00 - 60.00 GBP 41.60
334

Box containing quantity of early cigarette cards including Cop's Clips noted Footballers from 1910 incomplete set, ...

1910 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 39.00
89 Timothy John Greenwood (1946-2010)

Study of a Red Grouse together with a Red Deer Stag study

GBP 60.00 - 70.00 GBP 39.00
91 Timothy John Greenwood (1946-2010)

Africa Serval Cat' artist proof together with a study of Colobus Monkeys

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 39.00
74 Richard Hallett (British, 20th century)

Burnham Overy Staithe',

1986 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 32.50

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  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000