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Chiswick Auctions: Autographs and Memorabilia

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Auction Name Autographs and Memorabilia Total Sales (GBP) 66,322.50
Auction Date October 10, 2018 - October 10, 2018 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 49,910.00
Sale Number #101018 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 70,420.00
Total Lots 314
Sold Lots 180 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 95,060.00
% of Lots Sold 57.32% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 133,800.00
Unsold Lots 134 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 49.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
16

Communism.- L’Alliance de la Démocratie Socialiste et L’Association Internationale Des Travelleurs

1873 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 8,125.00
19

Darwin (Charles) Autograph letter signed ('Ch. Darwin') to his cousin (possibly Sir Francis Galton)

1879 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 3,750.00
17

Cromwell (Oliver) Rare military commission on vellum signed by Cromwell ('O. Cromwell') appointing William Morris a Lieutenant of the Commonwealth Army

1650 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,750.00
159

Monroe (Marilyn) Typescript proxy agreement appointing Robert H. Montgomery and Paul J. Newlon to legally act on behalf of and to vote all shares of Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc. held by Monroe

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,625.00
1

Africa.- A collection of typed and handwritten journal letters from Helen Margaret Bond (nee Thomas)

1901-1908. (quantity) GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,750.00
46

Nasa Photographs.- A large collection of press (wire) black and white Nasa photographs

end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,500.00
124

Chaplin (Charlie) Unusual black and white

1927 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,500.00
132

Disney.- Snow White Charming original hand painted production cel for Disney's first animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1937 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,500.00
79

Autograph Album.- Authors & Politicians Autograph album with letters by prominent politicians and authors

n.y. GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,250.00
6

Anarchism.- Emma Goldman My Disillusionment in Russia

1925 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,062.50
274

Edward VIII

1919 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,000.00
195

Dickens (Charles) Autograph letter signed ('Charles Dickens') to T.J. Serle,  reading "My Dear Serle

1854 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 937.50
14

Churchill (Winston) Black and white

c.1940.  GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 812.50
88

Autograph Collection.- A collection of letters from various officers

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 812.50
222

Dylan (Bob) Blue ink signature on white card

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 787.50
12

Buffalo Bill [William Frederick Cody] Vintage Sells-Floto Circus advertisement circular for Buffalo Bill’s Original Wild West 1914-1915 shows

1914-1915 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 750.00
50

Pankhurst (Emmeline) Typed letter signed ('E. Pankhurst') on "Votes for Women. The Women's Social and Political Union" headed paper"

c.1912 GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 750.00
63

Spanish Document.- Judaica 1490 Notarial document in Latin on vellum

1490 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 750.00
250

Presley (Elvis) Prop Luger used in G.I. Blues

1960 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 750.00
83

Autograph Book.- Incl. Royalty East Midlands Airport guest book

1960s-1990s. GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 625.00
131

Disney.- Fantasia Original hand painted Walt Disney production cel on Courvoisier background from Fantasia featuring Frost Fairy

1940 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 625.00
212

Autograph Album.- Belgian Composers Autograph album including autograph music quotations signed by prominent Belgian composers

1940s. GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 625.00
273

Diana

1995 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 550.00
298

Ali (Muhammad) Boxing glove signed 'Cassius Clay' in black marker. ***Provenance: from the collection of Mr Michael Bourchart

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 550.00
61

Ship Journal.- Midshipmen Journal

1913- 1914 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 525.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
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