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Duke's

Auction House Name Duke's
Site URL https://www.dukes-auctions.com/
About Us Duke’s is recognised as one of the leading auction houses in the United Kingdom, with an enviable reputation for outstanding customer service and achieving record prices. We conduct specialist auctions across all categories, so whether you wish to sell a diamond necklace, a Picasso, a Chinese jade or a classic car, our dedicated team of specialists are on hand to help. Our regular Avenue Auctions enable us to sell lower value collectibles, meaning that, unlike many of our competitors, we have the capacity to deal with complete house contents. This comprehensive and inclusive service is particularly helpful for solicitors and those dealing with Estates. In addition to our in-house team of specialists, a number of whom are regulars on the BBC Antiques Roadshow, we have access to an impressive array of external consultants. We are fortunate that many of these specialists are recognised as leading experts in their respective fields. Our illustrious history stretches back over 200 years. We held our first auction when George IV was on the throne in 1823 and since then we have conducted a number of landmark sales - the Estate of Thomas Hardy OM and the contents of a number of Stately Homes including Melplash Court, Milton Abbey, and Athelhampton House, are notable examples.
Who do I contact if I have questions? enquiries@dukes-auctions.com
City Dorchester
Country United Kingdom
Zipcode DT1 1GA
Contact Number +44 (0) 1305 265 080
Buyer's Fee buyer’s premium is 25% (plus VAT)
Consigner's Fee

AUCTION LIST

February 26, 2025 - February 26, 2025, Sporting and Natural History, #1116
February 27, 2025 - February 27, 2025, Interiors, #1122
March 11, 2025 - March 11, 2025, Avenue Auctions, #110325
April 08, 2025 - April 08, 2025, Avenue Auctions, #40825
April 16, 2025 - April 16, 2025, The Spring Auction, #1118
April 17, 2025 - April 17, 2025, Art and Design post 1880, #1119

  • <center><b>Jeschke Jádi<br>Rare Book Auction 155<br>Saturday April 26, 2025</b></center> <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858. <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893. <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536. <center><b>Jeschke Jádi<br>Rare Book Auction 155<br>Saturday April 26, 2025</b></center> <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956. <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480. <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504. <center><b>Jeschke Jádi<br>Rare Book Auction 155<br>Saturday April 26, 2025</b></center> <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493. <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798. <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century. <center><b>Jeschke Jádi<br>Rare Book Auction 155<br>Saturday April 26, 2025</b></center> <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963. <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919 <b>Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26:</b> Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Blake | <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience.</i> Sold: 4,320,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> Sold: 1,920,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Machiavelli | <i>Il Principe,</i> a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leonardo da Vinci | <i>Trattato della pittura,</i> ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Henri Matisse | <i>Jazz,</i> Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • <b><center>Fonsie Mealy’s<br>Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale<br>April 30th & May 1st</center></b> <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) <i>Maps of the Roads of Ireland,</i> Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Messingham (Thos.) <i>Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia,</i> Paris 1624. €350 to €500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>The Haw Lantern,</i> L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) <i>Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis,</i> Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Powerscourt (Viscount). <i>A Description and History of Powerscourt,</i> Lond. 1903. €350 to €500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Moryson (Fynes). <i>An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…,</i> Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> After Buffon, <i>Birds of Europe,</i> c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Dunlevy (Andrew). <i>An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer,</i> Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> <i>The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin,</i> 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Scale (Bernard). <i>An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland,</i> L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. <i>Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,</i>L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. <i>An Almanac of Twelve Sports,</i> Lond. 1898. €300 to €400. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Heaney (Seamus) trans. <i>The Light of the Leaves,</i> 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Fleming (Ian). <i>Moonraker,</i> L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. <i>Squarings, Twelve Poems,</i> D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale
    April 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
  • <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur." <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "<i>Die Schneekönigin,</i>" 1910. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. <i>Wonderful Stories for Children.</i> London, 1846. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. <i>Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke.</i> 1861. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.