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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
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • 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
    Sotheby’s
    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
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
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