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Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Marine Sale

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Auction Name Marine Sale Total Sales (GBP) 12,800.00
Auction Date June 21, 2022 - June 21, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 6,405.00
Sale Number #MA21 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 9,115.00
Total Lots 121
Sold Lots 93 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 9,320.00
% of Lots Sold 76.86% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 13,205.00
Unsold Lots 28 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 96.93%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
3 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

A collection of late 19th century three quarter plate glass negatives of boats and regattas etc.

late 19th century GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,062.50
213

An album of thirty-six albumen whole plate prints of steam ships built in the mid 19th Century,

mid 19th Century GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 875.00
14

A 19th century leather bound photograph album for the Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd.

19th century GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 625.00
151

Two Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta silk commemorative programmes for the Grand Display of Fireworks

1930 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 525.00
31 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

Seven boxes of quarter plate glass negatives The Great War

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 500.00
4 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

A collection of early 20th century half pate negatives of Penarth Yacht boat Building Co & Ship Repairers

early 20th century GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 400.00
18

A cased model of the canoe yawl Crayfish 1898-1901: fully rigged over detailed deck and cockpit,

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 400.00
1 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

A collection of over 120 early 20th century naval architect and boat builder plans:

20th century GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 375.00
9 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

An early 20th century photograph album 1901-1905 and other years: containing annotated images including, At Work with the Submarine Miners Severn Division Royal Engineer Volunteers, 1901

early 20th century GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 300.00
172

HMS Vengance.

1905-1908 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 300.00
10 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

A late 19th/ early 20th century photograph album of regattas, sailing craft and topographical interest: with annotations, including Cowes, 1893

late 19th/ early 20th century GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 275.00
185

Two early 20th century midshipmans journals for HMS Devonshire, HMS Shropshire and HMS Acasta,

1935 to 1937 GBP 100.00 - 120.00 GBP 275.00
37 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

Sixteen Kodak Negative albums of celluloid negatives dating from April 1923 to September 1938: of sailing craft and related subject matter

1923-1938: GBP 120.00 - 150.00 GBP 250.00
32 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

A collection of half plate glass negatives of WWI Royal Navy and other shipping: including several of the wreck of SS Norwegian,1917, also several topographical and family subjects in two boxes.

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 200.00
36 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

A collection of early 20th century quarter plates glass negatives of sailing and other subjects: pencil annotation to interior of lids for Submarine Mining at Barry Island

early 20th century GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 200.00
154

Three early 20th century White Star line brochures for RMS Olympic,

early 20th century GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 200.00
235

A 19th century continental Naval sword: the straight double fullered blade over a cast brass hilt

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 200.00
33 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

Three boxes of quarter plate glass negatives of sailing yachts and other shipping, circa 1918-1920: also topographical and portrait subjects.

circa 1918-1920 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 187.50
28 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

An early 20th century photograph album circa 1926-1928 of Regatta and other related events

circa 1926-1928 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 175.00
34 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

Four boxes of quarter plate glass negatives of sailing yachts and other shipping, circa 1920s: including Zinta also topographical and portrait subjects.

circa 1920s GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 175.00
184

Two early 20th century midshipmans journals for HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Active,

1934 to 1936: GBP 100.00 - 120.00 GBP 175.00
164

Annals of Lloyds Register.

1834 to 1884 GBP 10.00 - 20.00 GBP 162.50
8 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

Three boxes of early 20th century three quarter plate glass negatives of sailing, portrait and topography one with label Summer Cruises 1908, another South Coast the third inscribed in pencil Cowes Week, 1905.

early 20th century GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 137.50
25 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

Two early 20th century photograph albums -1908-1915 and 1912-1915

1908-1915 and 1912-1915 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 137.50
26 Sir Harold Dudley Clayton

Two early 20th century photograph albums 1913-1916 and 1918-1923

1913-1916 and 1918-1923: GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 137.50
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