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Hansons: The Eric Morecambe Collection

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Auction Name	The Eric Morecambe Collection	Total Sales (GBP)	272,944.62
Auction Date	January 10, 2025 - January 11, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	75,530.00
Sale Number	#11025	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	129,050.00
Total Lots	269
Sold Lots	266	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	76,410.00
% of Lots Sold	98.88%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	130,670.00
Unsold Lots	3	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	208.88%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
476	Richard Stone (British, b.1951)	Portrait of Eric Morecambe OBE seated smoking a cigar oil on canvas,	oil on canvas	GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 19,770.00
504		Eric Morecambe's O.B.E or Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Civilian medal		GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 11,862.00
506		The Iconic "Grieg's Piano Concerto" sketch: an Official Morecambe & Wise limited edition 26/500		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 11,203.00
465	Carl Ronald Giles OBE (British, 1916-1995) aka Giles	Original Caricature: 27th London International		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 4,744.80
665		Signed letters sent to Eric Morecambe, including from Matt Busby, Graham Hill, John Shepherd,		GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 4,481.20
566		A 1950 Autograph Letter Signed from Ernie Wise to Eric Morecambe, composed during the early years of		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 4,217.60
564		A contract for Eric Morecambe's final show at The Roses Theatre Tewksbury from manager Billy		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 3,690.40
619		Manuscript Jokes. Memo book with Eric Morecambe's handwritten ideas for jokes, 1950s; an exercise	1950s	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,690.40
561		A personal letter to Eric from HM King Charles III (as Prince of Wales) on Buckingham Palace	1981	GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 3,295.00
513	Arnold Newman (American, 1918-2006)	Portrait photograph of Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise in white tie,	1978	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 3,163.20
562		Autograph Letter Signed to Eric Morecambe from HM King Charles III (as Prince of Wales) on		GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,163.20
503		A collection of humorous letters and postcards from Ronnie Barker OBE (1929-2005) to Eric		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 3,031.40
581		A number of scripts sent to Eric Morecambe, to include Cyrano de Bergerac featuring Penelope		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 3,031.40
472	Roy Ullyett (British, 1914-2001)	Caricature portrait of Eric Morecambe set to wiggle his glasses		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,899.60
571		Ten manuscript sketch & joke ideas, some used on television & Christmas shows, handwritten by Eric		GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,899.60
620		A collection of material from after Eric Morecambe's death, including letters of condolence from		GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 2,899.60
653		The Intelligence Men (1964) collection: original movie clapper board with a dedication on back,		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,899.60
464		The Intelligence Men (1965) British quad film poster, the first Morecambe and Wise film, folded,		GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 2,636.00
575		The original typed shooting script for The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show, 8 December 1976,		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,636.00
540		Original ink & watercolour cartoon strip of Eric Morecambe playing Subbuteo against Birmingham	1979-80	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,504.20
651		Three artworks by Eric Morecambe to include: a pencil sketch of a yacht signed and dated 60,		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 2,504.20
521		Advertising: TRUST TEXACO. YOU CAN'T BUY A BETTER PETROL., three colour posters featuring James		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 2,372.40
565		A typed letter on Buckingham Palace paper from Squadron leader David Checketts on behalf of the then		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,372.40
569		A typed and signed letter from Margaret Thatcher 10 Downing Street dated 19th September 1979	1981	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,240.60
474	Thurston Hopkins (British 1913-2014)	Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Blackpool Beach 29th August		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 2,108.80

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.
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.
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.
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