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Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: The Summer Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name The Summer Auction Total Sales (GBP) 2,066.40
Auction Date July 15, 2025 - July 16, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 1,600.00
Sale Number #71525 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 2,530.00
Total Lots 25
Sold Lots 11.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 3,430.00
% of Lots Sold 44.00% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 5,200.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 39.74%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
503 Paul Cesar Helleu (French, 1859-1927) -

Elegante a le veste de fourrure -

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 498.56
538 Gabriel Ludwig Lory (Swiss, 1763-1840) -

Le glacier inferieur du Grindelwald & le Mont Eiger & Vue de Certier et du lac de Brienne -

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 419.84
510 Samuel Buck (British,1696-1779) and Nathaniel Buck (British, fl. 1724-1759) -

A collection of views including ; The south west view of Hurstmonceux Castle, in the country of Sussex. The west view of Roche Abbey. The North west view of Guildford Castle. The north west view of Waverley Abbey in the county of Surry. The north west vie

GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 236.16
507 Daniel Orme (British,1766-1832) -

A lady with flowers , possibly one of the seasons -

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 196.80
519 Robert Sargent Austin (British,1895-1973) -

Early Spring, Gloucestershire -

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 144.32
509 Edward Henry Fahey (British,1844 -1907) -

River views -

GBP 80.00 - 100.00 GBP 104.96
521 William Walcot (British, 1874-1843) -

The Library, Venice, Palazzo Ducale, Venice & Campo Santi Giovanni e Paulo, Venice -

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 104.96
508 Walter Sweet (British, 1889-1943) -

Stephens Bow, Hol's Coffee House, Old Tudor House and four other etchings of Exeter -

GBP 80.00 - 100.00 GBP 98.40
513 Sir William Russell Flint (British, 1880-1969) -

'The Idlers' & 'Three Ladies' -

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 91.84
518 After James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) -

Thomas Carlyle -

GBP 80.00 - 100.00 GBP 91.84
516 Sir William Russell Flint (British, 1880-1969) -

'The Waves', 'The Woodrick' & 'Casual Assembly' -

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 78.72
  • Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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