Back

Hansons: The Autumn Sale - Jewellery Silver, Toys, Antiques and Interiors

Auction Reports


Auction Name	The Autumn Sale - Jewellery Silver, Toys, Antiques and Interiors	Total Sales (GBP)	2,485.75
Auction Date	September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	0.00
Sale Number	#92725	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	0.00
Total Lots	52
Sold Lots	26.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	50.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	0.00
Unsold Lots	26	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
346		A mixed lot of approximately 77 1960s Monster magazines and comics	1960s	Not Available	GBP 276.78
171		Medal group and photo album for Sgt H.L.Stevenson 635393 112 Squadron RAF 'The Shark Squadron'		Not Available	GBP 263.60
241		4 miniature leather and suede covered books		Not Available	GBP 250.42
330		Batman #171 May 1965 Key Issue: First Silver Age Appearance of The Riddler	1965	Not Available	GBP 184.52
332		Fifty issues of various DC Silver Age 1960s comics	1960s	Not Available	GBP 144.98
476		Enameled British Rail 'No Smoking' sign. Measuring approximately 61cm x 30cm. Condition report: Some		Not Available	GBP 131.80
338		Eight Issues Strange Tales Vol 1 featuring Human Torch including Key Issue #101 Sept 1962: Human Torch begins by Kirby	1962	Not Available	GBP 118.62
331		Forty-three DC Silver Age 1960s comics featuring Superman	1960s	Not Available	GBP 112.03
339		Tales to Astonish #44, 45 & 60 Key Issue #44: First Appearance of The Wasp;		Not Available	GBP 98.85
336		The Amazing Spider-Man #6 Nov 1963 Key Issue: First Appearance of The Lizard UK issue,	1963	Not Available	GBP 85.67
198		Tristan da Cunha; GB KGVI with rare Type IV red handstamp cancelled cover with Paquebot meter		Not Available	GBP 79.08
345		Ten Issues various Marvel Silver Age 1960s comics	1960s	Not Available	GBP 72.49
314		Four large artist signed Manchester United limited edition framed prints to include "The Boss"		Not Available	GBP 65.90
333		Tales of Suspense #40 April 1963 Key Issue: New Iron Man Armour; Second Appearance of Iron Man UK	1963	Not Available	GBP 65.90
337		The X-Men #12 July 1965 Key Issue: Origin of Professor X; First Appearance of The Juggernaut;	1965	Not Available	GBP 65.90
448		Seven albums of c1905-1920s postcards of children mostly portraits of young girls, many real	c1905-1920s	Not Available	GBP 65.90
190		Tristan da Cunha; eleven GB KGV covers		Not Available	GBP 52.72
507		Three large circa 1870-1880 British holiday photograph albums	circa 1870-1880	Not Available	GBP 52.72
186		Tristan da Cunha; twenty-five circa 1925-1952 unpaid/ surcharge/ via South Africa covers with	circa 1925-1952	Not Available	GBP 46.13
325	Enid Blyton	Quantity of 40 hardback Enid Blyton books		Not Available	GBP 46.13
305		A mixed lot of approximately 50 circa 1947-1950s children's annuals and magazines	circa 1947-1950s	Not Available	GBP 39.54
344		Five Issues Daredevil Vol 1: #23,25,26,32,51 all UK issues		Not Available	GBP 39.54
477		A collection of signed promotional photos of various 1970s artists and performers to include Dave	1970s	Not Available	GBP 39.54
201		Ross Dependency/ Scott Base/ Antarctic Expedition; a large collection of covers circa 1953-2020	circa 1953-2020	Not Available	GBP 36.90
203		Tristan da Cunha; a collection of fifteen books covering the history, geography, people and wildlife		Not Available	GBP 26.36

Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!
Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.