Christies: The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire
Auction Reports
Auction Name | The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire | Total Sales (GBP) | 3,040,750.00 |
Auction Date | December 15, 2017 - December 15, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,231,700.00 |
Sale Number | #15544 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,850,000.00 |
Total Lots | 165 | ||
Sold Lots | 159 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,266,700.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 96.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,898,000.00 |
Unsold Lots | 6 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 160.21% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
84 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A covey of red grouse by a spring |
1930 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 200,000.00 |
26 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | Blackgame in the glen |
1911 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 175,000.00 |
30 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | 'The eagle's stoop': a golden eagle snatching a ptarmigan |
1902 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 131,250.00 |
29 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | 'A frosty dawn' |
1927 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 118,750.00 |
102 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | Blackgame in snow, evening |
GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 112,500.00 | |
123 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | Blackgame packing |
1908 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 93,750.00 |
86 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | Mallard disturbed |
1891 | GBP 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | GBP 81,250.00 |
85 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A woodcock in snow |
1908 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 77,500.00 |
124 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | Ptarmigan in winter plumage, flying across the snow |
1900 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 77,500.00 |
162 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | 'Monarch of the Glen' |
1901 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 71,250.00 |
99 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A pair of pheasant rising from bracken |
1901 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 68,750.00 |
103 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A covey of grey partridge amongst stubble |
1907 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 68,750.00 |
122 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | 'Autumn Sunshine': a covey of eight red grouse amongst heather, rising mist beyond |
1908 | GBP 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 68,750.00 |
125 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A large covey of grey partridge in flight over gorse |
1904 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 68,750.00 |
126 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | Pheasant in a late autumn woodland landscape |
1904 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 65,000.00 |
33 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A pair of pheasant in snow |
1909 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 62,500.00 |
185 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | Driven grouse |
1928 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 57,500.00 |
82 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A pair of red grouse in moorland |
1897 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 52,500.00 |
105 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A covey of red grouse on the moor |
1907 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 47,500.00 |
25 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | 'Woodcock and Young' |
1908 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 45,000.00 |
150 | H.R.H. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) | A stag shot by John Brown |
1874 | GBP 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 45,000.00 |
87 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | A covey of eleven red grouse beside a sheep track |
1930 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 40,000.00 |
127 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | 'Delusive hopes': mallard amongst the bullrushes startled by a fox |
1908 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 40,000.00 |
104 | Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) | Golden plover and lapwing in a coastal landscape at low tide |
1907 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 37,500.00 |
186 | Henrik Grønvold (1854-1940) | Studies of Endangered Species: A collection of twenty-four watercolours for W.H.Hudson and L. Gardiner, 'Rare, Vanishing and Lost British Birds' |
GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 35,000.00 |