Sothebys: The Northesk Collection including The Trafalgar Memorabilia Sold by order of the Right Hon. The Earl of Northesk, 4749,

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 13, 1994 - December 13, 1994

Page Size: 58 items in 1 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	CORNWALLIS (Sir William, Admiral)	"Order of Battle" sent by Cornwallis to Lord Northesk		9 April 1801	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	920.00
2	Nore Mutiny (1797)	Letter by Richard Parker, president of the mutineers committee of delegates		1797	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,840.00
3	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	Order for "Private Signals"			USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	Not Sold
4	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	Order for "Private Signals"		10 June 1804	USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	Not Sold
5	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	Order for "Private Signals"		10 June 1805	USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	Not Sold
6	Gardner (Alan, Admiral Lord)	"Order of Battle" sent by Gardner to Lord Northesk		15 June 1805	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	977.00
7	COLLINGWOOD (CUTHBERT, Lord)	SERIES OF THIRTEEN LETTERS, ORDERS AND MEMORANDA BY Collingwood		16 August to 30 September 1805	GBP 3,500.00 - 4,000.00	5,175.00
8	Collingwood (Cuthbert, Lord)	"Order of Battle" sent by Collingwood to Lord Northesk		30 August 1805	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	5,980.00
9	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	Nelson's letter to Lord Northesk, announcing his appointment by the Admiralty as Commander in Chief of the British Fleet on the Mediterranean Station		26 September 1805	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	5,750.00
10	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	Letter sending Northesk his announcement of his appointment as commander in Chief		26 September 1805	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	977.00
11	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	The "order of battle" sent by Nelson to Lord Northesk eleven days before Trafalgar		10 October 1805	GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	16,675.00
12	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	"Secret" Order for "Additional Rendezvous" sent by Nelson to Lord northesk		26 September 1805	GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	2,760.00
13	Nelson (Horatio, Lard)	The "secret" plan of battle sent by Nelson to Lord Northesk twelve days before trafalgar		9 October 1805	GBP 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	56,500.00
14	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	"Order of Battle and Sailing" sent by Nelson to Lord Northesk		29 September 1805	GBP 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	6,325.00
15	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	Autograph letter signed		3 October 1805	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	2,185.00
16	Nelson (Horatio, Lord)	Autograph letter signed, to Lord Northesk, six days before Trafalgar		15 October 1805	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	6,900.00
17		Trafalgar		20 October to 2 November 1805	GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	8,625.00
18	Lord Northesk	Trafalgar			GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	9,775.00
19	Collingwood (Cuthbert, Lord)	Collingwood's "General Order", lamenting the death of Nelson and congratulating the Fleet on the glorious victory of Trafalgar		22 October 1805	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	4,830.00
20	Collingwood (Cuthbert, Lord)	Collingwood's general order appointing a day of thanksgiving for the "complete victory" of trafalgar		22 October 1805	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	3,450.00
21	Collingwood (Cuthbert, Lord)	Letter signed, about erecting a monument to Nelson		2 November 1805	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	2,990.00
22	Collingwood (Cuthbert, Lord)	Collingwood's personal autograph letter signed, congratulating Lord Northesk on the "glorious Victory" of Trafalgar		22 October 1805	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	2,530.00
23	Hood (Samuel, Lord)	Autograph letter signed, formally congratulating Lord Northesk on his "distinguished share" in "the truly great & glorious victory" of trafalgar	Greenwich	27 November 1805	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	2,070.00
24	COLLINGWOOD (CUTHBERT, Lord)	autograph letter signed, formally conveying to lord northesk the resolution of the House of Lords		27 March 1806	GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00	1,380.00
25	Collingwood (Cuthbert, Lord)	"Order of Battle" sent by Collingwood to Lord Northesk		23 November 1805	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	3,680.00
26	Collingwood (Cuthbert, Lord)	Series of twenty-six letters by Collingwood sent to Lord northesk		4 November 1805 to 9 October 1809	GBP 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	6,900.00
27	Collingwood (Cuthbert, Lord)	Series of twelve orders signed by Collingwood, sent to Lord Northesk, concerning courts martial		4 February to 31 March 1806	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	2,875.00
28	Northesk (William Carnegie, seventh Earl of Admiral)	Illuminated genealogical scroll by george Naylor, York King of Arms		c.1813	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	3,680.00
29	Northesk (William Carnegie, seventh Earl of, Admiral)	Collection of naval and personal papers of lord Northesk			GBP 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	4,140.00
30	William IV	Series of twenty-one autograph letters signed			GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	1,495.00
31		Verse. Collection of eighteenth-and Early-Nineteenth-Century Poems		1782	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	4,600.00
32	Northesk (George Carnegie, sixth Earl of Admiral)	Collection of the sixth Earl's naval logs and journals		1720s-1740s	GBP 3,000.00 - 3,500.00	3,220.00
33		Naval		1782-1786	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	345.00
34		THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT GROUP OF MEDALS TO WILLIAM CARNEGIE			GBP 50,000.00 - 60,000.00	106,000.00
35		THE CRIMEA WAR C.B. GROUP TO ADMIRAL HON. ST. CARNEGIE			GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	4,370.00
36		The City of London sword of honour presented to Rear-Admiral the Earl of Northesk for his part in the Battle of Trafalgar			GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	73,000.00
37		Naval General Service Medal			GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	2,760.00
38		The Baltic Operations Group to Admiral Sir George Elliot			GBP 400.00 - 500.00	690.00
39	Nicholas Condy	H.M.S. vincent bearing the flag of admiral the earl of northesk			GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	4,370.00
40	Nicholas Condy	H.M.S. vincent bearing the flag of admiral the earl of northesk			GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	4,370.00
41	Nicholas Condy	H.M.S. dublin			GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	2,990.00
42	Nicholas Condy	fishermen in small boats by the shore			GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,150.00
43	Nicholas Condy	H.M.S. undaunted			GBP 200.00 - 300.00	805.00
44	Nicholas Condy	the entrance to plymouth from the beach near the new stone - home head in the distance			GBP 600.00 - 900.00	805.00
45		A Miniature of William			USD 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
46	John Hoppner, R.A.	portrait of john jervis			GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	8,625.00
47	Admiral Earl St Vincent	A Miniature of the Right Hon			GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	4,600.00
48		Attributed to Nicholas Condy			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	1,265.00
49	Nicholas Condy	portrait of william nipper			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	3,220.00
50	Sir Martin Archer Shee	portrait of admiral			USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
51		A Gold Compass			GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	6,325.00
52		A Gold-mounted Hair Ring			GBP 250.00 - 350.00	402.00
53		A Group of Seven Fob Seals			GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	4,370.00
54		A Gold-mounted Triple Fob Seal			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	632.00
55		A Small Gold Compass			GBP 180.00 - 220.00	368.00
56		A Pair of Bronze Lions			GBP 100.00 - 200.00	632.00
57		A Large Drum reputed to have been on board H.M.S. 'Britannia' during the Battle of Trafalgar			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	1,495.00
58	Robert Dodd	victory of trafalgar			GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	7,130.00

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