Sothebys: Books, Prints and Drawings from the Cavanagh Theatre Collection, THESPIS,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 20, 1993 - July 20, 1993
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | TERRY (ELLEN) | AN ALBUM OF EARLY CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ACTORS AND ACTRESSES | GBP 200.00 - 200.00 | 437.00 | ||
| 402 | TERRY (ELLEN) | A SERIES OF FORTY THREE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ELLEN TERRY | GBP 200.00 - 200.00 | 402.00 | ||
| 403 | BIBIENA (JOSEPH GALLI | THREE LARGE ENGRAVED SET DESIGNS | GBP 300.00 - 300.00 | 598.00 | ||
| 404 | BURNACINI (LUDOVICO) | A SERIES OF EIEVEN SET DESIGNS FOR "II FUOCO ETERNO CUSTODITO DALLE VESTALE | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,380.00 | ||
| 405 | BURNACINI (LUDOVICO) | A SERIES OF EIEVEN SET DESIGNS FOR FRANCESCO SBARRAS "IL POMO DORO | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 406 | LONGHI (G.) | FOUR ENGRAVED SET DESIGNS AFTER GIACOMO TORELLI | 1650 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 402.00 | |
| 407 | PARIGIUS (ALFONSUS) | SEVEN ENGRAVED DESIGNS FOR "LE NOZZE DEGLI DEI | 1637 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 977.00 | |
| 408 | SILLER (MATHIAS) | FIVE SCENES FROM A COMMEDIA DELL' ARTE PLAY | GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 1,495.00 | ||
| 409 | SMIT (J.) | FIVE LARGE ENGRAVINGS OF THEATRICAL SCENES | 1768 |
GBP 400.00 - 400.00 | 483.00 | |
| 410 | TORELLI (I.) | AND OTHERS. A COLLECTION OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGRAVED SET DESIGNS | 1688 |
GBP 500.00 - 500.00 | 460.00 | |
| 411 | BANNISTER (JOHN) | OTHERS. THREE LARGE MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | 1808 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 412 | CIBBER (SUSANNAH) | OTHERS. EIGHT ENGRAVED PORTRAITS | 1802 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 345.00 | |
| 413 | CLIVE (CATHERINE) | OTHERS. FIVE MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | 1784 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 414 | CONGREVE (WILLIAM) | OTHERS. SIX MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | 1789 |
USD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 415 | FABER (J.) | A PAIR OF MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 416 | FARREN (ELIZA) | OTHERS. FIVE LARGE ENGRAVED SCENES FROM PLAYS | 1798 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 417 | GARRICK (DAVID) | OTHERS. FOUR MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 402.00 | ||
| 418 | GARRICK (DAVID) | FOUR LARGE PORTRAITS | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 419 | GARRICK (DAVID) | OTHERS. FOUR MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 420 | GARRICK (DAVID) | TWO LARGE MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 421 | GARRICK (DAVID) | OTHERS. THREE LARGE MEZZOTINT SCENES FROM PLAYS | 1765 |
USD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 422 | GARRICK (DAVID) | OTHERS. THREE LARGE MEZZOTINT SCENES FROM PLAYS | 1772 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 423 | GRIFFIN (BENJAMIN) | OTHERS. FOUR MEZZOTINT SCENES FROM PLAYS | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 424 | GWVNN (NELL) | OTHERS. FOUR MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | ... |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 425 | JOHNSTONE (JOHN HENRY) | OTHERS. SEVEN MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | GBP 350.00 - 350.00 | 322.00 | ||
| 426 | JORDAN (DOROTHY) | OTHERS. FIVE MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS | GBP 250.00 - 250.00 | 322.00 | ||
| 427 | MUNDEN (JOSEPH S.) | OTHERS. FOUR LARGE MEZZOTINT SCENES FROM PLAYS | 1831 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 428 | NIXON (J.) | PRIVATE REHEARSAL OF JANE SHORE | 1790 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 429 | SIDDONS (SARAH) | THREE LARGE ENGRAVED PORTRAITS | USD 200.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 430 | CIRCUSES AND FAIRS. FOUR ENGRAVED OR ETCHED SCENES | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 431 | CLOWNS | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 253.00 | |||
| 432 | FARREN (W.) | OTHERS. EIGHT LITHOGRAPHED PORTRAITS | 1849 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 575.00 | |
| 433 | GILLRAY JAMES | OTHERS. SEVEN CARICATURES REIATING TO THE THEATRE | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 402.00 | ||
| 434 | GRIMALDI (JOSEPH) | SIX ETCHINGS OF GRIMALDI IN VARIOUS ROLES | 1812 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 575.00 | |
| 435 | JOHNSTON (H.) | OTHERS. THREE LARGE ENGRAVED PORTRAITS | 1808-1812 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 436 | KEAN (CHARLES) | OTHERS. TEN LITHOGRAPHED PORTRAITS | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 437 | KELLY (FANNY) | THE COMPLETE SET OF FOUR LITHOGRAPHED PORTRAITS BY F.W. WILKIN OF FANNY KELLY | 1830 |
USD 150.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 438 | POPE (ELIZABETH) | OTHERS. FIVE ENGRAVED PORTRAITS | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 138.00 | ||
| 439 | LISTON (JOHN) | A SET OF SIX FINE AQUATINT PORTRAITS OF MR. LISTON | 1825-1826 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 195.00 | |
| 440 | LISTON (JOHN) | A COLLECTION OF NINE ENGRAVED OR LITHOGRAPHED PORTRAITS OF MR. LISTON | 1823-1828 |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 441 | RACHEL | OTHERS. SIX LITHOGRAPHED PORTRAITS | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 442 | SIDDONS (SARAH) | OTHERS. A SET OF six ETCHED PORTRAITS BY R. DIGHTON | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 517.00 | ||
| 443 | WARDE (JAMES) | OTHERS. FIVE LITHOGRAPHED PORTRAITS BY MARTHA SARAH ROLLS | 1827-1828 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 230.00 | |
| 444 | COSTUME | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 445 | PHYSIONOMIES THEATRALES (BOULEVARD DU TEMPLE) | Paris | 1837 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 446 | SCENES IN THE CIRCLE | 1830 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 322.00 | ||
| 447 | WATTIER (E.) | LA JOURNEE D'UNE ACTRICE | Paris | 1826 |
USD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 448 | EDWARD | THE BLACK PRINCE | 1810 |
GBP 400.00 - 400.00 | 345.00 | |
| 449 | GEORGE | HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, GEORGE THE FOURTH IN HIS CORONATION ROBES | 1802 |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | 138.00 | |
| 450 | MISS FORD | VICTORIA IN MY OLD WOMAN | 1831 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 517.00 | |
| 451 | MR COOPER | AS GLENALVON | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 218.00 | ||
| 452 | MR COOPER | ZANGA THE TARTAR CHIEF | GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 632.00 | ||
| 453 | MR DALE | AS CLAUDE AMBOINE | 1837 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 805.00 | |
| 454 | MR FARLEY | AS GRINDOFF IN THE MILLER AND HIS MEN | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 598.00 | ||
| 455 | MR HICKS AS WILLIAM | THE CONQUEROR AND MR BENDER AS EUSTACE DE BOULOUGNE | 1839 |
GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 345.00 | |
| 456 | MR KEAN AS KING JOHN | Miss Fanny Kemble as Euphrasia in the Grecian Daughter | GBP 250.00 - 250.00 | 667.00 | ||
| 457 | MR T. P. COOK | AS ARGANTES THE BOLD IN THE CRUSADERS | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 460.00 | ||
| 458 | MR T.P. COOK HARRY HALYARD | Mr Elphinstone as Sir Leofred | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 138.00 | ||
| 459 | [MR. T.P. COOK AS] WIILLIAM | [Mr. Kean as Richard III | 1830 |
GBP 150.00 - 150.00 | 460.00 | |
| 460 | MRS BROOKS | AS MARGURITE OF BURGUNDY IN THE TOWER OF NESLE | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 598.00 | ||
| 461 | ABBEYS DOUBLE MAMMOTH UNCLE TOM S CABIN Co | New York | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 462 | ADOLPH SEEMAN | ASSISTED BY MARIE SEEMAN IN THE GREAT ASCENSION ACT "ELECTRA" | New York | 1900 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 1,265.00 |
| 463 | ANIMATED PICTURE EXPRESS | 1900 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 172.00 | ||
| 464 | BEGGARS OPERA | (THE) | 1920 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 920.00 | |
| 465 | C.H. SMITH'S | DOUBLE MAMMOTH UNCLE TOM S CABIN | New York | 1890 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 184.00 |
| 466 | PECK & EURSMAN'S | ON THE TRAIL OR DAN'L BOONE THE PIONEER | New York | GBP 300.00 - 300.00 | 402.00 | |
| 467 | BATTY (WILLIAM) | AND OTHERS. FIVE PLAYBILLS FOR CIRCUSES | 1844 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 345.00 | |
| 468 | CELEBRATED HERR CHANTRELL AND FAMILY (THE) | 1850 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 469 | GAIETY GIRL (A) | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 470 | JEANNE DARC | large pictorial design by Eugene Grasset depicting Sarah Bernhardt in the lead role | Paris | 1889/1890 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 471 | MUSEE GREVIN | PANTOMIMES LUMINEUSES, THEATRE OPTIQUE DE E. REYNAUD | Paris | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 472 | POSTAGE STAMP (A) | Chicago | 1900 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 473 | SAM HAGUE'S | ORIGINAL SLAVE TROUPE AT ST. JAMES'S HALL, LIME STREET, LIVERPOOL | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 474 | THEATROPHONE | Paris | 1890 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 475 | 2 OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMBINATIONS IN ONE | New York | 1890 |
GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 598.00 | |
| 476 | YVETTE GUILBERT | AU CONCERT PARISIEN | Paris | 1891 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 805.00 |
| 477 | Zozo | 1890 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 478 | ANDERSON (PERCY) | SEVEN WATERCOLOUR COSTUME DESIGNS | 1900 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 920.00 | |
| 479 | BAKST (LEON) | A FINE PASTEL PORTRAIT OF LEON BAKST WHEN A YOUNG MAN | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,300.00 | ||
| 480 | BESCHE (LUCIEN) | ELEVEN FINE INK AND WATERCOLOUR COSTUME DESIGNS | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 481 | BOOTH (J.B.) | A LARGE INK AND WATERCOLOUR DRAWING OF SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE AS SVENGALI | 1902-14 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 862.00 | |
| 482 | BOOCKE (R.L.) | AND OTHERS. A COLLECTION OF TWENTY ONE WATERCOLOUR COSTUME DESIGNS | 94-1916 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 402.00 | |
| 483 | CINATTI (JOSE) | EIGHT WATERCOLOUR DESIGNS FOR "AIDA" | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 1,207.00 | ||
| 484 | CALLCOTT (A.) | FIVE WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS FOR SCENES IN "RUY BLAS" | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | 805.00 | ||
| 485 | CHASEMORE (A.) | A COLLECTION OF TWENTY FIVE COSTUME DESIGNS | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 575.00 | ||
| 486 | CRAIG (EDWARD GORDON) | FOUR WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS FOR "HAMLET" | 1914 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 517.00 | |
| 487 | CRAIG (EDWARD GORDON) | A WASH DRAWING OF "MADNESS" | 1901 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 862.00 | |
| 488 | DAVIS (V.) | A LARGE WATERCOLOUR VIEW OF THE FACADE OF THE OLD DRURY LANE THEATRE | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 489 | FURSE (ROGER) | A LARGE WATERCOLOUR COSTUME DESIGN FOR "THE PROSPECT BEFORE | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 368.00 | ||
| 490 | GREAVES (WALTER) | WATERCOLOUR VIEW OF THE BAND STAND IN CREMORNE GARDENS | 1876 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 491 | FENTON (FREDERICK) | A SERIES OF COSTUME DESIGNS FOR PANTOMIME CHARACTERS | 1873 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 492 | HURRY (LESLIE) | A FINE COLOURED CRAYON COSTUME DESIGN FOR MICHAEL HORDERN AS PROSPERO | GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 1,092.00 | ||
| 493 | JOHNSTON (H.) | AN ATTRACTIVE WATERCOLOUR DRAWING OF SHAKESPEARE'S "THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN" | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 494 | JONES (J.) | A PAIR OF OVAL WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS | 1800 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 495 | KEMBLE (CHARLES) | A LARGE OIL PORTRAIT OF CHARLES KEMBLE | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 496 | LAVIGERIE (S. CLEDAT DE) | A SERIES OF TWENTY TWO FINE WATERCOLOUR COSTUME DESIGNS | 1889 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 497 | MALTBY (A) | A LARGE COLLECTION OF NINETY FOUR WATER COLOUR COSTUME DESIGNS | 1874 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 575.00 | |
| 498 | MILITARY COSTUME. A SERIES OF TEN LARGE SEPIA WASH DRAWINGS | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 499 | PIN-PRICK PICTURE OF A COMMEDIA DELL ARTE CHARACTER | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 322.00 | |||
| 500 | NIXON (J.) | A FINE WATERCOLOUR VIEW OF ACTORS AND ACTRESSES IN THE WINGS OF A THEATRE | 1802 |
GBP 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 | 6,900.00 |
