Sothebys: The Browning Collections. CATALOGUE OF OIL PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS; AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS; BOOKS; STATUARY, FURNITURE, TAPESTRIES, AND WORKS OF ART; THE PROPERTY OF R. W. BARRETT BROWNING, ESQ. (DECEASED), of Asolo, Veneto, and La Tor, May011913,

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 01, 1913 - May 01, 1913

Page Size: 1415 items in 15 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1303		A bracket Clock			GBP -	Unknown
1304		A mahogany pedestal Writing Table			GBP -	Unknown
1305		A carved wood Italian Escritoire			GBP -	Unknown
1306		An Italian ebonized Table			GBP -	Unknown
1307		Another Table, en suite with the foregoing			GBP -	Unknown
1308		A North Italian walnut marquetry topped Table			GBP -	Unknown
1309		A North Italian walnut Table			GBP -	Unknown
1310		A mahogany Writing Table, the centre of the top opening and forming a writing slant			GBP -	Unknown
1311		A lady's maple-wood Work Table			GBP -	Unknown
1312		A large carved wood gilt Mirror			GBP -	Unknown
1313		A high-backed walnut-wood Chair			GBP -	Unknown
1314		A mahogany Arm Chair, open-work back			GBP -	Unknown
1315		A folding deck Arm Chair, with plain slats			GBP -	Unknown
1316		A mahogany box Writing Desk			GBP -	Unknown
1317	BROWNING (E. B.)	WRITING CASE		June 30, July 1 and 2, 1861	GBP -	Unknown
1318		An ivory Paper Knife			GBP -	Unknown
1319		A large ivory Paper Knife			GBP -	Unknown
1320		Four gilt terra-cotta Plaques			GBP -	Unknown
1321		Two small Busts of a Man and a Woman			GBP -	Unknown
1322		A marble cameo Head of Franklin			GBP -	Unknown
1323		A marble cameo Head of a Nun			GBP -	Unknown
1324		A pair of Venetian carved wood Statues			GBP -	Unknown
1325		A marble Bust of a Man			GBP -	Unknown
1326		A marble Bust of John Kenyon, Esq.			GBP -	Unknown
1327		A marble Group of a Snake and a Lizard in combat			GBP -	Unknown
1328		A marble Inkstand and Cover			GBP -	Unknown
1329		A marble Frieze			GBP -	Unknown
1330		A Fulham Jug with detached groups of figures in relief on the side	London	1873	GBP -	Unknown
1331		A pair of silver Candlesticks			GBP -	Unknown
1332		An oblong silver Tea Pot			GBP -	Unknown
1333		A silver Coffee Pot			GBP -	Unknown
1334		A silver Wine Jug			GBP -	Unknown
1335		A small Salver			GBP -	Unknown
1336		A silver Bedroom Candlestick			GBP -	Unknown
1337		A pair of silver Candlesticks			GBP -	Unknown
1338		A silver Candlestick			GBP -	Unknown
1339		A silver oval Mustard Pot			GBP -	Unknown
1340		A silver Wine Strainer	London	1791	GBP -	Unknown
1341		A Georgian silver Cream Jug			GBP -	Unknown
1342		A pair of boat-shaped Salt Cellars			GBP -	Unknown
1343		Seven Table Forks and a Spoon			GBP -	Unknown
1344		A Soup Ladle			GBP -	Unknown
1345		Five Tea Spoons	London	1822	GBP -	Unknown
1346		Five plain Tea Spoons			GBP -	Unknown
1347		Three Dessert Forks, King's pattern	London	1830 and 1848	GBP -	Unknown
1348		An egg-shaped Pepper Castor; and another shaped as an owl with glass eyes	London	1865	GBP -	Unknown
1349		A small silver Coaster...			GBP -	Unknown
1350		A silver Pap Boat			GBP -	Unknown
1351		Three cut-glass Cruets			GBP -	Unknown
1352		Five silver-mounted Cork Stoppers			GBP -	Unknown
1353		A pair of silver boat-shaped Salt Cellars			GBP -	Unknown
1354		A small Kettle with ivory handle			GBP -	Unknown
1355		Two Toast Racks and two pairs of Grape Scissors			GBP -	Unknown
1356		A Prize Cup			GBP -	Unknown
1357		A Prize Cup			GBP -	Unknown
1358		Twelve engraved Fruit Knives			GBP -	Unknown
1359		Asparagus Tongs; and two pairs of Nutcrackers			GBP -	Unknown
1360		Two Pickle Forks with the Browning crest; two Dessert Forks, King's pattern; and Sugar Tongs with monogram			GBP -	Unknown
1361		Two Gravy Ladles			GBP -	Unknown
1362		An American Drink Mixer, a cylindrical Box, a small Tray, an Extinguisher			GBP -	Unknown
1363		The Poet's favourite Paper Knife			GBP -	Unknown
1364		Two Crown Pieces of William III; one engraved Tho. Browning...			GBP -	Unknown
1365		An 18-carat gold Watch			GBP -	Unknown
1366		A pair of oval gold Cuff' Links			GBP -	Unknown
1367		A gold Finger Ring			GBP -	Unknown
1368		A set of three gold Studs attached by a chain			GBP -	Unknown
1369		A small gold Locket			GBP -	Unknown
1370		A silver shell-shaped Reliquary			GBP -	Unknown
1371		A gold drop-shaped Fob Seal			GBP -	Unknown
1372		A silver Medal of Clement XIII			GBP -	Unknown
1373		An ivory Watch Stand			GBP -	Unknown
1374		A bronze Match Box			GBP -	Unknown
1375		An ivory Head of Christ			GBP -	Unknown
1376		An ivory Crucified Christ			GBP -	Unknown
1377		A carved Wood Cross with short stem			GBP -	Unknown
1378		An 18-carat gold and enamel Mourning Ring			GBP -	Unknown
1379		An Italian needlework Picture			GBP -	Unknown
1380		Silk needlework Picture, a girl with a hay rake over her shoulder passing through a field with poppies			GBP -	Unknown
1381		Silk needlework Picture, a woman with a child by her side standing in a field			GBP -	Unknown
1382		A deep back plush upholstered Arm Chair. This is figured in the drawing-room at Casa Guidi			GBP -	Unknown
1383		A plush upholstered Arm Chair with arched back			GBP -	Unknown
1384		The Poet's Robe, as Doctor of Civil Law at Oxford			GBP -	Unknown
1385		A large oblong Tapestry Panel: Hermes driving the cattle of Apollo off to Pylos, and Apollo piping among his herds			GBP -	Unknown
1386		The companion Panel: Maia showing the infant Hermes asleep to Zeus			GBP -	Unknown
1387		A large upright Tapestry Panel: a landscape with lake in the centre, and buildings in the distance			GBP -	Unknown
1388		The companion Panel: a landscape with a man leading a horse in the middle distance			GBP -	Unknown
1389		A similar Panel: a landscape with a stag in the middle distance			GBP -	Unknown
1390		An upright tapestry Panel: Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene			GBP -	Unknown
1391		An upright tapestry Panel: a shield with the Medici arms enclosed within a frame-work of fruit and flowers			GBP -	Unknown
1392		The Holy Family			GBP -	Unknown
1393		Three Profile Heads			GBP -	Unknown
1394		A plaster Death Mask of Keats			GBP -	Unknown
1395		A bust of William Shergold Browning			GBP -	Unknown
1396		An oblong Rhodian Tile, in frame			GBP -	Unknown
1397		An Oriental Rug			GBP -	Unknown
1398		An Oriental Rug			GBP -	Unknown
1399		An Oriental Rug			GBP -	Unknown
1400		An Oriental Prayer Rug			GBP -	Unknown
1401		An Oriental Rug			GBP -	Unknown
1402		A large Oriental bordered Rug			GBP -	Unknown

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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