Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers: The Purple Shop - The Anthony Gardner Collection, 41624, Billinghurst, West Sussex

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 16, 2024 - April 16, 2024
Page Size: 16 items in 1 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
7 ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (MEXICAN, 1885-1968) (10)

Vaslav Nijinsky, an Artistic Interpretation of his Work in Black, White and Gold (1913)

1913 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 600.00
28

THE JEWELLERY REFERENCE LIBRARY OF THE PURPLE SHOP (QTY)

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 625.00
29 UMBERTO BRUNELLESCHI (ITALIAN, 1879-1949)

Pierrot et Colombine

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 150.00
56

A GROUP OF ART NOUVEAU/ART DECO RETAIL CATALOGUES (11)

Early 20th Century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 162.50
75 ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (MEXICAN 1885-1968) (10)

Vaslav Nijinsky, an Artistic Interpretation of his Work in Black, White and Gold (1913)

1913 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 100.00
82

A COLLECTION OF ART NOUVEAU PERIOD AND RELATED BOOKS (QTY)

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 GBP 275.00
95 FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1920 (35)

Evening Gowns

1912-1921 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 200.00
105 CHRISTODOULOU (20TH CENTURY)

The Purple Shop

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 275.00
109 CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963)

THE SAVOY COCKTAIL BOOK

1930 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 175.00
110 ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (MEXICAN 1885-1968) (48)

Vaslav Nijinsky, an Artistic Interpretation of his Work in Black, White and Gold (1913), eight from the set of ten, including multiples of each plate, missing plates two and three

1913 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 150.00
112 ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (MEXICAN 1885-1968) (9)

Vaslav Nijinsky, an Artistic Interpretation of his Work in Black, White and Gold (1913), nine from the set of ten, missing plate number two

1913 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 87.50
126 AFTER CHRISTODOULOU

The Purple Shop

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 137.50
138

AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES (QTY)

20th Century GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 437.50
140 ALPHONSE MUCHA (CZECH, 1860-1939)

La Plume

GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,125.00
166

THE ART REFERENCE LIBRARY OF THE PURPLE SHOP (QTY)

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 137.50
168 JOHN WILLIAM WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1879-1955) (21)

Phil, A portrait of a gentleman in profile against an art nouveau background

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 37.50
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