Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Sporting and Collectors Auction, 31726, Exeter

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 17, 2026 - March 17, 2026
Page Size: 134 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
317

A collection of magic lantern slides relating to the 1951 Festival of Britain.

1951 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 104.96
318

A collection of early 20th Century glass negatives relating to Cornwall.

early 20th Century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 157.44
319

A collection of early 20th Century glass negatives relating to Italy.

early 20th Century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 85.28
320

A collection of early 20th Century glass negatives relating to Salcombe.

early 20th Century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 249.28
321

A collection of mid 20th Century photographic negatives relating to Cornwall.

early 20th Century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 170.56
322

A collection of early 20th Century glass negatives relating to British towns.

early 20th Century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 39.36
326

A group of nine Walt Disney magic lantern lithograph printed slide sets,

N/A GBP 20.00 - 30.00 GBP 45.92
327

A late 19th Century diary of a voyage to Australia aboard the Orient,

late 19th Century GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 91.84
330 Derek Gardener (British, 1914-2007) -

'Glory & Valour' - Colour print

N/A GBP 20.00 - 30.00 GBP 13.12
331

The Sydney Opera House, framed print,

N/A GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
332 Morten E Solberg (American, Contemporary) -

Mountain Sentinel - Colour print

N/A GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
333 After Cecil Aldin (British, 1870-1935) -

A group of twelve hunting scenes

N/A GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 288.64
334 After James Pollard (British, 1792-1867) -

' Bottom Fishing' - Aquatint - 41.5 x 49.

N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
335 After B.D, Horswell (British, 20th Century) --

The USS Constitution - Limited edition print

N/A GBP 80.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
336 Keith Woodcock (British Contemporary);

Aston Martin World Champions' coloured print 149/200,

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
337 Keith Woodcock (British Contemporary)

'Mercedes Benz, Winners 1955,

N/A GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
338

Rex Knight. A group of four racing cars portrait prints

N/A GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
339 After Archibald Thorburn (Scottish, 1860-1935) -

Coming over the guns (Partridge Driving)

N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
340 After Archibald Thorburn (Scottish, 1860-1935) -

Blackcock and grouse in flight - Colour print

N/A GBP 60.00 - 100.00 GBP 91.84
341 John Paley (British, 20th/21st Century) -

Woodcock in flight in winter - Gouache on paper

N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 65.60
342 Allie Giles (British, Contemporary) -

Study of a mare with her foal - Pen and ink on paper

N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 118.08
343 A Roberson (19th Century)

Continental cavalry officer on horseback, watercolour with highlights,

N/A GBP 60.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
343A McDowell, probably William John Patton McDowell (British, 1888 - 1950) -

Steamship in choppy seas -

N/A GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
343B Frank Henry Mason (British,1875/76 - 1965) -

'Ships that have passed' -

N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 209.92
427

1978 New Zealand All Blacks Ruby Team tour fern badge,

1978 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 52.48
  • ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
    Open for Bidding 2-17 April
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.