Chiswick Auctions: The Art of Nature, 1302, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 10, 2026 - February 10, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Joseph Bishop Pratt, (British, 1854-1910) after Heywood Hardy (British, 1842-1933) | titled 'In Reserve' (lower centre); further inscribed 'Painted by Hayward Hardy, |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 69 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S & Theodore Roosevelt, 1909 | A handwritten autograph letter in ink from President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) to Cherry Kearton, Nairobi, British East Africa, August 29th, 1909. |
1909 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,268.00 | |
| 70 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | Flashlight Photograph of a Maneless African Lion c.1909 |
c.1909 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 126.00 | |
| 71 | Herbert Spencer and Cherry Kearton | Herbert Spencer and Cherry Kearton in the Spencer Airship No.II |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 403.00 | ||
| 72 | Kearton Brothers | Kearton Brothers |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 113.00 | ||
| 73 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | Photographs of Black Footed Penguins, Dassen Island, South Africa, c.1930 |
c.1930 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 176.00 | |
| 74 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | A Selection of Bird Studies c.1920s |
c.1920s | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 202.00 | |
| 75 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | A Selection of Photographs, Postcards and a Scrapbook relating to the Kearton Family's Famous Chimpanzees |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 76 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | A Collection of six silver gelatin photographs of wildlife |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 101.00 | ||
| 77 | Kearton Brothers | The Kearton's Personal Press Cutting's Archive |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 378.00 | ||
| 78 | John Kearton | Quarto album in green cloth with silver gelatin prints approx 159, showing Richard Kearton's family, |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 126.00 | ||
| 79 | A Selection of 35mm Nitrate Cine Film from the archives of Cherry Kearton |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 101.00 | |||
| 80 | Kearton | Collection of Publishing Contracts. |
GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 239.00 | ||
| 81 | Kearton. From the Library and Collection, many signed and inscribed (80) |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 630.00 | |||
| 82 | Richard Kearton F.Z.S, F.R.P.S | The Adventures of Jack Rabbit, first edition, 1911 and original manuscript. |
1911 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 113.00 | |
| 83 | Cherry Kearton F.R.P.S (1871-1940) | Selection of Patents, Photographs and Documents relating to Cherry Kearton's Advancements in Still and Cinematograph Camera Design |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 403.00 | ||
| 84 | A Selection of Important Manuscripts relating to Cherry Kearton Including an unpublished Autobiography |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,134.00 | |||
| 85 | Handwritten Journals, 1906-1960 |
1906-1960 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,142.00 | ||
| 176 | Favrat-Troyon ('Madame') | Botany: Favrat-Troyon ('Madame') Two drawings, with an engraving of an orangerie |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 177 | Harrison | The Game Birds of the British Isles, 1st. ed. 1989 |
1989 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 178 | Roberts | Birds of S.Africa, Ltd ed. 1940 |
1940 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 179 | Sclater and Oldfield | Book of Antelopes, 4 vol. 1894-1900 |
1894-1900 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,016.00 | |
| 180 | Crealock | Deer-Stalking..Highlands of Scotland, Ltd ed.1897 |
1897 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 479.00 | |
| 181 | Babbage | Table of Logarithms. 1845 |
1845 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 182 | John Gould (British, 1929-2012) | Birds of Great Britain (1862-1873) |
Walter | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
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