Sworders: Paint. Print. Sculpt., A1272, Essex

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 10, 2026 - March 10, 2026
Page Size: 177 items in 8 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
30 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (British, 1887-1976)

'The Pond', 1974

 Norwich 1974 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,470.00
31 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (British, 1887-1976) 'Woman with a Beard', 1975

Woman with a Beard', 1975

 1975 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,300.00
32 Elizabeth Blackadder (British, 1931-2021) 'Venice: High Tide', 2000

Venice: High Tide', 2000

 2000 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 208.00
33 Mark Hearld (British, b.1974) 'Inside They Cooed, Outside They Flew'

Inside They Cooed, Outside They Flew'

 N/A GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 286.00
34 Mark Hearld (British, b.1974)

Black swan

 N/A GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 585.00
35 Mary Fedden RA (British, 1915- 2012) 'Cat on a Cornish Beach', 1991

Cat on a Cornish Beach', 1991

 1991 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 416.00
36 Mary Fedden RA (British, 1915-2012) 'Tuscany'

Tuscany'

 N/A GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 182.00
37 Glynn Boyd Harte (British, 1948-2003)

Champagne, cigarettes and tea

 N/A GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 390.00
38 Peter A Stroud (British, 1921-2012) 'The Clifford Suite', 1972

The Clifford Suite', 1972

 1972 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
39 Bruce McLean (British, b.1944) and Mel Gooding (British, 1941-2021) 'Ladder'

Ladder'

 Berlin, 1986 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 156.00
40 Bruce McLean (British, b.1944)

Figure, door and ladder

 N/A GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 286.00
41 Sir Eduardo Paolozzi RA (British, 1924-2005) 'Me', from 'Eighteen Small Prints'

Me', from 'Eighteen Small Prints'

 N/A GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 364.00
42 Sir Eduardo Paolozzi RA (British, 1924-2005)

Untitled

 N/A GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 455.00
43 Sir Eduardo Paolozzi RA (British, 1924-2005) 'Elephant'

Elephant'

 N/A GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 585.00
44 Sir Peter Blake RA (British, b.1932) 'I Love London'

I Love London'

 London N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 364.00
54 Claughton Pellew (British, 1890-1966) 'The Squirrel'

The Squirrel'

 N/A GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 312.00
55 Eric Gill ARA (British, 1882-1940) 'In Domum Matris Meae', 1930

In Domum Matris Meae', 1930

 1930 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 546.00
56 After Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA

Study of two figures

 N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 104.00
66 Blair Hughes-Stanton (British, 1902-1981) 'The Lady' and 'The Brothers'

The Lady' and 'The Brothers'

 N/A GBP 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
67 Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972) 'Woman by a Window', circa 1926

Woman by a Window', circa 1926

 circa 1926 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 91.00
68 Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972) 'The Punch and Judy Show'

The Punch and Judy Show'

 N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 286.00
69 Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972) 'Barge Breakers, Bayonne', circa 1924

Barge Breakers, Bayonne', circa 1924

 circa 1924 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 208.00
70 Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972)

A group of three woodcuts

 N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 234.00
71 Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972)

A group of four woodcuts

 N/A GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 312.00
72 Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972) 'The Wood Engravings of Ethelbert White'

The Wood Engravings of Ethelbert White'

 Wakefield 1992 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 234.00
  • Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.
    Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
  • Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th century
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839.
  • Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Précieuses reliures d’une bibliophile
    Collection Georgette J. Salles
    Open for bidding 8-29 April
    Apr. 8-29: Delaunay, Sonia — Blaise Cendrars. La Prose du Transsibérien. 1913. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Picasso, Pablo — Georges Hugnet. La Chèvre-feuille. 1943. €80,000 to €120,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Schmied, François-Louis ─ Joseph-Charles Mardrus. Cantique des cantiques. 1925. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Bonnard, Pierre — Paul Verlaine. Parallèlement. 1900. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Derain, André — Guillaume Apollinaire. L’Enchanteur pourrissant. 1909. €20,000 to €30,000.