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
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
73 Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972)

A group of four wall decoration designs

N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 260.00
78 Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972)

A group of four paintings

N/A GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 325.00
83 Attributed to Ethelbert White (British, 1891-1972)

Figures by a woodland lake

N/A GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 494.00
91 Edward Bawden RA (British, 1903-1989) 'The Queen's Garden' (MG 174)

The Queen's Garden' (MG 174)

N/A GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 1,040.00
92 Edward Bawden RA (British, 1903-1989)

'A Midnight Snack'

N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 260.00
93 Edward Bawden RA (British, 1903-1989) and Richard Bawden (British, 1936-2024) 'The Lion & the Unicorn', masthead for The Observer newspaper, circa 1962

The Lion & the Unicorn', masthead for The Observer newspaper, circa 1962

circa 1962 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 156.00
94 Richard Bawden (British, 1936-2024)

'Broccoli Rendezvous'

N/A GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 715.00
95 Sheila Robinson (British, 1925-1988) 'Black Tabby'

Black Tabby'

N/A GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 624.00
96 Sheila Robinson (British, 1925-1988) 'Spice Market, Istanbul'

Spice Market, Istanbul'

N/A GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 1,105.00
102 Bernard Cheese RCA RE (British, 1925-2013) 'Sporting Trophy'

Sporting Trophy'

N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 338.00
104 Eric Ravilious (British, 1903-1942) 'Saddler and Harness Maker'

Saddler and Harness Maker'

London 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 208.00
105 Eric Ravilious (British, 1903-1942) 'Knife Grinder'

Knife Grinder'

London 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 234.00
106 Eric Ravilious (British, 1903-1942) 'Fire Engineer'

Fire Engineer'

London 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 234.00
107 Eric Ravilious (British, 1903-1942) 'Undertaker'

Undertaker'

London 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 234.00
108 Eric Ravilious (British, 1903-1942) 'Second-hand Furniture and Effects'

Second-hand Furniture and Effects'

London 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 234.00
109 After Eric Ravilious 'Knife Grinder'

Knife Grinder'

N/A GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 227.50
129 Rigmor Hansen (Norwegian, 1941-1995) 'Still Life', 1973 and 'Still Life II', 1974

Still Life', 1973 and 'Still Life II', 1974

1973 and 1974 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 208.00
130 Hubertus von Pilgrim (German, b.1931)

'Hommage a Cusanus'

N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
131 Christo Javacheff aka 'Christo' (1935-2020) & Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935--2009)

'Wrapped Reichstag, Project for Berlin'

Dusseldorf 1994, GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 715.00
132 After Edouard Leon Theodore Mesens 'The Well of Truth'

The Well of Truth'

London N/A GBP 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
133 After Henri Matisse 'Monsieur Loyal' from 'Jazz'

Monsieur Loyal' from 'Jazz'

New York 1983 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 104.00
134 After Henri Matisse 'The Nightmare of the White Elephant' (Le Cauchemar d l'elephant blanc) from 'Jazz'

The Nightmare of the White Elephant' (Le Cauchemar d l'elephant blanc) from 'Jazz'

New York 1983 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 117.00
135 After Henri Matisse 'The Lagoon III' (Le Lagon III)

The Lagoon III' (Le Lagon III)

New York 1983 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
136 After Henri Matisse 'Destiny' (Le Destin) from 'Jazz'

Destiny' (Le Destin) from 'Jazz'

New York 1983 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 156.00
137 After Henri Matisse 'The Swimmer in the Aquarium' (La Nageuse dans) from 'Jazz'

The Swimmer in the Aquarium' (La Nageuse dans) from 'Jazz'

New York 1983 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 104.00
  • 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.