Bonhams: The Sporting Sale - Books, Autographs, Prints & Illustrations
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Sporting Sale - Books, Autographs, Prints & Illustrations | Total Sales (GBP) | 19,095.00 |
| Auction Date | October 31, 2019 - October 31, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 12,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #25371 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 17,750.00 |
| Total Lots | 30 | ||
| Sold Lots | 19 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 16,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 63.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 23,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.73% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | CHAPMAN (ABEL) Naturalist and hunter, grandson of Joseph Crawhall, 1851-1929 | Manuscripts for 'Spring-Notes in Norway' and 'Wild Norway' |
1897 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 7,562.00 |
| 128 | Plan Of the golfing course over the links of St. Andrews Surveyed by W & J Chalmers, 1836 |
1836 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,785.00 | |
| 131 | JAMES ROSS BROWN: | THE ORIGINAL LETTERS PATENT DATED 17TH OCTOBER 1905 |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,530.00 | |
| 125 | David Eley (French, b.1961) | The Old Course, St Andrews signed and dated 'Eley (19)95', watercolour, 152 x 122cm (59 13/16 x 48 1/16in) |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,275.00 | |
| 1 | Lewin (William) | The Birds of Great Britain with their Eggs, |
1795, 1796, 1797, 1800 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 892.00 |
| 16 | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles' (British, 1884-1967) | 'The Finest View In Asia' |
circa 1928 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 828.00 |
| 5 | DONOVAN (EDWARD) | The Naturalist's Repository, or Miscellany of Exotic Natural History, exhibiting Rare and Beautiful Specimens of Foreign Birds, Insects, Shells, Quadrupeds, Fishes, and Marine Productions, |
1834 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 765.00 |
| 8 | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles' (British, 1884-1967) | The Blues |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 573.00 | |
| 18 | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles' (British, 1884-1967) | Indian Cavalry (B.E.F) |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 573.00 | |
| 12 | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles' (British, 1884-1967) | The Royal Warwicks |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 510.00 | |
| 157 | AITCHISON (THOMAS S. and George Lorimer) | Reminiscences of the Old Bruntisfield Links Golf Club, 1866-1874, first edition, For the Author, 1902 |
1902 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 510.00 |
| 9 | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles' (British, 1884-1967) | The Gordons |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 484.00 | |
| 123 | John Kerr (Reverend) | The Golf Book Of East Lothian (Signed by Open champions), Spa Books Limited and East Lothian Council 1987. |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 382.00 | |
| 17 | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'Snaffles' (British, 1884-1967) | A Bona Fide Fox Chaser |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 318.00 | |
| 19 | John Sargent Noble, RBA (British, 1848-1896) | Otter Hounds |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 280.00 | |
| 4 | A collection of leather bound Racing Calendar books |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 255.00 | ||
| 19A | Archibald Thorburn (British, 1860-1935) | Grouse in Flight |
1900 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 255.00 |
| 2 | DREWETT (JOHN F.) | Hardy Brothers, The Masters The Men and their Reels 1873-1939 |
1998 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 178.00 |
| 118 | A 'Fisherman's Map of Salmon Pools of the River Tay' by Nigel Houldsworth |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 140.00 |
