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Chorley's: The March Auctions 2025: Asian Art, Ceramics, Books & Manuscripts

Auction Reports

Auction Name The March Auctions 2025: Asian Art, Ceramics, Books & Manuscripts Total Sales (GBP) 122,343.75
Auction Date March 25, 2025 - March 25, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 53,870.00
Sale Number #32525 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 81,510.00
Total Lots 198
Sold Lots 154.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 67,040.00
% of Lots Sold 77.78% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 100,530.00
Unsold Lots 44 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 121.70%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
401

Leaf of the Gutenberg Bible

circa 1455 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 48,750.00
429

The Archive of Lady Mary Pamela Madeline Sibell Strickland

(1895-1991) GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 10,000.00
434

Christ, in a large initial...

[1325] GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 8,750.00
433

Two leaves from a portable Antiphonal [Iberian peninsula (probably Spain)

12th Century GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 4,375.00
414 Davis (Richard)

A New Map of the County of Oxford from an Actual Survey...

1797 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,250.00
302

[Binding] The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testament

1769 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 2,125.00
399 Bodenehr (Gabriel, publisher)

Atlas Curieux oder Neuer und Compendieuser Atlas...

[after 1704] GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,875.00
320

Surrealism A large collection of volumes on Surrealism and by Surrealist Authors to include Sylvester (David) Renee Magritte: Catalogue Raisonne

1992 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,250.00
417

Manuscript Cookery and Home Remedy Books 18th and 19th Century...

18th and 19th Century GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,250.00
375 Ellis (John)

Ellis's English Atlas: or, a compleat chorography of England and Wales: in fifty maps

1768 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,187.50
405

A Topographical Map of Hartford-Shire [Hertfordshire] From and Actual Survey

1782 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,062.50
276

The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, [Cambridge] 1660 bound with The Holy Bible containing the Books of the Old & New Testament

1674 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,000.00
410 Greenwood (C & I)

Map of the County of Somerset from an actual Survey made in the Years 1820 & 1821

1822 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 875.00
261 Bowen (Emmanuel) and Kitchin (Thomas)

The large English Atlas: or a new set of Maps of all the counties in England and Wales

n.d. [circa 1755] GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 812.50
267 Elwes (Henry John)

The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland

1906-1912 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 812.50
334

Outsider Art/Art Brut A large collection of volumes to include: Feilacher (Johann) Walla!, Museum Gugging

2012 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 750.00
337

Dada volumes to include Orchard (Karin) Kurt Schwitters: Catalogue Raisonne

2000 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 750.00
402 Greenwood (C & J)

Map of the County of Gloucester from an actual survey made in the year 1823

1824 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 750.00
247 Cervantes (Miguel de)

Fine Modern Bindings to include: The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha

1922 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 687.50
335

Outsider Art / Art Brut A large collection of volumes to include volumes on Outsider Art, Art Brut...

-1972 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 687.50
336

Outsider Art / Art Brut A large collection of volumes to include a series of Insita catalogues, Dubuffet (Jean) Almanach de l'Art Brut

2016 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 687.50
418 [O'Brien, Sir Henry Lucius]

Three Manuscript volumes including...

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 687.50
400 Higden (Ranulphus)

[Caxton] Polychronicon...

1482 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 687.50
333

Andre Breton a selection of works by and on Andre Breton to include Breton (Andre) Les Manifestes du Surrealisme suivis de Prolegomenes a un Troisieme Manifeste du Surrealisme ou non dur Surrealisme en ses Oeuvres vives et d'ephemerides Surrealistes

1946 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 625.00
431

Two Islamic Manuscripts including An Arabic prayer book Ottoman Turkey

18th-19th Century GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 625.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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