Duke's: The Winter Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Winter Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 75,569.00 |
| Auction Date | January 30, 2025 - January 30, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 31,120.00 |
| Sale Number | #13025 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 55,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 99 | ||
| Sold Lots | 85.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 36,580.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.86% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 65,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 114.59% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | SMITH, ADAM | 'AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS' |
1778 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,920.00 |
| 357 | EDWARDS, GEORGE | 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF UNCOMMON BIRDS' |
1743 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 9,295.00 |
| 395 | DORSET INTEREST | A VICTORIAN BROWN LEATHER PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM RELATING TO MELBURY, C.1868 |
C.1868 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 9,230.00 |
| 398 | NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGES ON HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS ADVENTURE AND BEAGLE' |
1839 | GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 6,240.00 | |
| 380 | MOORE, THOMAS | 'THE FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND' |
1855 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 366 | HAWKESWORTH, JOHN | 'AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES UNDERTAKEN....IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE' |
1773 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,600.00 |
| 181 | MATTHIAS (MATTHEW) BUCHINGER (1674-1740) | A HANDWRITTEN NOTE |
1733 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 355 | DU HALDE, J.B. | 'DESCRIPTION...DE L'EMPIRE DE LA CHINE' |
1736 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 367 | HERIOT, GEORGE - | 'TRAVELS THROUGH THE CANADAS' |
1807 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 350 | COOK, JAMES | A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE' |
1779 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,690.00 |
| 183 | A MERTON PRIORY WAX SEAL |
probably 16th century | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,560.00 | |
| 409 | TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCRAP ALBUMS |
EARLY 19TH CENTURY | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,300.00 | |
| 186 | A PART SET OF 'HORRID POPISH PLOT' PLAYING CARDS BY HUNT & SONS |
c.1678 and later | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,235.00 | |
| 352 | DARWIN, CHARLES | SIX VOLUMES |
1880, 1885, 1888, 1889 and, 1890 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,235.00 |
| 358 | ELIOT, GEORGE - | 'MIDDLEMARCH' |
1872 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 343 | CAMDEN, WILLIAM | BRITANNIA: OR, A CHOROGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND' |
1753 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,040.00 |
| 123 | AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) | Christ Disputing with the Doctors, Small Plate' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 845.00 | |
| 124 | AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) | 'Abraham caressing Isaac' |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 715.00 | |
| 185 | A CUT PAPER BIRDCAGE |
early 19th century | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 715.00 | |
| 179 | FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886) | A HANDWRITTEN LETTER |
GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 650.00 | |
| 386 | RALEGH, SIR WALTER | 'THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD' |
1614 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 650.00 |
| 389 | SIR CUTHBERT SHARP (1781-1849) | AN ARCHIVE |
1836 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 650.00 |
| 369 | HILL, JOHN - | 'AN HISTORY OF ANIMALS' |
1752 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 598.00 |
| 370 | HOUSMAN, LAURENCE - | 'THE LOVE CONCEALED' |
1928 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 598.00 |
| 387 | RALEGH, SIR WALTER | 'THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN FIVE BOOKS' |
1677 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 572.00 |
