Duke's: The Spring Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Spring Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 16,295.50 |
| Auction Date | April 16, 2025 - April 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 11,350.00 |
| Sale Number | #1118 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 22,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 82 | ||
| Sold Lots | 50.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 22,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 60.98% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 41,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 32 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 39.75% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE INTEREST | DISTANT, W.L. - 'RHOPALOCERA MALAYANA' |
1882 | GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 6,370.00 |
| 169 | ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE | AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED |
1906 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 425 | A VELLUM BOUND JOURNAL |
16th century | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 715.00 | |
| 402 | RACKHAM, ARTHUR | RACKHAM, ARTHUR - ELEVEN ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES |
1928 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 546.00 |
| 396 | MORRIS, REVEREND F.O | 'A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS' |
1870 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 372 | CUVIER, BARON | 'THE ANIMAL KINGDOM' |
1837 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 416.00 |
| 131 | JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) | 'Map of Anglesey' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 393 | LEIGH, CHARLES | 'THE NATURAL HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, CHESHIRE AND THE PEAK IN DERBYSHIRE' |
1700 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 421 | NOUVEAU DICTIONNAIRE D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE' |
1816-18 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 377.00 | |
| 137 | ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY | "MAP OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN AMERICA" |
1750 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 338.00 |
| 381 | FROHAWK, F.W. | 'NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES' |
1924 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 286.00 |
| 424 | THE SEPTUAGINT - 'VETUS TESTAMENTUM' |
1709 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 286.00 | |
| 129 | SEBASTIAN MUNSTER (1488-1552) | 'Tabula Asiae XII' |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 208.00 | |
| 373 | DEUCHAR, DAVID AFTER HOLBEIN, JEAN | 'LE TRIOMPHE DE LA MORT' |
1786 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 409 | SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE | 'THE SENSITIVE PLANT' |
1903 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 135 | CAPTAIN GRENVILLE COLLINS (fl. 1669-1696) | Two charts |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 195.00 | |
| 132 | JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) | 'Midle-Sex With The Most Famous cities of London and Westminster' |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 182.00 | |
| 378 | DULAC, EDMUND | TWO ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 169.00 | |
| 392 | KIRBY, W.F. | 'LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY - A HAND-BOOK TO THE ORDER LEPIDOPTERA' |
1896 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 66 | J.M SELIGMANN (1720-1762) | 'Woodpecker' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 130.00 | |
| 374 | DIBDIN, CHARLES | 'THE MUSICAL TOUR' |
1788 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 391 | KIRBY, W.F. | 'EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS' |
1901 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 123.50 |
| 379 | FERGUSON, JAMES | 'THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN AND LADY'S ASTRONOMY' |
1778 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 380 | FONTENELLE, M | 'CONVERSATIONS WITH A LADY ON THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS' |
1719 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 385 | HUBER, M.P | 'THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ANTS' |
1820 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 117.00 |
