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Auction Name	The Flambards Sale	Total Sales (GBP)	108,441.98
Auction Date	March 26, 2025 - March 27, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	31,380.00
Sale Number	#32625	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	58,520.00
Total Lots	157
Sold Lots	154.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	31,980.00
% of Lots Sold	98.09%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	59,650.00
Unsold Lots	3	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	181.80%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
1179	The War Gallery Spitfire Pilot officer Gerald Archibald Langley R.A.F.V.R. medals and log book	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 17,528.00
1141	Shackleton Avro Shackleton T Mk 4 fuselage section	GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	GBP 6,510.40
1236	Flambards Bridal Collection Gus Honeybun display	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 4,507.20
958	Britain in the Blitz WWII Unexploded Bomb Keep Clear Enamel Sign	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 3,255.20
1330	Royal Coat of Arms.	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 3,130.00
1174	The War Gallery Winston Churchill	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 2,504.00
1196	Spitfire Row Enamel street sign	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 2,253.60
1163	The War Gallery Diary Collection of Squadron Leader A.E.L. Skinner 1912-1982	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,191.00
1025	Flambards Garage Enamel advertising sign	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,128.40
973	Britain in the Blitz A Great Western Railway 'The Cornish Riveira' enamel sign	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,940.60
904	Britain in the Blitz Advertising	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 1,690.20
1145	The War Gallery The Dambusters Display	GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,690.20
1069	Entrance Enamel advertising sign "OXO"	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,565.00
1143	The War Gallery Operation Sealion etc.	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 1,565.00
1029	Flambards Garage Enamel advertising sign	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,314.60
1059	Flambards Garage A Redfern's Rubber Heels & Soles enamel sign	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,252.00
1070	Entrance Enamel advertising sign	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,226.96
921	Britain in the Blitz Enamel advertising sign	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,151.84
962	Britain in the Blitz WWII Shelter Here S Air Raid Shelter Enamel Sign	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,151.84
1078	Entrance Enamel advertising sign	GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,151.84
1155	The War Gallery R.N.A.S. MULLION DISPLAY	GBP 400.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,026.64
1158	The War Gallery "OPERATION OVERLORD" DISPLAY	GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,026.64
961	Britain in the Blitz WWII A.R.P. Air Raid Shelter 2-sided Enamel Sign	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 976.56
1176	The War Gallery Arnhem	GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 976.56
1193	The War Gallery Royal Australian Air Force R.A.A.F. Flying log book for P.T Jensen	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 901.44

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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