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Gorringes: Weekly Featuring Textiles

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Auction Name	Weekly Featuring Textiles	Total Sales (GBP)	3,688.13
Auction Date	June 09, 2025 - June 09, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	2,040.00
Sale Number	#60925	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	3,220.00
Total Lots	41
Sold Lots	24.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	4,040.00
% of Lots Sold	58.54%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	6,330.00
Unsold Lots	17	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	58.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1747	Robert Tavener (1920-2004),	'Chichester'		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 393.75
1576		A collection of early 20th century postcards, photographs, etc.	early 20th century	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 315.00
1698	Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858),	Japanese woodblock print, Bridge over water with junks		GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 236.25
1748	Robert Tavener (1920-2004),	artists proof screenprint, 'Glyndebourne, Sussex'		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 236.25
1749	Robert Tavener (1920-2004),	'St James's Palace'		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 223.13
1485	[Bagnold, Enid] -	Enid Bagnold's Autobiography (from 1889).	1889	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 210.00
1746	Robert Tavener (1920-2004),	'Salisbury Cathedral'		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 210.00
1753	Walter Hoyle (1922-2000),	'St Catherine's College entrance' and a lithograph,		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 210.00
1754	Robert Tavener (1920-2004),	'Sussex barn and cliffs' and 'Winter Paddock',		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 196.88
1778	Herbert Dicksee RE (1862-1942),	artist's proof 1892, 'The Challenge'	1892	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 196.88
1762	Royo (Spanish, b.1941),	Portrait of a lady		GBP 120.00 - 180.00	GBP 170.63
1761	Royo (Spanish, b.1941),	Portrait of a lady		GBP 120.00 - 180.00	GBP 144.38
1556	Stockdale, John (1749-1814) -	Map of England and Wales from the Latest Surveys	1809	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 131.25
1723	After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA (1887-1976),	limited edition colour print, The Arrest		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 131.25
1741	After Theodor De Bry (1528-1598),	engraved by J.Veen, two Americana engraved bookplates		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 131.25
1751	Walter Hoyle (1922-2000),	'Dans Le Rue'		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 105.00
1318	Fulvia Lewis	Lace, by Fulvia Lewis	early the 16th century to the 19th century.	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 78.75
1683	After Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973),	Little Dove'		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 72.19
1478	Wood, John George -	The Principles and Practice of Sketching Landscape Scenery from Nature,	1825	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 65.63
1763	After J. Smith,	study of a bat, 'Melonycteris Melanops'		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 65.63
1772	Maud Earl (1863-1943),	two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, published by the Berlin Photo	1903	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 65.63
1735		Three 18th century and later hand coloured maps	18th century and later	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 45.94
1460	[Bagnold, Enid] - Origo, Iris -	Images and Shadows: portrait of a life.	1971	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 26.25
1701	Ken Fleming (b.1944),	two silkscreen prints comprising 'Three Trees' and 'Ice House'		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 26.25

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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