Chiswick Auctions: Photographica
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographica | Total Sales (GBP) | 6,868.32 |
| Auction Date | October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 4,330.00 |
| Sale Number | #102125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 6,590.00 |
| Total Lots | 63 | ||
| Sold Lots | 36.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 7,910.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 12,040.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 57.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Delhi Durbar, 1911 A pair of panoramic views of the Delhi Durbar, 1911 |
1911 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,049.60 | |
| 92 | Abraham, George Perry 1846 - 1923 (& Family). | From the famous Keswick family of photographers and mountaineers. Group of 26 platinotypes from Wales, Scotland, Lake District, Isle of Skye etc. |
GBP 300.00 - 350.00 | GBP 551.04 | |
| 106 | General Sir Montagu George North Stopford (1892-1971) British Army Interest Album, 1909-1914 |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 393.60 | ||
| 372 | A collection of Photography monographs |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 393.60 | ||
| 98 | James Sinclair, Earl of Caithness (1821-1881), William Bambridge (1819-1879) | Cedars at Maturity in B |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 314.88 | |
| 244 | Willem van de Poll (1895-1970) | Train Series, c.1950s |
c.1950s | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 314.88 |
| 236 | Francis Joseph Bruguiere (1879-1945) | AN ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES RELATING TO 'THE WAY' AND THE LIFE OF FRANCIS BRUGIERE c.1920s |
c.1920s | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 262.40 |
| 365 | LANDSCAPES PHOTOBOOKS |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 262.40 | ||
| 12 | Stereocards: World War I, c.1918-1920 |
c.1918-1920 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 196.80 | |
| 18 | The Kodak Camera "Round" Images of Steamer Tabor, 1891. |
1891 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 183.68 | |
| 76 | Group of Cased Images, c.1850s-1860s |
c.1850s-1860s | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 183.68 | |
| 15 | Stereocards: USA Interest, c. 1900-1910 |
c. 1900-1910 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 82 | Cornelius Jabez Hughes (1819 -1884) | Portrait of a woman in an elegant dress, c.1850 |
c.1850 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 157.44 |
| 94 | Archive of 19th Century Glasgow Photographers, With Around 600 CDVs. |
19th Century | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 97 | Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914), | Achille Mauri, and others Italian Views, c.1870s-1880s |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 102 | Glasgow Photographers & Studios from the 19th Century. An Important Archive Plus 250 Cabinet Cards. |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 157.44 | ||
| 78 | AMERICAN PORTRAITURE INTEREST - c.1860s |
c.1860s | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 144.32 | |
| 101 | Cabinet Cards, Victorian & Edwardian Photographs, Around 240. |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 144.32 | ||
| 103 | Victorian & Edwardian Cabinet Cards, Around 230. |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 144.32 | ||
| 93 | Abraham, George Perry 1846 - 1923 (& Co?). | Lake District |
GBP 120.00 - 150.00 | GBP 131.20 | |
| 233 | Bertram Park (1883-1972) & Yvonne Gregory (1889-1970) | CURVES & CONTRASTS OF THE HUMAN FIGURE, c.1938. |
c.1938. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 131.20 |
| 87 | Enrico Verzaschi (XIX) | COLOSSEUM, ROME, c.1860 |
c.1860 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 118.08 |
| 90 | An Interesting Colletion of Miniature Photographs (1870s-1915) |
1870s-1915 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 118.08 | |
| 105 | Unknown Photographer Breton School, c.1900 |
c.1900 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 118.08 | |
| 107 | Photographer unknown | Indian Landscapes, including Shravanabelagola temple in Karnataka |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 104.96 |
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![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
