Sloane Street Auctions: The Baroness Margaret Thatcher LG, OM, DstJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, Princely and Noble Estates Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Baroness Margaret Thatcher LG, OM, DstJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, Princely and Noble Estates Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 62,579.55 |
| Auction Date | October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 27,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #591 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 52,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 34 | ||
| Sold Lots | 26.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 99,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 150,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 41.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327 | Le Bain |
1905 | GBP 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 25,300.00 | |
| 209 | Framed photograph of Baroness Thatcher wearing the robes and collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 8,855.00 | ||
| 206 | Alistair Morrison (British, b. 1956), | The Reflection Portrait |
2011 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 5,692.50 |
| 220 | A framed quotation from Rudyard Kipling's 'Heritage' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 4,427.50 | ||
| 323 | Captain Cooke | Captain Cooke's original handwritten 'Reflections on Fortitude' |
GBP 400.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,795.00 | |
| 451 | Iain Macnab | Sails, Lake Garda |
1938 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,783.00 |
| 320 | John (1778) Cooke | A handwritten letter from Captain John Cooke to his daughter, Louisa, 8th October 1805 'Off Cadiz' |
1805 | GBP 400.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,518.00 |
| 454 | Marilyn Monroe Playboy Magazine, First Original Edition |
GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,391.50 | ||
| 211 | NO RESERVE: Three framed collections of wine labels |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,012.00 | ||
| 317 | The Times, 7th November 1805, reporting on the battle of Trafalgar and on the loss of Admiral Nelson and Captains Cooke and Duff |
1805 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,012.00 | |
| 338 | Ruth Orkin | White Stoops, New York City, 1952 |
1952 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 948.75 |
| 337 | Marino (1901) Marini | Il Miracolo |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 759.00 | |
| 225 | Photograph of the Thatcher family |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 695.75 | ||
| 530 | Salvador Dali | Planche XIII from Les Songs Drolatiques de Pantagruel |
1973 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 632.50 |
| 341 | Patrick Heron | Ten Drawings for Paintings |
1977 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 569.25 |
| 564 | after B. Clayton | Four prints after B. Clayton of military uniforms |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 480.70 | |
| 542 | Joseph Mallord William Turner | The Woman and Tambourine |
1807 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 442.75 |
| 342 | Language of Flowers |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 404.80 | ||
| 318 | Early 19th century handwritten manuscript account of the life and death of Captain |
Early 19th century | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 379.50 | |
| 319 | A contemporaneous 15 page manuscript narrative of Captain John Cooke's life |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 316.25 | ||
| 324 | The Naval Chronicle, May 1807 |
1807 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 253.00 | |
| 541 | Jean-Louis Forain | It's Finished (C'est fini!.....) |
1910 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 253.00 |
| 534 | Henry Thomas (senior) Alken | Four cock fight prints |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 202.40 | |
| 563 | John Tickner (British, 1913-1997), | three original cartoons for the Horse and Hound, and the Shooting Times & Country Magazine |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 177.10 | |
| 562 | Stuart Egnal | Stuart Egnal (American, 1940-1966), a lot of three etchings |
GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 151.80 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
