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Hansons: The Norfolk November Fine Art, Antiques & Interiors Auction

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Auction Name	The Norfolk November Fine Art, Antiques & Interiors Auction	Total Sales (GBP)	5,730.66
Auction Date	November 29, 2025 - November 29, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	3,740.00
Sale Number	#749	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	5,490.00
Total Lots	51
Sold Lots	31.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	9,450.00
% of Lots Sold	60.78%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	13,900.00
Unsold Lots	20	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	41.23%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
325A	[CAMDEN, WILLIAM (1551-1623)].	ANNALES: THE TRUE AND ROYALL HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS EMPRESSE ELIZABETH.	1625	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,054.40
322	[BLOMEFELD & PARKIN, Francis & Charles]	A History of the County of Norfolk Vol 1-11; 1805, first edition	1805	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 738.08
326	[WALPOLE, Horace (1717-1797)]	Aedes Walpolianae or, a Description of the Collection of Pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk, Second Edition with Additions; 1752	1752	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 448.12
324	[SINGH, Duleep (1838-1893)]	Portraits in Norfolk Houses; Vol 1 & 2; Jarrold & Sons, Norwich; 1928, first edition		GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 395.40
323	[TOWNSHEND, George (1724-1807) and WINDHAM Sr., William]	A Plan of Discipline for the use of Norfolk Militia; 1768, first edition	1768	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 369.04
473		A MAZAWATTEE TEAS BLUE ENAMEL SIGN		GBP 120.00 - 150.00	GBP 237.24
196	CAMILLE PISARRO (FRENCH, 1830-1903)	'Couple de Paysans'		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 210.88
201	AFTER JOHN FREDERICK HERRING SENIOR (1795-1865)	FOX HUNTING: The Meet, The Start, The Run and The Death	1854	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 197.70
471		A COLMAN'S D.S.F MUSTARD ENAMEL SIGN	1921	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 197.70
194	CLAUDE GELLEE (FRENCH, 1600-1682)	'The Dance Under The Trees'		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 184.52
321	[RYE, Walter (1843-1929)]	Norfolk Families; Vol 1 & 2;	1913	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 171.34
331		MINIATURE CHARLES DICKENS 'CHRISTMAS STORIES' FIVE VOLUME SET	1906	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 171.34
206	WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931)	Southampton		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 158.16
332		AN INTERESTING WORLD WAR I COMMONPLACE ALBUM	1915	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 158.16
195	EDOUARD MANET (1832-1883)	'Charles Baudelaire Full Face'		GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 144.98
197	LOVIS CORINTH (GERMAN, 1858-1925)	'Slaughtered Swine'		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 98.85
337		THE SUNNILAND FRIEZE	c1920	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 92.26
202	AFTER JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS (BRITISH, 1829-1896)	Bubbles		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 85.67
336		SAILING INTEREST: A COLLECTION OF FIVE EARLY 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS	1920's	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 85.67
199	AFTER JOHN LEECH (1817-1864)	group of ten hand coloured book plates in maple frames		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 65.90
207		GROUP OF FIVE ASSORTED ETCHINGS		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 65.90
325		A collection of eight antique books		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 65.90
327	SANDYS, MARY:	Reproductions of Woodcuts by F. Sandys 1860-1866	London: Carl Hentschel [1910?].	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 65.90
200	AFTER DAVID TENIERS	Tavern Scenes		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 57.99
208	ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)	Portrait of John Mack II of Paston Hall (1849-1921)		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 46.13

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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.