Auction Report: Chiswick Auctions Autographs & Memorabilia


Auction Name	Autographs & Memorabilia	Total Sales (GBP)	183,059.00
Auction Date	January 31, 2026 - January 31, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	110,600.00
Sale Number	#13125	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	157,530.00
Total Lots	591
Sold Lots	323.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	185,450.00
% of Lots Sold	54.65%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	263,250.00
Unsold Lots	268	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	69.54%

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
527	Philip II, King of Spain 29 Letters signed. Madrid 1559-61	GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	GBP 9,450.00
208	[Garland (Judy)] Dominion Theatre, 1957	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 6,300.00
296	Lewis (C.S.) Correspondence with Edward Donohoe, 1950	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,284.00
42	Autograph Albums.- Incl. Paul McCartney, George Michael & Others c. 1980s	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 4,032.00
421	Diplomacy Interest.- Thomas Parker Porter Large collection of letters and documents	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,032.00
114	Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous Notable people of the 18th, 19th and 20th century	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 3,780.00
356	Lennon (John) In His Own Write, signed copy	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,780.00
427	Everest Interest & Mountaineering Collection of letters and ephemera	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,780.00
499	Diana, Princess of Wales Autograph letter signed ("Diana")	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,780.00
500	Diana, Princess of Wales & Princes William and Harry Signed Royal presentation photograph	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,780.00
511	Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Signed Order of Maria Theresa, 1800	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,528.00
264	Star Wars Interest.- Carrie Fisher & Harrison Ford	GBP 700.00 - 900.00	GBP 3,276.00
286	Dickens (Charles) Signed cheque, 1860	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 3,276.00
403	Atomic Bomb Mission, 1945 Strike Orders for Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Missions	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 3,276.00
532	Royal Interest. - Children of King Edward VII Collection of drawings presented to Jeannie Mackay (18	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 3,150.00
497	Diana, Princess of Wales Signed photograph	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 3,024.00
84	Autograph Collection.- Aristocracy, Political, the Church, Navy & Military c.19th & c.20th	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,520.00
313	Autograph Album.- 1967-1968 Incl. the Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 2,520.00
581	London 2012 Olympics Unused official 2012 London Olympics torch designed by Barber & Osgerby	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,520.00
502	Diana, Princess of Wales Signed photograph	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,394.00
113	Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous Cinema, Stage, Sport, Music & Politics	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,268.00
455	Rickover (Hyman G.) Typed letter to Lieutenant General Groves	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,268.00
287	Doyle (Arthur Conan) Group of autograph letters and notes	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,142.00
498	Diana, Princess of Wales Signed black and white engagement photo	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,016.00
501	Diana, Princess of Wales Handwritten birthday card to Mr Amies	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 2,016.00

<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000

<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000

<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000

<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000

<b><center>Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b>

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Balthus, Emily Brontë. <i>Wuthering Heights,</i> New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>Complete Works,</i> Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Winston Churchill. First edition of <i>War Speeches,</i> Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. <i>Holy Cats</i> First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.

Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500

<b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches

<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:

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