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Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Sporting and Collectors Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Sporting and Collectors Auction	Total Sales (GBP)	17,620.16
Auction Date	March 17, 2026 - March 17, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	6,780.00
Sale Number	#31726	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	10,950.00
Total Lots	134
Sold Lots	100.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	9,670.00
% of Lots Sold	74.63%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	15,320.00
Unsold Lots	34	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	115.01%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
725A		Two signed 'Hype' posters From The Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1972,	1972	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,230.40
131A	'Giles' (Ronald Carl Giles 1916-1995),	What do they call you - Snow White?',	N/A	GBP 100.00 - 120.00	GBP 1,836.80
725B	David Bowie.	David Bowie. Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars.	N/A	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,574.40
248A		A 19th century ships correspondence ledger for the Royal Navy sloop HMS 'Hectare'	19th century	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,180.80
41	Ronald Kray (1933 - 1995).	Ronald Kray (1933 - 1995). A collection of manuscript letters,	N/A	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 590.40
42		The Kray twins. A collection of manuscript letters	N/A	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 590.40
452		A collection of early 20th Century postcards.	early 20th century	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 590.40
747		Ladybird, an extensive single owner collection of books and collectables.	N/A	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 459.20
303		Seven astronomy related rack and pinion magic lantern slides.	N/A	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 393.60
313		An early 20th Century set of 100 Astronomical lantern slides.	early 20th Century	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 341.12
312		A collection of early 20th Century magic lantern slides relating to China.	early 20th Century	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 314.88
333	After Cecil Aldin (British, 1870-1935) -	A group of twelve hunting scenes	N/A	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 288.64
320		A collection of early 20th Century glass negatives relating to Salcombe.	early 20th Century	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 249.28
126A		SQSM William Knight MM Royal Tank Regiment a collection of photographs and ephemera from the North	N/A	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 236.16
730	ELIZABETH II, PHILIP -	ELIZABETH II, PHILIP - Portrait photograph signed to mount, 'Elizabeth R', 'Philip', 1970,	1970	GBP 200.00 - 250.00	GBP 236.16
314		A Train Journey Through Siberia to China,	N/A	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 209.92
343B	Frank Henry Mason (British,1875/76 - 1965) -	'Ships that have passed' -	N/A	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 209.92
126		Of WWI / WWII Interest.	N/A	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 196.80
689		'Bored of the Rings' the original 1985 video game cover artwork by Phil Gascoine (1934-2007).	N/A	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 183.68
321		A collection of mid 20th Century photographic negatives relating to Cornwall.	early 20th Century	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 170.56
441		A collection of mid 20th Century football related autographs.	mid 20th Century	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 170.56
692		A pair of early 20th century painted and varnished advertising panels for "Ferris & Son Maltsters...	early 20th century	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 170.56
273	Pumphrey, Alfred,	Lantern & Dissolving Views, In Connection with Photography.	N/A	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 157.44
308		A collection of eight late 19th Century 1/9th plate daguerreotypes.	late 19th Century	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 157.44
318		A collection of early 20th Century glass negatives relating to Cornwall.	early 20th Century	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 157.44

ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 April

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.