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Hansons: Bishton Hall January Silver Jewellery Antiques Toys & Textiles Auction

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Auction Name	Bishton Hall January Silver Jewellery Antiques Toys & Textiles Auction	Total Sales (GBP)	3,494.02
Auction Date	January 24, 2026 - January 24, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	1,620.00
Sale Number	#12426	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	2,450.00
Total Lots	44
Sold Lots	30.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	2,800.00
% of Lots Sold	68.18%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	4,340.00
Unsold Lots	14	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	80.51%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
258		Vintage autograph collection to include Ian mckellan, John travolta and Bruce Willis , ...		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 421.76
165		Collection of 19th Century daguerreotype's to include examples set within embossed leather clasped case...	19th Century	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 382.22
262		A framed Harrison Ford signed autographed picture montage,		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 369.04
259		Pokemon Cards - A collection of vintage Pokemon cards from the sets: Wizards of the Coast base, Gym Heroes, Team Rocket, Neo Discovery,		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 237.24
262B		John Ryan signed original sketches of Captain Pugwash, The Black Pig and Cutthroat Jake framed		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 224.06
267B	Margaret Rutherford	Four framed signed autographed actors and actresses picture montages		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 210.88
276		An extensive collection of 1940's signed and autopen photographs of Hollywood icons to include Edward G. Robinson, Ginger Rogers, Bob Hope, Barbara Stanwyck, etc.	1940's	GBP 160.00 - 200.00	GBP 184.52
408		An enamel on metal sign "Colemans starch" in red & black.		GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 158.16
267A		Three framed signed autographed picture montages;		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 144.98
264	Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway and Sid James	A framed "The Lavender Hill Mob" cast signed autographed picture,		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 112.03
264B	Margaret Rutherford	A framed Murder Ahoy Margaret Rutherford (as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple) 1964 theatre display poster,	1964	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 112.03
267	Basil Rathbone	A framed Death on Dartmoor Sherlock Holmes signed autographed Basil Rathbone picture montage,		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 98.85
263		Four framed signed autographed actors pictures;		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 85.67
263B	Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly	A framed Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in High Noon film signed autographed picture,		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 85.67
264C		Three Advertising signs; to include a Greensmith's Derby Dog Biscuits by R. Allen & Son Ltd;...		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 79.08
263C	Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland	Four framed signed autographed actors and actresses pictures,		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 72.49
266C	Helen Bradley	A framed Sunday in Afternoon in Alexandra Park Helen Bradley signed print in pencil		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 72.49
266B		Muffin the Mule memorabilia;		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 65.90
425		Four framed autographed signed actors and actresses and singers pictures;		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 52.72
375		Mixed lot of vintage postcards in a modern album to include a selection of floral 1940s greetings postcards, novelty, seaside and landmark.	1940s	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	GBP 39.54
417	Alan Young and Robb Wilton	Five autographed signed actors and actresses pictures; to include Alan Young and Robb Wilton, four of them framed (5)		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 39.54
418		Five framed autographed signed actors and actresses and singers pictures; to include Lloyds Bridges, Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore from Lone Ranger and Peter, Paul and Mary		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 39.54
261A		Three framed autographed signed actors and actresses pictures, to include William Powell and the 1968 film cast of Avengers (3)		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 36.90
267C	Peter Martin	A framed Lancashire 1996 Double Winners Lord's signed Peter Martin Print	1996	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 36.90
411		A selection of metal public signs; to include a "WOMEN" rectangular shaped toilet door sign,...		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 36.90

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000