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Sothebys: RM Sothebys The February Memorabilia Sale: Featuring the Rob Walker Collection
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| Auction Name | RM Sothebys The February Memorabilia Sale: Featuring the Rob Walker Collection | Total Sales (GBP) | 236,220.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 104,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #rw26 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 176,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 232 | ||
| Sold Lots | 232.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 104,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 176,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 133.68% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 | 1961 Scrapbooks |
1961 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 24,000.00 | |
| 121 | 1984 Ayrton Senna Toleman Formula 1 Steering Wheel |
1984 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 22,800.00 | |
| 350 | 1960 Scrapbooks |
1960 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 21,600.00 | |
| 489 | Signed Letter from Enzo Ferrari and Mauro Forghieri |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 16,200.00 | |
| 376 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Ephemera |
N/A | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 12,000.00 | |
| 411 | 1987 Enzo Ferrari Photograph and Signed Note |
1987 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 10,200.00 | |
| 415 | Rob Walker's Diaries 1941-2000 |
1941-2000 | GBP 250.00 - 500.00 | GBP 8,400.00 | |
| 455 | 1968 Scrapbooks |
1968 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 4,200.00 | |
| 150 | 1992 Ayrton Senna Mclaren Formula 1 Signed Poster |
1992 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 4,080.00 | |
| 440 | 1967 Scrapbooks |
1967 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,600.00 | |
| 341 | Negatives taken by Rob Walker of the 1958 Formula 1 Season |
1958 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,480.00 | |
| 419 | Delage 15-S-8 Chassis 2 Documentation and Photographs |
N/A | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 3,480.00 | |
| 526 | Personality Negatives, Including Enzo Ferrari and Mike Hailwood |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,240.00 | |
| 307 | Negatives taken by Rob Walker of the 1961 Formula 1 Season |
1961 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,880.00 | |
| 320 | 1958 Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing Programmes |
1958 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,640.00 | |
| 470 | 1969 Scrapbooks |
1969 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,160.00 | |
| 379 | Connaught A-Type Model by Henri Baigent |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,040.00 | |
| 485 | 1970 Scrapbooks |
1970 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,040.00 | |
| 500 | 1971 Scrapbooks |
1971 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,040.00 | |
| 515 | 1973 Scrapbooks |
1973 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
| 308 | Enzo Ferrari Signed Photograph |
N/A | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,800.00 | |
| 325 | 1958 Scrapbooks |
1958 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,740.00 | |
| 108 | Four Ferrari F50 Lithographs |
N/A | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,680.00 | |
| 401 | Ferrari 196 Dino Chassis 0776S Documents and Photographs |
196 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,560.00 | |
| 530 | 1974 Scrapbooks |
1974 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
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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. -
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Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’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.