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| Auction Name | Online: India | Total Sales (GBP) | 522,306.55 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 149,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #1074 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 215,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 273 | ||
| Sold Lots | 261.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 155,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.60% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 224,150.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 233.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities |
1865 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 53,975.00 | |
| 50 | John (1863) Watson | The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan |
1868-75 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 53,340.00 |
| 40 | Kavali Venkata Ramasvami | A Digest of the Different Castes of India |
1837 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 214 | New Delhi.- Laying out, &c., the new Capital of India (Delhi) |
1916 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 20,955.00 | |
| 140 | John Gantz | Indian Microcosm |
1827 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 14,605.00 |
| 195 | Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331 |
2nd July - 31st December 1834 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 14,605.00 | |
| 100 | Samuel Daniell | Ceylon.- A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates |
1808 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 |
| 250 | Rajah Sourindro Mohun Tagore | The Eight Principal Rasas of the Hindus, with Murtti and Vrindaka, or Tableaux and Dramatic Pieces |
1880 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 13,970.00 |
| 258 | Lt.-Col. James Tod | Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han, or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India |
1829-32 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 13,335.00 |
| 139 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, in English |
1st March 1942 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 123 | Charles D'Oyly | D'Oyly (Charles) Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book |
[1828] | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 11,430.00 |
| 205 | Sir John Marshall | The Monuments of Sanchi |
[1940] | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 10,795.00 |
| 95 | James (1809) Caldwell | Five original studies of Indian temples and views |
circa 1807-1808 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 8,890.00 |
| 117 | Thomas Daniell | The Old Fort Ghaut |
[circa 1790 or slightly later] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 |
| 251 | Rajah Sourindro Mohun Tagore | The Ten Principal Avataras of the Hindus |
1880 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 6,350.00 |
| 27 | Robert Home | Select Views in Mysore, the country of Tippoo Sultan |
1794 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 62 | Capt. Alexander Allan | Views in the Mysore Country |
[1794] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 10 | Asiatic Annual Register (The); or, A View of the History of Hindustan, and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia, for the Year 1799 [-1810-11] |
1800-12 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,826.00 | |
| 78 | Bombay Register and Directory (The), for 1831. In Four Parts, with tipped-in note of succession of William IV (torn)... |
[1830] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 4,318.00 | |
| 106 | Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke | Algebra, with Arithmetic and Mensuration, from the Sanscrit of Brahmegupta and Bhascara |
1817 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 4,318.00 |
| 164 | Robert Pollard | Impeachment of Warren Hastings.- India Vindicated, after Thomas Stothard |
1789 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 4,318.00 |
| 191 | Roderick MacKenzie | A Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultaun... |
1793-94 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,318.00 |
| 53 | Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone | Afghanistan.- An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul |
1815 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,810.00 |
| 39 | Henry T. Prinsep | Origin of the Sikh Power in the Punjab, and Political Life of Muha-Raja Runjeet Singh |
1834 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 3,302.00 |
| 260 | Vachaspati Misra | Vivada Chintamani: A Succinct Commentary on the Hindoo Law prevalent in Mithila |
1863 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,302.00 |
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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. -
Sotheby’s
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.