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Hansons: Penshurst February Jewellery, Silver, Watches, Antiques & Fine Art Auction

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Auction Name	Penshurst February Jewellery, Silver, Watches, Antiques & Fine Art Auction	Total Sales (GBP)	43,376.70
Auction Date	February 27, 2026 - February 27, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	4,770.00
Sale Number	#22726a	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	8,540.00
Total Lots	33
Sold Lots	29.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	4,930.00
% of Lots Sold	87.88%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	8,800.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	492.92%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
329	HM Queen Elizabeth II	HRH Princess Elizabeth of York later HM Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) a handwritten letter in pencil addressed to Beatrice [Beatrice Stillman Head Housemaid at Royal Lodge]	N/A	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 32,950.00
330		Collection of Memorabilia relating to Beatrice Stillman, to include signed framed photograph of King & Queen	1934	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 4,744.80
331	Ian Fleming	Ian Fleming - Set of four first editions, all in hardback and in good condition, comprising 1) "The Spy Who Loved Me"...	N/A	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 922.60
309	Beryl COOK (1926-2008)	Girls In A Taxi	N/A	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 579.92
326	King George VI and Elizabeth [1900-2002] Queen Consort, the Queen Mother	King George VI [1895-1952] King of the United Kingdom 1936-52 and Elizabeth [1900-2002] Queen Consort, the Queen Mother, a signed 1947 Christmas greetings card,	1947	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 553.56
324	King George VI and Elizabeth [1900-2002] Queen Consort, the Queen Mother	King George VI [1895-1952] King of the United Kingdom 1936-52 and Elizabeth [1900-2002] Queen Consort, the Queen Mother, a signed Christmas greetings card,	probably 1944	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 474.48
323	King George VI and Elizabeth [1900-2002] Queen Consort, the Queen Mother	King George VI [1895-1952] King of the United Kingdom 1936-52 and Elizabeth [1900-2002] Queen Consort, the Queen Mother, a signed 1945 Christmas greetings card	1945	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 395.40
325	King George VI and Elizabeth [1900-2002] Queen Consort, the Queen Mother	King George VI [1895-1952] King of the United Kingdom 1936-52 and Elizabeth [1900-2002] Queen Consort, the Queen Mother, a signed 1943 Christmas greetings card,	1943	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 395.40
302	Beryl COOK (1926-2008)	Chartiers	N/A	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 316.32
318	H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother	H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1900-2002], autopen signed 1975 Christmas card	1975	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 263.60
59		Silver Photo Frame, hallmarked Deakin & Francis Birmingham 1921, containing a signed photograph of the Prince Of Wales HMS Renown	1921-1922.	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 250.42
312	Beryl COOK (1926-2008)	Satin Dresses	N/A	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 210.88
322		The Marriage of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret with Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones, 6th May 1960, invitation addressed to Mr and Mrs Alfred Twyman	1960	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 171.34
320	HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother	Letters sent on behalf of HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother [1900-2002] to Beatrice Twyman nee Stillman to include: Clarence House	December 18th 1966	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 125.21
319	H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother	H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1900-2002], autopen signed 1980 Christmas card	1980	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 118.62
316		Late 18th Century Print of a Golfer titled "To The Society Of Golfers At Blackheath"	Late 18th Century	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 112.03
327	King George VI	A typed Buckingham Palace letterhead George VI coronation medal letter addressed to Miss Beatrice Stillman	12th May 1937	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 105.44
341		A good large collection of Cigarette Cards, including "Stars of Stage and Screen" Park Drive Cigarettes... and many more.	N/A	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 105.44
321		Assorted Royal programmes to include: Inspection by the Coloniel-in-Chief HRH The Princes of Wales K.G later HM Edward VIII Trooping the Colour...	June 27th 1929	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 92.26
317	H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother	H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1900-2002], autopen signed 1990 Christmas card	1990	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 85.67
328		A handwritten letter of engagement to Alfred Twyman on Windsor Castle paper	April 13th (19) 39	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 79.08
334	Lewis Carroll,	Alice in Wonderland, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.	N/A	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 65.90
335	Winston Churchill	A set of six Winston Churchill books titled "The Second World War" Volume I : The gathering Storm	N/A	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 65.90
336		18th Century "The Book of Common Prayer and Admisistion of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church...	circa 1764	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 59.31
300	Michael Blaker, (British b.1928)	Six unframed etchings of Kent interest : 1) "Old Medway Barge"	N/A	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 32.95

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.