Bonhams: Travel & Exploration, including the Roger Ward Photography Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Travel & Exploration, including the Roger Ward Photography Collection | Total Sales (GBP) | 287,321.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 15, 2026 - July 15, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 181,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #32186 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 284,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 122 | ||
| Sold Lots | 111.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 394,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.98% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 551,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 52.09% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Ninnis Belgrave Edward Sutton | Series of three manuscript journals |
1908-1912 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 35,840.00 |
| 60 | White John Claude | Tibet and Lhasa |
[1908] | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 16,640.00 |
| 90 | Couldrey Oswald (1882-1958) | An album containing thirty views of Ceylon |
1915-1916 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,160.00 |
| 58 | White John Claude | An exceptional eight-part panorama of Tibet |
c.1903-4 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 9,600.00 |
| 57 | Stewart Theodosius | Burma Expedition 1867-1868 |
1868 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,320.00 |
| 163 | Thomson John | A 2-part panorama of Hong Kong, looking across the Praya towards Victoria Peak |
[c.1868-1871]; [1860s] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,320.00 |
| 114 | Cresswell Samuel Gurney; Simpson W.; Walker E. | A Series of Eight Sketches in Colour of the Voyage of H.M S. Investigator |
1854 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,400.00 |
| 61 | Hodges W.H. | Sikkim and Tibet Archive |
c.1908-1915; c.1904; early twentieth century; 1908; 1934; 1909-1911; 1911; 1896 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,888.00 |
| 49 | Ogawa Kazumasa | Photographs of Palace Buildings of Peking |
1906 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 5,632.00 |
| 66 | Johnston & Hoffmann | Seven photographs of Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim |
1910; 1911; 1904 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 5,632.00 |
| 67 | The Historical record of the Imperial Visit to India 1911 |
1914 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,632.00 | |
| 52 | Edgar John Ware | Report On a Visit to Sikhim and the Thibetan Frontier in 1873 |
1874 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,376.00 |
| 64 | Willoughby Michael Edward | Report on the Work of the Mission Engaged on the Repatriation of the Chinese Garrison of Lhasa |
1912 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,376.00 |
| 2 | Cook James; Hawkesworth John | 9 Books, including: An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere |
1773-1784 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 5,120.00 |
| 37 | A small sketchbook containing views and figure studies in Macau and Canton |
1840-1841 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 5,120.00 | |
| 118 | Shackleton Ernest | Autograph verses from a poem by Kipling |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,352.00 |
| 150 | Album of photographs of the Chinese diplomat Marquis Tseng and family |
[1880s] | GBP 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,096.00 | |
| 170 | A group of 1850s salt prints |
c.1858-1859 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,096.00 | |
| 177 | Rossier Pierre Joseph; Legrand Louis; Radiquet et fils; Burger Wilhelm | Collection of 19 early stereoviews of China and 2 photographic cartes-de-visite |
c.1858-1862 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,096.00 |
| 206 | A collection of 16 portraits, street groups, or views of Korea |
1890s | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,096.00 | |
| 185 | Blaas Giulio (1888-1934) | Album of 59 views |
1874-1875 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 3,840.00 |
| 190 | Cammidge H.C. | Group of 49 views or portraits/genre |
1860s/70s | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 3,840.00 |
| 62 | Hoffmann and Johnston; Harrison; Parr Th. | Sidkeong Tulku, Maharaja of Sikkim |
1914; 1909; c.1909; c.1914; c.1915 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,584.00 |
| 156 | Group of nine views of Fuzhou, nearby Minjiang river, and Amoy |
1880s | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,584.00 | |
| 51 | Ah Fong Studios | The Sino-Japanese Hostilities 1937 |
1937 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,328.00 |
