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Auction Name: Newark March Auction of Antiques & Collectables
Auction Date: 03/28/2026 - 03/28/2026
Sale Number: #32826
Total Lots: 19
Sold Lots: 12.0
Lots Sold: 63.16%
Unsold Lots: 7

Total Sales (GBP): 3,169.79
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 760.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 1,220.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 1,680.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 2,640.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 120.07%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
423	After Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976);	His Family; coloured print on paper; pencil signed and	N/A	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,581.60
413	L.S. Lowry	A framed limited edition L.S. Lowry print	N/A	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 817.16
331		Football Programmes; Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers programme dated 2nd December 1933	1933	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 369.04
418	Rob Heffern (b.1968; British);	A Romantic Encounter, a limited edition oleograph	N/A	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 131.80
314		A 20th century Coca Cola light up sign and two advertising prints; both framed	N/A	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 72.49
345A		A mid 20th century Rath Political Globe, made in East German Republic;	mid 20th century	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	GBP 46.13
416	After Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976);	Town Centre	N/A	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 46.13
424	Ernest George (1839-1922; British);	a set of six etchings of various buildings in London	N/A	GBP 60.00 - 90.00	GBP 39.54
412		A 20th century cinema poster for the 1947 film; Bachelor Knight; framed and Kon-Tiki, framed	20th century	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 39.54
196		Gilt Stucco framed Wall Mirror and 2 Prints by "Arthur Sarnoff"	N/A	GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 13.18
111A		A pair of Edward and Wallis Simpson illustrated first day covers; dated 3rd June 1937 (date of	1937	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	GBP 6.59
417		Two 20th century oval black and white prints of snow covered scenes	N/A	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	GBP 6.59
428		Two albums of various 20th century postcards; mainly of topographical interest	20th century	GBP 20.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
410		Two 20th century cinema posters for the 1953 film; Man In Between; framed and Forever Amber, framed	20th century	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
409		A 20th century cinema poster for the 1954 film; Belles of St Trinian's; framed	20th century	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
404		Two 20th century cinema poster for the 1943 film; Yellow Canary and When My Baby Smiles At Me,	20th century	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
403		Two 20th century cinema poster for the 1939 film; Swannee River; framed and Springtime in the	20th century	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
402		Three 20th century cinema posters for the 1947 film; A Gentleman's Agreement; framed, The	20th century	GBP 60.00 - 90.00	Not Sold
322		Eve Arnold (1912-2012; American), a signed limited edition 321/500 photobook	N/A	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold

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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 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.