Chiswick Auctions: The Art of Nature
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Art of Nature | Total Sales (GBP) | 53,135.00 |
| Auction Date | April 29, 2025 - April 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 38,310.00 |
| Sale Number | #42925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 49,040.00 |
| Total Lots | 46 | ||
| Sold Lots | 27 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 55,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 58.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 73,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 71.85% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198 | JOHN GOULD (BRITISH, 1804-1881) | The Birds of Great Britain. |
GBP 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 30,240.00 | |
| 104 | WILHELM KUHNERT (GERMAN, 1865-1926) | Kudu |
GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 | |
| 222 | POSSIBLY BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) | Moth, Insects and hibiscus flower |
1839 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 82 | CHARLES DARWIN | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, |
1866 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 41 | AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL (C. 1797) | Salix exigua |
1797 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 42 | ELIZABETH ANN BRISCOE (1780-1842) | A lychee |
1811 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 45 | AFTER RORY MCEWEN (SCOTTISH 1932-1982) | Flowering Artichoke |
1971 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 100 | PHILIP LUTLEY SCLATER | On the Rhinoceroses now or lately living in the Society's Menagerie, extract from vol. IX of 'Transactions of the Zoological Society of London' (pp.645-660), |
1886 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 756.00 |
| 237 | JEAN-GABRIEL PRETRE (FRENCH, 1768-1849) | Owl Study |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 756.00 | |
| 105 | WILHELM KUHNERT (GERMAN, 1865-1926) | Young Springbok |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 630.00 | |
| 208 | SIR WILLIAM JARDINE (1800-1874) | Lanius collaris - Collared Shrike - Female & Young |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 630.00 | |
| 111 | ALPHONSE MILNE-EDWARDS & A. GRANDIDIER ET AL. | Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar...Vol.IX. |
1875 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 504.00 |
| 211 | HENRY CHARLES INNES FRIPP (BRITISH, 1867-1963) | The Goose Girl |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 504.00 | |
| 110 | THOMAS BEWICK (BRITISH, 1753 - 1828) | A collection of 14 wood engravings from 'A General History of Quadrupeds', |
1820 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 454.00 |
| 106 | WILHELM KUHNERT (GERMAN, 1865-1926) | North American Rattlesnake |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 378.00 | |
| 178 | SAMUEL BROOKES, | AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CONCHOLOGY, 1815 |
1815 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 378.00 |
| 1 | THE HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION, 1933 |
1933 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 353.00 | |
| 47 | CYANOTYPE BOTANICAL STUDIES, c.1880 |
c.1880 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 353.00 | |
| 43 | VICTORIAN PRESSED FLOWER ALBUM | Album with 82 pages with pressed flowers each with printed or manuscript notes describing each and dated, presented within mounts, contemporary half morocco, a.e.g., sm. Folio |
[1893-94] | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 328.00 |
| 209 | CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979) | Lapwings and Golden Plover |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 302.00 | |
| 210 | CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979) | Shelduck Family and Magpies |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 302.00 | |
| 206 | ROLAND GREEN (BRITISH, 1890-1972) | Snipe |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 227.00 | |
| 40 | ELIZABETH BLACKWELL. | A CURIOUS HERBAL...A collection of 12 hand-coloured copperplates from this magnificent herbal |
[1737-39] | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 189.00 |
| 83 | LONDON ZOO INTEREST- Animals Studies, 1950s-1970s |
1950s-1970s | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 151.00 | |
| 199 | ARTHUR G. BUTLER | BRITISH BIRDS WITH THEIR NESTS AND EGGS, |
[1896 - 98] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 126.00 |
