Auction Reports
Duke's
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Bridehead: Auction of the Contents
- Auction Date
- 06/12/2025 - 06/13/2025
- Sale Number
- #1124
- Total Lots
- 326
- Sold Lots
- 304
- Lots Sold
- 93.25%
- Unsold Lots
- 22
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 124,560.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 47,110.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 89,900.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 54,280.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 102,830.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 121.13%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617 | DANIELL, THOMAS AND WILLIAM | 'ORIENTAL SCENERY' |
1812-1816 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 11,050.00 |
| 675 | KITCHEN, THOMAS | 'A GENERAL ATLAS DESCRIBING THE WHOLE UNIVERSE' |
1780 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,200.00 |
| 618 | AYTON, RICHARD AND DANIELL, WILLIAM | 'A VOYAGE ROUND GREAT BRITAIN' |
1814-1825 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 4,160.00 |
| 761 | PLATO | 'OPERA' |
1578 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 659 | LEONI, GIACOMO | 'THE ARCHITECTURE OF A. PALLADIO; IN FOUR BOOKS' |
1715 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,315.00 |
| 585 | PARKINSON, SYDNEY | 'A JOURNAL OF THE VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THE ENDEAVOUR' |
1784 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,860.00 |
| 735 | SMITH, ADAM | 'THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS' |
1790 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,470.00 |
| 628 | COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES INTEREST: FORSTER, GEORGE | 'A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD' (COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE) |
1777 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,080.00 |
| 767 | HARRIS, JOHN | 'A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELS' |
1744 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,080.00 |
| 756 | 'THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS' |
1851-1852 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,950.00 | |
| 682 | H. B. (JOHN DOYLE) | 'POLITICAL SKETCHES' |
GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 1,820.00 | |
| 676 | BUCHOZ, M | 'PLANCHES ENLUMINEES ET NON ENLUMINEES' |
1778-81 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 1,820.00 |
| 587 | VIRGIL | 'OPERA' |
1517 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,794.00 |
| 814 | GREENE, GRAHAM | 'OUR MAN IN HAVANA' |
1958 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 786 | MILL, JAMES | 'THE HISTORY OF BRITISH INDIA' |
1817 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 586 | HARRIS, JOHN | 'A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELS' |
1748 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,235.00 |
| 565 | 'AN UNIVERSAL HISTORY' |
1779-1784 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,235.00 | |
| 807 | THE OLD TESTAMENT EMBELLISHED WITH ENGRAVINGS' |
1800 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,235.00 | |
| 605 | GIBBON, EDWARD | 'THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE' |
1781 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,235.00 |
| 647 | ASIATIC RESEARCHES, OR, TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY INSTITUTED IN BENGAL' |
1799 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,170.00 |
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
