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Auction Name: Sound and Cinema
Auction Date: 06/04/2025 - 06/04/2025
Sale Number: #30951
Total Lots: 147
Sold Lots: 94
Lots Sold: 63.95%
Unsold Lots: 53

Total Sales (GBP): 190,579.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 129,850.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 190,250.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 270,950.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 390,450.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 48.81%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
51		The Empire Strikes Back,	1980	GBP 12,000.00 - 16,000.00	GBP 12,800.00
119		George Hardie (British, born 1944): Original Artwork For The Album Wish You Were Here By Pink Floyd,	1975	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 12,800.00
55		Lord of The Rings: A book signed by members of the cast from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,	1991	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 9,600.00
79		The Beatles: A Set Of Autographs,	1964	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 8,320.00
171	Noel Gallagher:	Noel Gallagher: Handwritten lyrics for Oasis's Half The World Away and Married With Children,	circa 1994	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 7,040.00
36		James Bond: A large clapperboard from the production of Octopussy,	1983	GBP 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 6,144.00
85	John Lennon	John Lennon: An Autographed Copy of In His Own Write,	1964	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 5,888.00
14	Alan Jay Lerner	Alan Jay Lerner: An extensive collection of letters, and telegrams from Fred Astair, Irving Berlin, Julie Andrews, Ingrid Bergman, Richard Burton, Noel Coward, Katherine Hepburn, Jackie O, and many others, and other personal ephemera,	1960s and later	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 4,864.00
89	Linda McCartney	Linda McCartney (American, 1941-1998): John Lennon,	circa 1969	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 4,608.00
142		David Bowie: Four Polaroids,	1983	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 4,608.00
145		Queen: A Promotional Display Model of 'Frank the Robot' from the Album News of the World,	1977	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 4,352.00
122	Pink Floyd	Pink Floyd: A Soundwave Print for the Song Wish You Were Here,	2008	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 3,840.00
107	The Rolling Stones	The Rolling Stones: Signed Limited Edition Book,	2014	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 3,840.00
24	Mitzi Cunliffe	Mitzi Cunliffe (American, 1918-2006): An Original Guild of Television Producers and Directors Award,	1955	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 3,584.00
161		Sniffin' Glue Magazine: A Complete Run of 14 Punk Fanzines, Vol. 5 with drawing by Paul Simonon,	1976-1977	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,584.00
86	John Lennon	John Lennon: A Rare Autographed Seating Plan For The Foyles Luncheon To Mark The Publication of In His Own Write,	23rd April 1964	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 3,584.00
87		John Lennon And Yoko Ono: A War Is Over Promo Poster,	1971	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 3,328.00
66		The Jimi Hendrix Experience: A Set Of Autographs,	1967	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,328.00
88	John Lennon & Yoko Ono	John Lennon & Yoko Ono: An Autographed Copy of Grapefruit by Yoko Ono,	1971	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,072.00
56		Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons: G.O.A.T.: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali,	2001	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 3,072.00

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