Auction Reports
Bonhams
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Collections, Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey
- Auction Date
- 06/03/2025 - 06/03/2025
- Sale Number
- #31256
- Total Lots
- 37
- Sold Lots
- 37
- Lots Sold
- 100.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 0
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 15,705.60
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 14,050.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 21,750.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 14,050.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 21,750.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 72.21%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | Cecil Beaton | Sawai Man Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur and Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur 2 |
circa 1944 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,408.00 |
| 122 | Cecil Beaton | Marion Morehouse in Conde Nasts's Apartment (1040 Park Avenue, New York) |
circa 1929 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,088.00 |
| 113 | Cecil Beaton | Self portrait in the garden 4 |
circa 1960s | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 896.00 |
| 219 | Jack Butler Yeats | Jarvey |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 768.00 | |
| 114 | Geoffrey Sawyer | Cecil Beaton 4 |
1967 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 768.00 |
| 115 | Geoffrey Sawyer | Cecil Beaton at Reddish House 9 |
circa 1965 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 768.00 |
| 141 | Cecil Beaton | A selection of miscellaneous photographs 10 |
20th century | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 704.00 |
| 132 | Cecil Beaton | Salvador and Gala Dali and Pavel Tchelitchew |
circa 1936 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 704.00 |
| 116 | Cecil Beaton | Self-portrait with Coco Chanel |
circa 1969 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 640.00 |
| 220 | Jack Butler Yeats | Four woodblock prints, to include The Strand Races: The Start 4 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 614.40 | |
| 128 | Cecil Beaton | A Vogue Aage Thaarup hat feature 2 |
circa 1936 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 486.40 |
| 138 | Cecil Beaton | American Socialites and Cultural Figures 9 |
20th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 486.40 |
| 131 | Cecil Beaton | Edith Sitwell |
irca 1930 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 486.40 |
| 126 | Cecil Beaton | Angelica Welldon & Nina Matleva for Vogue: 'Mock Puppet Theatre' |
circa 1936 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 409.60 |
| 143 | After Franciszek Smuglewicz | The Infancy of Bacchus 4 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 384.00 | |
| 216 | After Paul Henry R.H.A. (Irish, 1876-1958) | Connemara: Ireland This Year |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 358.40 | |
| 120 | Cecil Beaton | Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (1900-2002) 2 |
circa 1970 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 358.40 |
| 111 | THEATRE HISTORY INTEREST: A collection of books and auction catalogues |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 332.80 | ||
| 129 | Cecil Beaton | Margot Fonteyn as Marguerite in Margeurite and Armand |
1963 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 332.80 |
| 110 | English School | A collection of original theatre posters 43 |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 281.60 |
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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.")
