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Chiswick Auctions: Autographs and Memorabilia Timed and Online

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Auction Name	Autographs and Memorabilia Timed and Online	Total Sales (GBP)	176,965.00
Auction Date	February 02, 2025 - February 02, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	119,990.00
Sale Number	#20225	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	169,250.00
Total Lots	623
Sold Lots	354	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	187,620.00
% of Lots Sold	56.82%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	266,050.00
Unsold Lots	269	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	66.52%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
325	The Beatles	The Beatles Scarce set of signatures by George Harrison	GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	GBP 8,820.00
579	Selaisse (Haile)	Selaisse (Haile) Exceptionally large black and white presentation photograph by Tony Boyadjian of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie in military uniform, signed and dated 1954 near the left margin	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 6,930.00
82		Autograph Collection.- Incl. Albert Einstein An extraordinary autograph collection featuring several prominent figures of the 20th century:	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 6,300.00
389	The Rolling Stones	The Rolling Stones A 12" vinyl copy of the self-titled debut album (Decca LK 4605), signed on the back cover in ballpoint by Mick Jagger	GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	GBP 6,300.00
351	Hendrix (Jimi) & Mitch Mitchell	Hendrix (Jimi) & Mitch Mitchell A pair of loose album pages individually signed by Jimi Hendrix ("Stay sweet always	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 6,048.00
432	Churchill (Winston Spencer)	Churchill (Winston Spencer) Extremely scarce early bromide silver print photograph by J. Russell & Sons in Baker Street of a young Winston Churchill at his desk	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 5,040.00
547	Elizabeth, Princess & Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh	Elizabeth, Princess & Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh A pair of black and white gelatin silver prints photographs by Dorothy Wilding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip the Duke of Edinburgh in a head and shoulders pose	GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	GBP 4,284.00
67		Autograph Collection.- Actors & Entertainers A large collection of cards, photographs, souvenir menus and ephemera signed by prominent vintage actors and entertainers	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 4,032.00
318		Autograph Album.- Incl. The Beatles Autograph album featuring signatures by prominent band members of the 1960s	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,032.00
41		Autograph Album.- Incl. David Bowie Autograph album featuring signatures by David Jones	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,772.00
236	Monroe (Marilyn)	Monroe (Marilyn) Cheque signed ("Marilyn Monore") for the amount of $7.100 payable to the California Department of Employment	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 2,772.00
43		Autograph Album.- Incl. Harry Houdini Autograph album featuring signatures by various prominent vintage actors and entertainers	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,268.00
593	Apollo 11	Apollo 11 Exceedingly rare and desirable Daily Express issue from July 21st	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,268.00
61		Autograph Albums - Artists, Authors, Designers and Architects A collection of 17 autograph albums featuring signatures by prominent artists	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,142.00
10	Dali (Salvador)	Dali (Salvador) Original drawing by Dali of his famous Don Quixote figure, signed and inscribed	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 2,016.00
326	The Beatles	The Beatles Original single sided 7" Dick James Music acetate for the song 'Yesterday'	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,016.00
39		Autograph Album.- Incl. Charles Dickens Autograph album featuring envelopes	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,890.00
300	Dickens (Charles)	Dickens (Charles) Quill pen purportedly used by Charles Dickens in 1867 and presented to Mr A. W. Totman by Albert A. Seymour	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	GBP 1,890.00
431	Churchill (Winston Spencer)	Churchill (Winston Spencer) Typed letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") to The Right Honourable Ernest Marples	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,890.00
311	Rossetti (Dante Gabriel)	Rossetti (Dante Gabriel) Original holograph sonnet "Place de la Bastille	GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	GBP 1,638.00
47		Autograph Album.- Incl. Paul McCartney Autograph album featuring signatures by Nigel Havers	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,386.00
62		Autograph Albums - Composers, Musicians and Writers A collection of 19 autograph albums featuring signatures by prominent composers	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,386.00
64		Autograph Albums - Military & Police and Church Figures A large collection of 42 autograph albums of mainly post-war military and police figures plus religious / faith figures from the UK and other countries	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,386.00
90		Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous A varied collection of largely 19th and early 20th century autographs, manuscript letters, clipped autographs ...	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,386.00
69		Autograph Collection.- Antiquarians, Historians and Scientists A large collection of manuscript letters, clipped autographs, documents etc	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,197.00

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR

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