Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers: Old Master, British and European Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old Master, British and European Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 3,373.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 25, 2026 - March 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,290.00 |
| Sale Number | #32526 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,860.00 |
| Total Lots | 24 | ||
| Sold Lots | 20.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 3,270.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 5,430.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1551 | MARK CATESBY (BRITISH 1683-1749) | Noctua Aurita Minor, The Little Owl |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 468.00 |
| 1564 | JAMES GILLRAY (BRITISH 1757-1815) | The Reception of the Diplomatique & His Suite, at the Court of Pekin |
1792 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 338.00 |
| 1720 | CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE, 'SNAFFLES' (BRITISH 1884-1967) (2) | A fox jumping a brook |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 260.00 |
| 1562 | JAMES GILLRAY (BRITISH 1756-1815) | La Promenade en Famille, A Sketch from Life |
1797 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 247.00 |
| 1563 | JAMES GILLRAY (BRITISH 1756-1815) | A Great Stream from a Petty Fountain, or, John Bull Swamped in the Flood of New Taxes, Cormorants Flying in the Stream |
1806 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 221.00 |
| 1566 | JAMES GILLRAY (BRITISH 1756-1815) | Introduction of Citizen Volpone & his Suite, at Paris |
1802 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 1557 | GIOVANNI VENDRAMINI (ITALIAN 1769-1839) AFTER ROBERT KER PORTER (3) | The Storming of Seringapatam; The Last Effort of Tippoo Sultan in Defence of the Fortress of Seringapatam; The Glorious Conquest of Seringapatam, a set of three |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 195.00 |
| 1561 | JAMES GILLRAY (BRITISH 1756-1815) (4) | Elements of Skateing, a set of four |
1805 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 195.00 |
| 1719 | WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH 1851-1931) (2) | Yachting at Cowes |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 195.00 |
| 1552 | GEORGE EDWARDS (BRITISH 1694-1773) (4) | The black and white butcher bird from Surinam and a small butterfly from China etched from nature of their natural size (1757); The Horned Owl from Athens supposed to be sacred to the Godes Minerva; The crowned eagle from the coast of Guinea (1754); A Spe |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 182.00 |
| 1554 | NORTH WEST VIEW OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PAUL , LONDON (3) | Printed for and sold by F. West, Fleet Street, London |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 143.00 |
| 1555 | SUTTON NICHOLLS (BRITISH 1668-1729) (2) | Leicester Square; Golden Square, a pair |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 1525 | ENGLISH SCHOOL 19TH CENTURY (2) | Silhouette of a lady, believed to be Jane Wood (late Moore) |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 1553 | AFTER JAN DE BISSCHOP (2) | Dancing Faun; Statue of the elder son of Laocoon, two, from the Signorum Veteran Icones series |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 1565 | JAMES GILLRAY (BRITISH 1756-1815) | Visiting the Sick |
1806 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 1606 | W*** H*** (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY) | Study of a terrier |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 1559 | GEORGE CRUICKSHANK (BRITISH 1792-1878) | Royal Embarkation |
1819 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 78.00 |
| 1560 | GEORGE CRUICKSHANK (BRITISH 1792-1878) | The Webb Entangled; The Webb Unravelled |
1823 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 45.50 |
| 1524 | F*** J*** WEYGAND (LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY) (2) | Silhouette of a gentleman |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 26.00 |
| 1718 | WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH 1851-1931) (2) | The Fifth Battle Squadron |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 26.00 |
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Book of Hours.- Heures de nostre dame a l'usaige de Romme, Paris, Antoine Chappiel pour Germain Hardouin, [1504]. £6,000-8,000Forum, May 28: Colonna (Francesco). La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, second edition, Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1545. £15,000-20,000Forum, May 28: The Christ Child holding a crystal orb and surrounded by banderoles with devotional exhortations, on a leaf most probably from a Book of Hours, [Southern Netherlands, last decades of the fifteenth century]. £2,000-3,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Jackson (Shirley). The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Claude Fredericks, 1960. £2,000-3,000Forum, May 28: Lennon (John). In His Own Write, first edition, first impression, signed by the author, 1964. £3,000-4,000Forum, May 28: Doves Press.- Keats (John). [Poems], one of 200 copies on paper, Doves Press, 1914. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Rodrigues (João Barbosa). Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium, 2 vol., first and only edition, Brussels, 1903. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Newton (Sir Isaac). Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica…editio ultima, auctior et emendatior, Amsterdam, Sumptibus Societatis, 1714. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Kepler (Johannes). Ad Vitellionem paralipomena, wuibus astronomiae pars optica traditur, first edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1604. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000Forum, May 28: Lootsman (Jacobsz). The Lightning Colomne, or Sea-Mirrour, containing the Sea-Coasts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Navigation..., 1670. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Ribelles y Helip (José), Attributed to. An album comprising 33 finely executed watercolours of Spanish costume, bull-fighting scenes, and other genre subjects, [circa 1830]. £10,000-15,000 -
