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Sworders: Open House | with Arms and Militaria
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Open House | with Arms and Militaria | Total Sales (GBP) | 2,541.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 13, 2026 - April 13, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #1279 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,240.00 |
| Total Lots | 15 | ||
| Sold Lots | 11.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 73.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 4,390.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 57.89% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419A | A Japanese Wakizashi, Edo period, |
Edo period, | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,170.00 | |
| 399A | A 'Britain is Fighting' poster 20th century, |
20th century, | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 468.00 | |
| 391 | 'Keep on sending me OXO' WW1 original poster, |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 195.00 | |
| 401A | A 'WAR LOAN' poster, 20th century, |
20th century, | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 162.50 | |
| 323 | A collection of share certificates, |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 149.50 | |
| 420 | WELLINGTON, Arthur, 1st Duke of - GURWOOD, John (ed.): | The Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, during his Various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low Countries, and France. |
1844-47 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 421 | A Territorial Army poster, circa 1950s, |
circa 1950s, | GBP 100.00 - 120.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 385 | History and Memoir of 33rd Battalion Machine Gun Corps, |
1919 | GBP 100.00 - 120.00 | GBP 58.50 | |
| 314 | A collection of Christies catalogues, modern, |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 52.00 | |
| 315 | A collection of mostly Christies auction catalogues, modern, |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 52.00 | |
| 317 | A collection of Sotheby's, Bonhams and Phillips auction catalogues, modern, |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 52.00 |
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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 -
