Auction Reports
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Halsdon House. The Collection of Charlie & Shirley Watts
- Auction Date
- 05/20/2026 - 05/20/2026
- Sale Number
- #9639
- Total Lots
- 143
- Sold Lots
- 135.0
- Lots Sold
- 94.41%
- Unsold Lots
- 8
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 46,602.20
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 16,620.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 26,780.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 17,900.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 28,820.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 161.70%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614 | Nelson Horatio | Letter signed with his right hand "Horatio Nelson" |
1795 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 7,872.00 |
| 744 | Johns W.E. | N Books, including: Biggles |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,411.20 |
| 615 | Caesar Gaius Julius | Observations of Ships returning to and Sailing from Spithead and other Remarks |
1655; 1735-1759 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,968.00 |
| 723 | Two autograph books |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 1,443.20 | |
| 643 | Felix Jungmann et Cie.; Pinet F. | Les Belles Fourrures; Chaussures |
1913; 1922 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,115.20 |
| 709 | Mingaud Francois | The Noble Game of Billiards |
1830 | GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,049.60 |
| 609 | Aspin Jehoshaphat | The Naval and Military Exploits which have distinguished The Reign of George The Third... |
1820 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,049.60 |
| 670 | John Templer; Charlotte Bronte; C. P. M. Sharpe; Gilbert Watson; Lowell Thomas; Robert W. Service; O. Henry | 8 Books, including: Jaggers Swoops Again |
1937; ND (c.1910); ND (c.1924); 1903; 1933; 1916; 1940; ND (c.1913) | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 852.80 |
| 738 | The Illustrated London News Panorama of London and the River Thames |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 787.20 | |
| 602 | James Stanier Clarke; John McArthur | The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K. B. |
1809 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 590.40 |
| 689 | 9 Books, including: London (illustrated) A Complete Guide to the Places of Amusement |
1885; 1910 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 590.40 | |
| 671 | David Dalton; Francois Ducray | Rolling Stones; Rolling Stones |
1973; 1978 | GBP 400.00 - 800.00 | GBP 551.04 |
| 737 | Panorama 'George IV Crowned July 19 1821' |
1822 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 551.04 | |
| 646 | Chaucer Geoffrey | The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer newly imprinted |
2002 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 551.04 |
| 638 | Dodgson Charles Lutwidge | The Nursery "Alice" |
1890 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 524.80 |
| 397 | Astrid Zydower (1930-2005) | Study of a cat |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 498.56 |
| 659 | Andrew Lang; H. R. Millar | 7 Books, including: The Green Fairy Book |
1892; 1894; 1896; 1905; 1907; 1926; ND | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 498.56 |
| 720 | Kumar Sri Ranjitsinhji | Portrait photograph of Kumar Sri Ranjitsinhji at the crease, signed |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 498.56 |
| 396 | Daniel Orme (c1766-1832); William Marshall Craig (c1765-1832) | Battle of the Nile; Battle of Trafalgar, Death of Lord Viscount Nelson |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 459.20 |
| 715 | Hobbs J. B.; Harris Lord; Sutcliffe Herbert; Batchelor Denzil; Hutton Paul; Bailey Trevor; Trueman Fred; Huges Simon; Shepherd David | An extensive collection of 20th and 21st century volumes |
1913; 1921; 1935; 1950; 1984; 1988; 1997; 2001 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 459.20 |
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