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Orwell Letters Achieve £84,000 in Record Breaking Book Sale at Bonhams
www.bonhams.com/books
New Document
A cache of letters penned by George Orwell sold for a record £84,000 at a Bonhams Printed Books and Manuscripts auction, a figure double its pre-sale estimate. The sale room was buzzing with interest from buyers eager to acquire lots from this largely undocumented period in the writer’s life. All the winning bidders were present in the auction room which attracted mainly private or trade buyers from the UK.
Another strong result was a collection of photographs by Lewis Carroll which sparked considerable interest from collectors. The Portrait of Gertrude, Mary and Caroline Dykes (Lot 149) sold for a staggering £28,800, well over its estimate of £3,000. And an extremely rare portrait of Henry Hobson’s daughter Sarah (Lot 138) achieved a remarkable £16,000 far beyond its pre-sale estimate of £3,000.
David Park, Head of Bonhams Printed Books and Manuscripts department commented on the sale ‘We are delighted by the success of this sale and that the true value of this unique collection was reflected in these outstanding results.’
Some of the sale highlights:
Printed Books, Manuscripts, Music & Photographs,
24 March 2009, New Bond Street
Total: £746,034
Sold By Value: 89.93% |
| Lot |
Hammer Price |
Estimate |
Description |
| 120 |
£62,400 |
£30,000 - £40,000 |
THE WINDUS PAPERS - TURNER, RUSKIN and the PRE-RAPHAELITES |
| 60 |
£44,400 |
£10,000 - 15,000 |
ARCTIC - HUDSON'S BAY COATS (WILLIAM, Captain) Remarks in Many Voyages to Hudsons Bay |
| 149 |
£28,800 |
£3,000 - 5,000 |
DODGSON (CHARLES LUTWIDGE) Portrait of Gertrude, Mary and Caroline Dykes (aged 8, 10 and 6 respectively) |
| 77 |
£25,200 |
£8,000 - 10,000 |
RECHBERG (CHARLES DE) and GEORGE BERNHARD DEPPING] Les peuples de la Russie, ou description des moeurs, usages et costumes des diverses nations de l'empire de Russie, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION |
| 106 |
£25,200 |
£7,000 - 9,000 |
VENETIAN VERRE EGLOMISE BINDING Septem psalmi poenitentiales, cum aliis multis devotissimo orationibus. Ac kalendario gregoriano |
| 124 |
£25,200 |
£15,000 - 20,000 |
BIBLE, in English, Authorised Version The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, KING JAMES' GREAT "HE" BIBLE |
| 110 |
£24,000 |
£20,000 - 30,000 |
CAMERA WORK Camera Work, Vol. 1-22 |
| 122 |
£19,200 |
£15,000 - 20,000 |
AUSTEN (JANE) Pride and Prejudice: a Novel, 3 vol. |
| 138 |
£16,200 |
£3,000 - 5,000 |
DODGSON (CHARLES LUTWIDGE) Portrait of Sarah Hobson taken at Croft Rectory, Yorkshire |
| 177 |
£13,200 |
£8,000 - 12,000 |
ORWELL (GEORGE) Down and Out in Paris and London, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY |
Enquiries on 020 7447 7443
For more information please contact Charlotte Hastings or Imogen Wyvill at The Communication Group on 0207 630 1411 or email chastings@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk/ iwyvill@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America and in August 2003, Goodmans, a leading Australian fine art and antiques auctioneer with salerooms in Sydney, joined the Bonhams Group of Companies. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further seven throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston in the USA; and Switzerland, France, Monaco, Australia, Hong Kong and Dubai. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 57 specialist areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com. (January 2008)
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