Chiswick Auctions: The Bigger Picture: Fine Photographica & Panoramas
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Bigger Picture: Fine Photographica & Panoramas | Total Sales (GBP) | 42,491.00 |
| Auction Date | March 21, 2024 - March 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 21,510.00 |
| Sale Number | #32124 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 33,720.00 |
| Total Lots | 211 | ||
| Sold Lots | 125 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 56,560.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 87,160.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 86 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 48.75% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | PANORAMA OF MADRAS, c.1830 |
c.1830 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,500.00 | |
| 201 | EXCURSION VIEWS OF NARRAGANSETT BAY AND BLOCK ISLAND, 1878 |
1878 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,250.00 | |
| 240 | PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE HIMALAYAS FROM NORTHERN INDIA, c.1900 |
c.1900 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 1,875.00 | |
| 197 | MOVING PANORAMA TOY, 'LONDON TO PARIS', c.1905 |
c.1905 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,250.00 | |
| 86 | AN ALBUM OF AUSTRALIAN VIEWS, MELBOURNE, SYDNEY & BALLARAT, 1874 |
1874 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,125.00 | |
| 308 | PANORAMA OF BUDAPEST, c.1885 |
c.1885 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,062.00 | |
| 199 | MOTOR CAR RACE MOVING PANORAMA, c.1908 |
c.1908 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 875.00 | |
| 91 | Unknown Photographer, late 19th-century | STUDIO PORTRAIT OF A TIBETAN MERCHANT AND HIS WIFE WITH A THANGKA PAINTING, late 19th-century. |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 812.00 | |
| 97 | R.H. Barrett (active Gloucester, 19th century) | THE GREAT EASTERN STEAM SHIP, OLD MILFORD, 1875. |
1875 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 812.00 |
| 108 | Major Robert Gill (1806 -1879) | STEREOSCOPIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF ARCHITECTURE AND NATURAL HISTORY IN WESTERN INDIA, 1864. |
1864 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 118 | The Adjusting Achromatic Revolving "Sweetheart" Stereoscope |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 750.00 | ||
| 239 | DEVELIN, Sergeant-Major, Royal Engineers. | CHITRAL RELIEF EXPEDITION 1895 |
1895 | GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 32 | SAMUEL BOURNE (1834-1912) | THE FIVE PALACES [PANCH MEHAL], FATEHPUR SIKRI, 1875-1876. |
1875-1876. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 688.00 |
| 54 | James Page and Walter Bentley Woodbury, attr. | JAVAMEN IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME, c.1894. |
c.1894. | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 688.00 |
| 82 | INDIA, c.1880 |
c.1880 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 688.00 | |
| 113 | LARGE COLLECTION OF MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES, INDIA, early 20th century |
early 20th century | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 688.00 | |
| 200 | TINY TOT'S ELECTRIC SHADOW THEATRE, 1900s |
1900s | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 625.00 | |
| 258 | PANORAMA OF ANCIENT ROME, WITH TRIUMPHAL MARCH OF EMPEROR CONSTANTINE, 1892 |
1892 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 600.00 | |
| 33 | William Pryor Floyd (1834-1900), attrib. | HOMEWARD BOUND, P&O STEAMER BENARES AT THE WHARF, HONG KONG, c.1865-68. |
c.1865-68. | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 550.00 |
| 59 | Baker & Burke (William Baker & John Burke, active 1860s-1870s) | GROUP OF DANCING [NAUTCH] GIRLS, 1862-1868. |
1862-1868. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 550.00 |
| 253 | Jean Laurent (1816-1886), attr. | PANORAMA OF LISBON, c.1875. |
c.1875. | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 525.00 |
| 34 | [John Forbes Watson & John William Kay, | A group of loose albumen prints (21), from Volume II of The People of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan. |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 500.00 | |
| 46 | William Saunders (1832-1892) | CHINESE COURT SCENE, c.1870. |
c.1870. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 89 | William Saunders (1832-1892) | WOMEN IN CANGUE, c.1870. |
c.1870. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 78 | COLONIAL INDIA, c.1880s-1930s |
c.1880s-1930s | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 450.00 |
