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Tooveys: Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera

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Auction Name	Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera	Total Sales (GBP)	165,398.25
Auction Date	May 21, 2025 - May 21, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	30,810.00
Sale Number	#52125	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	48,000.00
Total Lots	264
Sold Lots	235	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	36,250.00
% of Lots Sold	89.02%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	56,150.00
Unsold Lots	29	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	294.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
3109	An album of cigarette card odds		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 26,145.00
3100	An album of cigarette card odds		GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 9,213.00
3108	An album of trade card odds		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 8,092.50
3118	Eight albums of cigarette cards		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 5,727.00
3352	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 5,229.00
3347	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,984.00
3351	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,984.00
3356	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,984.00
3353	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,735.00
3357	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,735.00
3350	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,486.00
3348	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,237.00
3349	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,237.00
3355	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,237.00
3346	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,739.00
3354	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,739.00
3110	An album of trade cards		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,365.50
3117	A collection of cigarette cards including a set of 52 Wills 'Double-meaning (PC Inset)'	1938	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 2,241.00
3335	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 84 autographs of motor racing interest		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,241.00
3107	Two albums of cigarette cards including 16 Jones Bros		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 2,116.50
3274	A large collection of approximately 1000 postcards in 21 albums all of waterways		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,992.00
3334	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 18 autographs of motor racing interest		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,867.50
3333	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 79 commemorative albums		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,743.00
3111	An album of cigarette card odds		GBP 120.00 - 180.00	GBP 1,494.00
3120	A collection of cigarette and trade cards in seven albums and loose		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 1,494.00

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino, 1481. €40,000 to €50,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.

Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.

Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.

Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. Ballets-minute, 1954. €35,000 to €40,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. Dlia Golosa, 1923. €7,000 to €10,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.
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