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Auction 08.04.1998

Christie's, London, King Street

Date of the auction: 08.04.1998

Lot number 128
THE FIRST FLEET .

THE FIRST FLEET . Autograph letter signed by Newton Fowell, midshipman (afterwards 2nd Lieutenant...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$2,006 - US$3,009
Price realised:
£3,680
ca. US$6,152
Lot number 129
William Westall, A.R.A. (1781-1856)

William Westall, A.R.A. (1781-1856) Australian Coastline signed with initials and dated 'W.W. 1802...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$10,030 - US$13,374
Price realised:
£17,250
ca. US$28,838
Lot number 131
ARTHUR PHILLIP (1738-1814).

ARTHUR PHILLIP (1738-1814). The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,671 - US$2,507
Price realised:
£2,300
ca. US$3,845
Lot number 132
ARTHUR PHILLIP (1738-1814)

ARTHUR PHILLIP (1738-1814) METAL SPEARHEAD with accompanying label inscribed (in late...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$11,702 - US$16,717
Price realised:
£62,000
ca. US$103,651
Lot number 135
GEORGE BASS (1771-1803)

GEORGE BASS (1771-1803) A late-18th-century lacquered pocket brass compass sundial signed on the...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$16,717 - US$25,076
Price realised:
£47,700
ca. US$79,744
Lot number 136
JAMES WALLIS (1785?-1858)

JAMES WALLIS (1785?-1858) An Historical Account of The Colony of New South Wales and its dependent...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,359 - US$11,702
Price realised:
£5,750
ca. US$9,612
Lot number 137
CYRILLE PIERRE THéODORE LAPLACE (1793-1875)

CYRILLE PIERRE THéODORE LAPLACE (1793-1875) After LAUVERGNE. Sydney. Etablissement principal de la...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,671 - US$2,507
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,307
Lot number 143
SIR WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY (1790-1855)

SIR WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY (1790-1855) Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£900 - £1,200
ca. US$1,504 - US$2,006
Price realised:
£920
ca. US$1,538
Lot number 145
SIR WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY (1790-1855)

SIR WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY (1790-1855) Narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole, in boats...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$835 - US$1,337
Price realised:
£1,035
ca. US$1,730
Lot number 146
SIR JOHN ROSS (1777-1856)

SIR JOHN ROSS (1777-1856) John BRAITHWAITE (1797-1870). Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross's...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$2,006 - US$3,009
Price realised:
£1,725
ca. US$2,883
Lot number 147
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (1786-1847)

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (1786-1847) Sherard OSBORNE & George F. MCDOUGALL (editors). Facsimile of the...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,500
ca. US$3,009 - US$4,179
Price realised:
£2,070
ca. US$3,460
Lot number 148
ARCTIC PLAYBILL

ARCTIC PLAYBILL H.M.S. Assistance . - a 'play-bill' on silk for the 'Royal Arctic Theatre', 1850, 41...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$835 - US$1,337
Price realised:
£1,725
ca. US$2,883
Lot number 149
ELISHA KENT KANE (1823-1857)

ELISHA KENT KANE (1823-1857) Thomas Potts JAMES (1803-1882). The Kane Portfolio. Arranged and...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,015 - US$8,359
Price realised:
£3,450
ca. US$5,767
Lot number 150
BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION , 1875-1876

BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION , 1875-1876 H.M.S. ALERT. -- A manuscript journal in pencil, May 29...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£700 - £1,000
ca. US$1,170 - US$1,671
Price realised:
£1,610
ca. US$2,691
Lot number 151
BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION , 1875-1876

BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION , 1875-1876 H.M.S. ALERT. -- A green velvet-covered jewellery box (17.5 x...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$501 - US$835
Price realised:
£276
ca. US$461
Lot number 152
BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1875-1876

BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1875-1876 A W.T.Copeland & Sons oval drainer, printed and painted in blue...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$835 - US$1,337
Price realised:
£1,150
ca. US$1,922
Lot number 153
BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1875-1876

BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1875-1876 Sir George Strong NARES (1831-1915) A 3pp. ALS on expedition...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,337 - US$2,006
Price realised:
£2,760
ca. US$4,614
Lot number 154
Attributed to David Cooke Gibson (1827-1856)

Attributed to David Cooke Gibson (1827-1856) An Eskimo Hunter holding a Narwhal Tusk indistinctly...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$11,702 - US$16,717
Price realised:
£7,475
ca. US$12,496
Lot number 155
ROBERT FALCON SCOTT (1868-1912)

ROBERT FALCON SCOTT (1868-1912) An engraved and manuscript commission, 2 January 1889, appointing...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,671 - US$2,507
Price realised:
£1,150
ca. US$1,922
Lot number 156
ROBERT FALCON SCOTT (1868-1912)

ROBERT FALCON SCOTT (1868-1912) A 4pp. ALS on expedition headed notepaper, 'at sea' 24 September...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$835 - US$1,337
Price realised:
£575
ca. US$961
Lot number 157
Edward (Frank) Gillett (1874-1927)

Edward (Frank) Gillett (1874-1927) The return of the Discovery signed 'FRANK/GILLETT' (lower left...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£400 - £500
ca. US$668 - US$835
Price realised:
£402
ca. US$672
Lot number 158
Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) "Discovery" Expedition, Farthest South ever reached, Dec. 29, 1902...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,359 - US$11,702
Price realised:
£8,625
ca. US$14,419
Lot number 159
CHARCOT, Jean-Baptiste (1867-1936). Autograph letter signed ('Jean') to his...

CHARCOT, Jean-Baptiste (1867-1936). Autograph letter signed ('Jean') to his sister (Madame Pierre...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,343 - US$5,015
Price realised:
£2,300
ca. US$3,845
Lot number 160
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES (1880-1912)

LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES (1880-1912) Telegram to his mother, date stamped: Colwyn Bay 14 June...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$1,003 - US$1,337
Price realised:
£690
ca. US$1,153
Lot number 161
LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS, R.I.M. (1883-1912)

LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS, R.I.M. (1883-1912) "Forstalled: Amundsen's tent at the South...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,337 - US$2,006
Price realised:
£6,670
ca. US$11,150
Lot number 162
SCOTT'S BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION , 1910-1913

SCOTT'S BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION , 1910-1913 L.H.HAGEN & Co (manufacturers). A pair of wood...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,359 - US$13,374
Price realised:
£9,200
ca. US$15,380
Lot number 163
APSLEY GEORGE BENET CHERRY-GARRARD (1886-1959)

APSLEY GEORGE BENET CHERRY-GARRARD (1886-1959) The Worst Journey in the World, Antarctic 1910-1913...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,671 - US$2,507
Price realised:
£1,840
ca. US$3,076
Lot number 165
CAPTAIN GERALD S. DOORLY

CAPTAIN GERALD S. DOORLY The Voyages of the 'Morning' London: Ballantyne Press for Smith, Elder...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£800 - £1,000
ca. US$1,337 - US$1,671
Price realised:
£2,300
ca. US$3,845
Lot number 166
J. van der Gracht (active c. 1913)

J. van der Gracht (active c. 1913) Antarctic Coastal profile signed with monogram 'JvdG' (lower...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,507 - US$3,343
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,307
Lot number 168
SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON (1874-1922)

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON (1874-1922) A SILVER PRESENTATION CASKET With Makers Mark of Alfred James...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,687 - US$10,030
Price realised:
£14,950
ca. US$24,993
Lot number 170
JAMES MURRAY AND GEORGE MARSTON (1882-1940)

JAMES MURRAY AND GEORGE MARSTON (1882-1940) Antarctic Days Sketches of the homely side of Polar...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,671 - US$2,507
Price realised:
£1,150
ca. US$1,922
Lot number 171
SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922)

SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922) South. The story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1917...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,671 - US$2,507
Price realised:
£3,220
ca. US$5,383
Lot number 172
FRANK HURLEY (1885-1962)

FRANK HURLEY (1885-1962) Thirteen original display boards for Kodak's The Memorial Exhibition of the...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,687 - US$10,030
Price realised:
£11,500
ca. US$19,225
Lot number 173
GEORGE EDWARD MARSTON (1882-1940)

GEORGE EDWARD MARSTON (1882-1940) The Endurance ice-bound in the Weddell Sea with a sledging Party...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,359 - US$11,702
Price realised:
£5,175
ca. US$8,651
Lot number 174
George Edward Marston (1882-1940)

George Edward Marston (1882-1940) Cape Wild, Elephant Island oil on canvas, unframed 14 x 20in...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$5,015 - US$6,687
Price realised:
£5,750
ca. US$9,612
Lot number 175
SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922)

SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922) 4pp. menu card Lunch given to Sir Ernest Shackleton C.V.O...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£350 - £400
ca. US$585 - US$668
Price realised:
£1,035
ca. US$1,730
Lot number 179
Irma Stern (1894-1966)

Irma Stern (1894-1966) Portrait signed and dated 'Irma Stern/1935' (upper left) gouache on paper...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,507 - US$4,179
Price realised:
£6,325
ca. US$10,574
Lot number 180
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886-1957)

Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886-1957) Magaliesburg Farm signed and dated 'J.H. Pierneef.1942' oil on...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$5,015 - US$8,359
Price realised:
£3,450
ca. US$5,767
Lot number 181
Maud Eyston Sumner (1902-1985)

Maud Eyston Sumner (1902-1985) Still Life with Flowers by a Window oil on canvas 23¼ x 28½in...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,343 - US$5,015
Price realised:
£4,370
ca. US$7,305
Lot number 182
Maud Eyston Sumner (1902-1985)

Maud Eyston Sumner (1902-1985) Still Life with Fruit (Yellow Apples) signed 'SUMNER' (lower left...

Christie's, 8 Apr 1998
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,343 - US$5,015
Price realised:
£1,840
ca. US$3,076
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