Sotheby's
The Coronation Sale
London
2023-04-21 - 2023-05-04
Total estimated price
GBP997,150
Average estimated price
GBP27,699
Lots sold
27/36
Total sale price
GBP570,611
Average sale price
GBP21,134
Performance
-42.78%
There are 36 lots in this auction
#13
4.75%
King James I | Letter signed, to Sillery, on the asssassination of Henri IV, 16 May 1610
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
GBP3,810
#14
201.63%
King Charles I | Autograph letter signed, to Prince Rupert, ordering his exile, 14 September 1645
GBP7,000 - GBP9,000
GBP24,130
Restoration—George Monck, letter signed, a call for loyalty ahead of his march on London, 15 November 1659
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
King Charles II | "The Declaration of Breda", signed by the King, 4 April 1660
GBP400,000 - GBP600,000
#20
37.89%
King Charles II | Letter signed, to the Duke of York, on removing troops from Dunkirk, 22 August 1662
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
GBP2,413
#21
1.60%
King William III | Document signed, announcing the death of Mary II, 30 December 1694
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
GBP2,540
King George I | Document signed, ordering funds to William Burroughs, September 1717
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
#23
32.08%
King George II | Letter signed, announcing the death of his father King George I, 27 June 1727
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
GBP1,651
#24
23.37%
King George III | Autograph manuscript answer to a submission demanding the dismissal of the administration
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
GBP2,159
#25
113.36%
King George III | Document signed, authorising peace negotiations with France, 30 October 1801
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
GBP5,334
King George IV | Document signed, as Prince Regent, authorising the marriage of the Duke of Kent, 31 July 1818
GBP1,200 - GBP1,800
#27
143.84%
Queen Victoria | Document signed, warrant to negotiate the marriage of the Prince of Wales, 7 November 1862
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
GBP3,048
Edward VIII | A fine series of 45 autograph letters signed, as Prince of Wales, to Sir Campbell Tate, 1912-1918
GBP6,000 - GBP8,000
#29
3.48%
George VI | An important series of 122 series signed, as Prince Albert to Sir Campbell Tait, 1913-1932
GBP10,000 - GBP15,000
GBP12,065
#31
3.48%
Queen Elizabeth II | A collection of photographs and ephemera relating to Queen Elizabeth II's Royal tours, 1950s-1970s
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
GBP2,413
#32
3.48%
Lightness of Being, 2008 (Golden)
GBP40,000 - GBP60,000
GBP48,260
#33
4.75%
Black Bay 'Platinum Jubilee RaSP', Reference 79030B | A stainless steel wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 2022
GBP15,000 - GBP25,000
GBP19,050
#35
249.25%
Study for Prince of Wales
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
GBP13,970
#2
32.08%
King Henry III | Letters patent, 18 December 1254
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
GBP3,302
King Edward IV | Letter signed, to the Duke of Brittany, confirming a commercial treaty, 15 March 1476
GBP15,000 - GBP20,000
#6
117.71%
Queen Katherine Parr | Letter signed, announcing her marriage to Henry VIII, 20 July 1543
GBP15,000 - GBP20,000
GBP38,100
#7
58.75%
Lady Jane Grey—Privy Council | document signed during her brief reign, 17 July 1553
GBP7,000 - GBP9,000
GBP12,700
Queen Mary I—Coronation | Manuscript account of claims to hereditary rights to offices and duties
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
Queen Mary I | Letter signed, to the Earl of Shrewsbury, announcing war with France, 2 June 1557
GBP12,000 - GBP18,000
#10
15.33%
Queen Elizabeth I—Sir Gilbert Dethick | 9 illustrated heraldic manuscripts presented to the Queen, 1568-80
GBP100,000 - GBP200,000
GBP127,000
#11
3.32%
Mary, Queen of Scots | Letter signed, to M. de Rambouillet, 31 August 1578
GBP24,000 - GBP35,000
GBP30,480
#12
814.40%
King James I—Privy Council | Letter signed, to the Lord Treasurer, on the production of a new great seal, 29 April 1603
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
GBP11,430
#1
164.16%
Replica set of the British Crown Jewels, 1950s
GBP10,000 - GBP15,000
GBP33,020
King Henry VII | Letter signed, to the Duke of Milan, 26 July 1490
GBP15,000 - GBP20,000
#5
42.88%
King Henry VIII | Letter signed, to Louise of Savoy, on the Peace of Cambrai, 2 July 1529
GBP30,000 - GBP50,000
GBP57,150
#15
553.14%
King Charles I—Henry Ireton | Autograph draft letter on the imprisonment of the King, November 1648
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
GBP11,430
#16
39.70%
Oliver Cromwell | Letter signed, to Colonel Cox, justifying the dissolution of Parliament, 4 February 1658
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
GBP6,985
#17
93.04%
Richard Cromwell | Autograph letter signed, to his daughters Elizabeth and Anne, 29 July 1689
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
GBP4,826
#34
503.25%
Superocean Heritage 'Platinum Jubilee RaSP', Ref. AB20107A1C1A1 | Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet | Circa 2022
GBP1,000 - GBP3,000
GBP12,065
#36
159.77%
Château Mouton Rothschild 2004 (1 IMP)
GBP3,800 - GBP5,000
GBP11,430
#30
74.63%
Diamond brooch, 1953
GBP30,000 - GBP50,000
GBP69,850