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06/09/2024
The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
Dominic Winter’s 11 September auction has an unusually high number of antiquarian books and manuscripts, many lots pre-1700. There are leaves from Caxton incunables, a fine Book of Hours, embroidered bindings, association copies and miniature books to name just some, but the undoubted star lot, adorning the catalogue covers, is the Polydore Vergil bound for Mary Tudor.
18/06/2024
A review of our recent Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria sale
Henry Meadows MRICS, our medals and militaria expert, reflects on a highly successful specialist auction of Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria here at Dominic Winter on 23 May and looks ahead to a number of highlights coming up in the next sale in the Autumn.
21/12/2023
2023: A RECORD YEAR IN REVIEW
2023 has proved to be a remarkable year in the annals of Dominic Winter Auctioneers, the highlight of which was the spectacular first portion of the Foyle Library sale (27th September). It was a privilege and a delight for our expert staff to handle such a remarkable variety of treasures, ranging from medieval Books of Hours to an original illustration by the Winnie-the-pooh illustrator E. H. Shepard.
12/12/2023
Another successful year for our Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria specialist sales
As 2023 comes to an end, we look back at another successful year for our Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria specialist sales. The May auction included the Tonbridge Battle of Britain collection. A private collection formed by Malcolm Pettit over a 50-year period and housed in a barn at the bottom of his garden. Malcolm was one of the last “great excavators”, tracing aircraft crash sites and recovering Spitfire, Hurricane and Luftwaffe relics.
25/08/2023
Pooh and Piglet Original Drawing Discovered in Cellar Drawer
This is an original drawing of the final book illustration of Pooh and Piglet in the Hundred Acre Wood from A.A. Milne's first book about Pooh, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926). This signed pen and ink drawing is dated 1958 and was recently discovered in the collection of the late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey, near Maldon in Essex. An earlier 1925 original drawing of the same scene was sold by Bonham’s (New York) for $220,000 in 2022.