The Grosvenor graphic designer Dorothy Sharp passed away on June 25th, having celebrated her 96th birthday earlier in the month. She had worked as part of our team for over 25 years, the front cover of the recent GPA 159 catalogue being her final contribution.
Dorothy Bertha Merriton Sharp was born in Kent in 1928 and was the granddaughter of noted English historian Samuel Rawson Gardiner. After the death … Read more...
Grosvenor’s December All World Auction, held over two days on the 9th and 10th, achieved a total realisation of £871,517, over 20% above the pre-sale estimate for this sale.
The following is a selection from amongst the many notable prices paid
K.G.VI collection in 4 New Age albums (lot 2) realised £14,637 The Colin Tabeart collection of Transatlantic Mail (lot 68) realised £8,998.… Read more...
Three auctions held at the recently refurbished Grosvenor salerooms during October provided further compelling evidence of the growing strength of the British Empire market, the total realization of £1,469,494 leaving the pre-sale estimate of £1,106,550 far behind.… Read more...
Held in the afternoon of the same day and continuing on May 20th, the accompanying auction of British Empire & Foreign Countries contained a number of interesting and significant areas of material.
First under the hammer was that of the Falkland Islands & Antarctica, which featured the collection of the late Robert Barnes FRPSL, the author of several important reference works on … Read more...
Held during the week after the highly successful London 2010 International Stamp Exhibition, the Grosvenor May 2010 auctions achieved a remarkable combined total of £1,114, 523 well ahead of the pre-sale estimate of £947,640.
The auction of the John Forrest Collection of Cancellations of the British Empire, held on Wednesday May 19th, was a remarkable event, the sale of a life’s work devoted to gathering examples … Read more...
Held in the afternoon of the same day and continuing on May 20th, the accompanying auction of British Empire & Foreign Countries contained a number of interesting and significant areas of material.
First under the hammer was that of the Falkland Islands & Antarctica, which featured the collection of the late Robert Barnes FRPSL, the author of several important reference works on the subject. Featured on the front cover of … Read more...
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps & Postal History featuring a further portion of the Davenport collection of QEII Commemorative Errors Friday 11th December 2009
The specialised Great Britain auction held at Grosvenor’s Strand salerooms on 11 December amply demonstrated the current strength of the market. It made over £733,000, bringing the tota amount realised in just three days by this and the British Empire sale held on 9 & … Read more...
December 9th and 10th 2009 Auction of British Empire Postage Stamps & Postal History The specialised auction of British Empire stamps and postal history held at Grosvenor’s Strand salerooms on 9 & 10 December reached a remarkable total of £836,153, greatly in excess of the pre-sale estimate of £625,890. The fine used example of the rare double overprint variety discovered on the Cyprus- 1880 Halfpenny, Plate 15 (lot 536), was … Read more...
The auction of the second part of the “Aurelius” King Edward VII collection, on October 8th, was a resounding success with even stronger prices than in the first sale held in May. The sale realised over £698,000, bringing the combined total for the two sales to over £1,380,000 – a record for a King Edward VII collection sold at auction.
As in the first sale, proofs and colour trials attracted … Read more...
