25th August 2026 at 10:00
Viewing Times: TBA
The 19th Century Sale featuring Napoleonica and the Glorious Peace of 1814 & Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
This Collector’s Auction will feature a fabulous single-owner collection of Souvenirs from the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, collated by Richard and Susan Wales, comprising Silver, Silver Plate, Sweetheart Brooches, Medallions and Coins, Artworks, Prints & Etchings, Furniture, Glass, Ceramics, Ephemera and much more, plus a single-owner collection relating to the 'Glorious Peace' 1814.
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Order of Auction
Auction Start – 10:00 Tuesday 25th August 2026
Lots 001 to 251 - Napoleonica and the Glorious Peace of 1814
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
Lots 252 to 292 - Silver & Silver Plate
Lots 293 to 309 - Sweetheart Brooches
Lots 310 to 355 - Medallions
Lots 356 to 392 - Decorative Arts
Lots 393 to 455 - Ceramics
Lots 456 to 467 - Furniture
Lots 468 to 484 - Textiles
Lots 485 to 498 - Books & Paper Ephemera
Lots 499 to 513 - Artwork & Framed Items
End of Auction
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Lot 193
Regency newspaper "The Sun" (Number 6825) for Friday July 22 1814
Lot 194
A very rare original ticket to the 1st August 1814 "Grand Jubilee In Celebration of Peace"
Lot 195
A very rare original ticket to the 1st August 1814 "Grand Jubilee In Celebration of Peace"
Lot 200
"Scene on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, on the Night of the Grand Jubilee, Aug.t 1. 1814."
Lot 201
"View of the Bridge and Pagoda, from the Canal, St James's Park"
Lot 204
“The Naumachia In Hyde Park In Celebration Of The Peace Of 1814”
Lot 205
“The Naumachia In Hyde Park In Celebration Of The Peace Of 1814”
Lot 206
"The Temple of Concord Erected in Green Park" and “The Naumachia In Hyde Park” (2)
Lot 207
"The Fleet on the Serpentine River Commemorative of the Battle of the Nile August 1st 1814"
Lot 208
"The Chinese Bridge Illuminated On the Night of the celebration of the Peace 1814"
Lot 210
"The tower & preparation of fireworks, with the balloon in the Park Aug.t 1st. 1814"
Lot 211
Portrait print of James Sadler (1753-1828) The first British “Aerostatist” (Aeronaut)
Lot 215
A very rare sampler worked "In Commemoration of the Peace 1814"
Lot 216
A woodcut print of "His Grace The Duke of Wellington" "Printed in Hyde Park"
Lot 219
A small dome top trunk or box made during the Jubilee Fair in Hyde Park 1814
Lot 220
A marquetry decorated mahogany work box labelled for the Jubilee Fair 1814
Lot 224
An usual account made out to Christopher Idle MP (1771-1819) by Perregaux & Laffitte in Paris
Lot 225
"Picture of Paris" an 1814 Travel Guide to the French capital by Louis Tronchet
Lot 227
A Travel Guide to Paris in 1814 and recollection of visit in 1802 by Rev William Shepherd
Lot 228
Antique French Caricature "Le Troubadour Jouant de Six Instruments" Circa 1814
Lot 229
Two French Caricature Prints Mocking English Tourists in 1814 by Adrien Pierre Godefroy Jr
Lot 231
A cast brass wall plaque with a relief profile bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
Lot 232
A bronze sculpture of the exiled Napoleon standing on a rocky outcrop on St Helena
Lot 233
A brass Lion of Waterloo Paperweight together with a Waterloo Souvenir Paperknife
Lot 234
An Unusual Pearlware Razor Box Commemorating Napoleon Bonaparte
Lot 236
A rare 'Spooner’s Protean View' No.10 'Napoleon Powerful' and 'Napoleon Powerless'
Lot 238
A very rare early biography of Wellington dating to the end of the Peninsular war
Lot 239
An early account of the Peninsular War by the Regency historian Theophilus Camden
Lot 240
A very scarce Napoleonic-era book of British military biography
Lot 243
"Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington K.G. &c &c &c" after Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A.
Lot 245
An Allegorical Print of "Britannia Crowned by Victory Trampling Upon the Chains of France"
Lot 247
Regency era reverse glass mezzotint print of Queen Caroline (1768-1821)
Lot 251
"The Black Brunswicker" after Sir John Everett Millais, P.R.A. (1829–1896)
Lot 252
A silver topped pottery Commemorative Water Jug by Watcombe (Torquay)
Lot 253
A Victorian Silver Topped Presentation Hoof of an Ox Inkwell
Lot 254
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Bon Bon Dish by Mitchell Bosley & Co
Lot 256
A Victorian Silver Plated Watering Can by Thomas Ottley & Sons
Lot 262
A Victorian Silver Commemorative Berry Spoon by Elkington & Co Ltd
Lot 265
A large Victorian Silver Plated Sporting Trophy by Mappin & Webb
Lot 267
A Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Twin Handled Trophy by Walker & Hall
Lot 271
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Presentation Goblet by Mappin & Webb
Lot 272
A Victorian Silver Commemorative Salt for HM Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Lot 274
A Victorian Silver Presentation Teapot by John Edward Wilmot
Lot 275
A Victorian Silver Commemorative Salt for HM Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Lot 276
A large Victorian Silver Trophy for The Wakefield Diamond Jubilee Hospital Newark
Lot 277
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Presentation Tray by Charles Boyton
Lot 278
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Twin Handled Cup by Horace Woodward & Co Ltd
Lot 284
A large collection of twenty nine Silver and enamel Queen Victoria Jubilee souvenir spoons
