Auctioneers had their prayers answered when a 17th century bible topped the prices at a successful books auction held in Shrewsbury.
Having sold a 1551 Matthew Bible – sometimes known as the ‘Bug’ Bible – for £6,500 in March, auctioneers Halls Fine Art followed up with a folio 1613 King James version of the Holy Bible by Robert Barker which made £4,600.
The archive contained material from renowned architect John Douglas of Walmoor Castle, Cheshire. He designed more than 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, North West England and, in particular, at Eaton Hall, home of the Duke of Westminster. The archive included sepia photographs of buildings, including on the Eaton and Oakmere estates, Cheshire, folders of watercolours and loose plates, a Douglas family Bible, a sketch book and an extensive file of research material.
An 1894 first edition of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, in a spectacular ‘Peacock’ binding, sold for £950.
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