Dominic Winter Auctioneers

01/06/2026

Consigned to our British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings, 20th Century Works on Paper sale 15 July 2026

Second School of Fontainebleau. Hecuba finding the body of her son Polydorus washed up on the seashore, pen and brown ink, with brown and pink wash over red chalk, the outlines indented for transfer, sheet size 197 x 285 mm

Provenance: Collection of Professor Doctor Richard Krautheimer and Doctor Trade Krautheimer-Hess; Christie’s, New York, Old Master Drawings, 10 January 1996, lot 92 (as 2 nd School of Fontainebleau, early 17th century); bought from Paul Pronté, Paris, 1998; Private Collection, UK

Estimate £2,000-3,000

For further information or to consign, please contact Nathan Winter
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28/05/2026

Consigned to our Modern First Editions & Illustrated Literature sale, 18 June 2026

William Golding. Lord of the Flies, 1st edition, London: Faber & Faber, 1954, original cloth in dust jacket, and rare original wraparound band, with 'E. M. Forster's Choice' to spine, 8vo

E.M. Forster was an early supporter of the book when first published in 1954 and talked Faber into taking on the unknown writer. Forster chose it as 'outstanding novel of the year', since when it has gone on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide

Estimate £4,000-6,000

For further information, please contact Paul Rasti:
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26/05/2026

Consigned to our Printed Books, Maps & Documents sale featuring English Bibles 1500-1750, Spiritualism, Witchcraft & Esoterica, 17 June 2026

The Holy Bible: Containing the Old Testament and the New…, London: Printed by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie: and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1640. The last of the great folio King James editions in large black-letter printed between 1611 and 1640

Part of a major private collection of early printed English Bibles from the 16th and 17th centuries

Estimate £2,000-3,000

For further information, please contact Colin Meays or Paul Rasti:
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22/05/2026

Wishing you an enjoyable bank holiday weekend and good luck to those entering the greatly anticipated duck race on Monday!

Illustrated: Lot 572, Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976), Ratty and Mole, [1959], fine pencil, ink and watercolour with body colour on off-white wove paper, signed lower left, 26.5 x 18.5 cm, framed and glazed with photocopies of Shepard’s manuscript labels to picture verso pasted to back of frame, sold on 20 June 2024 for £16,000

Shepard’s line drawings were first used to illustrate a new Methuen edition of Wind in the Willows in 1931. In 1959 Methuen published a new Shepard edition with an additional eight colour plates from watercolours by the artist. This watercolour of Ratty and Mole in a rowing boat by the reeds in the near foreground and Otter and his young son Portly on the far side of the river. The scene is described in Chapter 7, ‘The Piper at the Gates’, when Mole and Rat reunite the missing Portly with his father.

22/05/2026

Highlights from our Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria sale, 21/22 May. Full auction results will be on our website shortly, link in bio

Lot 269 - Wind tunnel model. De Havilland DH 129 Vectored Thrust Model
Sold for £13,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 117 – Battle of Britain. Southern Railway Bulleid Battle of Britain Class 141 Squadron nameplate and badge Sold for £13,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 268 – Wind tunnel model. A large carved wooden and alloy wind tunnel model of Fairey N.8/39
Sold for £12,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 12 – Aviation photographs. An extensive collection of manufacturers, press and service photographs
Sold for £9,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 193 – Schneider Trophy. An important silver-plated Schneider Trophy miniature
Sold for £8,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 8 – Aviation negatives. Black and white negatives, circa 1934-2002, approximately 24,500
Sold for £7,500 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 390 – Baustaedt. Imperial German Naval officer's sword belonging to Theodor Johannes Wilhelm Baustaedt Sold for £6,200 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 599 – Korean War Medals. M.M. group awarded to Cpl R. S. Critcher, Essex Regiment
Sold for £5,800 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 576 – Imperial Russia. Order of St Stanislaus ‘Grand Cross’ 1st Class Set
Sold for £4,200 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 387 – Baustaedt. An Imperial German Naval officer's dirk belonging to Theodor Johannes Wilhelm Baustaedt Sold for £4,200 plus Buyers Premium

21/05/2026

A strong start to Day One of our Military sale

Pictured: A very happy Henry Meadows (Military Specialist & Auctioneer) with Lot 251 Louis Bleriot (1872-1936). An impressive life-sized mannequin of this famous pioneer aviator.

Join us tomorrow for Day Two, starting at 10:00am with Lot 377. Auction highlights and results to follow!

21/05/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g5vx24427o

The image shows the Irish literary giant during his time at the University of Oxford.

20/05/2026

Highlights from our Photographs, Posters & Postcards, Autographs, Documents & Ephemera sale, 20 May. Full auction results will be on our website shortly, link in bio

Lot 360 - Goff (Robert). A collection of 26 manuscript travel diaries, 1 March 1834-31 October 1865 Sold for £7,500 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 354 - Edward II (1284-1327), King of England. Royal charter of inspeximus ... Forde, Dorset, 1313 Sold for £7,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 314 - Henrietta Maria of France (1609-1669). Autograph Letter in French, partly in cipher, 7/17 June 1642 Sold for £7,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 362 - Heraldry Manuscript, [The Armes of the Nobility of England'], c. 1590 Sold for £5,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 326 - Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of France, 1804-14, 1815. Document Signed, ‘Bonaparte’, Cairo, 1799 Sold for £4,800 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 152 - Paranormal & Spiritualism. A collection of approx. 40 spirit photographs & human oddities Sold for £4,300 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 52 - Wilde (Oscar, 1854-1900). A group photograph of Wilde among students at Magdalen, Oxford, c. 1876 Sold for £4,200 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 12 - Egypt. A fine and large album containing 130 mounted photographs, c. 1870s Sold for £4,100 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 278 - Curie (Marie, 1867-1934). Part-printed Document Signed, ‘M. Curie’, 22 June 1914 Sold for £4,000 plus Buyers Premium

Lot 277 - Curie (Marie, 1867-1934). Part-printed Document Signed, ‘M. Curie’, 25 March 1914 Sold for £4,000 plus Buyers Premium

20/05/2026

https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/tom-thumb-locket-auction/

A brass locket created to commemorate the wedding of General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren goes up for auction at Dominic Winter on May 20.