25th August 2026 at 10:00
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.
We are currently consigning for future 2026 'Collectors' Auctions. For further information, please email Adam@specialauctionservices.com or call 01635 580595.
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
Lot 193
Regency newspaper "The Sun" (Number 6825) for Friday July 22 1814
Unsold
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 194
A very rare original ticket to the 1st August 1814 "Grand Jubilee In Celebration of Peace"
Sold for £190
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 195
A very rare original ticket to the 1st August 1814 "Grand Jubilee In Celebration of Peace"
Sold for £150
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 200
"Scene on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, on the Night of the Grand Jubilee, Aug.t 1. 1814."
Sold for £100
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 201
"View of the Bridge and Pagoda, from the Canal, St James's Park"
Unsold
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 204
“The Naumachia In Hyde Park In Celebration Of The Peace Of 1814”
Unsold
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 205
“The Naumachia In Hyde Park In Celebration Of The Peace Of 1814”
Unsold
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 206
"The Temple of Concord Erected in Green Park" and “The Naumachia In Hyde Park” (2)
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 207
"The Fleet on the Serpentine River Commemorative of the Battle of the Nile August 1st 1814"
Sold for £60
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 208
"The Chinese Bridge Illuminated On the Night of the celebration of the Peace 1814"
Unsold
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 210
"The tower & preparation of fireworks, with the balloon in the Park Aug.t 1st. 1814"
Sold for £180
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 211
Portrait print of James Sadler (1753-1828) The first British “Aerostatist” (Aeronaut)
Sold for £260
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 215
A very rare sampler worked "In Commemoration of the Peace 1814"
Unsold
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 216
A woodcut print of "His Grace The Duke of Wellington" "Printed in Hyde Park"
Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 219
A small dome top trunk or box made during the Jubilee Fair in Hyde Park 1814
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 220
A marquetry decorated mahogany work box labelled for the Jubilee Fair 1814
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 221
A charming souvenir box from the 1814 Hyde Park Peace Fair
Sold for £150
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 224
An usual account made out to Christopher Idle MP (1771-1819) by Perregaux & Laffitte in Paris
Unsold
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 225
"Picture of Paris" an 1814 Travel Guide to the French capital by Louis Tronchet
Unsold
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 227
A Travel Guide to Paris in 1814 and recollection of visit in 1802 by Rev William Shepherd
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 228
Antique French Caricature "Le Troubadour Jouant de Six Instruments" Circa 1814
Unsold
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 229
Two French Caricature Prints Mocking English Tourists in 1814 by Adrien Pierre Godefroy Jr
Unsold
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 231
A cast brass wall plaque with a relief profile bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
Sold for £40
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 232
A bronze sculpture of the exiled Napoleon standing on a rocky outcrop on St Helena
Sold for £190
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 233
A brass Lion of Waterloo Paperweight together with a Waterloo Souvenir Paperknife
Sold for £80
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 234
An Unusual Pearlware Razor Box Commemorating Napoleon Bonaparte
Sold for £90
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 236
A rare 'Spooner’s Protean View' No.10 'Napoleon Powerful' and 'Napoleon Powerless'
Sold for £70
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 237
A 19th Century Print Depicting the life of Napoleon Bonaparte
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 238
A very rare early biography of Wellington dating to the end of the Peninsular war
Sold for £80
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 239
An early account of the Peninsular War by the Regency historian Theophilus Camden
Sold for £120
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 240
A very scarce Napoleonic-era book of British military biography
Sold for £80
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 243
"Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington K.G. &c &c &c" after Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A.
Sold for £90
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 245
An Allegorical Print of "Britannia Crowned by Victory Trampling Upon the Chains of France"
Unsold
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 247
Regency era reverse glass mezzotint print of Queen Caroline (1768-1821)
Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 251
"The Black Brunswicker" after Sir John Everett Millais, P.R.A. (1829–1896)
Sold for £110
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 252
A silver topped pottery Commemorative Water Jug by Watcombe (Torquay)
Sold for £70
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 253
A Victorian Silver Topped Presentation Hoof of an Ox Inkwell
Sold for £220
Estimated at £180 - £220
Lot 254
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Bon Bon Dish by Mitchell Bosley & Co
Sold for £110
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 256
A Victorian Silver Plated Watering Can by Thomas Ottley & Sons
Sold for £110
Estimated at £40 - £50
Lot 257
A Victorian Silver Plated Diamond Jubilee Inkwell by JD & S
Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 258
A Victorian Plated Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Toast Rack
Sold for £120
Estimated at £40 - £50
Lot 259
A Victorian Plated Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Toast Rack
Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £50
Lot 260
A Victorian Plated Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Toast Rack
Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £50
Lot 261
A pair of Victorian Silver Menu Holders by Charles Edwards
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £120
Lot 262
A Victorian Silver Commemorative Berry Spoon by Elkington & Co Ltd
Sold for £100
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 265
A large Victorian Silver Plated Sporting Trophy by Mappin & Webb
Sold for £90
Estimated at £50 - £60
Lot 266
A Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Silver Plated Top Claret Jug
Sold for £80
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 267
A Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Twin Handled Trophy by Walker & Hall
Sold for £35
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 271
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Presentation Goblet by Mappin & Webb
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 272
A Victorian Silver Commemorative Salt for HM Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Sold for £240
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 273
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Twin Handled Basket
Sold for £190
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 274
A Victorian Silver Presentation Teapot by John Edward Wilmot
Sold for £560
Estimated at £350 - £400
Lot 275
A Victorian Silver Commemorative Salt for HM Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Sold for £230
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 276
A large Victorian Silver Trophy for The Wakefield Diamond Jubilee Hospital Newark
Sold for £1,030
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 277
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Presentation Tray by Charles Boyton
Sold for £360
Estimated at £200 - £250
Lot 278
A Victorian Silver Diamond Jubilee Twin Handled Cup by Horace Woodward & Co Ltd
Sold for £460
Estimated at £250 - £300
Lot 280
A Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee bronze pocket watch holder
Sold for £150
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 281
A collection of Queen Victoria Diamond jubilee Belt buckles
Sold for £60
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 284
A large collection of twenty nine Silver and enamel Queen Victoria Jubilee souvenir spoons
Sold for £320
Estimated at £60 - £80