22nd May 2015
The first part of the cigarette card section contained several larger collections and accumulations, with many realising figures above estimate. A lot containing sets and part sets by Franklyn Davey, Hignett, Hill, L&B etc, estimated at £350, realised £566. A large accumulation with Ogden, Wills and other sets which required further sorting estimated at £350, sold well over estimate, realising £1000! Another lot featuring part sets from several premium brands such as Cope, Salmon & Gluckstein, Singleton & Cole, Taddy and others estimated at £230, fetched £540.
Several collections by individual manufacturers also achieved good results. A Carreras collection estimated £280 made £377; a Gallaher range estimated at £200 realised £340; and two Ogden collections, estimated £250 and £180, achieved £420 and £260 respectively.
Many of the individual sets also exceeded their estimates. Some of the most notable results include a set of Dobie 'Weapons of All Ages', with an estimate of £70 fetching £106; and a set of Murray 'Dancers', estimated £50, achieving £77. A Player 'Gallery of Beauty Series', part set of 40 cards in 'fair to good' condition, estimated at £90 made £140. A Smith 'Famous Explorers' set in 'very good' condition, except some cards with small faults, realised £212; and finally a Wills 'Scissors Drum Horses' (Horizontal Back) set, with an estimate of £50 made £60. Unusually the Taddy sets underperformed, but condition may have been a factor.
The sale also contained a small number of trade card collections, including a range with sets from Barbers, Cadbury, Typhoo and others making £260, and a collection including sets by Kane, Primrose Confectionery, Barratt etc, with an estimate of £150 realising £200.
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