Lot 1 · Bidding open
SANDBOX — Book of Hours, single illuminated leaf on vellum
Use of Paris workshop
Estimate €1,200 – €1,800
Manuscripts · The next auction
SANDBOX — Manuscripts & Rare Books
Demonstration sale. Every lot and every bid in this sale is a test record.
Bidding open
Sale SBX-01 · 5 August 2026 · Online, London
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This is a TEST sale used to demonstrate and validate the bidding engine: increments, hidden maximums, outbid notices and anti-sniping extension. Nothing offered here is a real object and no bid creates an obligation.
The catalogue
6 lots have been published so far. Further lots are added as cataloguing and photography are completed.
Lot 2 · Bidding open
SANDBOX — Autograph letter signed, two pages, quarto
A correspondent
Estimate €2,000 – €3,000
Lot 3 · Bidding open
SANDBOX — First edition, contemporary calf, 8vo
A London printer
Estimate €800 – €1,200
Lot 4 · Bidding open
SANDBOX — Album of twenty-four albumen prints
An anonymous studio
Estimate €3,000 – €4,500
Lot 5 · Bidding open
SANDBOX — Pen and brown ink study, laid paper
A draughtsman
Estimate €600 – €900
Lot 6 · Bidding open
SANDBOX — Manuscript account book, contemporary vellum
An estate steward
Estimate €400 – €600
How this auction proceeds
- 01Catalogue preparationAccepted objects are examined in hand, catalogued with an independent specialist and photographed to publication standard.
- 02Catalogue publishedThe complete catalogue is published online, with descriptions, condition reports, provenance and estimates.
- 03Bidding opensRegistered bidders may bid online. Increments are fixed and every bid is recorded.
- 04Bidding closesEach lot closes at its appointed time, with an extension where a bid is placed in the closing moments.
- 05SettlementInvoices are issued, payment is received and lots are dispatched. Results are then published.
Auction alerts
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