The Hundred Best Pictures by Charles Letts & Co Collection

Description

Title: The Hundred Best Pictures by Charles Letts & Co Collection
Description: The Hundred Best Pictures – Complete 17-Part Series (Charles Letts & Co., c.1895–1905)

A scarce and visually engaging complete set of The Hundred Best Pictures, issued in 17 parts by Charles Letts & Co., London.
Each part contains fine photogravure reproductions of famous paintings, accompanied by biographical and critical commentary on the featured artists.

The series presents one hundred celebrated works by Old Masters and notable 19th-century painters, including da Vinci, Jan van Eyck, Burne-Jones, Ingres, and G. F. Watts, among others.
Each booklet is bound with original coloured cord ties and retains its original printed brown card covers.

The photogravures are well-printed and handsomely laid out, intended to be suitable for framing or study.
A “Special Portfolio” was offered at the time to house the set, and is not present here.

Publisher: Charles Letts & Co., London
Date: Circa 1895–1905
Dimensions (each part): Approx. 30 × 23 cm
Provenance: From a private UK collection
Condition: Generally good throughout.
Wear and minor losses to some covers and edges; occasional creases or handling marks.
All volumes complete, with plates and texts present.
Binding cords intact but age-toned.
Condition: Used
Delivery option: Collection & Delivery
Location: WR1
Category: Antiques

Buyer's Premium

26%

The Hundred Best Pictures by Charles Letts & Co Collection

Lot 0358

Estimate £0-£0

May 17, 2026, 3:29 PM EDT

Starting Price

Secure

£25

Huge Collection of Fine Art, Antique Furniture,...

Apr 23, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

Worcester, United Kingdom

Mirrored Longcase Clock: Title: Mirrored Longcase Clock Description: Mirrored Longcase Clock Condition: Used Delivery option: Collection & Delivery Location: WR1 Category: Antiques

Mirrored Longcase Clock

Antique 19th-Century Brass Inlaid Mantel Clock: Title: Antique 19th-Century Brass Inlaid Mantel Clock Description: Antique 19th-Century Brass Inlaid Mantel Clock A decorative late 19th-century French mantel clock, the case crafted in stained

Antique 19th-Century Brass Inlaid Mantel Clock

Mid-19th Century French Porcelain Rococo Revival Mantel Clock: Title: Mid-19th Century French Porcelain Rococo Revival Mantel Clock Description: Mid-19th Century French Porcelain Mantel Clock – Rococo Revival, Hand-Painted Floral Decoration A decorative

Mid-19th Century French Porcelain Rococo Revival Mantel Clock

Scottish Mahogany Longcase Clock with Brass Arched Dial, c.1840: Title: Scottish Mahogany Longcase Clock with Brass Arched Dial, c.1840 Description: Early 19th Century Scottish Mahogany Longcase Clock with Arched Brass Dial An elegant and well-proportioned early

Scottish Mahogany Longcase Clock with Brass Arched Dial, c.1840

Elegant Inlaid Mahogany Mantel Clock by Wray, Son & Perry c.1900: Title: Elegant Inlaid Mahogany Mantel Clock by Wray, Son & Perry c.1900 Description: Elegant Inlaid Mahogany Mantel Clock by Wray, Son & Perry, c.1900 This fine and delicate Victorian mantel

Elegant Inlaid Mahogany Mantel Clock by Wray, Son & Perry c.1900

Edwardian Brass Carriage Clock Swiss Movement: Title: Edwardian Brass Carriage Clock Swiss Movement Description: Edwardian Brass Carriage Clock with Swiss Movement, Early 20th Century A charming Edwardian period brass carriage clock, early 20th

Edwardian Brass Carriage Clock Swiss Movement

Late 19th c. Ebonized Vienna Wall Clock: Title: Late 19th c. Ebonized Vienna Wall Clock Description: Late 19th c. Ebonized Vienna Wall Clock Condition: Used Delivery option: Collection & Delivery Location: WR1 Category: Antiques

Late 19th c. Ebonized Vienna Wall Clock

Victorian Black Marble Mantel Clock with Rouge Marble Columns c.1860: Title: Victorian Black Marble Mantel Clock with Rouge Marble Columns c.1860 Description: High Victorian Black Marble Mantel Clock with Rouge Marble Columns by F. Marti, Paris – c.1860 A

Victorian Black Marble Mantel Clock with Rouge Marble Columns c.1860

Woodford Brass Carriage Clock, Late 20th Century: Title: Woodford Brass Carriage Clock, Late 20th Century Description: Woodford Brass Carriage Clock, Late 20th Century A fine late 20th-century brass carriage clock by Woodford (Est. 1860). Of

Woodford Brass Carriage Clock, Late 20th Century

Antique German Domed Anniversary Clock c.1900: Title: Antique German Domed Anniversary Clock c.1900 Description: Antique German Domed Anniversary Clock German c.1900 400-day torsion German anniversary Portico design in brass. Small dial with

Antique German Domed Anniversary Clock c.1900

Early 20th c. German Oak Cased Mantle Clock by Badische Uhrenfabrik: Title: Early 20th c. German Oak Cased Mantle Clock by Badische Uhrenfabrik Description: Early 20th Century German Oak Mantel Clock by Badische Uhrenfabrik (c.1910) A well-proportioned antique mantel

Early 20th c. German Oak Cased Mantle Clock by Badische Uhrenfabrik

Vintage Smiths One Day English Table Clock: Title: Vintage Smiths One Day English Table Clock Description: Vintage Smiths ‘One Day’ Mantel Clock – Made in England A charming mid-20th-century Smiths mantel clock, featuring a

Vintage Smiths One Day English Table Clock

Antique Brass Carriage Clock with Travel Case, c.1910 – Swiss Movement: Title: Antique Brass Carriage Clock with Travel Case, c.1910 – Swiss Movement Description: Antique Brass Carriage Clock with Travel Case, c.1910 – Swiss Movement A good early 20th century

Antique Brass Carriage Clock with Travel Case, c.1910 – Swiss Movement

Vintage Nikon optical instrument in fitted wooden carrying case.: Title: Vintage Nikon optical instrument in fitted wooden carrying case. Description: Vintage Nikon optical instrument in fitted wooden carrying case. A vintage scientific or laboratory optical device

Vintage Nikon optical instrument in fitted wooden carrying case.

Allen Interscope Automotive Diagnostic Instrument: Title: Allen Interscope Automotive Diagnostic Instrument Description: Allen Interscope Automotive Diagnostic Instrument Vintage Allen Interscope automotive diagnostic instrument, housed in its

Allen Interscope Automotive Diagnostic Instrument

Pair of Vintage Ladies Ravne High Heel Court Shoes: Title: Pair of Vintage Ladies Ravne High Heel Court Shoes Description: c.1945–1955 Vintage Ladies' Ravne Court Shoes – Genuine Crocodile Skin A stylish and well-preserved pair of

Pair of Vintage Ladies Ravne High Heel Court Shoes

Yesterday's Shopping The Army & Navy Stores Catalogue 1907: Title: Yesterday's Shopping The Army & Navy Stores Catalogue 1907 Description: Yesterday's Shopping The Army & Navy Stores Catalogue 1907. 1969 Facsimilie Condition: Used Delivery option:

Yesterday's Shopping The Army & Navy Stores Catalogue 1907

5 Volumes Les Albums des Guides Bleus, Librairie Hachette – 1950s: Title: 5 Volumes Les Albums des Guides Bleus, Librairie Hachette – 1950s Description: 5 Volumes Les Albums des Guides Bleus, Librairie Hachette – 1950s A complete set of five vintage

5 Volumes Les Albums des Guides Bleus, Librairie Hachette – 1950s

Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of the English Language 2 Volumes: Title: Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of the English Language 2 Volumes Description: Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of the English Language 2 Volumes Condition: Used Delivery

Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of the English Language 2 Volumes

Philip's Atlas of the World Tenth Edition: Title: Philip's Atlas of the World Tenth Edition Description: 1. Philip's Atlas of the World Tenth Edition Condition: Used Delivery option: Collection & Delivery Location: WR1 Category: Antiques

Philip's Atlas of the World Tenth Edition

Related Items

Mill, John Stuart (1806-1873). The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1: Mill, John Stuart (1806-1873). The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869. 8vo (197 x 121 mm). Half-title. Original tan cloth, gilt-lettered spine (rubbing to spine ends,

4 days LeftMill, John Stuart (1806-1873). The Subjection of Women. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1

Children's Literature Books, 8: Collection of Eight Books on Children's Literature, comprising: "When Peter Rabbit Went to School", Almond, Linda Stevens, "Everything and Anything", Aldis, Dorothy, illus.: Jameson, Helen D., "Lullab

Jul 14, 2026Children's Literature Books, 8

"The Island, Or Christian And This Comrades By Lord Byron: Philadelphia, H.C. Carey and I. Hea 1823. Has appendix staining on bottom of cover. Ink ownership on free fly, rubbed and worn.

2 days Left"The Island, Or Christian And This Comrades By Lord Byron

1836 Library of Practical Medicine – Mass. Medical Society, Holmes: Early American medical volume titled Library of Practical Medicine, published Boston, 1836 by order of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Includes Boylston Prize dissertations and contributions by Oli

2 days Left1836 Library of Practical Medicine – Mass. Medical Society, Holmes

Staffs Officers Field Manual.: Staff Officers Field Manual. Couverture cartonnee. Marquages FM 101-10 War Department Restricted Staff Officers Field Manual Organization Technical and Logistical Data. Date du 15 juin 1941. Certaines

May 24, 2026Staffs Officers Field Manual.

Related Searches

Archival Binders Old Fashioned Photo Album photobook Pix N Pages Second Hand Photo Frames Stamp Album Collection Vintage Photo Book Vintage Style Photo Albums Price Results Auctions in United Kingdom

TOP