Five lots to keep an eye on next week

A vintage Batman poster

Long before Tim Burton reinvented him, Christopher Nolan reimagined him or Ben Affleck played him as an older, more mature Caped Crusader, there was the 1960s Batman: definitely more comic and camp than Dark Knight.

This poster for Batman: The Movie (1966), estimated at £7000-9000 in the Prop Store auction on April 23, captures that light-hearted charm perfectly. Tom Chantrell’s colourful artwork features all the key characters, with Batman and Robin taking centre stage.

In “original folded (as issued) condition with bright, vibrant colours”, it measures 2ft 6in x 3ft 4in (76cm x 1.02m) and was printed in England by Stafford & Co, Nottingham and London.

A first-edition 18^th century book on China

A 1798 first edition copy of the eight volumes of A Complete View of the Chinese Empire carries an estimate of £300-400 at Forum Auctions in London on April 23.

The full title continues: Exhibited in a Geographical Description of that Country, a Dissertation on its Antiquity, and a Genuine and Copious Account of Earl Macartney’s Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China.

Pictured here is its engraved portrait frontispiece depicting the emperor emeritus Qianlong, who had abdicated two years earlier in favour of his son Jaiqing.

A gold coin

Bidding starts at £2500 for this gold coin at William George on April 21.

This Phillip III trentin from 1598-1621 is a gold 2 excelentes depicting busts of Ferdinand and Isabella facing each other and two eight-pointed stars. It comes from the Barcelona mint in Catalonia and is a fairly rare provincial type struck with “markedly good detail in the design features”. It is offered in William George’s Rare Coins & Sovereigns sale of April 21, where the bidding starts at £2500.

Vintage Death Star toy

This cardboard Death Star toy from 1978 is included in East Bristol Auctions’ sale of April 25 where it has an estimate of £300-500.

Famously, when first partnered with Kenner, the British toymaker Palitoy struggled to make of the original Death Star set.

Under pressure to keep costs low and hit the shelves in time for Christmas 1978, the firm scrapped the all-plastic model in favour of its own design. The cardboard hemisphere seen here was the makeshift result.

This example, in relatively good condition, has an estimate of £300-500 at East Bristol Auctions on April 25.

Victorian painting

This Victorian reverse painted silhouette picture is offered with an estimate of £100-150 at Hutchinson Scott.

This Victorian reverse-painted silhouette picture titled The Pedlars is estimated at £100-150 in a timed auction held by Hutchinson Scott of Skipton closing on April 23. The image, in a burr maple ogee moulded frame, measures 5 x 8in (13 x 19cm).