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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
Sotheby’s
New York Book Week
12-26 JuneSotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
Christies: Prints and Multiples, 23703, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 16, 2025 - April 16, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | ZAO WOU-KI (1920-2013) | La Tentation de l'Occident |
Paris | 1962 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 79 | HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) | Tales of Genji V, from Tales of Genji |
Mount Kisco, New York | 1998 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 69,300.00 |
| 80 | HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) | Blue Current |
Mount Kisco, New York | 1987 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 81 | ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991) | Harvest, with Orange Stripe, from Summer Light Series |
Los Angeles | 1973 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,292.00 |
| 82 | ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991) | Elegy Black Black |
Bedford, New York | 1983 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 83 | ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991) | Black for Mozart |
Mount Kisco, New York | 1991 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 |
| 84 | BARNETT NEWMAN (1905-1970) | The Moment, from Four on Plexiglas |
New York | 1966 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 85 | KENNETH NOLAND (1924-2010) | Twin Planes |
New York | 1969 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 86 | DONALD JUDD (1928-1994) | Untitled |
New York | 1991-1994 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 113,400.00 |
| 87 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | Flag I |
West Islip, New York | 1960 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 157,500.00 |
| 88 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | Figure 0, from Color Numeral Series |
Los Angeles | 1969 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 89 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | Flag, from Lead Reliefs |
Los Angeles | 1969 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 90 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | 0 Through 9, from Lead Reliefs |
Los Angeles | 1970 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 91 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | Figure 7, from Color Numeral Series |
Los Angeles | 1969 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 75,600.00 |
| 92 | CY TWOMBLY (1928-2011) | Roman Notes II, from Roman Notes |
Hamburg, Germany | 1970 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 107,100.00 |
| 93 | CY TWOMBLY (1928-2011) | Roman Notes III, from Roman Notes |
Hamburg, Germany | 1970 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 88,200.00 |
| 94 | CY TWOMBLY (1928-2011) | Roman Notes V, from Roman Notes |
Hamburg, Germany | 1970 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 107,100.00 |
| 95 | JIM DINE (B. 1935) | Double Apple Palette With Gingham |
West Islip, New York | 1965 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 96 | ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008) | Gulf |
West Islip, New York | 1969 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,142.00 |
| 97 | ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008) | Lithograph II, from Glacial Decoy Series |
West Islip, New York | 1980 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 98 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | Untitled |
West Islip, New York | 1991 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 99 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | Untitled, from Harvey Gantt Portfolio |
Los Angeles | 1990 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 100 | JIM DINE (B. 1935) | The Forest Up North |
1993 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 21,420.00 | |
| 101 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | 3, from 0-9 |
West Islip, New York | 2012-2013 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,048.00 |
| 102 | ELLSWORTH KELLY (1923-2015) | Blue/Green |
Los Angeles | 1970 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
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![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
