Venator and Hanstein: Modern and Contemporary Graphics and Art, Modern Books, 182, Köln

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025

Page Size: 443 items in 18 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
601	HANS-PETER ADAMSKI	Sich selbst reitende Pferde 2014	2014	EUR 500.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
602	JOSEF ALBERS	Pompeian 1965	1965	EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
603	JOSEF ALBERS	Rare Echo 1965	1965	EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 2,520.00
604	JOSEF ALBERS	Blue Reminding 1966	1966	EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
605	JOSEF ALBERS	KV-RW 1967	1967	EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
606	JOSEF ALBERS	GB 2 1969	1969	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 11,970.00
607	JOSEF ALBERS	I-S d 1969	1969	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 5,040.00
608	JOSEF ALBERS	Allegro 1961	1961	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 3,276.00
609	JOSEF ALBERS	Ohne Titel		EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 415.80
610	JIRI ANDERLE	Saskia 1978	1978	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	EUR 819.00
611	JIRI ANDERLE	Vanitas VIII 1983	1983	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,890.00
612	JIRI ANDERLE	Marquise de Pompadour 'Joseph Haydn - Adagio' 1986 / Capriccio, VI (Zyklus: I Musici) 1988	1986 / 1988	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,071.00
613	JIRI ANDERLE	Andante 1989	1989	EUR 500.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
614	JIRI ANDERLE	Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart 1990 / Das rote Blatt (Version B) 1991	1990 / 1991	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,134.00
620	BALTHUS (BALTHUS O. BALTASAR KLOSSOWSKI DE ROLA)	Jeune Fille 1994	1994	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
629	EDUARD BARGHEER	Klassische Statten Italiens 1970	1970	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
630	EDUARD BARGHEER	Agave 1967	1967	EUR 500.00 - 500.00	EUR 630.00
631	ERNST BARLACH	Hoffnung und Verzweiflung II (Erleben) 1931	1931	EUR 500.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
633	GEORG BASELITZ	Ohne Titel 1986	1986	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,764.00
634	GEORG BASELITZ	Ohne Titel (Blatt 1 der Mappe Baume) 1974	1974	EUR 700.00 - 700.00	EUR 1,638.00
639	MAX BECKMANN	Selbstbildnis 1922	1922	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
640	MAX BECKMANN	Tegeler Freibad 1911	1911	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
641	MAX BECKMANN	Gesellschaft 1915	1915	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
642	MAX BECKMANN	Familienszene (Familie Beckmann) 1918 (1966)	1918 (1966)	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
643	MAX BECKMANN	Spielende Kinder, Breitformat 1918 (1966)	1918 (1966)	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold

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Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

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Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

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December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

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December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
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The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
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Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.