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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.")
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Lyon and Turnbull: Contemporary Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 20,122.20 |
| Auction Date | January 22, 2025 - January 22, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 15,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #825 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 22,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 21 | ||
| Sold Lots | 12 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 24,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 35,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 56.52% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | ANDREW CRANSTON (SCOTTISH B.1969) | UNTITLED (MONKEY), 2006-2008 |
2006-2008 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,710.00 |
| 250 | BJORN PERSSON (SWEDISH B.1974) | CHEETAH'S THRONE XL |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,142.00 | |
| 50 | LYNN CHADWICK C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1914-2003) | TWO SITTING FIGURES ON STRIPES, 1972 |
1972 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,260.00 |
| 75 | ALBERT IRVIN O.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1922-2015) | GREENWICH III, 1991 |
1991 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 58 | IAN HAMILTON FINLAY (SCOTTISH 1925-2006), WITH MARTYN GREENHALGH | REEDPIPE, 1990 |
1990 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 96 | SALLY SOAMES (BRITISH 1937-2019) | CASSIUS CLAY, LONDON - 1966 |
1966 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 882.00 |
| 252 | TAKASHI MURAKAMI (JAPANESE B.1962) | BLUE FLOWER & SKULLS, 2016 |
2016 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 882.00 |
| 56 | HENRY MOORE (BRITISH 1898-1986) | SIX STONES, 1973 |
1973 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 756.00 |
| 103 | GEORGE KONIG (BRITISH 1919-2000) | THREE PRINTS: AUDREY HEPBURN IN 'LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON', 1957 |
1957 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 504.00 |
| 35 | SIR WILLIAM MACTAGGART P.R.S.A., R.A., F.R.S.E., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1903-1981) | ROSES AGAINST A NIGHT SKY - 1958 |
1958 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 403.20 |
| 211 | CALLUM INNES (SCOTTISH B.1962) | EVIDENCE, 1996 |
1996 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 378.00 |
| 212 | PURE EVIL (BRITISH B.1968) | CRYING OBAMA (RED), 2016 |
2016 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 252.00 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![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.")
