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Auction Name Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 43,420.60
Auction Date May 31, 2025 - May 31, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 98,400.00
Sale Number #53125 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 187,300.00
Total Lots 152
Sold Lots 134.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 113,100.00
% of Lots Sold 88.16% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 215,800.00
Unsold Lots 18 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 20.12%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
270 Maitres Affiches by Mucha

Gismonda

 1896-1900. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,835.50
247 Cellarius

Ptolemy's Earth-centric Model of the Universe [Scenographia Systematis Mvndani Ptolemaici]

 1708 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,979.50
242 Visscher

Map of North America

 circa 1690s. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,765.50
208 David Roberts

Front Elevation of the Great Temple of Aboo Simble, Nubia

 1842-1849 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,123.50
257 Karl Bodmer

Massika, Saki Indian & Wakusasse, Musquake Indian. 3

 1839-1842. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,016.50
260 Edward Curtis, Folio

Yellow Owl

 1909 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,016.50
209 David Roberts

The Great Temple of Aboo Simble, Nubia

 1842-1849 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 963.00
259 Edward Curtis, Folio

Gambler

 1911 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 909.50
246 Hevelius

Constellation Chart: Orion

 1690 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 749.00
244 Bayer

Constellation: Ursa Major, Large Bear

 1609 or 1603 USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 722.25
265 Maitres Affiches

13 Poster Lithographs

 1896-1900. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 722.25
347 Gould

Mandarin Duck

 1850-1883. USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 722.25
345 Gould

Temminck's Roller

 1850-1883. USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 588.50
213 Gould, Australia

Common Wallaroo

 1845-1863. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 561.75
243 Bayer

Constellation: Orion, Hunter with Lion Skin

 1609 or 1603 USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 535.00
249 Piranesi

View of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran

 1760-1790s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 535.00
338 Martinet & Buffon

10 Bird Engravings (Chicken, Pheasant, Pigeon, Peacock, Grouse)

 1765-1780 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 535.00
286

Four Original Watercolors of Aster after Ledel (according to Linnaeus system)

 1797-1805. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 535.00
207 David Roberts

15 Lithographs of Egypt, Holy Land

 1842-1849 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 508.25
253 McKenney & Hall, Folio

Shin-Ga-Ba-W'Ossin, A Chippeway Chief

 1842-1844. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 508.25
351 Catesby

Rattlesnake (Canebrake Rattlesnake). 41

 1750 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 508.25
337 Martinet & Buffon

10 Bird Engravings (Troupial, Cacique, Barbet)

 1765-1780 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 481.50
348 Gould

Temminck's Horned Pheasant

 1850-1883. USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 481.50
212 Gould, Australia

Eastern Grey Kangaroo Head

 1845-1863. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 454.75
219 Braun & Hogenberg

View of Naples, Italy

 1575 USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 454.75
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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