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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. -
ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
![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.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
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Galerie Bassenge: Rare Books, Theology
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books, Theology | Total Sales (EUR) | 205,382.40 |
| Auction Date | April 08, 2025 - April 08, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 152,810.00 |
| Sale Number | #125ADT | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 152,810.00 |
| Total Lots | 260 | ||
| Sold Lots | 142 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 274,790.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 54.62% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 274,790.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 118 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 74.74% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 717 | Biblia germanica | Das naw testament nach lawt der Christlichen Kirchen bewerten text |
1527). | EUR 15,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,800.00 |
| 901 | Puckler-Muskau, Hermann | Andeutungen uber Landschaftsgartnerei |
1834). | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 12,160.00 |
| 737 | Galenus, Claudius | Pergamensis medicorum omnium fere principis opera. |
1529 | EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 8,320.00 |
| 706 | Petrus, Frater | Legenda Sanctae Catharinae. |
2.VII.1500. | EUR 9,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 7,680.00 |
| 768 | Pighius, Stephanus Winandus | Hercules prodicius. |
1587 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 7,040.00 |
| 925 | Winckelmann, Johann Joachim | Monumenti antichi inediti spiegati ed illustrati. |
1767-1772. | EUR 6,500.00 - 6,500.00 | EUR 7,040.00 |
| 741 | Horae BMV | Gedrucktes Stundenbuch auf Pergament. |
1510 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,632.00 |
| 885 | Kircher, Athanasius | Sphinx mystagoga |
1676 | EUR 3,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 5,632.00 |
| 750 | Luther, Martin | Parvus Catechismus pro pueris in schola. |
1531 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,376.00 |
| 764 | Passio Deutsch | mit erclerung des texs der vier ewangelisten. |
1506 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,376.00 |
| 838 | Schonleben, Johann Ludwig | Feyertaglicher Erquick-Stunden. |
1669-1670 | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 4,864.00 |
| 762 | Palladio, Andrea | I quattro libri dell'architettura. |
1581 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,352.00 |
| 934 | Codex Etschmiadzin | Codex 2374 der Bibliothek Mashtots Matenadaran in Eriwan. |
2001 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,352.00 |
| 732 | Blindgepragter Schweinslederband | aus der Privatbibliothek des Mainzer Kurfursten Wolfgang X. von Dalberg. |
1599 | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 4,096.00 |
| 904 | Aquila, Francesco Faraone und Raffael Santi d'Urbino | Picturae Raphaelis sanctij urbinatis. |
1722 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,840.00 |
| 704 | Humbertus de Romanis | Auslegung uber Sankt Augustins Regel, deutsch |
um 1488. | EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 | EUR 3,584.00 |
| 788 | Themeswar, Pelbartus de | Stellarium Corone benedicte marie virginis. |
1502 - | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,584.00 |
| 740 | Grisone, Federico | Kunstlicher Bericht und allerzierlichste beschreybung. |
1580 | EUR 3,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 804 | Buxtorf, Johannes d. A. und Biblia hebraica | Concordantiae Bibliorum Hebraicae. |
1632 | EUR 600.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 858 | Busuttil, Salvatore | Origine e istituzione della processione del Corpus Domini. |
um 1838 | EUR 2,200.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 701 | Cicero, Marcus Tullius und Bologna, Guidotto da | Rhetorica ad C. Herennium, Rhetorica nova Il Fiore di rettorica. |
um 1472-1473. | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 705 | Farina, Domenico | Epigrammata elegiae et genethliacum urbis Romae. |
1498 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 779 | Schaufelein, Hans und Pinder, Ulrich | Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu christi. Daraus 17 Holzschnitte. |
wohl 1507 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 927 | Abenteuer der Kreuzritter, Die | Faksimile und Begleitband. |
2007 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 742 | Hortulus anime |
um 1512. | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 2,432.00 |
![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.")
