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Marc van de Wiele Auctions: October 2025 Auction

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Auction Name October 2025 Auction Total Sales (EUR) 605,431.20
Auction Date October 09, 2025 - October 11, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 308,380.00
Sale Number #100925 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 448,690.00
Total Lots 1390
Sold Lots 979.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 428,390.00
% of Lots Sold 70.43% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 618,110.00
Unsold Lots 411 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 97.95%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1139 CLEONIDES, VITRUVIUS, POLITIANUS, FRONTINUS

Hoc in volumine haec opera continentur ... Harmonicum introductorium [translated by Georgius Valla]; VITRUVIUS, de Architectura; Angelus POLITIANUS, Panepistemon; Lamia ; FRONTINUS. De Aquaeductibus.

 1497 EUR 24,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 29,040.00
1137 BOVELLES, Charles de

Que in hoc volumine continentur : Liber de intellectu. Liber de sensu. [...] Liber de sapiente. Liber de duodecim numeris. Epistole complures. Insuper mathematicum opus quadripartitum

 1510, 31 janvier [= 1511] EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 19,800.00
1117 [BOETIUS DE DACIA, MODI SIGNIFICANDI: BY A MEDIEVAL DANISH AUTHOR]

Four single leaves, all recovered from reuse in a later binding, in Latin, from a manuscript on vellum

 late 13th or early 14th century] EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 12,540.00
1142 ERASMUS, Desiderius

Concio de puero Jesu

 [1515] EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 10,560.00
1310 [AA, Pieter van der (ed.)

De Aanmerkenswaardigste en Alomberoemde zee- en landreizen der Portugeezen, Spanjaarden, Engelsen en allerhande natien: zoo van Fransen, Italiaanen, Deenen, Hoogh-en Nederduitsen al van veele andere Volkeren. Voornamenlyk ondernomen tot Ontdekking van de

1727 EUR 3,600.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 7,920.00
1135 [VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH A KNEELING MONK, SIGNED BY THE MONK-ARTIST]

Large historiated initial on a leaf from a Gradual, illuminated manuscript on vellum

 c. 1500] EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 5,940.00
1322 KLAPROTH, H.J.

Plates and maps to accompany the San Kokf Tsou Ran To Sets, ou Apercu general des trois royaumes, traduit de l'original Japonais-Chinois

 1832 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,600.00 EUR 5,940.00
1281 STEVIN, Simon (1548-1620)

Les Oeuvres Mathematiques de Simon Stevin de Bruges. Ou sont inserees les Memoires Mathematiques esquelles s'est exerce le Tres-haut & Tres-illustre Prince Maurice de Nassau... le tout reveu, corrige, & augmente par Albert Girard

 1634 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 5,280.00
1321 [JAVA]

Souvenir de Java (c. 1870)

 EUR 700.00 - 900.00 EUR 5,280.00
1145 GUIGO I, Prior of the Grande Chartreuse

Statuta Ordinis Cartusiensis a domno Guigone priore Cartusie edita

 1510] EUR 2,800.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,016.00
951 [GENEALOGIE]

Genealogische notities over vooraanstaande Vlaamse families

 EUR 1,800.00 - 2,600.00 EUR 4,224.00
1458 ESTIENNE, Henri

Thesauros tes hellenikes glosses = Thesaurus graecae linguae + Glossaria duo. De Atticae linguae seu dialecti idiomatis + Appendix + Index

 [1580] EUR 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 4,224.00
1248 MATTIOLI, Pierre Andre

Commentaires sur les six livres de Ped. Dioscor. Anazarbeen de la matiere medicinale...Mis en Francois sur la derniere edition Latine de l'Auteur, par Jean des Moulins Docteur en Medecine...Ensemble une table Latine & Francoise des noms des herbes contenu

 1579 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 3,960.00
342 [DOODSPRENTJES]

Verzameling van 370 doodskaartjes en prentjes vanaf 1779 tot 20ste eeuw

 EUR 500.00 - 800.00 EUR 3,432.00
984 [CARICATURES WW II]

Collection of over 300 caricatures published in the "Brusseler Zeitung"

 c. 1940-1944 EUR 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,432.00
1018 [BRABANT]

Brabantiae Belgarum Provinciae Recens Eactaque Descriptio

 1567 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,432.00
1317 DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, H.L.

Elemens de l'architecture navale, ou Traite pratique de la construction des vaisseaux.

 1758 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 3,432.00
469 ELSSCHOT, Willem

Aantekeningboekjes

 EUR 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,168.00
1009 LE ROUGE, Georges-Louis

Atlas nouveau portatif a l'usage des militaires et du voyageur... dedie a Monseigneur le Comte de Maurepas

 1748 EUR 1,600.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,168.00
1239 L'OBEL, Matthias de & PENA, P.

In G. Rondelletti methodicam pharmaceuticam officinam animadversiones. Accesserunt auctaria.

 1605 EUR 1,800.00 - 2,600.00 EUR 3,168.00
1118 [CALENDAR FROM A DUTCH BOOK OF HOURS]

Calendar from a Book of Hours, in Dutch, illuminated manuscript on vellum

 second quarter of the 15th c.] EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 3,036.00
1232 DODOENS, Rembert

Cruydt-boeck..., volghens sijne laetste verbeteringhe met bijvoeghsels... Item in't laetste een beschrijvinghe vande Indiaensche ghewassen, meest ghetrocken uyt de schriften van Carolus Clusius

 1644 EUR 900.00 - 1,600.00 EUR 2,904.00
1238 KIRCHER, Athanasius SJ

D'Onder-aardse Weereld in haar Goddelijk Maaksel en wonderbare uitwerkselen aller Dingen

 1682 EUR 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 2,904.00
1330 MIALHE, Pierre Toussaint Frederic (1810-1881)

Isla de Cuba Pintoresca

 1839-1842 EUR 1,600.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,904.00
316 [WO II]

Omvangrijk archief Vlaamse collaboratie en WO II

 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,640.00
  • <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY! <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911. <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ]. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    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: 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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    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.
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    Swann
    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.
    Swann
    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.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    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.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    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.