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Auction Name Arader Auction Total Sales (USD) 315,060.00
Auction Date September 13, 2025 - September 13, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 315,900.00
Sale Number #91325 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 464,800.00
Total Lots 162
Sold Lots 39.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 3,783,400.00
% of Lots Sold 24.07% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 5,190,400.00
Unsold Lots 123 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 6.07%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
16 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Green Heron, Plate 333.

1827-1838. USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 33,600.00
45 GOULD, John (British, 1804-1881).

Lophornis adorabilis, Salvin or Salvin?s Coquette.

USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 33,600.00
51 LUCKNOW SCHOOL [India] (Ca. 1775).

A Ruff in a marsh river landscape.

Ca. 1775. USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 33,600.00
44 STONE, Sarah (British, c. 1760-1844).

American Flamingo (Caribbean Flamingo), Phoenicopterus ruber.

c. 1785. USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 31,200.00
10 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Brazilian Caracara Eagle, Plate 161.

1827-1838. USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 22,800.00
50 HART, William Matthew (British, 1830-1908); GOULD, John (British, 1804-1881).

Black-Billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris).

c. 1870. USD 24,000.00 - 34,000.00 USD 21,600.00
81 MATHEWS, Gregory Macalister (1876-1949).

The Birds of Australia.

1910-1927. USD 20,000.00 - 26,000.00 USD 19,200.00
4 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, Plate 17.

1827-1838. USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 16,800.00
124 ARNOLD, E.G. (19th Century).

Topographical map of the original District of Columbia and environs: Showing the Fortifcations around the City of Washington.

1862 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,000.00
9 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Goshawk and Stanley Hawk, Plate 141.

1827-1838. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 10,800.00
18 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

American Cross-bill, Plate 197.

1827-1838. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,800.00
12 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

White-Crowned Pigeon, Plate 177.

1827-1838. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,200.00
129 CARWITHAM, John (fl. 1723-1741).

A View of Fort George with the City of New York from the SW.

c. 1774 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,600.00
141 HUGHES, Thomas (fl. 1904-1926). and BAILEY, Oakley Hoopes (1843-1947).

View of the Borough of Greenwich, Connecticut.

circa 1904. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,600.00
28 MACFARLANE, Elizabeth (d. 1805).

Catleya Labiata Brazil.

USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 4,800.00
128 OTTENS, Reiner (d. 1750) & OTTENS, Joshua (d. 1765).

Totius Neobelgii Nova et Accuratissima Tabula.

1674 (1720). USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,200.00
11 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Rough-legged Falcon, Plate 166.

1827-1838. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,600.00
13 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Labrador Falcon, Plate 196.

1827-1838. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,600.00
43 LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888).

A large-billed bird and another on tree branches.

USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 3,600.00
88 DANIELL, Thomas (1749-1840) and William Daniell (1769-1837).

Eastern Gate of the Jummah Musjid at Delhi.

1795-1808. USD 1,200.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,000.00
42 LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888).

Peacock.

ca. 1830. USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,700.00
54 DE FREMINVILLE, Christophe Paulin de la Poix (French, 1787-1848).

Cordyle de la Nouvelle Hollande. Port Jackson [New Holland Lizard. Port Jackson [Syndney, Australia].

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,400.00
121 POPPLE, Henry (d.1743).

Carte Particullere De L'Amerique Septentrionale / A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch settlements...

[c. 1740]. USD 1,800.00 - 2,800.00 USD 1,920.00
132 BENNETT, William J. (1784-1844).

View of the Ruins after the Great Fire in New York, Dec. 16th & 17th, 1835 as seen from the top of the Bank of America. Cor. of Wall & Wm St.

1836 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,800.00
85 SALT, Henry (1780-1827).

Calcutta [India].

1809 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,440.00
  • 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.
  • 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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  • 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.