Sothebys: The Library of a European Gentleman
Auction Reports
Auction Name | The Library of a European Gentleman | Total Sales (GBP) | 2,204,349.00 |
Auction Date | November 02, 2017 - November 02, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 866,200.00 |
Sale Number | #L17418 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,242,200.00 |
Total Lots | 283 | ||
Sold Lots | 223 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,139,350.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 78.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,621,650.00 |
Unsold Lots | 60 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 135.93% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
93 | Fuchs, Leonhard | DE HISTORIA STIRPIUM COMMENTARII INSIGNES. |
1542 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 309,000.00 |
176 | Ortelius, Abraham | THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM. |
1603 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 193,750.00 |
47 | Cellarius, Andreas | HARMONIA MACROCOSMICA SEU ATLAS UNIVERSALIS ET NOVUS, TOTIUS UNIVERSI CREATI COSMOGRAPHIAM GENERALEM, ET NOVAM EXHIBENS. |
1661 | GBP 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 187,500.00 |
55 | Crescentiis, Petrus de | OPUS RURALIUM COMMODORUM. |
1471 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 187,500.00 |
238 | Schedel, Hartmann | LIBER CHRONICARUM. |
1493 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 112,500.00 |
141 | Johann Georg II, Herzog von Sachsen | MANUSCRIPT JAGDBUCH [HUNT BOOK] |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 81,250.00 | |
94 | Gabler, Ambrosius and J.M. Hergenröder | THIRTEEN WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS AND TWO HAND-COLOURED PLATES, ALL SHOWING GERMAN BIRDS. |
EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 68,750.00 |
172 | Nodder, Richard Polydore | A COLLECTION OF ORNITHOLOGICAL WATERCOLOURS. |
EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 62,500.00 |
253 | Speculum humanae salvationis | SPECULUM HUMANAE SALVATIONIS CUM SPECULO S. |
1473 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 60,000.00 |
170 | Neudörffer, Johann, the elder | A VOLUME CONTAINING 4 WRITING BOOKS BY NEUDÖRFFER, THREE PRINTED AND ONE MANUSCRIPT |
GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 42,500.00 | |
239 | Schedel, Hartmann | LIBER CHRONICARUM. |
1497 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 32,500.00 |
30 | Bloch, Marcus | [ALLGEMEINE NATURGESCHICHTE DER FISCHE]. |
GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 30,000.00 | |
18 | Audebert, Jean Baptiste and Louis Jean Pierre Viellot | OISEAUX DORES OU A REFLETS METALLIQUES. |
1800-1802 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 27,500.00 |
71 | Du Fouilloux, Jacques | LA VENERIE. |
1754 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 27,500.00 |
221 | Ridinger, Johann Elias | [VORSTELLUNG DER PFERDE, NACH IHREN HAUPTFARBEN]. |
1770 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
245 | Seligmann, Johann Michael | SAMMLUNG VERSCHIEDENER AUSLÄNDISCHER UND SELTENER VÖGEL. |
1749-1776 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
29 | Blaeu, Willem and Johannes | THEATRE DU MONDE OU NOUVEL ATLAS. |
1647 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 18,750.00 |
80 | FIVE WATERCOLOURS OF FALCONS. NINETEENTH CENTURY (WATERMARKS 1794-1796) |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 18,750.00 | ||
41 | Buffon, George Marie Leclerc Comte de | HISTOIRE NATURELLE, GENERALE ET PARTICULIE?RE, AVEC LA DESCRIPTION DU CABINET DU ROY. |
1766–1799 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 16,250.00 |
183 | Richental, Ulrich von | DAS CONCILIUM. |
1536 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 16,250.00 |
24 | Berners, Dame Juliana | A TREATYSE OF FYSSHYNGE WYTH AN ANGLE. |
GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 | |
156 | Maximilian I--Burgkmair, Hans | KAISER MAXIMILIANS I TRIUMPH. |
1796 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
159 | Merian, Matthaeus and Matthew Zeiller | TOPOGRAPHIA GALLIAE; DAT IST EEN ALGEMEENE EN NAEUKEURIGE LANT EN PLAETS-BESCHRIJVINGHE VAN HET MACHTIGE KONINCKRIJK VRANCKRYCK. |
1660-1663 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 15,000.00 |
247 | The Stag Hunt'. |
circa 1800 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 12,750.00 | |
23 | Belon, Pierre | L’HISTOIRE DE LA NATURE DES OYSEAUX, AVEC LEURS DESCRIPTIONS, & NAIFS PORTRAICTS. |
1555 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 12,500.00 |