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Auction Info

Sale Name
Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction Date
06/16/2023 - 06/16/2023
Year of Sale
2023
Sale Number
#61623
Total Lots
322
Sold Lots
306
Lots Sold
95.0%
Unsold Lots
16
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (SEK)
4,104,670.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (SEK)
3,350,000.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (SEK)
4,059,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (SEK)
3,447,500.00
High Estimate of All Lots (SEK)
4,179,000.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
98.22%
Currency
SEK
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
376,214.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
98 INCUNABULA. THE PLESCH COPY. Herbarius Patavie impressus anno domi[ni] &cetera. lxxxv.

1485

 SEK 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 170,000.00
72 RETZIUS, ANDERS JAHAN. Observationes botanicae six fasciculus comprehensae. Qvibus accedunt Ioannis Gerhardi Koenig... descriptiones monandrarum et Epidendrorum in India Orientali factae. Fasc. 1-6

1779-1791.

 SEK 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 140,000.00
51 LINNÉ, CARL VON. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ed genera relatas,... secundum Systema sexuale digestas. Oath. I. I-II

1753

 SEK 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 135,000.00
129 [LORCK, MELCHIOR (1526/7-after 1583), artist. - HAPPEL, EBERHARD WERNER (1647-90), editor]. Der Türckische Schau-Platz. Eröffnet und fürgestelt in sehr vielen nach dem Leben gezeichneten Figuren...

1683-1685.

 SEK 80,000.00 - 90,000.00 120,000.00
269 FLORA DANICA. Flora Danica. Icones Plantarum sponte nascentium in regnis Daniae et Norvegiae, in ducatibus Slesvici et Holsatiae et in comitatibus Oldenburgi et Delmenhorstiae: …

1770-1883.

 SEK 100,000.00 - 120,000.00 80,000.00
88 SWARTZ, OLOF. Icones plantarum incognitarum quas in India Occedentali detexit atque delineavit. Fasc. I (all published).

1794-1801.

 SEK 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 80,000.00
139 COPY FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Constitution of the thirteen States of America.

1783

 SEK 40,000.00 - 45,000.00 80,000.00
46 LEDERMÜLLER, M(ARTIN FROBENIUS). Versuch bey angehender Frühlingszeit die Vergrösserungs Werckzeuge zum nützlich und angemengen Zeitvertrieb anzuwenden- …

1764

 SEK 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 70,000.00
61 MUNTING, ABRAHAM. Naauwkeurige beschryving der aardgewassen, …

1696

 SEK 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 70,000.00
299 LINNAE, CARL VON. (2). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. I-II

1758-59.

 SEK 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 65,000.00
162 HILL, NATHANIEL (England, 1754-1755). A New Terrestrial Globe by Nat. Hill. 1754.

1754

 SEK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 55,000.00
86 SWARTZ, O(LOF). Lichenes Americani quos Partim in Flora Indiae Occidentalis descripsit, partim e regionibus diversis Americae obtinuit. Iconibusque coloratis illustravit J. Sturm

1811

 SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 55,000.00
50 LINNÉ, CARL VON (LINNAEUS). Hortus Cliffortianus plantas exhibens quas in hortis tam vivis quam siccis, Hartecampi in Hollandia, …

1737

 SEK 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 55,000.00
57 MICHAUX, ANDRÉ. Histoire des chênes de l'Amérique, ou Descriptions et figures de toutes les espèeces et variétés de chênes de l'Amérique Septentrionales, considered sous les rapports de la botanique, de leur culture et de leur usage

1801

 SEK 60,000.00 - 70,000.00 50,000.00
138 DESMOULINS, CAMILLE. Le vieux cordelier. 1-7 (all published).

1793-1794

 SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 50,000.00
28 DILLENIUS, JOHANNE JACOBO. Hortus Elthamensis seu Plantarum Rariorum quas in horto suo Elthami in Cantio coluit... Jacobus Sherard…

1732

 SEK 60,000.00 - 70,000.00 46,000.00
196 BOURNE, SAMUEL. (British, 1834 - 1912). 50 albums prints of India (and a few from Pakistan).

SEK 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 45,000.00
304 LINNAE, CARL VON. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ed genera relatas,... secundum Systema sexuale digestas. Oath. I. I-II.

1753

 SEK 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 44,000.00
76 RUDBECK, OLAUS. Reliquiae Rudbeckianae, sive Camporum Elysiorum libri primi, olim ab Olao Rudbeckio patre et filio, Upsaliae anno 1702 editi, …

1789

 SEK 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 40,000.00
257 KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS. Mundus subterraneus, in XII Libros digestus;

1678

 SEK 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 40,000.00
106 MISSALE ROMANUM. Missale secundum morem sancta Romane Ecclesie,

1493

 SEK 55,000.00 - 60,000.00 40,000.00
19 BULLIARD, PIERRE. Flora parisiensis, ou descriptions et figures des plantes qui croissent aux environs de Paris, avec les différens noms, classes, ordres et genres qui leur conviennent, rangés suivant la méthode sexuelle de M. Linné. I-VI

1776-83.

 SEK 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 40,000.00
324 THUNBERG, CARL PETER. Icones plantarum Japonicarum, quas in insulis japonicis annis 1775 et 1776 collegit et descripsit... Decas I-IV (of 5).

1794-1802.

 SEK 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 40,000.00
75 ROTTBÖLL, CHRISTIANO FRIIS. Descriptiones et icones rariorum et pro maxima parte novarum plantarum. Editio nova (=ed. II).

1786

 SEK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 39,200.00
99 Fragment of monastic Missal (probably Benedictine use), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum.

fifteenth century

 SEK 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 37,000.00
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