Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper, 92025, Franklin

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 20, 2025 - September 20, 2025
Page Size: 145 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
3531 Seba

Octopus. 2

Amsterdam 1734-1765. USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 299.60
3532 Seligmann after Edwards

3 Engravings with Lizard, Snake, Butterfly

Nurmberg 1749-1776. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
3533 Catesby

Corn Snake with Bahaman Orchid. 2-55

Nuremberg 1750 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
3534 Catesby

Chain Snake with Climbing Hydrangea. 2-52

Nuremberg 1750 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 267.50
3535 Martinet & Buffon

6 Pigeon or Dove Engravings

France. 1765-1780 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 246.10
3536 Martinet & Buffon

4 Bird of Prey Engravings (Kestrel, Falcon)

France. 1765-1780 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 181.90
3537 Audubon

Great Auk (Extinct). 465

1840-1844. USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 481.50
3538 Audubon

Pair of Trumpeter Swan Lithographs

1840-1844. USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 235.40
3539 Audubon

Wood Ibis. 261

1840-1844. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 224.70
3540 Audubon

Whooping Crane (Sandhill Crane). 314

1840-1844. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 267.50
3541 Gould

Pair of Owl Lithographs

London 1850-1883. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 288.90
3542 Gould

Pair of Bee-Eater Lithographs

London 1850-1883. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 374.50
3543 Gould

4 Partridge Lithographs

London 1850-1883. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 615.25
3544 Catesby, First Ed

Finch Creeper. 1-64

London 1731-1743 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 535.00
3545 Catesby, First Ed

Hooded Titmouse with Water Tupelo. 1-60

London 1731-1743 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 749.00
3546 Catesby, First Ed

Yellow Titmouse with Red Bay. 1-63

London 1731-1743 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 535.00
3547 Catesby, First Ed

Flamingo with Coral. 1-73

London 1731-1743 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,140.00
3548 Merian, Folio

Lemon, Longhorn or Harlequin Beetle, & Moth Metamorphosis. 28

Paris 1771 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 668.75
3549 Merian, Folio

Grape Vine with Gaudy Sphinx Moth Metamorphosis. 34

Paris 1771 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 615.25
3550 Merian, Folio

Cotton Rose Mallow with Queen Swallowtail Butterfly Metamorphosis. 31

Paris 1771 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,070.00
  • 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.
  • Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!
  • 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.