Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper, 112925, Franklin

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 29, 2025 - November 29, 2025
Page Size: 150 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5476 after Ledel for Knorr, Miller (according to Linnaeus system)

3 Original Watercolors of Amaranthus after Ledel for Knorr, Miller (according to Linnaeus system)

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 401.25
5477 after Ledel (according to Linnaeus system), , , ,

Pair of Original Watercolors of Elderberry & Guelder-Rose (Jamnucus Racemosa & Viburnum Opulus) after Ledel (according to Linnaeus system)

USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 288.90
5478 Attributed to Mary Lawrance

Attributed to Mary Lawrance - Original Watercolor of Lady's Slipper Orchid

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
5479 Attributed to Mary Lawrance

Attributed to Mary Lawrance - Original Watercolor of Iris

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
5480 Volckamer

Volckamer - Pair of Citrus Engravings

Nuremberg 1708-1714. USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 454.75
5481 Volckamer

Volckamer - Pair of Lemon Engravings

Nuremberg 1708-1714. USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 454.75
5482 Weinmann

Weinmann - 9 Botanical Engravings (Carnation, Buttercup, Poppy)

Amsterdam 1736-1748. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 588.50
5483 Buchoz

Buchoz - 8 Botanical & Insect Engravings

Paris 1736-1748. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 856.00
5484 Merian

Merian - 5 Botanical & Entomology Engravings

Paris 1771 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 267.50
5485 D'Orbigny

D'Orbigny - 10 Botanical Engravings: Rose, Dahlia, Mushroom, Bird of Paradise Flower, Begonia, Carnation, Orchid, Camellia

Paris 1849 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 69.55
5486 D'Orbigny

D'Orbigny - 4 Beetle Engravings

Paris 1849 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 214.00
5487 D'Orbigny

D'Orbigny - 6 Butterfly or Moth Engravings

Paris 1849 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,337.50
5488 D'Orbigny

D'Orbigny - 6 Bird Engravings: Carolina Parrot, Toucan, Bird of Paradise, Quetzal, Hummingbird, Kingfisher

Paris 1849 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 535.00
5489 D'Orbigny

D'Orbigny - 8 Shell or Sea Life Engravings

Paris 1849 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 615.25
5490 D'Orbigny

D'Orbigny - Pair of Sea Life Engravings: Oarfish, Swordfish, Mackerel

Paris 1849 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 69.55
5491 D'Orbigny

D'Orbigny - 3 Lobster or Shrimp Engravings

Paris 1849 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 85.60
5492 Seba

Seba - 4 Sea Life, Sanddollar Engravings

Amsterdam 1734-1765. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 695.50
5493 Shaw & Nodder

Shaw & Nodder - Pair of Penguin Engravings

London 1789-1813 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 181.90
5494 Shaw & Nodder

Shaw & Nodder - Hoopoe. 309

London 1789-1813 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 107.00
5495 Shaw & Nodder

Shaw & Nodder - 3 Bird of Paradise Engravings

London 1789-1813 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 171.20
5496 Shaw & Nodder

Shaw & Nodder - 3 Toucan Engravings

London 1789-1813 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 214.00
5497 Edwards

Edwards - 5 Bird Engravings

London 1745-1806. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 192.60
5498 Edwards

Edwards - 3 Bird of Paradise Engravings

London 1745-1806. USD 400.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
5499 Edwards

Edwards - 4 Kingfisher Engravings

London 1745-1806. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 171.20
5500 Martinet & Buffon

Martinet & Buffon - Volume 5 with 98 Bird Engravings

Paris 1778 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,675.00
  • 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.