Arader Galleries: February 2026 Auction, 20726, New York City

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 07, 2026 - February 07, 2026
Page Size: 159 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Broad-winged Hawk, Plate 91

London 1827-1838. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,800.00
2 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Pigeon Hawk, Plate 92

London 1827-1838. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,700.00
3 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Plate 2

London 1827-1838. USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
4 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Female Turkey, Plate 6 - One of Audubon's Greatest Compositions

London 1827-1838. USD 65,000.00 - 85,000.00 Not Sold
5 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Great American Cock Male (Wild Turkey), Plate 1 - The Most Famous image of a Bird in History.

Edinburgh 1827 [Variant 1]. USD 140,000.00 - 180,000.00 Not Sold
6 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Virginia Partridge, Plate 76 - One of Audubon's Most Dramatic Images

London 1827-1838. USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 60,000.00
7 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Black-billed Cuckoo, Plate 32 with the Virginia Magnolia

London 1827-1838. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 Not Sold
8 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, White-Headed Eagle, Plate 126 - The Icon of America

London 1827-1838. USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 Not Sold
9 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Goshawk and Stanley Hawk, Plate 141

London 1827-1838. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,800.00
10 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Key West Dove or Pigeon, Plate 167

London 1827-1838. USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,200.00
11 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Red-Throated Diver, Plate 202 - Provenance: John Vickers Painter Collection

London 1827-1838. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
12 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Booby Gannet, Plate 207

London 1827-1838. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
13 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Tufted Duck, Plate 234

London 1827-1838. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
14 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Black-backed Gull, Plate 241

London 1827-1838. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,400.00
15 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, White-Fronted Goose, Plate 286

London 1827-1838. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
16 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Shoveller Duck, Plate 327 - A compositional masterpiece

London 1827-1838. USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,000.00
17 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Golden Eye Duck, Plate 342 - Winslow Homer's famous 1909 painting "Left and Right", Inspired by Audubon's composition

London 1827-1838. USD 24,000.00 - 32,000.00 USD 21,600.00
18 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Brown Pelican, Plate 421 - The State Bird of Louisiana

London 1827-1838. USD 100,000.00 - 140,000.00 Not Sold
19 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Glossy Ibis, Plate 387

London 1827-1838. USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 Not Sold
20 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Scarlet Ibis, Plate 397

London 1827-1838. USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 Not Sold
21

Henry Mouzon Map of North and South Carolina - The Icon of the Carolinas during the American Revolution

London May 30th 1775. USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 26,400.00
22

Braddock Mead Map of New England - The Essential Map of New England at the dawn of the American Revolution

London USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
23

The Ross / Jefferys Map of the Mississippi - The Most Important map of the Mississippi River used in the War of Independence

London 1775 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 13,200.00
25

John Mitchell's 1755 Map of the British and French Dominions in North America - America's Most Important Map

London 1755 (?1774). USD 350,000.00 - 400,000.00 Not Sold
26

Popple's Map of the British Empire in America - The First Large-Scale Printed Map of Colonial North America

London 1733 USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 Not Sold
  • Books & Autographs
    Wednesday 25 March
    Koller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.
    Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000
    Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.