Christies: Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Israel
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Israel | Total Sales (GBP) | 2,421,500.00 |
| Auction Date | December 11, 2019 - December 11, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,358,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #18467 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,986,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 32 | ||
| Sold Lots | 29 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,442,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.63% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,102,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 115.20% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A HIGHLY IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL ASTROLABE QUADRANT PROBABLY SOUTHERN FRANCE, 1291-1310 |
1291-1310 | GBP 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 | GBP 731,250.00 | |
| 13 | DUDLEY, Sir Robert, self-styled Duke of Northumberland and Earl of Warwick (1573-1649). | Arcano del Mare. |
1661 | GBP 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 | GBP 731,250.00 |
| 10 | ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM BLAEU, | AN EARLY DUTCH POCKET GLOBE |
AFTER CIRCA 1618 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 287,250.00 |
| 3 | THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST, miniature by Simon Bening, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
1530s] | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 100,000.00 | |
| 14 | BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673). | Theatrum Statuum Regiae Celsitudinis Sabaudiae Ducis, Pedemontii principis, ... pars prima, exhibens Pedemontium ... pars altera illustrans Sabaudiam. |
1682 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 75,000.00 |
| 24 | GERARD AND LEONARD VALK, CIRCA 1750 | A PAIR OF DUTCH TABLE GLOBES |
GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 62,500.00 | |
| 16 | MINIATURE BOOKS – A large collection of 214 volumes, dating from the 17th-20th century. |
17th-20th century. | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 56,250.00 | |
| 27 | CONCHOLOGY. Watercolour illustrations of shells on vellum, [France, probably Paris], 1842-4 and n.d. |
GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 43,750.00 | ||
| 4 | BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum |
c.1485-1490] | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 42,500.00 | |
| 25 | LEVAILLANT, François (1753-1824). | Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et des Rolliers, suivie de celle des Toucans et des Barbus. Paris: Denné le jeune and Perlet, [1801-]1806. [With:] – Histoire naturelle des Promérops, et des Guêpiers. Paris: Denné le jeune, [1806]-1807-[1816 or 1 |
GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 40,000.00 | |
| 17 | JOHANN GABRIEL DOPPELMAYR, 1728 | A PAIR OF GERMAN TABLE GLOBES |
GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 32,500.00 | |
| 7 | ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). | Autograph letter signed ('Abrah. Ortelius') to his nephew Jacob Cole, Antwerp, 4 January 1595. |
4 January 1595. | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 23,750.00 |
| 26 | J. & W. CARY, C.1816 | A PAIR OF 18-INCH LIBRARY GLOBES |
GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 22,500.00 | |
| 2 | The Mainz Psalter: Psalterium Benedictinum cum canticis et hymnis, for Bursfeld use. |
29 August 1459. | GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 | |
| 32 | AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851). | The Birds of America. |
1971-1972. | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 18,750.00 |
| 30 | ERASMUS HABERMEL AND OTHERS | A GROUP OF EIGHT 20TH CENTURY GILT COPPER 'MENSING' SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, AFTER 16TH CENTURY ORIGINALS BY ERASMUS HABERMEL AND OTHERS |
20TH CENTURY | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 17,500.00 |
| 9 | PORTOLAN CHART. Portion of an untitled manuscript chart of New Guinea, probably drawn between c.1570-c.1606. |
c.1570-c.1606. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 16,250.00 | |
| 5 | MINIATURE BOOK – Kalendarium. Evangelia 4. Psalmi poenit. 7. |
1570 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 13,750.00 | |
| 8 | BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622). | Autograph letter signed ('G. Braun') to Abraham Ortelius, Cologne, 22 January 1595. |
1595 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,500.00 |
| 19 | GERMAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY | A SET OF NAPIER'S BONES |
GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,500.00 | |
| 6 | MINIATURE BOOK – Prieres ecclesiastiques, auec l’exercice du pere de famille. |
1566 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 10,625.00 | |
| 20 | JOHANN GABRIEL DOPPELMAYR, 1730 | A GERMAN TERRESTRIAL GLOBE |
GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,625.00 | |
| 21 | RICHARD CUSHEE (1696-1733) | AN ENGLISH POCKET GLOBE |
GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 10,000.00 | |
| 31 | A GROUP OF FIVE 20TH CENTURY SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, AFTER THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY ORIGINALS |
20TH CENTURY | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 8,750.00 | |
| 18 | MICHAEL BUTTERFIELD (1635-1724); EARLY 18TH CENTURY | A SILVER BUTTERFIELD DIAL |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,250.00 |
