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

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Auction Name Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 38,472.50
Auction Date July 18, 2020 - July 18, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 80,300.00
Sale Number #71820 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 153,700.00
Total Lots 200
Sold Lots 177 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 91,100.00
% of Lots Sold 88.50% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 173,050.00
Unsold Lots 23 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 22.23%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
20797 Sebastian Munster

Munster - Map of the Americas

1615 USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,025.00
20786 Daniel Giraud Elliot

Elliot - Black-throated Golden Pheasant

1870-1872 USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 1,925.00
20800 Karl Bodmer

Karl Bodmer - Wak-Tae-Geli

1839-1842 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,925.00
20788 John James Audubon

Audubon, Alecto Ed - Great White Heron. 281

1985 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,815.00
20799 Karl Bodmer

Karl Bodmer - Mehkskeme-Sukas (Blackfoot Chief) & Tatsicki-Stomick (Pickann Chief)

1839-1842 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,595.00
20789 John Gould & Edward Lear

Gould & Lear - Sulphur-and-white-breasted Toucan; Ramphastos Vitellinus

1833-1835 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,485.00
20785 Charles Barney Cory

Cory, Elephant Folio - Elliot's Bird of Paradise

1883 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,155.00
20798 Sebastian Munster

Munster - Map of Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa with Humans Blowing the Winds

1615 USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD 880.00
20792 Sebastian Munster

Munster - Map of Europe; Europa Regina; Queen Europe

1615 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 687.50
20776 John Gould

Gould - Slaty-headed Parrakeet

1850-1883 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 577.50
20777 John Gould

Gould - Schreiber's Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 522.50
20778 John Gould

Gould - Jameson's Brilliant Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 522.50
20779 John Gould

Gould - Otero Brilliant Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 522.50
20783 John Gould

Gould - Bluebreasted Plumeleteer Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 522.50
20686 Saverio Manetti, Violante Vanni & Lorenzo Lorenzi

Manetti - Pelican. 500

1767-1784 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 467.50
20753 Basilius Besler

Besler - Orange, Citron; Mala Medica, Poma Aurantia

1713 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 467.50
20784 Charles Barney Cory

Cory, Elephant Folio - Superb Bird of Paradise

1883 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 440.00
20795 Sebastian Munster

Munster - Sea Monster & Fire

1615 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 440.00
20641 Albertus Seba

Seba - Shells. 81

1734-1765 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 412.50
20781 John Gould

Gould - Sooty Barbed-throat Hummingbird; Threnetes Antoniae

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 412.50
20794 Sebastian Munster

Munster - Mermaid & Merman

1615 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 412.50
20796 Sebastian Munster

Munster - Celestial Sphere

1615 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 412.50
20782 John Gould

Gould - Tschudi's Woodnymph Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 385.00
20774 John Gould

Gould - Hardwicke's Pygmy Woodpecker

1850-1883 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 357.50
20780 John Gould

Gould - Cayenne Woodnymph Hummingbird with Cactus

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 357.50
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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