Sothebys: The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven | Total Sales (GBP) | 5,620,923.00 |
| Auction Date | May 18, 2022 - May 18, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,466,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #L22425 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,559,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 245 | ||
| Sold Lots | 214 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,633,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.35% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 3,799,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 31 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 147.95% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Thomas and William Daniell | Oriental Scenery, London, 1795-1807 [but 1841], 6 parts in 3 volumes, folio |
1795-1807 but 1841 | GBP 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | GBP 315,000.00 |
| 88 | John Gould | The Birds of Australia, [1840-] 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement |
1840- 1848-1869 | GBP 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | GBP 302,400.00 |
| 184 | Rheede | Hortus indicus malabaricus, Amsterdam, 1678-1693, 12 parts in 6 volumes, contemporary armorial vellum |
1678-1703 i.e. 1693 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 226,800.00 |
| 9 | John James Audubon and John Bachman | The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, New York, 1845-1848, 3 volumes |
1845-1848 | GBP 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | GBP 201,600.00 |
| 42 | Mark Catesby | The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands... London, 1731-1743, 2 volumes |
1731-1743 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 189,000.00 |
| 96 | John Gould and Richard Bowdler Sharpe | The birds of New Guinea, 1875-1888, 5 volumes, contemporary green half morocco |
1875-1888 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 176,400.00 |
| 21 | Pancrace Bessa et al. | An album of botanical drawings by Bessa et al. from the collection of the Duchesse de Berry |
GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 163,800.00 | |
| 90 | Gould and Lear | A monograph of the Ramphastidae, 1854; Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, 1832 |
[1852-] 1854 | GBP 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | GBP 126,000.00 |
| 153 | Merian and Rabel | Histoire générale des insectes de Surinam... Paris, 1771, red morocco, La Vallière copy |
1771 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 126,000.00 |
| 176 | Pierre-Joseph Redouté | Choix des plus belles fleurs, 36 original parts, 1827 [-1833] |
1827 -1833 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 126,000.00 |
| 95 | John Gould | The birds of Asia, 1850-1883, 7 volumes, contemporary green half morocco |
1850-1883 | GBP 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | GBP 119,700.00 |
| 242 | Joseph Wolf | 120 original drawings of animals |
no dates | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 119,700.00 |
| 35 | Bry | Florilegium renovatum et auctum, Frankfurt, 1641, coloured plates, calf gilt |
1641 (-1644) | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 107,100.00 |
| 162 | Abraham Munting | Naauwkeurige Beschryving des Aardgewassen, Leiden, 1696, red morocco gilt |
1696 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 100,800.00 |
| 69 | Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau | Traité des arbres fruitiers, 1808-1835, 6 volumes |
1808-1835 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 94,500.00 |
| 194 | William Roxburgh | Plants of the Coast of Coromandel..., 1795-1819, 3 volumes |
1795-1819 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 88,200.00 |
| 120 | Indian school | An album of watercolour drawings of birds, early nineteenth-century |
early nineteenth-century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 81,900.00 |
| 152 | Maria Sibylla Merian | Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium, Amsterdam, 1719 |
1719 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 81,900.00 |
| 85 | John Gould | The Birds of Europe, [1832-] 1837, 5 volumes |
1832- 1837 | GBP 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 69,300.00 |
| 91 | John Gould | A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds, [1849-] 1861 |
1849- 1861 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 69,300.00 |
| 121 | Indian school | Two albums of botanical watercolour drawings, early nineteenth century |
early nineteenth-century | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 69,300.00 |
| 22 | Watercolour drawings by Lodge, Wolf, Huggins and Bright, 2 volumes, 1820-1899 |
1820-1899 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 68,040.00 | |
| 236 | Nathaniel Wallich | Plantae asiaticae rariores, London, 1830, 3 volumes, green morocco gilt |
1830-1832 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 66,780.00 |
| 45 | Antoine M. Chazal | Flore Pittoresque, 1818, presentation binding, red straight-grained morocco |
1818-1825 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 |
| 92 | John Gould | The Mammals of Australia, London, [1845-] 1863, 3 volumes, contemporary green morocco gilt |
1845- 1863 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 |
