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Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 3/4

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Auction Name Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 3/4 Total Sales (USD) 85,992.50
Auction Date March 11, 2023 - March 11, 2023 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 114,850.00
Sale Number #31123 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 241,400.00
Total Lots 200
Sold Lots 191.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 116,400.00
% of Lots Sold 95.50% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 244,900.00
Unsold Lots 9 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 35.11%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
50080 Alphonse Mucha

Mucha - Queen of Queens for Carnival, Cover of Au Quartier Latin

1897 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 6,435.00
50072 Robert de Flers; Artist: Alphonse Mucha

Mucha - Ornate Illustration (Image to front and Verso)

1901 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,895.00
50071 Robert de Flers; Artist: Alphonse Mucha

Mucha - Ornate Illustration (Image to front and Verso)

1901 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,675.00
50077 Alphonse Mucha

Mucha, Folio - Illustration of Woman. 8

1905 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,455.00
50075 Alphonse Mucha

Mucha, Folio - Illustrations of Women. 23

1905 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,015.00
50076 Alphonse Mucha

Mucha, Folio - Illustrations of Women. 22

1905 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,795.00
50078 Walter Schnackenberg

Schnackenberg, Folio - Scherzo I [Illustration of Stage Costume]. 4

1920 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,135.00
50058 Robert Holmes Laurie & James Whittle

Kitchin - Map of North America

1795 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,915.00
50092 Mark Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Muray. 20

1777 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,915.00
50028 Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Piranesi, Rare, Large Folio - The arch decorated with a shell [Reference Robison 37 (VI/VII)]

1749-1770 USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 2,035.00
50182 John Gould

Gould - Great Spotted Woodpecker

1832-1837 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,035.00
50194 John James Audubon

Audubon, Imperial Folio - Large-tailed Skunk. 102

1845-1851 USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 1,485.00
50191 Francois Levaillant & Jacques Barraband

Barraband - Parrot. 106

1801 USD 1,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,100.00
50192 Francois Levaillant & Jacques Barraband

Barraband - Parrot. 107

1801 USD 1,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,045.00
50190 Francois Levaillant & Jacques Barraband

Barraband - Parrot. 96

1801 USD 1,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 990.00
50195 John Gould

Gould - Buquet's Puff-leg Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 990.00
50196 John Gould

Gould - Decorated Wood-star Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 990.00
50079 Walter Schnackenberg

Schnackenberg, Folio - Puderquaste [Illustration of Stage Costume]. 16

1920 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 935.00
50197 John Gould

Gould - Cayenne Fairy Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 880.00
50199 Pierre Joseph Redoute

Redoute, Rare Large Folio - Rose; Rosa Indica fragrans

1817-1824 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 715.00
50198 John Gould

Gould - Brown Violet-Ear Hummingbird

1849-1887 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 687.50
50200 Pierre-Joseph Redoute

Redoute, Rare, Large Folio - Floral Bouquet - Rose

1850-1855 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 660.00
50093 Mark Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Small Rattlesnake (Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake). 42

1777 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 632.50
50096 Mark Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Sucking Fish (Remora) with Abraham Bush. 26

1777 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 632.50
50019 Abraham Ortelius

Ortelius, pub. 1574 - Map of the British Isles (England, Scotland, Ireland)

1574 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 605.00
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