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Galerie Bassenge: History, Geography, and Travel

Auction Reports

Auction Name	History, Geography, and Travel	Total Sales (EUR)	84,812.80
Auction Date	April 08, 2025 - April 08, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	70,700.00
Sale Number	#125WB	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	70,700.00
Total Lots	259
Sold Lots	123.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	204,020.00
% of Lots Sold	47.49%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	204,020.00
Unsold Lots	136	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	41.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
178	Karlsruhe	3 gezeichnete Karten in Tusche und Sepia	1720	EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00	EUR 6,400.00
8	Euler, Leonhard	Geographischer Atlas	1760	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 4,096.00
140	Scheuchzer, Johann Jacob	Natur-Historie des Schweizerlandes	1752	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 3,584.00
1	Bauer, Carl Johann Siegmund	Kunstliche Erdkugel zur Verbreitung gemeinnutziger Kenntnisse	1825	EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 2,944.00
173	Heimreich, Anton	Ernewerte Nordfresische Chronick	1668	EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00	EUR 2,816.00
259	Zeiller, Martin und Merian, Matthaus	Topographia Electoratus Brandenburgici et Ducatus Pomeraniae	1652	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,560.00
203	Zeiller, Martin und Merian, Matthaus	Topographia	1654	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 2,176.00
2	Behaim von Schwarzbach, Georg Friedrich	Asiatische und Africanische Denckwurdigkeiten	1676	EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00	EUR 1,664.00
20	Ravenstein, Friedrich August	Atlas geographique en relief	1865	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,408.00
149	Vogel, David	Plan vom Pfeffers-Baad	1793	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 1,408.00
218	Friedrich II., Der Grosse	Die Werke und Briefe	1912-1916	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,408.00
60	Halde, Jean Baptiste du	Ausfuhrliche Beschreibung des Chinesischen Reichs und der grossen Tartarey	1748-1749	EUR 1,300.00 - 1,300.00	EUR 1,280.00
86	Bruyn, Cornelis de	Moskow		EUR 500.00 - 500.00	EUR 1,280.00
131	Reichard, Heinrich August Ottoka	Malerische Reise durch einen grossen Theil der Schweiz	1805	EUR 900.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,280.00
242	Muller, Johann Christoph und Kuster, Georg Gottfried	Altes und Neues Berlin	1737-1769	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,280.00
49	Homann, Johann Baptist	Amplissimae Regionis Mississipi	1720	EUR 900.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,216.00
75	Valle, Pietro della	Reiss-Beschreibung in unterschiedliche Theile der Welt	1674	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,216.00
207	Baczko, Ludwig von	Geschichte Preussens	1792-1800	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,216.00
5	Doppelmayr, Johann Gabriel	Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti pars I-VI Doppelmayr, Johann Gabriel	1725	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,024.00
6	Doppelmayr, Johann Gabriel	Hemisphaerium Coeli Boreale und Coeli Australe	1730	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,024.00
22	de Vaugondy, Gilles Robert	Atlas portatif, universel et militaire	1748-1749	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,024.00
27	Seutter, Matthaus	Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei	1730	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,024.00
144	Turkendrucke	Sammelband mit 3 Flugschriften	1683-1684	EUR 750.00 - 750.00	EUR 960.00
69	Niebuhr, Carsten	Beschreibung von Arabien	1772	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 896.00
152	Wurthle, Friedrich	Album von Sud- und Nord-Tirol	1852	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 896.00

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.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.