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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) 64,119.75
Auction Date December 06, 2025 - December 06, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 115,900.00
Sale Number #120625 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 222,100.00
Total Lots 150
Sold Lots 138.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 122,750.00
% of Lots Sold 92.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 235,800.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 27.19%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5682 Ortelius

Ortelius, pub. 1580 - Map of the Americas

 1580 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 5,564.00
5696 Maitres Affiches by Mucha

Maitres Affiches by Mucha - Gismonda

 1896-900. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,835.50
5747 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Black Squirrel (Southern Fox Squirrel) with Yellow Lady's Slipper. 2-73

 1731-743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,140.00
5740 Gould

Gould - Bonaparte's Parrakeet

 1850-883 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,926.00
5658 Cellarius

Cellarius - Celestial Chart of the Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere with Terrestial Plane below [Haemisphaerium Stellatum Borealecum Subjecto Haemisphaerio Terrestri]

 1708 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,391.00
5703

4 Original Watercolors of Botanicals after Ledel, Knapp for Jacquin (according to Linnaeus system)

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,391.00
5750 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Water Frog (Green Frog) with Northern Pitcher Plant (Carnivorous). 2-70

 1731-743. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,391.00
5642 De Vito

De Vito, Original Painting - Mount Vesuvius Eruption of 1822 (Eruzione de' 22 Ottob.. 1822)

 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,284.00
5671 Jansson & Hondius

Jansson & Hondius, pub. 1656 - Map of Malta

 1656 USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 1,284.00
5739 Gould

Gould - Purple-breasted Carib Hummingbird with Water Lily (Eulampis Jugularis)

 1849-887. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,284.00
5748 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Cuckow of Carolina with Chinkapin. 1-9

 1731-743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,284.00
5743 Merian

Merian, Folio - Banana or Plantain with Rainbow Whiptail Lizard & Teucer Owl Butterfly Metamorphosis. 23

 1771 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,230.50
5745 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Green Gar Fish with Water Primrose. 2-30

 1731-743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,177.00
5744 Merian

Merian, Folio - Pomelo or Grapefruit with Butterfly Metamorphosis. 29

 1771 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,123.50
5653 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Argo Navis, Ship

 1609 or 1603 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,070.00
5641 De Vito

De Vito, Original Painting - The Royal Villa (La Villa Reale)

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 963.00
5654 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Dragon-headed Serpent

 1609 or 1603 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 963.00
5656 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Cancer, the Crab

 1609 or 1603 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 963.00
5657 Cellarius

Cellarius - Celestial Chart [Hemisphaeria Sphaerarum Rectae et Obliquae]

 1708 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 909.50
5655 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Delphinus, a Dolphin

 1609 or 1603 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 856.00
5704

4 Original Watercolors of Thistle after Ledelmaier for Curtis, Jacquin (according to Linnaeus system)

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 856.00
5706 Volckamer

Volckamer - Pair of Lemon Engravings

 1708-714 USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 695.50
5749 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Blue Winged Shoveler. 1-96

 1731-743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 668.75
5723 Audubon

Audubon - Swift Fox. 52

 1849-854. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 615.25
5633 Vaillant

Vaillant - Manila, Philippines (Vue de Manille). 48

 1845-1852 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 588.50
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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