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Auction Name	Art and Book Auction	Total Sales (EUR)	197,079.40
Auction Date	November 15, 2025 - November 15, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	93,110.00
Sale Number	#98	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	117,950.00
Total Lots	600
Sold Lots	345.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	150,050.00
% of Lots Sold	57.50%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	189,220.00
Unsold Lots	255	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	104.15%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
232		Collector's atlas with 37 multiple-folded copper maps...Mostly Amsterdam and Antwerp	between 1616-1631	EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 26,600.00
575	Dora Maurer	(de) formation 7	1978	EUR 3,200.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 9,975.00
231	Homann, J.B.	Atlas Germaniae specialis ... Brief report on the latest Homann Atlas of Germany	1753	EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 9,975.00
591	Gerhard Richter	Clouds	1970	EUR 3,200.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 9,310.00
57	Rumpolt, M.	Ein new Kochbuch	1604	EUR 6,400.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 8,645.00
600	Pierre Soulages	Lithograph No. 8	1958	EUR 3,200.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 5,054.00
653	Janssen, Horst.	Der Alp - Variations on Heinrich Fussli.	1974	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 4,788.00
541		Collection of partly colored prints from the Griffelkunst-Vereinigung, Kestner-Gesellschaft, etc.	1950 to 1990	EUR 1,600.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 4,522.00
542		Collection of partly colored prints from the Griffelkunst Association	Circa 1990 to 2020	EUR 640.00 - 800.00	EUR 2,926.00
237	Du Halde, J.B.	Description of the Chinese Empire and the Great Tartary...translated from French	1747-1749 and 1756	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 2,660.00
507	Georg Baselitz	Grun IX	1990	EUR 960.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 2,394.00
654	Horst Janssen	Der Foliant. Medical report from May 19, 1990 to January 20, 1991	1991	EUR 1,600.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 2,261.00
56	Elsholtz, J.S.	Diaeteticon. (New Table Book)	1682	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,862.00
535	Max Ernst	Hibou	1955	EUR 640.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,729.00
588	Serge Poliakoff	Composition rouge, grise et noire	1960	EUR 960.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,729.00
515	Marc Chagall	Collection of 18 lithographs	1957 and 1958	EUR 640.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,596.00
434	Chagall, Marc.	Drawings for the Bible. Text by Gaston Bachelard.	1960	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,596.00
580	Otto Muller-Eibenstock	Abstract composition	Circa 1925	EUR 640.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,330.00
162	Zwinger, T.	Theatrum Botanicum, That is: Complete Herb Book	1744	EUR 960.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,263.50
199		Photographs of a German officer in an observation unit from World War II	Between September 1, 1939 and December 22, 1942	EUR 320.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,263.50
221	Baz, G. and E.L. Gallo.	History of the Mexican Railway. Translated into English by G.F. Henderson	1876	EUR 640.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,263.50
460		Verve Vol. VII, No. 27/28. Revue artistique et litteraire.	1952	EUR 640.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,263.50
264	Seyler, G.D. and G.P. Schultz	Report on the Russian and Saxon Siege and Bombardment of the City of Danzig	1735-38	EUR 240.00 - 300.00	EUR 1,197.00
48		Collection of mostly black-and-white press photographs of German actors...and their films	approx. 1955-1996	EUR 200.00 - 250.00	EUR 1,064.00
528	Salvador Dali	Melting clock	1958	EUR 160.00 - 200.00	EUR 997.50

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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.