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Auction Name Antique Art and Rare Estate Finds Total Sales (USD) 13,613.13
Auction Date August 27, 2025 - August 27, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 32,400.00
Sale Number #385931 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 65,700.00
Total Lots 169
Sold Lots 81.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 115,700.00
% of Lots Sold 47.93% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 196,600.00
Unsold Lots 88 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 6.92%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
72 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Edo Period Triptych Woodblock Prints - Full Moon at Kanazawa, Province

 USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 2,286.00
147 Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson Original Signed B&W Photograph

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,778.00
146 ROBERT HENRI

ROBERT HENRI HAND DRAWING SKETCH SIGNED

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 825.50
180 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Koi (Carp) Woodblock Print, From An Untitled Ser. Known As Large Fish

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 698.50
159 Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix Signed Illustration Art Drawing Rare

 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 539.75
65 David Hamilton

Souvenirs by David Hamilton Limited Edition Portfolio 115/2500

 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 412.75
239

Vintage 1939 Pinocchio Animation Storyboard Drawing

 1939 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 349.25
149

US President Lincoln Tintype Photo with Signatures Set

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 317.50
176 Ollie Johnston

Walt Disney Original Limited Edition Sericel Snow White Animation Cel by Ollie Johnston Signed

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 285.75
49 D.G. Farragut

Civil War Era US Navy Vice Admiral D.G. Farragut 1865 Signed Autograph

 1865 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 254.00
85 Miro

Vintage Miro Lithograph

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 254.00
255

Vintage Magic the Gathering Trading Card Collection Lot

 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 254.00
189 Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Italian Composer Signed Postcard Letter Milan 1893 Framed Signature

 1893 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 222.25
48

Edo Period Japanese Nagasawa Rosetsu Woodblock

 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 190.50
80 Carleton E. Watkins (American 1829-1918)

Yosemite Falls, Albumen 1865

 1865 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 190.50
129

Photograph Of Wyatt Earp Outlaw Wife Josephine Earp

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 190.50
37

Vintage Lithograph Erte "Printemps" Hand Signed Number 14/260 Stamped

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 158.75
66 David D. Porter

David D. Porter Navy Vice Admiral 1970 Signed Letter Introducing Ambrose Thompson

 1970 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 158.75
82 Walt Disney

Walt Disney Animation Cel 19" x 13"

 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 158.75
142 Ruth Clampett Large

Warner bros. Animation Cel Hand Painted Art Looney Tunes by Ruth Clampett Large

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 158.75
179 Man Ray

Man Ray - Nude Photogravure on Wove Paper w/ KCM Galleries COA

 1937-1940. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 158.75
256

Huge Magic the Gathering Trading Card Collection Lot

 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 158.75
260 John A. Ruthven

John A. Ruthven (American, 1924-2020) Limited Edition Bengal Tiger Print /5000

 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 158.75
76

AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF THE MUGHAL EMPEROR

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 127.00
79 Carleton E. Watkins (American 1829-1918)

The Sentinel, Yosemite Albumen Print 1865

 1865 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 127.00
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    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.
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    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.