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SD Auctions: The Schøyen Collection. The Nordic Manuscripts.

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Auction Name The Schøyen Collection. The Nordic Manuscripts. Total Sales (NOK) 5,146,125.00
Auction Date October 09, 2025 - October 09, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NOK) 2,322,300.00
Sale Number #100925 High Estimate of Lots Sold (NOK) 3,452,200.00
Total Lots 254
Sold Lots 175.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (NOK) 2,716,300.00
% of Lots Sold 68.90% High Estimate of All Lots (NOK) 4,060,700.00
Unsold Lots 79 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 126.73%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
119

NORWAY 14th-20th c.: CALENDAR WITH WEEKDAYS | MS in Norwegian on walrus bone or reindeer horn, Norway, ca. 15th c.

 ca. 15th c. NOK 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 NOK 400,000.00
123

NORWAY 14th-20th c.: THE UVDAL CALENDAR | MS in Norwegian and Latin on vellum, Uvdal, Norway, 1636 and 1696.

 1636 and 1696. NOK 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 NOK 400,000.00
2

SWEDEN: CALENDAR WITH WEEKDAYS | MS in Swedish on ivory, Sweden, app. 1500.

 app. 1500. NOK 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 NOK 375,000.00
11 CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN

SWEDEN: LETTERS FROM CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN AND CARDINALS | MS in Italian on paper, Italy, 1675-1701.

 1675-1701. NOK 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 NOK 237,500.00
1

SWEDEN: BREVIARY OF FRANCISCAN USE | MS in Latin on vellum, most probably Sweden, app. 1400-1460.

 app. 1400-1460. NOK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 NOK 162,500.00
26

DENMARK: [VIKING AGE] THOR`S HAMMER | MS in Old Danish or Latin (?) on bronze, Yorkshire, England, c. 1000.

 c. 1000. NOK 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 NOK 162,500.00
125

NORWAY 14th-20th c.: NORSE SAGA | MS in Norwegian, Latin and German on paper, Norway, ca. 1711-1720.

 ca. 1711-1720. NOK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 NOK 150,000.00
56

ICELAND: MS WASTE BINDING | MS in Latin on vellum, Iceland, 13th c.

 13th c. NOK 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 NOK 112,500.00
149 JENS BJORNEBOE

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: JENS BJORNEBOE - <> | Typescript in Norwegian on paper, Oslo, 1966.

 1966 NOK 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 NOK 112,500.00
8

SWEDEN: MISSAL | MS in Latin on vellum, Finland, 1st half of 15th c.

 1st half of 15th c. NOK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 NOK 106,250.00
245 SIGRID UNDSET

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: SIGRID UNDSET | <> MS on paper, early 1920s.

 early 1920s. NOK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 NOK 100,000.00
3

SWEDEN: UPPLANDSLAGEN - LAW & RELATED TEXTS | MS in Swedish on paper, Sweden, first half of 16th c.

 first half of 16th c. NOK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 NOK 87,500.00
177 JON FOSSE

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: JON FOSSE - <> | NOBEL LAUREATE 2023 - MS debut novel.

 NOK 90,000.00 - 120,000.00 NOK 87,500.00
203 ALEXANDER L. KIELLAND

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: ALEXANDER L. KIELLAND | <> MS on paper, 1893.

 1893 NOK 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 NOK 87,500.00
229 GABRIEL SCOTT

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: GABRIEL SCOTT | <> MS on paper, 1912.

 1912 NOK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 NOK 87,500.00
166 SIGURD CHRISTIANSEN

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: SIGURD CHRISTIANSEN - <> | MS in Norwegian on paper, Drammen, Norway, 1923.

 1923 NOK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 NOK 81,250.00
161 OSKAR BRAATEN

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: OSKAR BRAATEN - <> | MS in Norwegian on paper, Oslo, Norway, 1925.

 1925 NOK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 NOK 75,000.00
59

ICELAND: KING 'S SAGA - <> | MS in Icelandic on paper, Iceland, 1700-1750.

 1700-1750. NOK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 NOK 68,750.00
40 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN & ARTHUR RACKHAM

DENMARK: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN & ARTHUR RACKHAM - <> | Original Drawing by Arthur Rackham.

 NOK 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 NOK 62,500.00
65

ICELAND: THE OLDER EDDA | MS in Latin and Icelandic on paper, Kobenhavn 1787.

 NOK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 NOK 62,500.00
105

NORWAY 14th-16th c.: AMOT FARM IN EGGE PARISH | MS in Old Norwegian on vellum, Norway, 1368.

 1368 NOK 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 NOK 60,000.00
4

SWEDEN: UPPLANDSLAGEN - LAW & RELATED TEXTS | MS in Swedish on paper, Sweden, 1546, 1584.

 1546, 1584 NOK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 NOK 57,500.00
106

NORWAY 14th-16th c.: SADET FARM IN NORDBY PARISH | MS in Old Norwegian on vellum, Oslo, 26. June 1427.

 1427 NOK 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 NOK 57,500.00
107

NORWAY 14th-16th c.: TESTIFICATION ENEBAKK | MS in Old Norwegian on vellum, Enebakk, Norway, 1. March 1428.

 1. March 1428. NOK 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 NOK 57,500.00
143

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: NORWEGIAN AUTHORS - UNIQUE ALBUM | 104 AUTOGRAPH NOTES

 NOK 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 NOK 57,500.00
  • <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY! <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911. <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ]. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    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.
  • <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.