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Dreweatts: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Part 2) and Japanese, Indian & Islamic Art

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Part 2) and Japanese, Indian & Islamic Art	Total Sales (GBP)	40,209.88
Auction Date	November 13, 2025 - November 13, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	20,300.00
Sale Number	#9451	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	29,000.00
Total Lots	35
Sold Lots	28.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	38,450.00
% of Lots Sold	80.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	53,500.00
Unsold Lots	7	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	75.16%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
542		A double portrait of two boys	19th century	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 7,282.00
596	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)	woodblock print, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei)	circa 1924-30	GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	GBP 6,620.00
538		A Pahari scene with a Brahmin priest shaving a novice's hair	circa 1850	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 6,355.20
263		A group of Sotheby's Chinese auction catalogues	1972-1978	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 2,383.20
539		Night Flight to Heaven by 'The Prophet of Buraq'	circa 1800	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,383.20
543		Mukul Dey	1939	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,986.00
261		A group of transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society	1921-1926; 1926 to 1935, 1936 to 1955; 1957 to 1980	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,721.20
272		An interesting consular document requesting free passage in China to the Great Wall	1862	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,456.40
593	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)	Matsushima, Futagojima	Showa period, 20th century	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,191.60
598	Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861),	Kamei Rokuro Shigekiyo Fighting a Black Bear in the Snow	Edo period, 19th century	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,191.60
592	Ito Shinsui (1898-1972),	Fireworks (Hanabi), Showa period	Showa period, 20th century	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 926.80
266		A set of Sotheby's catalogues of the Sakamoto Goro Collection		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 794.40
259		A group of Sotheby's Chinese auction catalogues	2003 to 2009	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 662.00
544		Maqbool Fida Husain		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 662.00
271		Christie's auction catalogues of The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth	2015	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 529.60
268		A selected group of Sotheby's auction catalogues on Chinese Imperial Art		GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 463.40
262		A Group of Meiyintang Collection auction catalogues		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 423.68
264		A group of Christie's Chinese Catalogues	1981-1996	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 423.68
541		A Saint leading The Prophet's Camel	18th century	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 423.68
267		A group of Sotheby's auction catalogues	2010-2017	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 397.20
269		A group of Sotheby's auction catalogues		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 344.24
270		A group of Christie's auction catalogues		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 344.24
599	Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)	Minamoto no Yoritomo at the Battle at Mutsu Province is Attacked by Saijo Totaro (Yoritomo To-Oku seibatsu, Saijo Totaro Kunihira taisho o)	1856	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 344.24
265		A large group of Christie's Chinese auction catalogues	2000 to 2024,	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 264.80
600	Anonymous (18/19th century)	Parinirvana (Death of the historical Buddha)		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 264.80

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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.