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Christies: The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part III

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Auction Name The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part III Total Sales (GBP) 8,621,579.00
Auction Date December 03, 2025 - December 03, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 4,366,100.00
Sale Number #23941 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 6,687,000.00
Total Lots 101
Sold Lots 99.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 4,546,100.00
% of Lots Sold 98.02% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 6,947,000.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 124.11%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
9 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Arnout Tholinx, Inspector

circa 1656 GBP 1,500,000.00 - 2,500,000.00 GBP 3,100,000.00
47 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Christ presented to the People ('Ecce Homo')

1655 GBP 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 GBP 952,500.00
45 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print')

circa 1648 GBP 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 GBP 698,500.00
96 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

A Scholar in his Study ('Faust')

circa 1652 GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 GBP 361,950.00
39 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece

1651 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 355,600.00
48 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Christ crucified between the two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses'

1653 GBP 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 GBP 254,000.00
50 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Entombment

circa 1654 GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 GBP 228,600.00
17 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Thomas Haaringh ('Old Haaringh')

circa 1655 GBP 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 GBP 165,100.00
30 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Angel appearing to the Shepherds

1634 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 139,700.00
46 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe')

circa 1657 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 127,000.00
59 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Saint Jerome reading in an Italian Landscape

circa 1653 GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 GBP 120,650.00
49 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

1654 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 95,250.00
66 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Clump of Trees with a Vista

1652 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 88,900.00
101 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Recueil de Quatre-Vingt-Cinq Estampes originales, Tetes, Paysages et differents Sujet, dessinees et gravees par Rembrandt (Recueil Basan)

circa 1789 GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 GBP 88,900.00
63 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Omval

1645 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 82,550.00
58 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Saint Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

1648 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 76,200.00
94 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Student at a Table by Candlelight

circa 1642 GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 66,040.00
40 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece

1651 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 63,500.00
99 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Woman sitting half dressed beside a Stove

1658 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 63,500.00
65 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Canal with a large Boat and a Bridge ('Het Schuytje op de voorgrondt')

1650 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 60,960.00
60 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Landscape with Cottages and a Hay Barn: Oblong

1641 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 53,340.00
95 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Medea: or The Marriage of Jason and Creusa

1648 GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 GBP 53,340.00
16 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Jan Six

1647 GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 48,260.00
29 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Abraham's Sacrifice

1655 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 48,260.00
61 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Cottage and Farm Buildings with a Man sketching

circa 1645 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 48,260.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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