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Auction Name Americana Total Sales (USD) 35,059.20
Auction Date November 04, 2025 - November 04, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 25,500.00
Sale Number #30940 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 41,600.00
Total Lots 31
Sold Lots 24.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 33,400.00
% of Lots Sold 77.42% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 53,500.00
Unsold Lots 7 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 65.53%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5 signed Abraham Lincoln and William H. Seward, 13 October 1863

Multilingual Passport for the Whaling Ship Sappho

1863 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,800.00
56 Richard Gillsepie (printer), Anderston, Scotland, c. 1825

Portrait of Susan Le Baron March Stockwell (1812-94)

c. 1825 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,096.00
24 After John James Audubon

Author Inscribed Title Plate, from Birds of America Vol. 1;

1844 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,432.00
125 After John James Audubon

Ten Lithographs from the Royal Octavo Edition of Birds of America;

c. 1840 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,536.00
3 Auguste Edouart (1789-1861), dated 1839-42

Nine Framed Silhouettes

1839-42 USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,280.00
218 After John James Audubon

Turkey Buzzard (Plate CLI), from Birds of America;

1833 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,152.00
100 After John James Audubon

Black Backed Gull (Plate CCXLI), from Birds of America;

1835 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,024.00
193 After John James Audubon

Sandwich Tern (Plate CCLXXIX), from Birds of America;

1835 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,024.00
214 After John James Audubon

Brown headed Worm Eating Warbler (Plate CXCVIII), from Birds of America;

c. 1834 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,024.00
262 After John James Audubon

Racoon (Plate LXI), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America;

c. 1845 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,024.00
36 After John James Audubon

Yellow Redpoll Warbler (Plate CXLV), from Birds of America;

1832 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 960.00
199 After John James Audubon

American Redstart (Plate XL), from Birds of America;

c. 1834 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 960.00
72

Auguste Edouart (1789-1861), Boston and Saratoga, 1841-5

1841-5 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 832.00
147

Mermaid and Ship Decorated Horn Tumbler

c. 1840 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 640.00
203 After John James Audubon

Long Haired Squirrel (Plate XXVII), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America;

1844 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 640.00
105 FRANK WESTON BENSON

Two Framed Prints: The Start and Bluebills

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 614.40
57

Portrait of Susan Le Baron March Stockwell (1812-94)

1864 and 1867 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 588.80
156 After John James Audubon

Oregon Flying Squirrel (Plate XV), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America;

c. 1844 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 537.60
148 After John James Audubon

American Cross Fox (Plate VI), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America;

1843 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 486.40
39 J. Giles

The Great International Caledonian Games Held at Jones Woods New-York City, July 1st 1867

1867 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 384.00
161 After John James Audubon

Canada Otter (Plate LI), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America;

1844 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 332.80
189 After John James Audubon

Pennants Marten or Fisher (Plate XLI), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America;

1844 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 243.20
152 After John James Audubon

Richardsons Columbian Squirrel (Plate V), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America;

1842 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 230.40
259 After John James Audubon

Soft-Haired Squirrel (Plate XIX), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America;

c. 1844 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 217.60
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.