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Bertolami Fine Art : Old Master & Modern Prints and Drawings

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Auction Name	Old Master & Modern Prints and Drawings	Total Sales (EUR)	98,897.50
Auction Date	November 27, 2025 - November 27, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	66,940.00
Sale Number	#358	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	114,420.00
Total Lots	360
Sold Lots	141.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	139,780.00
% of Lots Sold	39.17%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	231,990.00
Unsold Lots	219	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	42.63%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
220	Francisco Goya	Los Desastres de la Guerra. Coleccion de ochenta laminas inventadas y grabadas al agua fuerte, Madrid: Royal Academy, 1863	1863	EUR 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	EUR 17,500.00
180	Giovanni Battista Piranesi	Carceri, plate VII: A vast interior with a drawbridge,		EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 8,125.00
176		Giuseppe Vasi The view of the Leonine City, seen with the Vatican Basilica, the Bridge, and Castel Sant"Angelo \| The view of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls \| The ruins of Rome"s ancient magnificence ...		EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	EUR 4,250.00
181	Giovanni Battista Piranesi	Carceri, plate VIII: A vast interior with trophies.,		EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 3,000.00
43		Pyrrhus, anonymous Florentine engraver of the 15th century	15th century	EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 2,750.00
42		Achilles, anonymous Florentine engraver of the 15th century	15th century	EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 2,500.00
41		Theseus, anonymous Florentine engraver of the 15th century	15th century	EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 2,250.00
223	Francisco de Goya	Otras leyes por el pueblo \| Lluvia de toros \| Que guerrero! \| Una reina del circo,		EUR 1,200.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 2,125.00
321	Alphonse Mucha	Autumn, from Four Seasons,		EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 2,125.00
226	Francisco de Goya	No hubo remedio,		EUR 1,200.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 1,750.00
391	GIORGIO DE CHIRICO	Mannequin, 1964	1964	EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,375.00
155	Gaetano Piccini	Gaetano Piccini Great Fireworks Machine ... in Piazza Navona with a design by the very erudite Cavalier Pietro Leone Ghezzi,		EUR 250.00 - 350.00	EUR 1,250.00
225	Francisco de Goya	Hasta su abuelo,		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,250.00
318	Max Klinger	Vom Tode I,		EUR 1,200.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 1,250.00
145	Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter	Jerzy (Giorgio) Szymonowicz Siemiginowski Cartouche with coat of arms,		EUR 120.00 - 180.00	EUR 1,187.50
322	GUSTAV KLIMT	GUSTAV KLIMT Ex libris der Vereinigung bildender Kunstler Osterreichs Secession, 1898	1898	EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,125.00
47	Albrecht (1471) Durer	Albrecht Durer Three putti with trumpets, shield and helmet,		EUR 900.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,000.00
101	Magdalena de Passe	Magdalena van de Passe Orpheus in the Underworld,		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,000.00
172	Marco Alvise Pitteri	Twelve Apostles, after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta,		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,000.00
45	Albrecht (1471) Durer	Albrecht Durer Crucifixion with the Three Crosses (Small Crucifixion),		EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 937.50
222	Francisco de Goya	Disparate ridiculo,		EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 937.50
56		Bartolomeo da Brescia Deposition, 1565	1565	EUR 800.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 875.00
202	Pietro Fabris	Veduta a volo d'uccello del convento dei Camaldoli \| Veduta del Golfo di Pozzuoli, 1776	1776	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 875.00
224	Francisco de Goya	Si quebro el cantaro,		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 875.00
239	Luigi Tasca	Francesco Inghirami Collezione di otto disegni per decorazioni teatrali inventati dal sig. Luigi Tasca, Fiesole 1820	1820	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 875.00

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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.