Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper | Total Sales (USD) | 104,908.15 |
| Auction Date | November 29, 2025 - November 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 201,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #112925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 347,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 150 | ||
| Sold Lots | 132.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 280,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 462,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 18 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 22.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5550 | Catlin | Catlin - Original Watercolor by George Catlin of a Brewery Fire in Buffalo, New York on October 9, 1825 |
USD 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | USD 5,778.00 | |
| 5548 | Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer - Pehriska-Ruhpa. Moennitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Danse |
1922 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,403.50 |
| 5524 | Curtis | Curtis's Botanical Magazine - First 17 Volumes (Bound in 6) with 643 Engravings |
1787-1803 | USD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 4,654.50 |
| 5547 | Audubon | Audubon, Folio - American Black or Silver Fox. 116 |
1845-1851. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 4,066.00 |
| 5455 | Van Keulen | Van Keulen, Rare - Double Hemisphere World Map |
1708 (but 1709) | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 3,317.00 |
| 5451 | Mercator | Mercator, pub. 1630 - Map of the World |
1630 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,210.00 |
| 5518 | Merian | Merian, Folio - Caiman Holding Snake. 69 (Crocodile or Alligator). 69 |
1771 | USD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 3,049.50 |
| 5432 | Purchas | Purchas, pub. 1625 - Map of China |
1625-1626 | USD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 2,835.50 |
| 5500 | Martinet & Buffon | Martinet & Buffon - Volume 5 with 98 Bird Engravings |
1778 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,675.00 |
| 5472 | Mucha | Maitres Affiches by Mucha - La Dame aux Camelias |
1896-1900. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,568.00 |
| 5546 | Catesby | Catesby, First Ed - Magnolia - The Umbrella Tree (Big Leaf Magnolia) |
1731-1743 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 2,193.50 |
| 5471 | Mucha | Maitres Affiches by Mucha - Lorenzaccio |
1896-1900. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,979.50 |
| 5401 | Greene | Greene - 12 Parrot Engravings |
1884-1887. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,872.50 |
| 5433 | Purchas | Purchas, pub. 1625 - Map of the Americas |
1625-1626 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,765.50 |
| 5424 | Bayer | Bayer - Constellation Chart: Pegasus, the Winged Horse |
1609 or 1603 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,712.00 |
| 5470 | Steinlen | Maitres Affiches by Steinlen - Lait Pur Sterilise |
1896-1900. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,498.00 |
| 5445 | Ortelius | Ortelius, pub. 1580 - Map of Eastern Asia with India, China, Japan, and East Indies Islands |
1580 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,444.50 |
| 5513 | Gould | Gould - Nepaulese Blue Pie |
1850-1883 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,444.50 |
| 5514 | Gould | Gould - Chinese Blue Pie |
1850-1883 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,444.50 |
| 5519 | Rosa Bonheur | Two Volumes with 108 Photogravures of the Art of Rosa Bonheur |
1900 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,391.00 |
| 5532 | Lyell | Lyell's Travels in North America, Canada, and Nova Scotia & Second Visit - 4 Volumes with 7 Plates & Text |
1855 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,391.00 |
| 5487 | D'Orbigny | D'Orbigny - 6 Butterfly or Moth Engravings |
1849 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,337.50 |
| 5438 | Hondius | Hondius, pub. 1631 - Map of the Americas |
1631 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,284.00 |
| 5427 | Cellarius | Cellarius - Celestial Chart with the Constellations according to Christian Symbolism [Coeli Stellati Christiani Haemisphaerium Posterius] |
1708 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,230.50 |
| 5435 | Purchas | Purchas, pub. 1625 - Map of the World |
1625-1626 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,070.00 |
![<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<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!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<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> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<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.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<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> 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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<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>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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<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.")
