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>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")