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Auction Name Old Masters & 19th Century Art Total Sales (USD) 34,345.00
Auction Date December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 31,300.00
Sale Number #120425 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 47,300.00
Total Lots 41
Sold Lots 19.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 69,300.00
% of Lots Sold 46.34% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 105,200.00
Unsold Lots 22 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 32.65%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
120 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick

 1646 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,445.00
134 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors

 1654 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,445.00
160 Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes 1746--1828 follow artist

El amor y la muerte (Plate 10 from Los Caprichos)

 1797-98 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,302.00
130 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

The Raising of Lazarus (small plate)

 1642 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,413.00
127 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Joseph Telling His Dreams

 1638 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
114 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

The Remonstrant Preacher Johannes Uytenbogaert

 1635 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,032.00
170 After Domenico Beccafumi 1486--1551

The Crucifixion and other Scenes from the Passion of Christ

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,905.00
125 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

 1659 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,778.00
118 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Man Drawing from a Cast

 c.1641 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,524.00
133 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Jan Antonides van der Linden

 1665 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,524.00
166 Federico Barocci 1535--1612

The Annunciation

 c.1585 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,524.00
123 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Three works from the Millennium Edition

 1995 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,320.00
129 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

The Cardplayer

 1641 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,270.00
116 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Jan Asselyn, Painter

 c.1647 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,143.00
119 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Jan Cornelis Sylvius

 1633 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,016.00
122 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd

 c.1629 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,016.00
128 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 follow artist

The Tribute Money

 c.1635 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,016.00
169 Nicolo Boldrini 1500--1566

Samson and Delilah (after Titian)

 c.1540 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 254.00
111 William Hogarth 1697--1764

Seven works

 1743/1755-1757 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 132.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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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