SD Auctions: The Odfjell Collection | Polar - History - Ornithology - Colour Plate Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Odfjell Collection | Polar - History - Ornithology - Colour Plate Books | Total Sales (SEK) | 6,121,625.00 |
| Auction Date | December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (SEK) | 3,424,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #120425 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (SEK) | 4,870,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 112 | ||
| Sold Lots | 92.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (SEK) | 4,615,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (SEK) | 6,457,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.81% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.] | Aurora Australis |
1908 | SEK 700,000.00 - 900,000.00 | SEK 1,875,000.00 |
| 70 | SNORRE STURLASSON -- (MATTIS STORSSON) | Norske Kongers Kronicke oc bedrifft [...] |
1594 | SEK 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 | SEK 1,300,000.00 |
| 3 | ROALD AMUNDSEN | Sydpolen [ The South Pole] |
1912 | SEK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | SEK 425,000.00 |
| 28 | ERNEST SHACKLETON | The heart of the Antarctic |
+ SUPPLEMENT | SEK 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | SEK 325,000.00 |
| 6 | AMUNDSEN & NANSEN | Fram over Polhavet [Farthest North] |
1897 | SEK 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 | SEK 162,500.00 |
| 60 | WILHELM MAXIMILLIAN CARPELAN | Voyage pittoresque aux Alpes Norvegiennes. |
1821-23 | SEK 160,000.00 - 220,000.00 | SEK 150,000.00 |
| 56 | ANDREAS SPARRMAN | Museum Carlsonianum [...] |
1786-89 | SEK 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | SEK 137,500.00 |
| 112 | JAMES JOYCE | Ulysses |
1922 | SEK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | SEK 125,000.00 |
| 108 | Den Norske Turistforenings Arbog for 1868. FIRST YEARBOOK IN AN EXTREMELY RARE GIFT-BINDING |
c.1868 | SEK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | SEK 106,250.00 | |
| 82 | [OLAUS MAGNUS] | Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus [...]. |
1555 | SEK 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | SEK 100,000.00 |
| 29 | [SHACKLETON] MURRAY & MARSTON | Antarctic Days |
1913 | SEK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | SEK 87,500.00 |
| 83 | [OLAUS MAGNUS] | Historien, Der Mittnachtigen Lander [...] |
1667 | SEK 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | SEK 76,250.00 |
| 33 | SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.] | The South Polar Times |
I-III1902-1911. | SEK 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | SEK 75,000.00 |
| 62 | PETER C.F. WERGMANN | Norge, fremstillet i lithographerede Billeder efter Naturen. |
1837-37 | SEK 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | SEK 62,500.00 |
| 7 | AMUNDSEN & JOHANSEN | Selv-Anden paa 86deg 14' [With Nansen in the North] |
1898 | SEK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | SEK 55,000.00 |
| 18 | FRIDTJOF NANSEN | The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896 |
1900-05 | SEK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | SEK 55,000.00 |
| 90 | KNUD LEEM | Beskrivelse over Finmarkens Lapper [...] |
1767 | SEK 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | SEK 55,000.00 |
| 92 | SOREN KIERKEGAARD | Enten -- Eller. [Either-Or], |
1843 | SEK 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | SEK 55,000.00 |
| 2 | ROALD AMUNDSEN | Sydpolen [ The South Pole] |
1912 | SEK 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | SEK 45,000.00 |
| 58 | VON WRIGHT & LONNEBERG | Svenska faglar efter naturen [...] |
1924-1929] | SEK 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | SEK 45,000.00 |
| 71 | [PEDER CLAUSSEN] | Snorre Sturlesons Norske Kongers Chronica. |
1633 | SEK 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | SEK 43,750.00 |
| 16 | FRIDTJOF NANSEN | Nord i Takeheimen [In Northern Mists] |
1911 | SEK 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | SEK 37,500.00 |
| 53 | SVEN NILSSON | Illuminerade figurer till Skandinaviens fauna |
1832-40. | SEK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | SEK 37,500.00 |
| 64 | ALFRED SMITH | Sketches in Norway and Sweden. |
1847 | SEK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | SEK 37,500.00 |
| 84 | [OLAUS MAGNUS] | Historia Olai Magni Gothi [...] |
1567 | SEK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | SEK 37,500.00 |
![<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.")
![<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")