Venator and Hanstein: History of Discovery and Research
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | History of Discovery and Research | Total Sales (EUR) | 268,317.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 19, 2026 - March 19, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 189,940.00 |
| Sale Number | #183 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 189,940.00 |
| Total Lots | 505 | ||
| Sold Lots | 302.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 287,790.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 287,790.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 203 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 93.23% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | Steinen, Karl von den | Die Marquesaner und ihre Kunst |
1925-28 | EUR 600.00 - 600.00 | EUR 8,820.00 |
| 258 | Le Coq, Albert von | Die buddhistische Spatantike in Mittelasien |
1922-28 | EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 7,560.00 |
| 441 | Staunton, George Leonard | An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China |
1797 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 7,560.00 |
| 493 | Waldemar, Prinz von Preussen | Zur Erinnerung an die Reise des Prinzen Waldemar von Preussen nach Indien in den Jahren 1844-1846 |
1853 | EUR 9,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 7,560.00 |
| 146 | Guangzhou, China (fruher Kanton) | Album mit 53 montierten Fotografien |
(um 1880-1900) | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 168 | Hedin, Sven | Scientific results of a journey in Central Asia 1899-1902 |
1904-1907 | EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 169 | Hedin, Sven | Southern Tibet. Discoveries in former times compared with my own researches in 1906-1908 |
1916-22 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 381 | Roerich, Nikolai (Konstantinovich) | Himalaya |
-1926 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 35 | Borget, Auguste | La Chine et les Chinois |
1842 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 5,292.00 |
| 152 | Hamburger Sudsee-Expedition |
1917-39 | EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,040.00 | |
| 359 | Raffles, Thomas Stamford | The history of Java |
1817 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,914.00 |
| 259 | Le Coq, Albert von | Chotscho. Ergebnisse der kgl. preussischen Turfan-Expeditionen |
1913 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,788.00 |
| 7 | Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon de | Nouvel Atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise et du Thibet: contenant les cartes generales & particulieres de ces pays, ainsi que la carte du Royaume de Coree... |
1737 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,158.00 |
| 21 | Barnim, Adalbert von/ Robert Hartmann | Reise des Adalbert von Barnim durch Nord-Ost-Afrika in den Jahren 1859 und 1860 |
1863 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 4,158.00 |
| 429 | Shanghai / China. - Panoramaaufnahme des Shanghai Bund |
um 1880/90 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,158.00 | |
| 18 | Band?. - Funf Bande wohl privat zusammengestellter Erzeugnisse der Lagerdruckerei aus den Jahren 1917-20 und in die Themengebiete Musik, Theater/Kabarett, Kunst, Literatur und Sport/Verschiedenes eingeteilt |
1917-20 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 4,032.00 | |
| 260 | Le Coq, Albert von | Chotscho. Ergebnisse der kgl. preussischen Turfan-Expeditionen |
1913 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,780.00 |
| 70 | Cook, James | A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world |
1777 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,276.00 |
| 81 | Decken, Carl Claus von der | Reisen in Ost-Afrika in den Jahren 1859 bis 1861 / 1862 bis 1865 |
1869-71 | EUR 600.00 - 600.00 | EUR 3,276.00 |
| 360 | Raffles, Thomas Stamford | The history of Java |
1817 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,024.00 |
| 489 | Vaughan, Jonas Daniel | The manners and customs, of the Chinese of the Straits Settlements |
1879 | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 3,024.00 |
| 36 | Boulitchoff, J. de (Ivan Dmitriyevich Bulychov) | Voyage dans la Siberie Orientale |
(um 1855) | EUR 500.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,772.00 |
| 210 | Japan. - Flora et Fauna du Japon. (Rucktitel) |
N/A | EUR 600.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,772.00 | |
| 79 | Dapper, Olfert | Asia, oder Ausfuhrliche Beschreibung des Reichs des grossen Mogols und eines grossen Theils von Indien ... nebenst einer vollkommenen Vorstellung des Konigreichs Persien |
1681 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,520.00 |
| 298 | Meyer, Hans | Zum Schneedom des Kilimandscharo |
-1888 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,520.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.