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) | 63,595.45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 28, 2026 - February 28, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 151,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #22826 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 281,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 150 | ||
| Sold Lots | 137.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 213,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 402,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 15.80% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8043 | Turgot's Plan of Paris | Turgot's Plan of Paris, pub. 1739 - Impressive Large Scale Map |
1739 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,420.00 |
| 8045 | Danckerts | Danckerts - Map of Northeast North America (New Netherlands) [Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae] |
circa 1684. | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 3,210.00 |
| 8057 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis, Folio - Bow River - Blackfoot |
1928 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,156.50 |
| 8028 | Bode | Bode, Elephant Folio - Constellation or Star Chart: Cetus Monstrum Mainum (Sea Monster) |
1801 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,247.00 |
| 8055 | Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer - Herds of Bison and Elk on the Upper Missouri. 47 |
1839-1842. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,086.50 |
| 8044 | Hennepin | Hennepin - Map of North America |
1697 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 1,979.50 |
| 8027 | Bode | Bode, Elephant Folio - Constellation or Star Chart of the Northern Sky or Hemisphere (Coelum Stellatum Hemisphaerium Arietis) |
1801 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,872.50 |
| 8054 | Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer - Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl. 9 |
1839-1842. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,605.00 |
| 8150 | Audubon | Audubon, Imperial Folio - Columbian Black-tailed Deer. 106 |
1845-1851. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,337.50 |
| 8065 | Miro | Miro, Rare, Signed - Illustration of the Childhood of Ubu |
1975 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,284.00 |
| 8142 | Redoute | Redoute, Folio - Rose - Rosa gallica aurelianensis |
circa 1824. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,123.50 |
| 8148 | Thornton | Thornton, Folio - The Oblique-leaved Begonia |
1787-1812. Each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum Arabic. The engraving will include the text when available to send with the plate. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,070.00 |
| 8030 | Bevis | Bevis, Rare - Constellation or Star Chart: Virgo [Dedicated to the Princess of Wales] |
1747-1786 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,016.50 |
| 8149 | Thornton | Thornton, Folio - The White Lily |
1787-1812. Each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum Arabic. The engraving will include the text when available to send with the plate. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,016.50 |
| 8029 | Bevis | Bevis, Rare - Constellation or Star Chart: Libra (Scales) [Dedicated to Reverend John Conybear] |
1747-1786 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 856.00 |
| 8056 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis, Folio - Assiniboin Mother & Child |
1928 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 856.00 |
| 8138 | Sharpe & Gould | Sharpe & Gould - Empress of Germany's Bird of Paradise (Paradisea Augustae-Victoriae) |
1891-1898. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 802.50 |
| 8067 | Mucha | Mucha, Folio - 5 Design or Motif Lithographs |
1902 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 722.25 |
| 8042 | Mercator | Mercator, pub. 1630 - Map of Asia |
1630 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 668.75 |
| 8137 | Gould | Gould - Humboldt's Aracari or Toucan |
1833-1835. | USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 642.00 |
| 8147 | Brookshaw | Brookshaw, Folio - Peaches. 25 |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 642.00 |
| 8143 | Weinmann | Weinmann - 4 Apple Engravings |
1737-1745 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 588.50 |
| 8072 | Maitres Affiches | Maitres Affiches - 7 Poster Lithographs |
1896-1900. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 561.75 |
| 8141 | Redoute | Redoute, Folio - African Lily - Agapanthus umbellatus |
circa 1824. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 561.75 |
| 8144 | Rabel | Rabel - 4 Anemone & Insect Engravings |
1771 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 561.75 |
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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.