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A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: Holiday Fine & Decorative Arts Auction

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Auction Name Holiday Fine & Decorative Arts Auction Total Sales (CAD) 3,556.00
Auction Date January 07, 2026 - January 07, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD) 3,050.00
Sale Number #10726 High Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD) 4,550.00
Total Lots 13
Sold Lots 9.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (CAD) 4,300.00
% of Lots Sold 69.23% High Estimate of All Lots (CAD) 6,500.00
Unsold Lots 4 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 54.71%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1257 JOYCE WIELAND (Canadian, 1930-1998)

Soroseelutu, Artist of Cape Dorset

1979 CAD 300.00 - 500.00 CAD 952.50
1097 WALTER J. PHILLIPS (Britsh / Canadian, 1884-1963)

Community Houses, Mamalilicoola

CAD 600.00 - 800.00 CAD 571.50
1098 WALTER J. PHILLIPS (Britsh / Canadian, 1884-1963)

The Hoh-Hok Posts at Karlukwees

CAD 600.00 - 800.00 CAD 571.50
1371

A SET OF THREE SHUNGA PRINTS, EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD

EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD CAD 300.00 - 500.00 CAD 412.75
1208 JOYCE WIELAND (Canadian, 1930-1998)

Soroseelutu, Cape Dorset

1977 CAD 300.00 - 500.00 CAD 285.75
1370 HASEGAWA SADANOBU III (Japan 1881-1963)

a woodblock print depicts the stage for the Kabuki play "Chushingura," (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers" Act.V11, the scene of Ichiriki tea-house in Kyoto.

CAD 300.00 - 500.00 CAD 222.25
1204 HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (French, 1864-1901)

Qu'est-ce qu'on va dejeuner?

CAD 250.00 - 350.00 CAD 190.50
1278 GIOVANNI FRANCESCO VENTURINI (Italian, 1650-1710)

Pair of engravings by Giovanni Francesco Venturini after "Laurentius Nuuolon[us]" depicting cross-sections of famous Roman churches

CAD 250.00 - 350.00 CAD 190.50
1205 ANTI VIETNAM-WAR POSTER (20th C)

Satirical poster protesting the war in Vietnam

CAD 150.00 - 250.00 CAD 158.75
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000