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A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: Fine & Decorative Arts Session I

Auction Reports

Auction Name Fine & Decorative Arts Session I Total Sales (CAD) 15,652.75
Auction Date February 03, 2026 - February 03, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD) 9,516.00
Sale Number #20326 High Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD) 14,129.00
Total Lots 16
Sold Lots 14.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (CAD) 9,956.00
% of Lots Sold 87.50% High Estimate of All Lots (CAD) 14,861.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 105.33%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1116 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Landscape with a Cottage and a Large Tree (1641)

1641 CAD 2,928.00 - 4,392.00 CAD 3,302.00
1115 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Woman with a High Headdress Wrapped around the Chin: Bust

(ca. 1630) CAD 1,464.00 - 2,196.00 CAD 2,794.00
1111 Ferdowsi

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM SHAHNAMEH

CAD 512.00 - 659.00 CAD 2,540.00
1112 THOMAS ROWLANDSON (British, 1756-1827)

Caricature Sketches of Mythical Figures

CAD 1,464.00 - 2,196.00 CAD 1,524.00
1187

SIGNED PORTRAITS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH & THE PRINCE

1957 CAD 732.00 - 1,098.00 CAD 1,397.00
1110 Ferdowsi

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM SHAHNAMEH

CAD 512.00 - 659.00 CAD 1,079.50
1114 BARTHOLOMEUS BREENBERGH (German, 1599-1657)

Auf der Via Flaminia

(ca. 1620) CAD 439.00 - 586.00 CAD 508.00
1109

FOUR ANTIQUE INDO-PERSIAN ILLUMINATED MINIATURES

CAD 293.00 - 439.00 CAD 476.25
1186

ENGLISH LEATHER PICTURE FRAME WITH ROYAL PORTRAIT

1968 CAD 220.00 - 366.00 CAD 444.50
1113 GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRULLI (Italian, +1826)

Pair of aquatint etchings (two-tone sepia ink)

CAD 220.00 - 366.00 CAD 381.00
1301 KAREL DUJARDIN (Dutch, 1626-1678)

The Hunting Dogs

CAD 220.00 - 366.00 CAD 381.00
1304 LOUIS-LEOPOLD BOILLY (French, 1761-1845)

Les antiquaires - together with - Les amateurs de tableaux

CAD 220.00 - 366.00 CAD 317.50
1303 ITALIAN SCHOOL (19th C)

Bacchanalian crowd scene

CAD 146.00 - 220.00 CAD 285.75
1302 JOHANNES WIERIX (Flemish, 1549-1620)

Portrait of Pieter Coecke van Aelst

CAD 146.00 - 220.00 CAD 222.25
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: