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Nye & Company Auctioneers: The Gentleman Collector: The Art of the Grand Tour., Day 2

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Auction Name The Gentleman Collector: The Art of the Grand Tour., Day 2 Total Sales (USD) 4,160.00
Auction Date March 12, 2026 - March 12, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 4,600.00
Sale Number #31226 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 7,800.00
Total Lots 14
Sold Lots 11.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 5,600.00
% of Lots Sold 78.57% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 9,400.00
Unsold Lots 3 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 44.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
598

Schottes Universal Globe

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 845.00
601 Tomi Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer, 1931-2019, Three Unframed Cartoons, Ink and Watercolor

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 650.00
499 Paul Klee

Paul Klee, Swiss/German 1879-1940, Abstract, Engraving

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 520.00
608

Campbell's Soup Can, Study for Screenprint

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 422.50
615

Group of Assorted Antique Books

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 422.50
599

Group of Unframed Botanical, Hand Colored Engravings and Watercolors

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 292.50
603 Picart Bernard

Bernard Picart, 1673-1733, Le Temple des Muses, Unframed Engravings

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 260.00
614

Group of Books in German and French

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 227.50
604 Bernard de Montfaucon

Bernard de Montfaucon, 1655-1741, Group of Classical Themed, Engravings

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 195.00
610 Marcantonio Raimondi

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1480-1534, La Cassolette, Engraving

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 195.00
611 Antoine Mongez

Antoine Mongez, Antique Statues, Engravings

N/A USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 130.00
  • Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.
    Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
  • Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1481 ❧ THE FIRST VIEW OF VENICE. ROLEWINCK, WERNER. 1425-1502. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1496 ❧ GREEK INCUNABLE. MANUTIUS, ALDUS. 1449-1515. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1544 ❧ THE SQUARING OF THE CIRCLE. FINÉ, ORONCE. 1494-1555. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1544 ❧ ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCIENTIFIC BOOKS OF THE RENAISSANCE. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1544 ❧ RENAISSANCE CYPHERS AND REBUSES. PALATINO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. 1515-1575. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1588 ❧ "ONE OF THE MOST ELEGANTLY PRODUCED OF ALL TECHNOLOGICAL TREATISES." $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1618 ❧ THREE DUTCH EMBLEM BOOKS BY DANIEL HEINSIUS BOUND IN ONE. $5,000 - $8,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1710 ❧ A BEAUTIFULLY COLORED "PRINT BIBLE". BASNAGE, JAKOB. 1653-1723. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1818 ❧ EARLY COLOR LITHOGRAPHY. BARTH, JOHANN AUGUST. 1765-1818. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1896 ❧ KELMSCOTT CHAUCER: THE FINEST BOOK SINCE THE GUTENBERG BIBLE. $60,000 - $90,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1903 ❧ DOVES PRESS MAGNUM OPUS: THE DOVES BIBLE. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1680 ❧ FREIBERG FÊTE BOOKS FROM THE GOURARY COLLECTION. $1,000 - $1,500
  • Gros & Delettrez, May 5: APRÈS de MANNEVILLETTE, Jean-Baptiste d’- Le Neptune Oriental.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: DELISLE, Guillaume – Atlas françois,1725.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: HONTER. SOPHOCLE - Recueil composite réunissant deux ouvrages.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: PHÉROTÉE DE LA CROIX, A. - Algemeene weereld-beschryving.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: LA PÉROUSE, Jean-François de Galaup de - Voyage autour du monde.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: BLAEU, Guillaume & Jean -Septième volume de la Géographie Blaviane.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: TATIKIAN, Boğos - Figures et costumes du Levant.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: GIRAULT DE PRANGEY, Joseph-Philibert -Monument arabes et moresques de Cordoue, Séville et Grenade.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: CHAMPOLLION le jeune. Monuments de l’Egypte et de la Nubie.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: CASSAS, Louis-François. - Voyage pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phénicie, de la Palestine et de la Basse Egypte.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: SONNERAT, Pierre. Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: GARNIER, Francis. Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: SUBERBIE, Alix (E. SMITH). Dessins et aquarelles de Madagascar.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: BYRON -Viage del comandante Byron.