Davidson Auctions: Estate & Collector
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Estate & Collector | Total Sales (AUD) | 107,262.40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 31, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 57,360.00 |
| Sale Number | #53126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 87,940.00 |
| Total Lots | 216 | ||
| Sold Lots | 122.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 89,020.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 56.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 137,110.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 94 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.23% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1247 | Scot Reginald | Discovery of Witchcraft |
1651 | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 12,200.00 |
| 1019 | UTAGAWA Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival |
1857 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 9,760.00 |
| 1242 | Rudbeck Olof | Infidie structae |
1654 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 6,710.00 |
| 1321 | Cheselden William (1688-1752) | Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the Bones |
1733 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 6,710.00 |
| 1256 | Bunbury Henry William (1750-1811); Cruikshank Isaac | Annals of Horsemanship; Caricatures |
c1808; 1807; 1809; 1829; 1827 | AUD 300.00 - 600.00 | AUD 5,490.00 |
| 1412 | Lindsay Daryl (1889-1976) | Plastic Surgery of the Face: A Selection of Cases from the Australian Section, Sidcup Hospital 1917-1919 |
1917-1919 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 5,490.00 |
| 1314 | Browne John | A Compleat Treatise of the Muscles |
1681 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 4,880.00 |
| 1249 | Fayrer Joseph | The Thanatophidia of India |
1874 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,575.00 |
| 1316 | Ramsay Alexander (1754-1824); Flower William Henry (1831-1889) | Anatomy of the Heart, Cranium and Brain; Diagrams of the Nerves of the Human Body |
1813; 1881 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 3,965.00 |
| 1085 | Janssonius Johannes (1588-1664) | Mar di India |
c.1650 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 2,745.00 |
| 1021 | HOSHI Joichi (1913-1979) | Trees |
1975 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 2,318.00 |
| 1366 | De Franca Isabella Hurst (1797-1880) | Seven watercolours |
N/A | AUD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,074.00 |
| 1239 | Bartholin Casper (1585-1629) | Institutions anatomiques |
1647 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 1,952.00 |
| 1416 | Baillie Matthew (1761-1823) | A Series of Engravings Accompanied with Explanations which are Intended to Illustrate the Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body |
1803 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,830.00 |
| 1392 | Allen Charles; Fox Joseph | Dental Reprints No.1; The Natural History of the Human Teeth; The History and Treatment of the Diseases of the Teeth; The Natural History and Diseases of the Human Teeth |
1687; 1803; 1806; 1814 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,708.00 |
| 1250 | Cady William | Book of Arms |
1610-1640 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 1,220.00 |
| 1302 | Knox Robert; Barclay John; Albinus Bernard Siegfried; Sue Jean Joseph; Caldani Leopold Mario Antonio; Tiedmann Frederic; Scarpa Antonio; Vicq d'Azyr Felix; Gall Franz Joseph; Spurzheim Johann Casper | 4 Medical Volumes |
1829; 1836; 1835 | AUD 120.00 - 180.00 | AUD 1,220.00 |
| 1453 | Riolan Jean | A Sure Guide: Or, The Best and Nearest Way to Physick and Chyrurgery |
1671 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,220.00 |
| 1225 | A Licence to Practice Medicine issued by the University of Oxford to William Turges |
1658 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 | AUD 1,159.00 | |
| 1235 | Grew Nehemiah (1641-1712) | Musaeum Regalis Societatis |
1681 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,098.00 |
| 1299 | Porta Giovanni Battista (1536-1615) | Della Fisonomia dell' Huomo |
1615 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 976.00 |
| 1383 | Watson W & Sons; Collins Charles; Morton George; Wheeler Edmund | An Illustrated Catalogue Microscopes Objectives and Accessories Apparatus; Catalogue of "Special" Micro-Slides; Price List of Microscopical Cases, Cabinets, Slides, Cover Glass and Sundries; A Classified List of First Class Microscopic Objects |
1904-5; 1885-86; c.1890; 1876 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 976.00 |
| 1384 | Smith & Beck; Ross & Co.; Lawley W; Thum Edvard | Catalogue of Achromatic Microscopes; Description, Price &c of the Educational Microscope; Catalogue Microscopes, Object Glasses, Accessories &c; Revised Catalogue of Second-Hand Surgical Instruments, Osteological Preparations, Medical Books and Splints; S |
1856; 1875; 1865; 1889 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 976.00 |
| 1346 | Keill James | The anatomy of the humane body abridged |
1698; 1703; 1708; 1718; 1723; 1742; 1771 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 854.00 |
| 1365 | Browne Edward | A Brief Account of Some Travels in Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and Friuli |
1673; 1677 | AUD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 793.00 |
