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Auction Name: The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part III
Auction Date: 12/03/2025 - 12/03/2025
Sale Number: #23941
Total Lots: 101
Sold Lots: 99.0
Lots Sold: 98.02%
Unsold Lots: 2

Total Sales (GBP): 8,621,580.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 4,366,100.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 6,687,000.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 4,546,100.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 6,947,000.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 124.11%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
9	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Arnout Tholinx, Inspector	circa 1656	GBP 1,500,000.00 - 2,500,000.00	GBP 3,100,000.00
47	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Christ presented to the People ('Ecce Homo')	1655	GBP 500,000.00 - 700,000.00	GBP 952,500.00
45	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print')	circa 1648	GBP 400,000.00 - 600,000.00	GBP 698,500.00
96	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	A Scholar in his Study ('Faust')	circa 1652	GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00	GBP 361,950.00
39	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece	1651	GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00	GBP 355,600.00
48	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Christ crucified between the two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses'	1653	GBP 250,000.00 - 350,000.00	GBP 254,000.00
50	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	The Entombment	circa 1654	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 228,600.00
17	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Thomas Haaringh ('Old Haaringh')	circa 1655	GBP 180,000.00 - 250,000.00	GBP 165,100.00
30	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	The Angel appearing to the Shepherds	1634	GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	GBP 139,700.00
46	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe')	circa 1657	GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00	GBP 127,000.00
59	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Saint Jerome reading in an Italian Landscape	circa 1653	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 120,650.00
49	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight	1654	GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00	GBP 95,250.00
66	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Clump of Trees with a Vista	1652	GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	GBP 88,900.00
101	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Recueil de Quatre-Vingt-Cinq Estampes originales, Tetes, Paysages et differents Sujet, dessinees et gravees par Rembrandt (Recueil Basan)	circa 1789	GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	GBP 88,900.00
63	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	The Omval	1645	GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	GBP 82,550.00
58	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Saint Jerome beside a Pollard Willow	1648	GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	GBP 76,200.00
94	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Student at a Table by Candlelight	circa 1642	GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	GBP 66,040.00
99	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Woman sitting half dressed beside a Stove	1658	GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	GBP 63,500.00
40	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece	1651	GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	GBP 63,500.00
65	REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)	Canal with a large Boat and a Bridge ('Het Schuytje op de voorgrondt')	1650	GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00	GBP 60,960.00

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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.