Auction Reports

Litchfield County Auctions

Auction Info

Auction Name
The Winter Antiques Sale
Auction Date
02/04/2026 - 02/04/2026
Sale Number
#20426
Total Lots
40
Sold Lots
30.0
Lots Sold
75.00%
Unsold Lots
10
Total Sales (USD)
12,421.50
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
7,550.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
12,075.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
8,855.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
14,345.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
86.59%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
8 Mark Catesby

The Loggerhead Turtle (Testudo), Plate T40

1800, USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,690.00
4 Mark Catesby

The Parrot of Carolina, Plate T11

1771-1810. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,040.00
12 Mark Catesby

Cugupuguacu & Saltatrix (2 Fish), Plate T14

1771-1810. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 845.00
11 Mark Catesby

Turdus Rhomboidelis and Turdus (2 Fish), Plate T10

1771-1810. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 845.00
2 Mark Catesby

Yellow Crested Bittern or Yellow Crowned Night Heron (Ardea Lobelia), Plate T79

1771-1810. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 780.00
14 Mark Catesby

Polyphemus Moth with Geiger Tree & Morning Glory , Plate 91

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 780.00
1 Mark Catesby

Namenius (The Brown Curlew and Arrow Arum Plant), Plate T83

1800 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 780.00
10 Mark Catesby

The Land Crab (Cancer Terrestris Tapia), Plate T32

1771-1810. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 715.00
13 Mark Catesby

Orbis, Cornus, An Phaseolus &c (Globe Fish, Dogwood & Bean Plant), Plate T28

1800 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 715.00
6 Mark Catesby

Pied Billed Grebe or Dabchick (Podicipes), Plate T91

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 585.00
39 Georges de Feure

Paris Almanach, Poster, signed lower margin Paris Almanach de Feure.

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 585.00
5 Mark Catesby

Hooded Merganser or Round Crested Duck (Mergus), Plate T94

1800 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 422.50
51 Francesco Piranesi

Two uncolored copper engraving plates #58 and #72 from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 422.50
40 Kathe Kollwitz

At The Church Wall etching.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 292.50
52 Joseph Farrington R.A.,

1) HENLEY. Joseph Farrington R.A.,

June 1, 1773 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 260.00
3 Mark Catesby

Heath Hen or Greater Prairie Chicken with Shooting Star Plant, Plate 1

1771-1810. USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 227.50
25 after Alfred J. Munnings

Gypsy Life and October Meeting,

in 1953, 1957 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 195.00
46 Yoshitoshi Mori

Samuri and Temple Guardian Deity kappazuri stencil prints,

1970 USD 250.00 - 450.00 USD 162.50
139

Five Maps of Europe and Mongolia

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 130.00
43

Southeast Asian Temple Rubbing Print, matted and framed.

USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 130.00

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  • 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:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000