Auction Reports
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper
- Auction Date
- 03/28/2026 - 03/28/2026
- Sale Number
- #32826
- Total Lots
- 152
- Sold Lots
- 138.0
- Lots Sold
- 90.79%
- Unsold Lots
- 14
- Total Sales (USD)
- 73,600.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 144,100.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 273,800.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 165,500.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 312,200.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 23.57%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8837 | Schedel | Schedel, pub. 1493 - View of Nuremberg, Germany / Verso: Text & Partial Town View |
1493 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,103.00 |
| 8856 | Blaeu | Blaeu, pub. 1640 - Map of New England [Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova] |
1640 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,942.50 |
| 8855 | Mortier after Jaillot | Mortier after Jaillot - Map of North America [Amerique Septentrionale] |
c. 1696 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,193.50 |
| 8808 | Byron | Byron, Hawaii - Pair of Native People to the Sandwich Islands |
1826 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,193.50 |
| 8853 | Braun & Hogenberg | Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Venice, Italy |
1575 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,086.50 |
| 8865 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis - Buffalo Dancer - Mandan |
1909 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,872.50 |
| 8809 | Byron | Byron, Hawaii - Naheinaheina, Princess of the Sandwich Islands |
1826 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,765.50 |
| 8950 | Catesby | Catesby, Folio - Bald Eagle. 1-1 |
1754 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,712.00 |
| 8951 | Catesby | Catesby, Folio - Umbrella Tree or Magnolia. 2-61 |
1754 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 1,658.50 |
| 8952 | Audubon | Audubon, Imperial Folio - Hare Indian Dog. 132 |
1845-1851 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,658.50 |
| 8822 | Gould | Gould, Australia - Pennant's Parakeet |
1840-1869 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,551.50 |
| 8870 | Karl Bodmer | Karl Bodmer - Idols of the Mandan Indians. 25 |
1839-1842 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,498.00 |
| 8919 | Whymper | Whymper - Large Lot of 115 Natural History Plates |
c. 1850 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,498.00 |
| 8848 | Van Keulen | Van Keulen, Rare - Map of Ceylon |
1708 (but 1709) | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,498.00 |
| 8942 | Thornton | Thornton, Folio - The Sacred Egyptian Bean (Water Lily) |
1787-1812 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,391.00 |
| 8873 | Hamilton & Fabris | Hamilton & Fabris - View of the first discovery of the Temple of Isis at Pompeii. 41 |
1798-1802 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,123.50 |
| 8940 | Brookshaw | Brookshaw, Folio - Melon (Scarlet Flesh Romana). 65 |
1804-1812 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,123.50 |
| 8864 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis - Apache Maiden |
1907 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,123.50 |
| 8836 | Schedel | Schedel, pub. 1493 - Holy Roman Emperor with Electors, Noblemen, and Coats of Arms / Verso: Text & Partial Town View |
1493 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,123.50 |
| 8823 | Bode | Bode, Elephant Folio - Constellation or Star Chart of Monoceros (Unicorn), Canis Major (Dog), Lepus (Hare or Rabbit), Argo Navis (Ship) |
1801 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,070.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.