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Auction Name
Old Master Prints
Auction Date
12/05/2025 - 12/05/2025
Sale Number
#L25170
Total Lots
75
Sold Lots
66.0
Lots Sold
88.00%
Unsold Lots
9
Total Sales (GBP)
1,646,560.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
995,500.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
1,481,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
1,115,500.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
1,660,500.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
99.16%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
570 Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes

Los Caprichos (Delteil 38-117; Harris 26-115)

 1797-98 GBP 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 GBP 355,600.00
520 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

The Hundred Guilder Print (B., Holl. 74; New Holl. 239)

 circa 1648 GBP 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 GBP 279,400.00
503 Albrecht Durer

Saint Eustace (B., 57; M., Holl. 60; S.M.S. 32)

 circa 1501 GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 GBP 88,900.00
506 Albrecht Durer

Adam and Eve (B. 1; M., Holl. 1)

 1504 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 82,550.00
525 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Abraham's Sacrifice (B., Holl. 35; New Holl. 287)

 1655 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 69,850.00
571 Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes

Los Desastres de la Guerra (Delteil 120-199; Harris 121-200)

 circa 1810-20 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 50,800.00
533 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

The Return of the Prodigal Son (B., Holl. 91; New Holl. 159)

 1636 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 44,450.00
572 Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes

Los Proverbios (Delteil 202-219; Harris 248-265)

 1816-24 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 44,450.00
574 Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes

Los Caprichos (Delteil 38-117; Harris 36-115)

 1799 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 35,560.00
553 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

The Windmill (B., Holl. 233; New Holl. 200)

 1641 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 35,560.00
524 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe') (B., Holl. 67; New Holl. 298)

 circa 1657 GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 31,750.00
501 Albrecht Durer

The Virgin and Child with a Monkey (Bartsch 42; Meder, Hollstein 30; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 20)

 circa 1496 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 25,400.00
527 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Joseph Telling His Dreams (B., Holl. 37: New Holl. 167)

 plate: 111 by 86 mm. 4 3/8 by 3 3/8 in. GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 20,320.00
521 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

The Triumph of Mordecai (B., Holl. 40; New Holl. 185)

 circa 1641 GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 GBP 19,050.00
552 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Canal with a large Boat and a Bridge ('Het Schuytje op de voorgrondt') (B., Holl. 236; New Holl. 252)

 1650 GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 GBP 17,780.00
523 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple (B., Holl. 94; New Holl. 312)

 1659 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 16,510.00
522 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

The Angel appearing to the Shepherds (B., Holl. 44; New Holl. 125)

 1634 GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 16,510.00
547 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

The Rat Catcher (B., Holl. 121; New Holl. 111)

 1632 GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 GBP 15,240.00
556 Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher (B., Holl. 280; New Holl. 235)

 1646 GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 15,240.00
508 After Pieter Brueghel the Elder

The Descent of Christ Into Limbo (Bastelaer, Hollstein 115; New Hollstein 7)

 1555-70 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 13,970.00
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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