Arader Galleries: February 2026 Auction, 20726, New York City

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 07, 2026 - February 07, 2026
Page Size: 159 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Broad-winged Hawk, Plate 91

London 1827-1838. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,800.00
2 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Pigeon Hawk, Plate 92

London 1827-1838. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,700.00
3 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Plate 2

London 1827-1838. USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
4 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Female Turkey, Plate 6 - One of Audubon's Greatest Compositions

London 1827-1838. USD 65,000.00 - 85,000.00 Not Sold
5 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Great American Cock Male (Wild Turkey), Plate 1 - The Most Famous image of a Bird in History.

Edinburgh 1827 [Variant 1]. USD 140,000.00 - 180,000.00 Not Sold
6 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Virginia Partridge, Plate 76 - One of Audubon's Most Dramatic Images

London 1827-1838. USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 60,000.00
7 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Black-billed Cuckoo, Plate 32 with the Virginia Magnolia

London 1827-1838. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 Not Sold
8 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, White-Headed Eagle, Plate 126 - The Icon of America

London 1827-1838. USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 Not Sold
9 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Goshawk and Stanley Hawk, Plate 141

London 1827-1838. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,800.00
10 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Key West Dove or Pigeon, Plate 167

London 1827-1838. USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,200.00
11 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Red-Throated Diver, Plate 202 - Provenance: John Vickers Painter Collection

London 1827-1838. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
12 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Booby Gannet, Plate 207

London 1827-1838. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
13 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Tufted Duck, Plate 234

London 1827-1838. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
14 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Black-backed Gull, Plate 241

London 1827-1838. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,400.00
15 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, White-Fronted Goose, Plate 286

London 1827-1838. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
16 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Shoveller Duck, Plate 327 - A compositional masterpiece

London 1827-1838. USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,000.00
17 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Golden Eye Duck, Plate 342 - Winslow Homer's famous 1909 painting "Left and Right", Inspired by Audubon's composition

London 1827-1838. USD 24,000.00 - 32,000.00 USD 21,600.00
18 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Brown Pelican, Plate 421 - The State Bird of Louisiana

London 1827-1838. USD 100,000.00 - 140,000.00 Not Sold
19 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Glossy Ibis, Plate 387

London 1827-1838. USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 Not Sold
20 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Scarlet Ibis, Plate 397

London 1827-1838. USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 Not Sold
21

Henry Mouzon Map of North and South Carolina - The Icon of the Carolinas during the American Revolution

London May 30th 1775. USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 26,400.00
22

Braddock Mead Map of New England - The Essential Map of New England at the dawn of the American Revolution

London USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
23

The Ross / Jefferys Map of the Mississippi - The Most Important map of the Mississippi River used in the War of Independence

London 1775 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 13,200.00
25

John Mitchell's 1755 Map of the British and French Dominions in North America - America's Most Important Map

London 1755 (?1774). USD 350,000.00 - 400,000.00 Not Sold
26

Popple's Map of the British Empire in America - The First Large-Scale Printed Map of Colonial North America

London 1733 USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 Not Sold
  • 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
  • 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.