Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper, 50226, Franklin
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 02, 2026 - May 02, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9801 | 4 Original Watercolors of Chinese Gods or Figures |
19th century | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9802 | Merian | Merian - Dance of Death. 59 |
Basel | 1756 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 107.00 |
| 9803 | Merian | Merian - Dance of Death. 37 |
Basel | 1756 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 139.10 |
| 9804 | Piranesi | Piranesi - Piramide di C. Cestio. 3-47 |
Rome | circa 1780 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 214.00 |
| 9805 | Piranesi | Piranesi - Piramide di C. Cestio. 3-45 |
Rome | circa 1780 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 9806 | Hamilton & Fabris | Hamilton & Fabris - View from the top of Mounte Gauro or Barbaro. 28 |
Paris | 1798-1802 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 9807 | Hamilton & Fabris | Hamilton & Fabris - View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni. 19 |
Paris | 1798-1802 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 9808 | Van Houtte | Van Houtte, Australia - Banksia (Dryandra Nobilis) |
1845-1883 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 53.50 | |
| 9809 | Van Houtte | Van Houtte, Australia - Gymea Lily (Doryanthes Excelsa) |
1845-1883 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 53.50 | |
| 9810 | Gould | Gould, Australia - 4 Bird Lithographs (Cuckoo, Warbler, Brush Bird, Scrubwren) |
London | 1840-1869 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 321.00 |
| 9811 | Gould | Gould, Australia - 4 Bird Lithographs (Warbler, Honeyeater, Flycatcher, Myzomela ) |
London | 1840-1869 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 535.00 |
| 9812 | Gould | Gould, Australia - 3 Bird Lithographs (Gallinule, Sandpiper, Gull) |
London | 1840-1869 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 256.80 |
| 9813 | Gould | Gould, Australia - 4 Bird Lithographs (Tern, Penguin) |
London | 1840-1869 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 695.50 |
| 9814 | Gould, Australia -Australian Pelican [Pelecanus Conspicillatus] |
London | 1840-1869 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,123.50 | |
| 9815 | Gill | Gill - Map of Australia (Australia / Her Natural and Industrial Resources) |
Leeds; London | 1942 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 695.50 |
| 9816 | White | White - 4 Maps of Hawaii (Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu) |
circa 1930s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,263.50 | |
| 9817 | Vancouver | Vancouver - Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo near Monterey, California |
Paris | 1799-1800 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 535.00 |
| 9818 | Vancouver | Vancouver - Presidio of Monterey, California |
Paris | 1799-1800 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 561.75 |
| 9819 | Vancouver | Vancouver, Austalia - Coast Lines of New Holland |
Paris | 1799-1800 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 107.00 |
| 9820 | Vancouver | Vancouver, Austalia - Chart of the Southwest Coast of New Holland |
Paris | 1799-1800 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 235.40 |
| 9821 | Vancouver | Vancouver, Hawaii - Crater on the Summit of Mount Worroray, Owhyhee (modern-day Hualalai on the Big Island of Hawaii) (Sandwich Islands) |
Paris | 1799-1800 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 2,621.50 |
| 9822 | Vancouver | Vancouver, Hawaii - Coast Lines of Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands |
Paris | 1799-1800 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,712.00 |
| 9823 | Vancouver | Vancouver, Hawaii - Map of the Sandwich Islands (First Complete Map of the Hawaiian Islands Issued) |
Paris | 1799-1800 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,033.00 |
| 9824 | Fessenkov & Rozhovsky | Fessenkov & Rozhovsky - Gasous Dust Nebulae Photograph [Nebula NGC 6611 in the Constellation Zmen] |
Almaty | 1953 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | Not Sold |
| 9825 | Fessenkov & Rozhovsky | Fessenkov & Rozhovsky - Gasous Dust Nebulae Photograph [Nebulae NGC 7635 and 13-14 in the Constellation Cepheus] |
Almaty | 1953 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 214.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.