Litchfield County Auctions: Fine Arts, Antiques & Design, 51326, Litchfield
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 13, 2026 - May 13, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | Mark Catesby (1683-1749) | The Laughing Gull |
1771-1810 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 325.00 | |
| 271 | Peter Paillou; Peter Mazell | The Cormorant |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 104.00 | |
| 272 | Mark Catesby (1683-1749) | Anseri Bassano (The Booby) |
1771-1810 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 357.50 | |
| 273 | Mark Catesby (1683-1749) | Viper Caudisona Minor |
1771-1810 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 715.00 | |
| 274 | Mark Catesby (1683-1749) | Suillus (The Great Hog Fish) |
1771-1810 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 715.00 | |
| 275 | Mark Catesby (1683-1749) | Guaperva (The Old Wife Fish) |
1771-1810 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 390.00 | |
| 276 | Mark Catesby (1683-1749) | Testudo |
1771-1810 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 520.00 | |
| 277 | Mark Catesby (1683-1749) | Pagurus Maculatus and Cancer Chelis Crassissimus |
1771-1810 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 390.00 | |
| 278 | Mark Catesby (1683-1749) | Cancer Chelis Rubris (The Red Claw Crab) |
1771-1810 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 357.50 | |
| 279 | Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) | Phytanthoza Iconographia |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 357.50 | |
| 280 | John Hill (1741-1775) | Eden: or, a Compleat body of Gardening |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 650.00 | |
| 281 | Marechal; Robert Bernard | Histoire Naturelles; Coquilles Univalves |
c. 1788 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 162.50 | |
| 282 | John W Hill | Boston Harbor |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 195.00 | |
| 283 | Ten framed color lithographs of early Washington, Territory of Columbia (DC) scenes |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 325.00 | ||
| 284 | Views of Venice |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 286 | George Baxter (1804-1867) | The Great Exhibition, 1851; Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, 1851 |
1851 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 130.00 | |
| 289 | Three antique hand-colored fashion engravings |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 292 | Kitagawa Fujimaro; Hosoda Eishi | Outing in the Snow; Hosoda Eishi |
19th c. | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 195.00 | |
| 293 | Torii Kiyomine; Torii Kiyonaga | Courtesan with Dog; Bath House |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 130.00 | |
| 294 | Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) | Three Japanese woodblock prints by Utagawa Kunisada |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 91.00 | |
| 295 | Utagawa Kunisada; Utagawa Hiroshige | Figure in a blue and white kimono; Sumidagawa, Mimeguri |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 | |
| 296 | Ando Hiroshige | Shiojiri Pass in Shinano Province from 36 Views of Mount Fuji |
c. 1891 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 162.50 | |
| 299 | Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764); Hishikawa Moronobu (1615-1868); Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770) | 6 Books, including: Japanese Sumizuri-e Shunga woodblock prints |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 359 | Collection of Vintage Photographs |
Early 20th C. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 360 | Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management |
1912 | USD 50.00 - 150.00 | USD 260.00 |
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