• Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500.
  • Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
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Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper

Auction Reports

Auction Name Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 65,686.50
Auction Date November 02, 2024 - November 02, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 122,000.00
Sale Number #110224 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 240,300.00
Total Lots 160
Sold Lots 159 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 122,300.00
% of Lots Sold 99.38% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 240,900.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 27.27%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
67275 Charles Baudelaire; Artist: Daniel Solojoff

Baudelaire's Spleen et Ideal - 35 Gouche Illustrations by Daniel Solojoff

1959 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,070.00
67254 Mathew Carey

Carey, pub. 1800 - Scarce, One of Earliest Wall Maps of US: A Map of the United States compiled chiefly from The State Maps, and Other Authentic Information, dated 1795

1800 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 2,805.00
67288 Alphonse Mucha

Mucha, Folio - Ilustration of Woman and Flowers. 8

1902 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,750.00
67271 John James Audubon

Audubon, Imperial Folio - Common American Deer. 81

1845-1851 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 2,530.00
67359 Dr. Robert John Thornton

Thornton, Folio - The Oblique-leaved Begonia

1787-1812 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,310.00
67273 Robert Sweet

Sweet's The British Flower Garden - 3 Volumes with 300 Botanical Engravings

1823-1829 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 2,200.00
67269 Karl Bodmer

Karl Bodmer - Pehriska-Ruhpa, A Minatarre or big-bellied Indian. 17

1839-1842 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,760.00
67289 Alphonse Mucha

Mucha, Folio - Illustration of Draped Woman (Nude Form). 13

1902 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,760.00
67268 Karl Bodmer

Karl Bodmer - Massika, Saki Indian Wakusasse, Musquake Indian. 3

1839-1842 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,650.00
67276 Lucien Vogel

Vogel's Feuillets d'Art - Volumes 1 to 5, Art Deco Illustrations Throughout (Additional Volume 5 included in Lot)

1919-1922 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,650.00
67222 John Flamsteed

Flamsteed, Folio - Aquarius Constellation

1781 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,485.00
67263 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Kaa-Nun-Der-Waaguinse-Zoo or the Berry Picker, A famous Chippewa Chief

1835-1836 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,155.00
67262 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Me-No-Quet, A distinguish'd Pottowawttomie Chief

1835-1836 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,100.00
67284 Champenois; Artist: Louis Rhead

L'Estampe Moderne by Rhead - La Femme au Paon (Woman with Peacocks)

1897-1899 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,100.00
67221 David Roberts

David Roberts - Interior of the Temple of Aboo Simbel

1842-1849 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,045.00
67266 Thomas L. McKenney & James Hall

McKenney & Hall, Folio - No-Way-Ke-Sug-Ga, Otoe

1836 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 880.00
67272 H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells's The Invisible Man - First American Edition

1897 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 880.00
67358 Pierre-Joseph Redoute

Redoute, Folio - Bouquet of Roses

1850-1855 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 825.00
67360 Dr. Robert John Thornton

Thornton, Folio - Maggot-bearing Stapelia or Carrion Flower

1787-1812 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 825.00
67260 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Jack-O-Pa or The Six, A Chippeway Chief

1835-1836 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 687.50
67306 Marcus Elieser Bloch

Bloch, Folio - Hammerhead Shark or Balance Fish; Squalus Zygaena. 117

1785-1797 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 687.50
67261 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Chat-O-Nis-See, Pottawattomie Chief

1835-1836 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 660.00
67277 Emile Alain Seguy

Seguy - Design or Motif of Insects. 18

1928 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 660.00
67278 Emile Alain Seguy

Seguy - Design or Motif of Insects. 19

1928 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 632.50
67344 John Gerrard Keulemans

Keulemans - Peacock

1869-1876 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 632.50
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€