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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antique Books and Libre Artistes | Total Sales (EUR) | 1,469,235.20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 652,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #758 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 929,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 338 | ||
| Sold Lots | 314.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 704,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.90% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,007,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 24 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 145.79% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DELLA PRINCIPESSA IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. |
meta XV secolo | EUR 280,000.00 - 350,000.00 | EUR 537,600.00 | |
| 41 | HEVELIUS, Johannes (1611-1687) | Prodromus cometicus. |
1665 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 44,800.00 |
| 30 | Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the two Sicilies as They have been communicated to the Royal Society of Londra. [LEGATO CON:] Supplement to the Campi Phlegraei. |
1776 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 38,400.00 | |
| 60 | L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Presentazione di Marinetti (dell'Accademia d'Italia). Chiarimento di V. Orazi. Illustrazioni di Bruno Munari. |
senza data [ma 1933?] | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 30,720.00 | |
| 99 | Viaggio pittorico e storico ai tre laghi Maggiore, di Lugano e Como. |
s.d. | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 21,760.00 | |
| 12 | Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. |
1704-1705. | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 | |
| 13 | OSTERVALD, Jean Frederic (1773-1850) | Voyage pittoresque de Geneve a Milan par le Simplon. |
1811 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 21 | PALLADIO, Andrea (1508-1580) | I quattro libri dell'architettura. |
1570 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 74 | BOETTI, Alighiero (1940-1994) | Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. |
1977 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 58 | Compendium maleficarum in tres libros distinctum ex pluribus authoribus per fratrem Franciscum Mariam Guaccium ordinis s. Ambrosii ad Nemus collectum. |
1608 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 15,360.00 | |
| 14 | Mahlerische Reise auf der neuen Kunst-Strasse aus dem Etschthal im Tyrol uber das Stilfser-Joch. |
1831 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 14,080.00 | |
| 18 | Carte Nouvelle de la Mer Mediteranee. |
1694 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 14,080.00 | |
| 78 | ROSSINI, Luigi (1790-1857) | Le antichita romane. |
1823 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 14,080.00 |
| 86 | Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna libro primo [-decimo]. |
1747-1761 [MA fine XVIII secolo] | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 14,080.00 | |
| 47 | PIGONATI, Andrea (1734-1790) | Stato Presente degli Antichi Monumenti Siciliani. |
1767 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 12,800.00 |
| 8 | VOLCKAMER, Johann Christoph (1644-1720) | Continuation der Nurnbergischen Hesperidum. |
1714 | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 11,520.00 |
| 43 | HOUEL, Jean (1735-1813) | Voyage pittoresque des isles de Sicile, de Malte et de Lipari. |
1782-1787. | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 10,880.00 |
| 95 | CARLEVARIIS, Luca (1663-1730) | Le fabriche e vedute di Venetia. |
1703 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,240.00 |
| 29 | COLEMAN, Edmund Thomas (ca.1823-1892) | Scenes from the Snow-Fields; being, Illustrations of the Upper Ice World of Mont Blanc from Sketches made on the Spot in the Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858. |
1859 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 9,600.00 |
| 73 | Divina Commedia. |
1964 | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 9,600.00 | |
| 98 | PACICHELLI, Giovanni Battista (1641-1695) | Il Regno di Napoli in prospettiva diviso in dodeci provincie. |
1703 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 9,600.00 |
| 100 | [Raccolta di tavole da "Voyage pittoresque au Lac de Come". |
1822 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 9,600.00 | |
| 9 | BALLINO, Giulio (m. 1592) | De' disegni delle piu illustri citta et fortezze del mondo parte I. |
1569 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,960.00 |
| 35 | United States of America. |
1839 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 8,960.00 | |
| 64 | Voyage historique et pittoresque du comte de Nice. |
1787 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 8,960.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
