Litchfield County Auctions: The Winter Antiques Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Winter Antiques Sale | Total Sales (USD) | 12,421.50 |
| Auction Date | February 04, 2026 - February 04, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 7,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #20426 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 12,075.00 |
| Total Lots | 40 | ||
| Sold Lots | 30.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 8,855.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 14,345.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.59% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mark Catesby | The Loggerhead Turtle (Testudo), Plate T40 |
1800, | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,690.00 |
| 4 | Mark Catesby | The Parrot of Carolina, Plate T11 |
1771-1810. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,040.00 |
| 11 | Mark Catesby | Turdus Rhomboidelis and Turdus (2 Fish), Plate T10 |
1771-1810. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 12 | Mark Catesby | Cugupuguacu & Saltatrix (2 Fish), Plate T14 |
1771-1810. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 1 | Mark Catesby | Namenius (The Brown Curlew and Arrow Arum Plant), Plate T83 |
1800 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 2 | Mark Catesby | Yellow Crested Bittern or Yellow Crowned Night Heron (Ardea Lobelia), Plate T79 |
1771-1810. | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 14 | Mark Catesby | Polyphemus Moth with Geiger Tree & Morning Glory , Plate 91 |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 10 | Mark Catesby | The Land Crab (Cancer Terrestris Tapia), Plate T32 |
1771-1810. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 715.00 |
| 13 | Mark Catesby | Orbis, Cornus, An Phaseolus &c (Globe Fish, Dogwood & Bean Plant), Plate T28 |
1800 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 715.00 |
| 6 | Mark Catesby | Pied Billed Grebe or Dabchick (Podicipes), Plate T91 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 585.00 | |
| 39 | Georges de Feure | Paris Almanach, Poster, signed lower margin Paris Almanach de Feure. |
USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 585.00 | |
| 5 | Mark Catesby | Hooded Merganser or Round Crested Duck (Mergus), Plate T94 |
1800 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 422.50 |
| 51 | Francesco Piranesi | Two uncolored copper engraving plates #58 and #72 from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 422.50 | |
| 40 | Kathe Kollwitz | At The Church Wall etching. |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 292.50 | |
| 52 | Joseph Farrington R.A., | 1) HENLEY. Joseph Farrington R.A., |
June 1, 1773 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 260.00 |
| 3 | Mark Catesby | Heath Hen or Greater Prairie Chicken with Shooting Star Plant, Plate 1 |
1771-1810. | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 227.50 |
| 25 | after Alfred J. Munnings | Gypsy Life and October Meeting, |
in 1953, 1957 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 |
| 46 | Yoshitoshi Mori | Samuri and Temple Guardian Deity kappazuri stencil prints, |
1970 | USD 250.00 - 450.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 43 | Southeast Asian Temple Rubbing Print, matted and framed. |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 130.00 | ||
| 139 | Five Maps of Europe and Mongolia |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 130.00 | ||
| 60 | Woldemar Neufeld | The Boardman Bridge, Lithograph, New Milford, CT, |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 104.00 | |
| 83 | Attributed to Arnon Orbach | Brooklyn Bridge photo mounted on a board |
USD 50.00 - 75.00 | USD 104.00 | |
| 9 | John Frederick Miller | "Testudes Sulcata" (African Spurred Tortoise), Plate 26 |
1816 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 91.00 |
| 55 | John Costigan | Boy with Cows and Springtime |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 91.00 | |
| 65 | Richard Hunt | Kulus (Two Loons), |
1995 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 91.00 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f70b3790-9b4a-4990-b402-f0322021c0de.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ad2cf7b4-4d93-4231-a956-b440583b39b3.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5651043b-3c0d-4e2c-931f-72133bda9b36.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8c8244b7-4573-44d3-9c70-e0d3a3ed3cc4.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000")