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 |
N/A | 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 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 585.00 |
| 39 | Georges de Feure | Paris Almanach, Poster, signed lower margin Paris Almanach de Feure. |
N/A | 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 |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 422.50 |
| 40 | Kathe Kollwitz | At The Church Wall etching. |
N/A | 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. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 130.00 | |
| 139 | Five Maps of Europe and Mongolia |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 130.00 | |
| 60 | Woldemar Neufeld | The Boardman Bridge, Lithograph, New Milford, CT, |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 104.00 |
| 83 | Attributed to Arnon Orbach | Brooklyn Bridge photo mounted on a board |
N/A | 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 |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 91.00 |
| 65 | Richard Hunt | Kulus (Two Loons), |
1995 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 91.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.