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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) | 66,949.90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 09, 2026 - May 09, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 129,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #50926 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 243,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 147 | ||
| Sold Lots | 130.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 180,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.44% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 327,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 20.45% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10080 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis, Folio - Sitting Bear - Arikara |
1909 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,675.00 |
| 10128 | Gould & Lear | Gould & Lear - Red-billed Toucan |
1852-1854 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,193.50 |
| 10053 | Visscher | Visscher - Map of the World |
1649-1700 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,140.00 |
| 10064 | De Bry | De Bry - Florida - Outina, supported by the French, gains a victory over his enemy Potanou |
1590; 1591; 1609 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,140.00 |
| 10135 | Thornton | Thornton, Folio - The White Lily |
1787-1812 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,926.00 |
| 10065 | De Bry | De Bry - Florida - Order of march observed by Outina on a military expedition |
1590; 1591; 1609 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,819.00 |
| 10114 | Guerin -12 Volumes with 719 Hand-colored Natural History Engravings |
1833-1839 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,765.50 | |
| 10078 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis, Folio - Atsina Chiefs |
1909 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,712.00 |
| 10150 | Catesby | Catesby, Folio - Larger Red crested Woodpecker with Live Oak. 1-17 |
1754 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,498.00 |
| 10090 | Maitres Affiches by Mucha | Maitres Affiches by Mucha - La Samaritaine |
1896-1900 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,444.50 |
| 10131 | Weinmann | Weinmann - 5 Pineapple Engravings |
1739-1748 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,444.50 |
| 10018 | Piranesi | Piranesi, Folio - View of Piazza Navona upon the ruins of the Circus Agonalis [Veduta di Piazza a Navona Sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale] |
c. 1778-early 1800s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,284.00 |
| 10055 | Jefferys | Jefferys, pub. 1775 - An Exact Chart of the River St. Laurence from Fort Frontenac to the Island of Anticosti (Published May 25, 1775) |
1775 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,284.00 |
| 10139 | Redoute | Redoute, Choix, Rare Folio - Bouquet of Roses [Rosa lutea & Indica] |
1827-1833 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,284.00 |
| 10149 | Catesby | Catesby, Folio - Baltimore Bird (Baltimore Oriole) with Tulip Tree. 1-48 |
1754 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,230.50 |
| 10140 | Redoute | Redoute, Choix, Rare Folio - Bouquet of Rose, Anemone, Clematis |
1827-1833 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,177.00 |
| 10148 | Catesby | Catesby, Folio - Turtle (Turtledove) of Carolina with May Apple. 1-24 |
1754 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,123.50 |
| 10137 | Redoute | Redoute, Choix, Rare Folio - Tulip [Tulipa culta] |
1827-1833 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 963.00 |
| 10035 | Schedel | Schedel, pub. 1493 - View of Budapest (Buja), Hungary / Verso: Partial View of Arcentina & Religious & Historic People |
1493 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 909.50 |
| 10133 | Brookshaw | Brookshaw, Folio - Melon. 72 |
1804-1812 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 909.50 |
| 10146 | Catesby | Catesby, Folio - Ichneumon fly with Smooth Sumac. Sup-4 |
1754 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 909.50 |
| 10051 | Visscher | Visscher - Map of the Turkish Empire (with Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Holy Land, Middle East) |
1649-1700 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 802.50 |
| 10079 | Edward Curtis | Edward Curtis, Folio - Crow Eagle - Piegan |
1911 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 802.50 |
| 10016 | Gould | Gould, Australia - Black Cheeked Falcon [Falco Melanogenys] |
1840-1869 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 749.00 |
| 10134 | Thornton | Thornton, Folio - The Quadrangular Passion-Flower |
1787-1812 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 722.25 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.