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Koller Auctions: Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia, Islamic Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia, Islamic Art | Total Sales (CHF) | 106,240.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 16, 2026 - June 16, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (CHF) | 55,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #61626 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (CHF) | 84,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 53 | ||
| Sold Lots | 24.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (CHF) | 128,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 45.28% | High Estimate of All Lots (CHF) | 200,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 29 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 53.12% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479 | An Illustration from a Ragamala Series: Vasant Ragini |
1780 | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 20,480.00 | |
| 436 | Bakufu Ono | 33 Shin-Hanga from the Series Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection |
1937-1944 | CHF 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | CHF 11,520.00 |
| 483 | An Illustration from a Devi Mahatmya Series |
1820 | CHF 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | CHF 10,880.00 | |
| 404 | Utagawa Hiroshige 1797–1858 | One Hundred Famous Views of Edo |
around 1856-1858 | CHF 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | CHF 7,680.00 |
| 437 | Hasui Kawase | Moon at Magome |
1930 | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | CHF 5,376.00 |
| 394 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839–1892 | 32 Appearances of Fashion |
around 1888 | CHF 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | CHF 5,120.00 |
| 438 | Hiroshi Yoshida | The Matterhorn at Night |
1925 | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | CHF 4,864.00 |
| 467 | An Illustration to a Ragamala Series: Pancham Raga |
1680 | CHF 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | CHF 3,840.00 | |
| 408 | Utagawa Hiroshige II (1829-1869) | Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital; Scenes of Famous Places along the Tokaido Road; One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces; Famous Views of Annual Events in the Eastern Capital; Famous Places in Edo |
1854-1862 | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 3,328.00 |
| 485A | Two Paintings of Durga Mahishasuramardini |
1798;1812 | CHF 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | CHF 3,328.00 | |
| 395 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839–1892 | Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors |
around 1883-1886 | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 3,072.00 |
| 417 | Kubo Shunman (1757-1820); Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850); Ryuryukyo Shinsai (1799-1823); Hishikawa Sori (1789-1818); Tawaraya Sori III | 9 Surimono |
1810-1850 | CHF 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 | CHF 2,944.00 |
| 405 | Utagawa Hiroshige 1797–1858; Utagawa Kunisada 1786–1865 | Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations; Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces; The Fifty-three Stations by Two Brushes |
around 1855 | CHF 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | CHF 2,816.00 |
| 403 | Utagawa Hiroshige 1797–1858 | Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road; Reisho Tokaido; Jinbutsu Tokaido |
circa 1833-1852 | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 2,560.00 |
| 412 | Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) | Furyu Rokkasen |
1795-1820 | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 2,560.00 |
| 401 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839–1892 | Biographies of Modern Men; Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in Imperial Japan; One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan |
around 1865-1895 | CHF 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | CHF 2,432.00 |
| 406 | Utagawa Hiroshige 1797–1858 | Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji |
1858 | CHF 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | CHF 2,304.00 |
| 399 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839–1892 | Yoshitoshi Manga |
around 1885/1886 | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 1,920.00 |
| 409 | Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900); Utagawa Kunisada I (1786-1864); Utagawa Hiroshige III (1842-1894); Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912); Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) | 8 Books, including: Triptych by Toyohara Kunichika |
1850-1890 | CHF 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | CHF 1,792.00 |
| 420 | Eisen Keisai | 6 Woodblock Prints of Courtesans |
1820-1830 | CHF 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | CHF 1,792.00 |
| 397 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839–1892 | Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan |
1876-1882 | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 1,664.00 |
| 485 | Two Ladies on a Terrace |
19th c. | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | CHF 1,536.00 | |
| 484 | An Illustration from the Bihari Satsai |
1770 | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 1,280.00 | |
| 400 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839–1892 | Yoshitoshi Ryakuga; 9 o'clock in the evening; Representations of Desires |
around 1880-1882 | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 1,152.00 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000