Auction Reports

Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books

Auction Info

Auction Name
Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper
Auction Date
12/28/2024 - 12/28/2024
Sale Number
#122824
Total Lots
150
Sold Lots
147
Lots Sold
98.00%
Unsold Lots
3
Total Sales (USD)
74,980.20
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
112,550.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
213,600.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
115,350.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
219,200.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
34.21%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
68937 Dr. Robert John Thornton

Thornton, Folio - The Night Blowing Cereus (Night-blooming Cactus)

1787-1812 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,457.00
68925 Karl Bodmer

Karl Bodmer - Pehriska-Ruhpa, Moennitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Danse (Dance). 23

1922 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,243.00
68858 Sir John Richardson

Richardson & Swainson's Fauna Boreali-Americana - 2 Volumes with 78 Plates on Birds & Mammals

1829-1837 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 3,156.50
68859 Dr. Anton Reichenow

Reichenow's Parrots of the World - Volume with 33 Hand-colored Lithographs

1878-1883 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 2,675.00
68922 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Waa-Kaun-See-Kaa or the Rattle-Snake, A Winnebago Chief

1835-1836 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,407.50
68926 John James Audubon

Audubon, Imperial Folio - Townsend's Rocky Mountain Hare. 3

1845-1851 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,300.50
68867 Jules Cheret; Artist: Alphonse Mucha

Maitres Affiches by Mucha - La Dame aux Camelias. 144

1896-1900 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,193.50
68868 Jules Cheret; Artist: Alphonse Mucha

Maitres Affiches by Mucha - Lorenzaccio. 114

1896-1900 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,979.50
68890 David Roberts

David Roberts - The Great Temple of Aboo Simble, Nubia

1842-1849 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,872.50
68880 Athanasius Kircher

Kircher, pub. 1682 - Diagram of the Earth and the Volcanic Spots and Molten Core

1682 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,765.50
68921 James Otto Lewis

Lewis - Caw-Taa-Waa-Be-Ta or The Snagle'd Tooth, A Chippewa Chief

1835-1836 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,444.50
68889 David Roberts

David Roberts - Grand Portico of the Temple of Philae, Nubia

1842-1849 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,444.50
68927 John James Audubon

Audubon, Imperial Folio - Maryland Marmot Woodchuck Groundhog. 2

1845-1851 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,444.50
68910 Abraham Ortelius

Ortelius - Map of Italy

1579 [1584] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,391.00
68905 Louis Renard

Renard - Chart of the Pacific Ocean with part of New Holland [Australia], New Zealand, Japan, and America with California as an Island

1739 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,337.50
68942 John Gould

Gould - Osculant Toucan

1852-1854 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,337.50
68911 Abraham Ortelius

Ortelius - Map of the Holy Land

1579 [1584] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,230.50
68912 Georg Matthaeus Seutter

Seutter - Map of the Americas

1732-1741 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,177.00
68851 John James Audubon

Audubon - Carolina Parrot or Parrakeet. 278

1840-1844 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,016.50
68888 David Roberts

David Roberts - View from under the Portico of the Temple of Dendera

1842-1849 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 909.50

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