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Auction Name
December Auction Day 3
Auction Date
12/13/2025 - 12/13/2025
Sale Number
#121325
Total Lots
450
Sold Lots
447.0
Lots Sold
99.33%
Unsold Lots
3
Total Sales (EUR)
827,931.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
524,690.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
674,560.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
530,990.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
682,960.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
121.23%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
945 CAUS, Salomon de

[Manuscript map - Europe] "Les Paiis Bas ou La Basse Alemainge

 En ceste annee 1624. 15eme mars EUR 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 EUR 156,000.00
967 Abraham Ortelius

Theatre de l'Univers, contenant les cartes de tout le monde. Avec une brieve declaration d'icelles

 1598 EUR 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 EUR 52,000.00
1030 LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huyghen van

[World] Itinerario, Voyage ofte Schipvaert [...] naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien, inhoudende een corte beschrijvinghe der selver Landen ende Zee-custen [...]

 [1596; 1595] EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 41,600.00
988 MERCATOR, Gerard; HONDIUS, Jodocus

[Atlas - World] Atlas sive Cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricati figura

 1619 EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 33,800.00
1315 LA FONTAINE, Jean de

Fables choisies, mises en vers [...]

 1755 [- 1759] EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 26,000.00
1125

[Devotion - Book of hours] Illuminated book of hours, in Latin

 [c. 1500/1520] EUR 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 23,400.00
1339 Antonio Cavalli

Antonio Canova. L'invenzione della bellezza

 2009 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 19,500.00
984 SMALLEGANGE, Mattheus

[Netherlands - Zeeland] Nieuwe cronyk van Zeeland, eerste deel, vervattende de voor dezen uitgegeven cronyken van de heeren, Jacobus Eyndius, en Johan Reygersberg, veel vermeerdert ontrent deses landschaps oudheden en herkomsten, wateren en stroomen, eila

 1696 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 13,000.00
986 Joan Blaeu

Negende stuck der aerdrycks-beschryving, welck vervat Asia, en Sina in 't selve gelegen

 1664 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 12,740.00
963

[Atlas - Europe] Atlas assembled to order containing 92 maps of Europe

 17th-18th c EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 11,700.00
1042 GLEUNS, Willem Jr.; DEUTGEN, Hendrik

[Astronomy - Instrument] Mundomotorium

 1854 EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 11,700.00
924 LA LANDE, Jerome de

[Globe - Celestial] Globe celeste ou toutes les etoiles observees jusqu'a present sont reduites a l'an[n]ee 1800

 1774 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 11,050.00
913 VAN LANGREN, Hendrik Floris. AITSINGER, Michael (after)

[Belgium] Leo Belgicus

 [1617] EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 10,660.00
970 Romeyn de Hooghe

Les Indes Orientales et Occidentales, et autres lieux; Representes en tres-belles Figures [...] par le Sr Romein de Hooge

 [c. 1700] EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 10,660.00
1213 NIDER, Johannes

[Germany - Augsburg] Praeceptorium divinae legis, sive Expositio decalogi

 about 24 May 1475 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 10,400.00
1212 BERENGARIUS de LANDORA

[Germany - Augsburg] Lumen animae

 3 Sept. 1477 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 9,100.00
989 LEO AFRICANUS, Joannes

[Africa - America] Description de l'Afrique, tierce partie du monde [...]

 1556 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 8,450.00
1256 MERCURIALE, Girolamo

[Sports - Architecture] De arte gymnastica libri sex [...]

 1573 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,800.00
965 Covens and Mortier

[Atlas - Low Countries] Atlas assembled to order containing 60 maps, including "Atlas des Pays Bas"

 17th-18th c EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 7,540.00
1029 HAWKESWORTH, John ; COOK, James

[World] Complete collection of the 3 "Voyages" by James Cook (1728-1779)

 1773 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,540.00
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  • <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 <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>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: 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
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • <b><center>Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Balthus, Emily Brontë. <i>Wuthering Heights,</i> New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>Complete Works,</i> Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Winston Churchill. First edition of <i>War Speeches,</i> Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. <i>Holy Cats</i> First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
    Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 40<br>Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). <i>A Digest of the Different Castes of India,</i> 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 50<br>Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. <i>The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan,</i> 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 53<br>Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). <i>An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul,</i> first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000 <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 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i> [1794]. £2,000-3,000 <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 76<br>Bird (James). <i>Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions...,</i> first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 100<br>Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). <i>A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000 <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 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 139<br>Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000 <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 140<br>Gantz (John). <i>Indian Microcosm,</i> first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 146<br>Grierson (Sir George Abraham). <i>Linguistic Survey of India,</i> 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 195<br>Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000 <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
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000