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Auction Name
Asian Art / 5000 Years
Auction Date
12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
Sale Number
#pf2517
Total Lots
24
Sold Lots
17.0
Lots Sold
70.83%
Unsold Lots
7
Total Sales (EUR)
199,136.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
84,200.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
120,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
96,700.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
137,900.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
144.41%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
235 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Beach Hut at Himi in Etchu Province (Hama sho'oku, Etchu Himi)

Taisho period, early 20th century EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 33,020.00
233 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Plum Garden at Kameido (Kameido Umeyashiki)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 27,940.00
239 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province (Suruga Satta kaijo)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 27,940.00
234 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushi-ko)

Taisho period, early 20th century EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 24,130.00
245 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Snowy Morning at Koishikawa (Koishikawa yuki no ashita)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 17,780.00
232 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Awa Province: Naruto Whirlpools (Awa, Naruto no fuha)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 16,510.00
240 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Ryogoku Bridge in Edo (Toto Ryogoku)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 13,970.00
236 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

The Seacoast at Kubota in Awa Province (Boshu Kubota no kaigan)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,334.00
241 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Poem by Teishin Ko (Fujiwara no Tadahira)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 5,334.00
242 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Poem by Tenchi Tenno

Edo period, 19th century EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 5,334.00
243 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Pines and Waves at the Dragon Cavern (Ryudo shoto)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 5,080.00
246 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Poem by Sarumaru Dayu

Edo period, 19th century EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 5,080.00
247 Attributed to Isoda Koyrusai (1735-1790)

Six shunga woodblock prints

Edo period, 18th century EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 5,080.00
237 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Fuji-view Teahouse at Zoshigaya (Zoshigaya Fujimi chaya)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,540.00
249 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)

Roof Tile and Sparrows; Specialties of Mizuno in Imado

Edo period, 19th century EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,905.00
255 Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868)

Turtles and waterweeds

Edo period, 19th century EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,270.00
252 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)

No. 1 (Sono ichi): Fish, sake bottle, and plum blossoms

Edo period, 19th century EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 889.00
248 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of Takechi Samanosuke

Edo period, 19th century EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
244 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

The Sound of the Lake at Rinkai (Rinkai kosei)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
250 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)

Two surimono from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)

Edo period, 19th century EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
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    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.
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    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
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    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
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