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Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books

Auction Info

Auction Name
Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper
Auction Date
12/13/2025 - 12/13/2025
Sale Number
#121325
Total Lots
150
Sold Lots
135.0
Lots Sold
90.00%
Unsold Lots
15
Total Sales (USD)
60,652.90
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
137,700.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
257,900.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
153,000.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
286,800.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
21.15%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5884 Jansson & Hondius

Jansson & Hondius, pub. 1656 - Map of the World

 1656 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 4,708.00
5885 Catlin

Catlin, Folio, On Card - Wu Jun Jon

 circa 1875 USD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 4,173.00
5883 Jansson & Hondius

Jansson & Hondius, pub. 1656 - Wind Chart Surrounded by Wind Heads, Navigation Chart

 1656 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,765.50
5882 Jansson & Hondius

Jansson & Hondius, pub. 1656 - Map of the Pacific Ocean with parts of the Americas, Korea, Japan (California as an Island)

 1656 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,712.00
5849 Cellarius

Cellarius - Celestial Chart of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere with Terrestial Plane below [Haemisphaerium Scenographicum Australe Coeli Stellati et Terrae]

 1708 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,658.50
5950 Audubon

Audubon, Folio - Raccoon. 61

 1845 -1851 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,658.50
5948 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Parrot Fish. 2-29

 1731 -1743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,284.00
5897 Maitres Affiches by Cheret

Maitres Affiches by Cheret - 4 Poster Lithographs

 1896 -1900. USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,177.00
5904 Mucha

Mucha, Folio - Illustration of Topless Woman. 48

 1902 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,177.00
5846 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Cetus, Sea Dragon

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,070.00
5837 Captain Cook

Captain Cook, Large Folio - A General Chart Exhibiting the Discoveries made by Captain James Cook in this and the preceding Voyages, with the Tracks of the Ships under his Command

 1785 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,016.50
5947 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Pilchard with Ti-Ti. 2-24

 1731 -1743. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 963.00
5845 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Sagittarius, Centaur holding a Bow and Arrow

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 909.50
5872 Ortelius

Ortelius, pub. 1580 - Map of Poland

 1580 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 909.50
5936 Gould

Gould - Temminck's Sapphire-wing Hummingbird (Pterophanes Temmincki)

 1849 -1887 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 909.50
5842 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Sagitta, the Arrow

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 856.00
5843 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Canis Major, the Big Dog

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 856.00
5949 Audubon

Audubon, Folio - Canada Otter. 51

 1845 -1851 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 856.00
5844 Bayer

Bayer - Constellation Chart: Eridanus, the River

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 856.00
5877 De L'Isle

De L'Isle - Map of North America (L'Amerique septentrionale)

 1718 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 668.75
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  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: 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.