• <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>H. Schedel, <i>Liber chronicarum,</i> 1493. Est: € 25,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>P. O. Runge, <i>Farben-Kugel,</i> 1810. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>W. Kandinsky, <i>Klänge,</i> 1913. Est: € 20,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>W. Burley, <i>De vita et moribus philosophorum,</i> 1473. Est: € 4,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>M. B. Valentini, <i>Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile,</i> 1719. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br><i>PAN,</i> 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>J. de Gaddesden, <i>Rosa anglica practica medicinae,</i> 1492. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>M. Merian, <i>Todten-Tanz,</i> 1649. Est: € 5,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>D. Hammett, <i>Red harvest,</i> 1929. Est: € 11,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>Book of hours, <i>Horae B. M. V.,</i> 1503. Est: € 9,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>J. Miller, <i>Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai,</i> 1792. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>F. Hundertwasser, <i>Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day,</i> 1972. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • <b><center>Gonnelli:<br>Auction 55<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>November 26st 2024</center></b> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€

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Auction Info

Auction Name
Asian Art
Auction Date
11/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
Sale Number
#30027
Total Lots
37
Sold Lots
26
Lots Sold
70.27%
Unsold Lots
11
Total Sales (GBP)
117,397.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
38,880.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
61,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
54,230.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
85,400.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
137.47%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
228

A BOXED IMPERIAL ALBUM OF SIXTEEN RUBBINGS AND WOODBLOCK PRINTS FROM THE IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED ILLUSTRATIONS OF COTTON, YUZHI MIANHUA TU

 circa 1770s GBP 5,200.00 - 7,800.00 GBP 51,835.00
245

A GROUP OF REGIONAL MAPS AND RECORDS

 GBP 1,300.00 - 2,600.00 GBP 8,960.00
250

A THANGKA DEPICTING GUANYU AND A TIBETAN PRAYER HANDSCROLL

 19th/20th Century GBP 780.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 7,040.00
224

AN IMPERIAL EDICT

 1852 GBP 1,300.00 - 1,900.00 GBP 5,120.00
226

AN IMPERIAL RUBBING ALBUM OF THIRTEEN LINES FROM 'ODE TO THE GODDESS OF THE LUO RIVER' (yulinshisanxing)

 circa 1770s GBP 1,300.00 - 1,900.00 GBP 4,480.00
212

THE CONQUEST OF EASTERN TURKESTAN IN SIXTEEN PICTURES PHOTOLITHOGRAPHED BY H. SALZWEDEL 1890.

 1891 GBP 1,300.00 - 2,600.00 GBP 4,096.00
218

MAPS FOR CHARITY GRANARIES CLOSE TO THE CAPITAL (jifu cangyi tu)

 1753 GBP 3,900.00 - 6,500.00 GBP 3,840.00
253

THREE ALBUMS OF RUBBINGS AND A RUBBING MOUNTED AS A HANGING SCROLL

 Circa 1918 GBP 650.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 3,584.00
213

IGNATIUS SICHELBART (1708-1780) AND LOUIS DE POIROT (1753-1814)

 GBP 1,300.00 - 1,900.00 GBP 3,200.00
246

CHINESE PAINTINGS IN AMERICAN COLLECTIONS; TWO HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS OF BEAUTIES FROM THE RARE COLLECTION OF THE QING COURT (Qinggongzhenbaobimeitu)

 1928 GBP 1,900.00 - 2,600.00 GBP 2,816.00
215

THE IMPERIAL CITY OF PEKING, CHINA VOL. II; THE DECORATION OF THE PALACE BUILDINGS IN PEKING

 1906 GBP 2,600.00 - 3,900.00 GBP 2,816.00
229

SHANG GUANZHOU (1665-1752)

 1748 GBP 2,600.00 - 3,900.00 GBP 2,560.00
251

TWO JAPANESE HANDSCROLLS AND A JAPANESE ALBUM OF MANUSCRIPTS

 19th/20th century GBP 1,000.00 - 1,600.00 GBP 2,432.00
217

SEVEN WOODBLOCK PRINTED VOLUMES ON MILITARY AFFAIRS

 GBP 1,300.00 - 2,600.00 GBP 1,920.00
244

AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF CONFUCIUS (Shenju tu)

 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,600.00 GBP 1,792.00
252

FIFTEEN WOODBLOCK PRINTED VOLUMES ON ANTIQUES

 1888 GBP 1,600.00 - 1,900.00 GBP 1,536.00
227

AN IMPERIAL RUBBING DESCRIBING THE HISTORY OF WAR DURING THE OVERTHROW OF THE MING DYNASTY

 circa 1780s GBP 1,000.00 - 1,600.00 GBP 1,408.00
238

FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTED VOLUMES ON MEDICINE AND RELATED SUBJECTS

 mid-Qing GBP 1,300.00 - 2,600.00 GBP 1,280.00
219

INVESTIGATION INTO THE SEASONS FOR THE USE OF AGRICULTURE (XINZHI LINGTAI YIXIANG ZHI)

 1733 GBP 1,300.00 - 2,600.00 GBP 1,280.00
221

THE IMPERIAL GRACE OF SOUTHERN TOURS (Nanxun shengdian)

 1771 GBP 1,300.00 - 1,900.00 GBP 1,280.00
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  • <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):</b><br>Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
  • <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 37: <i>Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul,</i> most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 66: <i>Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley,</i> long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 102: <i>To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry,</i> illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 154: <i>Catalogue of the Library of the United States,</i> as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 173: <i>New Englands First Fruits,</i> featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, <i>Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, </i>Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 309: <i>Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores,</i> a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000 <b>Swann, Nov. 21:</b> Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500.
  • <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757 <b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy