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Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper	Total Sales (USD)	84,005.70
Auction Date	March 08, 2025 - March 08, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	172,000.00
Sale Number	#30825	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	297,100.00
Total Lots	150
Sold Lots	139	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	188,300.00
% of Lots Sold	92.67%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	323,700.00
Unsold Lots	11	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	25.95%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
70882	Alphonse Mucha's La Pater with Numerous Highly Decorated Pages	Alphonse Mucha's La Pater with Numerous Highly Decorated Pages	1899	USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00	USD 12,840.00
70833	De Jode, Rare	De Jode, Rare, pub. 1593 - Map of the World on Marinus of Tyre's Projection (Totius Orbis Cogniti Universalis Descriptio)		USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00	USD 11,395.50
70866	Edward Curtis, Folio	Edward Curtis, Folio - A Grizzly-Bear Brave - Piegan	1911	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,782.00
70868	Catlin, On Card	Catlin, On Card - O-Jib-Be-Ways	circa 1875	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 2,675.00
70896	Hortus Botanicus	Hortus Botanicus - Volume with 99 Original Watercolors of Fungi or Mushrooms		USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 2,621.50
70869	Catlin, On Card	Catlin, On Card - The Snow-Shoe Dance	circa 1875	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,140.00
70867	Edward Curtis, Folio	Edward Curtis, Folio - A Medicine-Pipe - Piegan	1911	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 1,872.50
70819	Gould, Australia	Gould, Australia - Koala (Phascolarctos Cinereus)	1845-1863	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,658.50
70864	Karl Bodmer	Karl Bodmer - Indian Utensils and Arms. 48	1839-1842	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 1,658.50
70817	Gould, Australia	Gould, Australia - Ursine Sarcophilus	1845-1863	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,337.50
70865	Karl Bodmer	Karl Bodmer - Niagara Falls. 39	1839-1842	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 1,337.50
70881	Mucha, Folio	Mucha, Folio - Topless Woman with Bear. 47	1902	USD 500.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,337.50
70861	Lewis	Lewis - Me-No-Quet, A Distinguish'd Pottowattomie Chief	1835-1836	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,284.00
70862	Lewis	Lewis - Chat-O-Nis-See, Pottowattomie Chief	1835-1836	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,284.00
70837	Cellarius	Cellarius - Layers of Magnetism or Polarity of the Earth [Corporum Coelestium Magnitudes]	1708	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,230.50
70839	Hevelius	Hevelius - Constellation Chart: Aries	1690	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,016.50
70836	Cellarius	Cellarius - Ptolemaic Theory of Epicycles [Theoriatrium Superiorum Planetarium]	1708	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 749.00
70918	Seba	Seba - 5 Snake Engravings	1734-1765.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 749.00
70875	Foujita, Rare: Domestic Cat Illustration: Azubah	Foujita, Rare: Domestic Cat Illustration: Azubah	1930	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 722.25
70859	McKenney & Hall, Folio	McKenney & Hall, Folio - Mon-Chonsia, A Kansas Chief	1842-1844.	USD 500.00 - 1,500.00	USD 695.50
70824	Vaillant	Vaillant - View of Manilla, Philippines [Manille, Pont sur le Passig]. 50	1845-1852	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 668.75
70895	Redoute, Folio	Redoute, Folio - Rose - Rosa gallica purpurea velutina parva		USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 668.75
70857	McKenney & Hall, Folio	McKenney & Hall, Folio - Amiskquew, A Menominie Warrior	1842-1844.	USD 500.00 - 1,500.00	USD 642.00
70843	Braun & Hogenberg	Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Oradea, Transylvania, Romania	1575	USD 800.00 - 1,600.00	USD 615.25
70850	Schedel	Schedel, pub. 1493 - God the Father Enthroned	1493	USD 800.00 - 1,600.00	USD 615.25

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000