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Sothebys: Important Americana including Early American Silver from the Roy J. Zuckerberg Collection

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Auction Name Important Americana including Early American Silver from the Roy J. Zuckerberg Collection Total Sales (USD) 263,525.00
Auction Date January 23, 2026 - January 23, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 165,400.00
Sale Number #N12021 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 246,600.00
Total Lots 11
Sold Lots 9.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 185,400.00
% of Lots Sold 81.82% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 278,600.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 94.59%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
183 John James Audubon (After)

Brown Pelican (Plate CCLI)

1835 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 60,960.00
181 John James Audubon (After)

Mallard Duck (Plate CCXXI)

1834 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 53,340.00
179 John James Audubon (After)

Wild Turkey (Plate I)

1827 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 50,800.00
165 John James Audubon (After)

Great American Hen and Young (Plate VI)

1827 USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 27,940.00
185 John James Audubon (After)

Canvas-Backed Duck (Plate CCCI)

1836 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 20,320.00
187 John James Audubon (After)

The Birds of America (First Octavo Edition): 12 Plates

1840-44 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 17,780.00
186 John James Audubon (After)

Maria's Woodpecker. Three-toed Woodpecker. Phillips' Woodpecker. Canadian Woodpecker. Harris's Woodpecker. Audubon's Woodpecker. (Plate CCCCXVII)

1838 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 15,240.00
180 John James Audubon (After)

Canada Goose (Plate CCI)

1834 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 12,700.00
188 After Pierre-Joseph Redoute

Les Roses: Six Plates

1817-24 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,445.00
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • 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