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Auction Name February 2026 Auction Total Sales (USD) 410,370.00
Auction Date February 07, 2026 - February 07, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 378,400.00
Sale Number #20726 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 556,700.00
Total Lots 159
Sold Lots 68.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,833,100.00
% of Lots Sold 42.77% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 4,029,100.00
Unsold Lots 91 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 10.18%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Virginia Partridge, Plate 76 - One of Audubon's Most Dramatic Images

 1827-1838. USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 60,000.00
37

William Faden's Rare Dublin Edition of this Revolutionary War Charleston View

 1776 USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 48,000.00
42

Malby & Son's Monumental Terrestrial globe, called the "Colossus Globe" was manufactured by James Wyld in 1867

 1885 USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 USD 40,800.00
21

Henry Mouzon Map of North and South Carolina - The Icon of the Carolinas during the American Revolution

 May 30th 1775. USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 26,400.00
17 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Golden Eye Duck, Plate 342 - Winslow Homer's famous 1909 painting "Left and Right", Inspired by Audubon's composition

 1827-1838. USD 24,000.00 - 32,000.00 USD 21,600.00
39

William Faden's Plan of Part of the Provinces of Pennsylvania, and East & West New Jersey

 1784 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 19,200.00
16 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Shoveller Duck, Plate 327 - A compositional masterpiece

 1827-1838. USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,000.00
34

Charles Stedman's The History...of the American War - The Best Book for the mapping of the American Revolution with 14 important maps

 1794 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,000.00
38

Faden's Plan of Attack of Fort Sullivan Near Charles Town depicting a critical altercation of the Revolutionary War

 1776 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,800.00
116

Wyld's 1846 Wall map of Mexico, the British Possessions in North America and the United States

 1846 USD 12,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 15,600.00
23

The Ross / Jefferys Map of the Mississippi - The Most Important map of the Mississippi River used in the War of Independence

 1775 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 13,200.00
1 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Broad-winged Hawk, Plate 91

 1827-1838. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,800.00
9 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Goshawk and Stanley Hawk, Plate 141

 1827-1838. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,800.00
10 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Key West Dove or Pigeon, Plate 167

 1827-1838. USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,200.00
138

Duval's Largest World Map, and one of the few maps produced in seventeenth century France.

 1679-1684. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,000.00
2 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Pigeon Hawk, Plate 92

 1827-1838. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,700.00
119

Best Map of the Mississippi River during the Civil War

 1863 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,400.00
90

Pollard London View of Hanover Square, 1787

 1787 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,500.00
189 George Brookshaw

Brookshaw engraving from Pomona Britannica, White Candia, Plate LXXI

 1804-1812. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,000.00
88

Campbell's Pair of London Engravings from Vitruvius Britannicus

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,700.00
92

Shepard's Engraving of London at The Quadrant, Regent Street

 1822 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,700.00
93

Pollard's London View of West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly

 1828 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,700.00
97

Overton / Visscher New Map of the Kingdome of England with great original hand color

 c. 1700. USD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,700.00
112

Grimm's 1797 Engraved Wall Map of Vienna, Austria

 USD 1,800.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,700.00
14 John James Audubon

Audubon Aquatint, Black-backed Gull, Plate 241

 1827-1838. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,400.00
  • <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> AUGUSTIN (Saint). <i>De civitate Dei.</i> Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> CAUS (SALOMON DE). <i>La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs.</i> Londres, John Norton, 1612. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). <i>La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique.</i> Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
    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 <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