Grays Auctioneers: Objects of Desire
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Objects of Desire | Total Sales (USD) | 34,187.50 |
| Auction Date | February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 27,520.00 |
| Sale Number | #22258 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 43,680.00 |
| Total Lots | 78 | ||
| Sold Lots | 66.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 31,240.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.62% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 50,160.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 68.16% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | ORTELIUS, Abraham | [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum] |
1584 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 169 | FRESNEL, Augustin | Rapport sur le microscope achromatique de M. Selligue |
1824 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 200 | PURCHAS, Samuel | Purchas his pilgrimes |
1625-1626 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 154 | COOK, James | A Voyage Towards the South Pole |
1777 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 143 | ANSON, George | A Voyage Round the World |
1776 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 182 | MASSEY, Gerald | Ancient Egypt, the light of the world |
1907 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 208 | ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON | The Philosophical Transactions |
1721-1734 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 209 | ROYAL SOCIETY LONDON | The Philosophical Transactions |
1749 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 531.25 |
| 192 | PARRY, William | Journal of a Second Voyage |
1821-1828 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 164 | ENTICK, John | The General History of the Late War |
1763 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 174 | HUMBOLDT, Alexander Von | Views on Nature, Humboldt's Cosmos, and Humboldt's Travels |
1849-1853 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 179 | MACQUER, Pierre | Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry |
1758 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 197 | PRIESTLEY, Joseph | Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air |
1775 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 210 | ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON | The Philosophical Transactions |
1756 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 144 | ARNOLD, George and PUTNAM, Allen | The Magician's Own Book and Witchcraft of New England |
1856 and 1881 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 215 | STEPHENS, John L. | Incidents of Travel |
1841 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 203 | ROBERTSON, John | A Treatise of Such Mathematical Instruments |
1775 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 212.50 |
| 186 | MULLER, John | A Treatise of Artillery |
1768 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 159 | DE LONG, George | The Voyage of the Jeannette |
1884 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 161 | DODGE, Richard | Our Wild Indians |
1882 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 217 | TIMMERHANS, C. | Poudre a canon |
1839 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 198 | PRIESTLEY, Joseph | Memoirs of Joseph Priestley |
1806 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 214 | SPRAT, Thomas | The History of the Royal Society of London |
1734 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 163 | ELLIS, George | Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford |
1876 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 171 | HALES, Stephen | Statical Essays |
1731 and 1733 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 162.50 |
![<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cbc8d1a4-d991-48c7-b788-7554a6774b0e.jpg "<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> 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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/21ad2e05-5544-44aa-887d-76df423e17af.jpg "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/855dc2c0-17e3-4562-a1cc-2e7265c3769c.jpg "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<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.")
![Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:
HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "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](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<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](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<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")
