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Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:18:39.715Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36793,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36794/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36794/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this hand-colored folio lithograph is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of australia . the work was published in london by richard and john e. taylor for the author between 1840 and 1869. over 300 new species of australian birds were identified through the production of this work, and it remains one of the most comprehensive works on australian ornithology. it is believed only 250 sets were printed of this work. \n \n the plate available here is a pattern plate issued without text. the lithograph was used as an example in the process of publishing for how to color the rest of the plates. it is a unique opportunity to own a part of gould's publishing process. \n \n john gould's first work in connection with australian birds was \n a synopsis of the birds of australia and the adjacent islands . this work likely served as a teaser to drive up subscriptions for the work presented here, \n birds of australia . both works were considered the height of elizabeth gould's artistry as she had begun working with edward lear who truly helped enhance her remarkable skill. the production of this work lead to gould being considered the 'father of australian ornithology.' \n \n originally the goulds relied on elizabeth's brothers to send back specimens, but john gould realized to properly complete the work he would need to observe the birds in person. the couple moved to australia in may of 1838. john explored tasmania, new south wales, and australia's interior. elizabeth stayed on the coast and produced over 600 drawings. john wrote to prince charles lucien bonaparte, \u201cthe interval spent from my native shores were some of the happiest days of my life ... the results of my journey cannot, i think, but be attended with great advantage to science.\u201d sauer noted that \u201cgreat as is the excellence of mr. gould's former publications, there can be no doubt that the present work exceeds them all.\u201d (sauer) \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 15\" by 21 7/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"8428","title":{"en":"gould, australia - adelaide rosella or parrakeet [platycercus adelaidiae]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36794/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges. There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work. There may be some faint handling at the edges. Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":2900,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:19:21.223Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,500","currency":"USD","id":36794,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36795/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this fascinating engraving is from john harris's \n navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. or, a complete collection of voyages and travels... the maps included in this work were mostly completed by emanuel bowen. this is the second edition of the work was published in london for t. woodward between 1744 and 1748. \n \n \"a collection of all known voyages ... [navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca] is valuable for the original impressions of the fine series of maps by herman moll, including a very good one of america. also there is one of the world according to mercator's projection, with improvements, showing the northern coast line and part of the west and south coasts of australia together with parts of tasmania and new zealand. among voyages included are those of magellan, drake, cavendish, schouten, hawkins, narbrough, and dampier.\" (hill) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 19 1/2\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8429","title":{"en":"harris - an accurate map of the east indies"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36795/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some faint offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:19:43.925Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36795,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36796/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this fascinating engraving is from john harris's \n navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. or, a complete collection of voyages and travels... the maps included in this work were mostly completed by emanuel bowen. this is the second edition of the work was published in london for t. woodward between 1744 and 1748. \n \n \"a collection of all known voyages ... [navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca] is valuable for the original impressions of the fine series of maps by herman moll, including a very good one of america. also there is one of the world according to mercator's projection, with improvements, showing the northern coast line and part of the west and south coasts of australia together with parts of tasmania and new zealand. among voyages included are those of magellan, drake, cavendish, schouten, hawkins, narbrough, and dampier.\" (hill) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 22 1/2\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8430","title":{"en":"harris - a new & accurate map of the world"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36796/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:20:39.146Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36796,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36797/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"a complete map of the southern continent surveyed by capt. abel tasman & depicted by order of the east india company in holland in the stadt house at amsterdam is the first english map of australia. tasman\u2019s map of new holland was first published in melchisedech thevenot\u2019s \u201crelations de divers voyages curieux\u201d in 1663 and then revised until 1696. \u201cthevenot ensured that his book included maps at every juncture. of the many maps, plans and drawings in the work, the map of new holland/terra australia is perhaps the most politically charged\u2026 the map shows \u2018hollandia nova, detecta 1644\u2019 (new holland, revealed 1644), consigned to the western side of the continent. a vast undescribed expanse between new guinea, new zealand and van dieman\u2019s land, is give the french appellation \u2018terre australe, decouverte l\u2019an 1644\u2019 (terra australia, discovered 1644). thevenot divided the continent in two at longitude 135 e. the line separating \u2018hollandis nova\u2019 and \u201cterre australe\u2019 correlated to the western limit of spanish claims in the south pacific arising from the treaty of tordesillas of 1494. thevenot was essentially reusing the spanish boundary to open up the land east of new holland to french interests. in effect, he was signalling what many in the french administration were then advocating : that france should emulate the dutch in ensuring that the fledgling french east india company had access to foreign markets\u2026 when the british government drew up the boundaries of the colony of new south wales in 1788, it set the western limit at the meridian of 135 degrees east of greenwich, just as it appeared o thevenot\u2019s.\u201d \n \n abel janszoon tasman (1603?-1659), mariner, was born at lutjegast, near groningen, in the netherlands. in 1642 he was \u201cappointed to command two ships to explore southern and eastern waters. sailing in august he discovered van diemen\u2019s land, new zealand, the tonga islands and some of the fiji group, and re-explored part of the north coast of new guinea. on his return to batavia in june 1643 he was chosen to take part in an expedition to form a settlement in the tonga islands from which the chilean coast was to be raided; while this expedition was preparing, he was ordered to find whether there was a passage into the south sea between carpentaria and de witt\u2019s land. for this purpose he set out with three vessels at the end of january 1644 and, following the coasts from cape valsche round to cape cloates, satisfied himself that, except perhaps at endeavour strait, there was no passage. he was rewarded after his return in august 1644 by confirmation in the grade of commandeur, with a substantial increase in pay dated back to the beginning of his voyage in 1642\u201d (j. w. forsyth for the australian dictionary of biography). \n \n \n this fascinating engraving is from john harris's \n navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. or, a complete collection of voyages and travels... the maps included in this work were mostly completed by emanuel bowen. this is the second edition of the work was published in london for t. woodward between 1744 and 1748. \n \n \"a collection of all known voyages ... [navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca] is valuable for the original impressions of the fine series of maps by herman moll, including a very good one of america. also there is one of the world according to mercator's projection, with improvements, showing the northern coast line and part of the west and south coasts of australia together with parts of tasmania and new zealand. among voyages included are those of magellan, drake, cavendish, schouten, hawkins, narbrough, and dampier.\" (hill) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 20 1/4\" by 16 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"8431","title":{"en":"harris - map of the southern continent (australia, new holland)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36797/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There is a closed tear ~ 1 1/4\" to the lower right of the \"zee\" in New Zealand.  There may be some faint offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:21:38.587Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $8,000","currency":"USD","id":36797,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36798/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"perhaps the most influential book in celestial maps, johann bayer's \n uranometria set long-lasting standards in the world of astronomy. most importantly, this was not just a book of pictures of the skies, but a map of them, an atlas. the engravings for the work were completed by alexander mair. this engraving is from the second edition, published in ulm in 1639. \n \n bayer included a carefully engraved grid so that the maps could be read and followed to a fraction of a degree. also, bayer was the first to us greek letters to designate stars, commonly in order of magnitude. from that, he named the stars using the greek letter he had given it coupled with the constellation name, i.e. alpha tauri. \n \n bayer's work opened a new age in the history of celestial cartography. it was also the first work to represent the stars around the south pole. the work represented the stars and their positions as presented in tycho brahe's catalogue. bayer also included a plate depicting 12 new southern constellations discovered by dutch navigators, peter dirckszoon de keyser and frederick de houtmann. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 3/4\" by 12 1/4\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring in gouache and watercolor and stars in gold"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8432","title":{"en":"bayer - constellation or star chart of apis indica; hydra; pavo; indus; grus; phoenix; toucan; piscis volans; chameleon; etc."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36798/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good condition overall. The paper has been archivally reinforced with period paper. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:23:18.903Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36798,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36799/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"perhaps the most influential book in celestial maps, johann bayer's \n uranometria set long-lasting standards in the world of astronomy. most importantly, this was not just a book of pictures of the skies, but a map of them, an atlas. the engravings for the work were completed by alexander mair. this engraving is from the second edition, published in ulm in 1639. \n \n bayer included a carefully engraved grid so that the maps could be read and followed to a fraction of a degree. also, bayer was the first to us greek letters to designate stars, commonly in order of magnitude. from that, he named the stars using the greek letter he had given it coupled with the constellation name, i.e. alpha tauri. \n \n bayer's work opened a new age in the history of celestial cartography. it was also the first work to represent the stars around the south pole. the work represented the stars and their positions as presented in tycho brahe's catalogue. bayer also included a plate depicting 12 new southern constellations discovered by dutch navigators, peter dirckszoon de keyser and frederick de houtmann. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 3/4\" by 12 1/4\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring in gouache and watercolor and stars in gold"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8433","title":{"en":"bayer - constellation or star chart of ophiuchus (serpent bearer)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36799/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good condition overall. The paper has been archivally reinforced with period paper. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.350Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36799,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36800/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36800/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable elephant folio celestial engraving is from johann elert bode's \n uranographia sive astrorum descriptio. sumtus commodante .. fr. de hahn. atlas or \n uranographia, or a description of the star . the work was published in berlin in 1801 by the author. \n \n bode was one the most important authors of celestial atlases. his \n uranographia set new standards in the field, and was the most comprehensive work to date. \"among the astronomical authors of the 18th century, he holds the first rank.\" (adb iii, 1) further, the size and scale of the engravings are stunning, in elephant folio and printed on unfolded paper they are impressive to view. all edges are uncut, with this issue never being bound by the purchaser / subscriber. \n \n johann elert bode (1747-1826) was a german royal astronomer and director of berlin's astronomical observatory. \"his star maps, the representation of the stars in 34 sheets, are among the best star maps anyone had.\" (adb iii, 1) \"his two star atlases were for a long time indispensable tools for astronomers. .. the \n uranographia , which surpassed all its predecessors by listing over 17.000 stars and containing, for the first time, the nebulae, star clusters, and double stars discovered by william herschel.\" (dsb ii, 220) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 39 1/2\" by 26 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: elephant folio engraving on unfolded paper"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8434","title":{"en":"bode, elephant folio - constellation or star chart of draco, ursa minor, cepheus"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36800/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - Due to the size, this will have to be shipped in a tube.  The engraving is unfolded paper."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:24:19.416Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36800,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36801/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36801/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable elephant folio celestial engraving is from johann elert bode's \n uranographia sive astrorum descriptio. sumtus commodante .. fr. de hahn. atlas or \n uranographia, or a description of the star . the work was published in berlin in 1801 by the author. \n \n bode was one the most important authors of celestial atlases. his \n uranographia set new standards in the field, and was the most comprehensive work to date. \"among the astronomical authors of the 18th century, he holds the first rank.\" (adb iii, 1) further, the size and scale of the engravings are stunning, in elephant folio and printed on unfolded paper they are impressive to view. all edges are uncut, with this issue never being bound by the purchaser / subscriber. \n \n johann elert bode (1747-1826) was a german royal astronomer and director of berlin's astronomical observatory. \"his star maps, the representation of the stars in 34 sheets, are among the best star maps anyone had.\" (adb iii, 1) \"his two star atlases were for a long time indispensable tools for astronomers. .. the \n uranographia , which surpassed all its predecessors by listing over 17.000 stars and containing, for the first time, the nebulae, star clusters, and double stars discovered by william herschel.\" (dsb ii, 220) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 39 1/2\" by 26 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: elephant folio engraving with professional hand-coloring on unfolded paper"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8435","title":{"en":"bode, elephant folio - constellation or star chart of ophiuchus (serepent bearer), serpens, aquila (eagle)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36801/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - Due to the size, this will have to be shipped in a tube.  The engraving is unfolded paper."},"directSalePrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.352Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36801,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36802/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare constellation chart is from john bevis's \n uranographia; or the celestial atlas . it was published between 1747 and 1786 in london by john neale. \n \n this engraving is from bevis's \"unpublished\" star atlas. bevis began production of the atlas in 1747 with the intent to produce a large atlas. he had found 5 subscribers, and sold 30 copies, but his publisher, john neale, went bankrupt in 1750 where the plates were pulled. his executor, john horsfall, received the plates upon bevis's death in 1771. at horsfall's death in 1785, his estate had 6 copies of the work with 51 star charts included. this along with some unnumbered amount of loose engravings entered the market in 1786. the charts were all produced in bevis's lifetime by his hand, but the sale of his work was predominantly performed after his passing. it is believed about 21 complete sets were done. (kilburn, kevin; jay m. pasachoff; and owen gingerich, \"the forgotten star atlas: john bevis's uranographia brittanica.\" in: journal of the history of astronomy 34 (2003), pp.125-144) \n \n bevis's work included 600 more stars than the last star atlas of flamsteed. bevis based his work upon bayer's \n uranometria . his work included more stars and accurate positions to that of bayer's. he included nine messier objects in his charts, five of which had never before been published. \n \n john bevis (1695-1771) was a british physician and amateur astronomer. he discovered the crab nebula and was one of two observers in britain of halley's comet in 1759. he created his own private observatory in north london in 1738. bevis is believed to have passed from falling from his telescope. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 1/4\" by 13 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8436","title":{"en":"bevis, rare - constellation or star chart of aquarius"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36802/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:25:04.080Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36802,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36803/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare constellation chart is from john bevis's \n uranographia; or the celestial atlas . it was published between 1747 and 1786 in london by john neale. \n \n this engraving is from bevis's \"unpublished\" star atlas. bevis began production of the atlas in 1747 with the intent to produce a large atlas. he had found 5 subscribers, and sold 30 copies, but his publisher, john neale, went bankrupt in 1750 where the plates were pulled. his executor, john horsfall, received the plates upon bevis's death in 1771. at horsfall's death in 1785, his estate had 6 copies of the work with 51 star charts included. this along with some unnumbered amount of loose engravings entered the market in 1786. the charts were all produced in bevis's lifetime by his hand, but the sale of his work was predominantly performed after his passing. it is believed about 21 complete sets were done. (kilburn, kevin; jay m. pasachoff; and owen gingerich, \"the forgotten star atlas: john bevis's uranographia brittanica.\" in: journal of the history of astronomy 34 (2003), pp.125-144) \n \n bevis's work included 600 more stars than the last star atlas of flamsteed. bevis based his work upon bayer's \n uranometria . his work included more stars and accurate positions to that of bayer's. he included nine messier objects in his charts, five of which had never before been published. \n \n john bevis (1695-1771) was a british physician and amateur astronomer. he discovered the crab nebula and was one of two observers in britain of halley's comet in 1759. he created his own private observatory in north london in 1738. bevis is believed to have passed from falling from his telescope. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 1/4\" by 13 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8437","title":{"en":"bevis, rare - constellation or star chart of pisces (fish)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36803/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. 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There may be a few minor imperfections, paper repair, staining, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some separation at the fold out pages from this work due to the tighter binding process.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:34:18.828Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36812,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36813/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36813/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this important and historic engraving is from hartmann schedel \n liber chronicarum , more commonly known as the \n nuremberg chronicle . this is the first edition / printing of the work. it is the latin edition that was published 6 months prior to the german edition. both editions were limited to 2000 printings. it was published in nuremberg in 1493 by anton koberger for sebald schreyer and sebastian kammermeister. \n \n the work included numerous illustrations that were completed by michael wolgemut, wilhelm pleydenwurff, and members of their workshop. this very likely included the young albrecht d&uuml;rer as well. the work included maps and town views, but also chronicles historic information including the invention of the printing press, development of the game of chess, navigational voyages, and important constructions. \n \n hartmann schedel (1440-1514) was a german writer, physician, and book collector. he is most remembered for his famous work \n liber chronicarum or \n nuremberg chronicle . he published some of the first printed views of many cities. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 3/8\" by 16\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio woodcut engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8447","title":{"en":"schedel, pub. 1493 - depictions of saints & apostles including petronilla, lazarus, & matthias / verso: depictions of saints & apostles including matthew, proccessus, martinian, james the less, simon the canaanite, and judas thaddeus"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36813/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections, paper repair, staining, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some separation at the fold out pages from this work due to the tighter binding process.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:34:52.724Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36813,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36814/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36814/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this important and historic engraving is from hartmann schedel \n liber chronicarum , more commonly known as the \n nuremberg chronicle . this is the first edition / printing of the work. it is the latin edition that was published 6 months prior to the german edition. both editions were limited to 2000 printings. it was published in nuremberg in 1493 by anton koberger for sebald schreyer and sebastian kammermeister. \n \n the work included numerous illustrations that were completed by michael wolgemut, wilhelm pleydenwurff, and members of their workshop. this very likely included the young albrecht d&uuml;rer as well. the work included maps and town views, but also chronicles historic information including the invention of the printing press, development of the game of chess, navigational voyages, and important constructions. \n \n hartmann schedel (1440-1514) was a german writer, physician, and book collector. he is most remembered for his famous work \n liber chronicarum or \n nuremberg chronicle . he published some of the first printed views of many cities. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 3/8\" by 16\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio woodcut engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8448","title":{"en":"schedel, pub. 1493 - the last judgement (ultima etas mundi)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36814/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There is some paper repai at he lower left edge.  There may be a few minor imperfections, paper repair, staining, offset, or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some separation at the fold out pages from this work due to the tighter binding process.  Text and image are printed to both sides of the page, so some bleed through may be expected, pictures of both sides are provided.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:36:06.558Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36814,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36815/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36815/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this sensational engraving is from william hamilton's \n campi phlegraei, ou observations sur les volcans des deux siciles. [phlegraean fields, or observations on the volcanoes of the two sicilies] . it is from the second or de luxe edition of the work published between 1798 and 1802 in paris by chez lamy, libraire, quai des augustins. \n \n the work detailed erupting volcanoes as well as volcanic rocks and landscapes. it was also the first time the view was taken that volcanoes are forces of creation not just destruction as observed by hamilton. text page when available will be included and is in french with many having the accompanying english translation. the majority of the illustrations from the work were after pietro fabris. hamilton described the images as \"executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves\" (part i, p. 6, philosophical transcations 1767). \n \n campi phlegraei is known as the \"flaming fields\". it is the area around mount vesuvius and naples which had seen frequent violent eruptions. more people began visiting this area as the excavation of pompeii and herculaneum were performed at the funding of king ferdinand i. the king frequented hamilton's home due to this fascination and that it was filled with hamilton's noted collection of art and antiquities. this peaked interest in volcanoes led to many travelers visiting his home, and it was noted that hamilton himself climbed vesuvius 58 times despite all the dangers it presented. in some of the images of this work, hamilton is seen in his red coat, and the artist fabris is in the blue one, both getting perilously close to the volcanic action. \n \n sir william hamilton was the british ambassador to naples from 1764 to 1800, during the city's golden age. an avid antiquarian, hamilton assembled one of the world's finest collections of greek and roman antiquities. in addition to his duties as ambassador, hamilton was also renowned as a knowledgeable guide and congenial host to the visiting english 'grand tourists'. with infectious enthusiasm he would extol the wonders of naples and the beauties of arts of the ancient world, inspiring in many of his aristocratic visitors a genuine love of the antique. this new-found enthusiasm found its expression in the new style of neo-classicism and in the collections of antiquities which found their way to many of the stately homes of england. \n \n hamilton developed an interest in volcanoes while living in naples. he became a member of the royal society in 1766 and submitted to them many detailed and technical observations of volcanic activity in naples and sicily. some of these illustrations were used to create engravings for \n campi phlegraei... the work included not only views of the volcanoes erupting, but rocks and landscapes. in particular details of the area as it was in 1760s and 1770s as witnessed by hamilton. \n \n \"running two villas, a country house at the foot of vesuvius and his main home in naples, the money hamilton received as envoy was insufficient to maintain ambassadorial hospitality and to feed his vast collecting appetite. briefly returning to london in 1772, he was compelled to sell much of his art collection to the british museum with a grant given to preserve it in the nation's interest. on the same visit, hamilton was elected a fellow of the royal society. having already begun correspondence about the increasingly violent vesuvius, upon his return to naples his attention was drawn to challenging commonly held assumptions about volcanic activity by documenting what he saw in its eruptions. the excavations of herculaneum and pompeii, along with stories of the effects of vesuvius' eruptions within living memory of naples' inhabitants, reinforced the view that the volcano was a purely destructive force. however, hamilton sought to show that in a broader time scale, volcanoes had been responsible for the mountainous landscape and rich, fertile soils that characterized the area. he identified that heat formed basaltic rocks and that the stratified appearance of the land - both in exposed rock faces and in the excavated roman towns - was due to a build up of layers of ash, lava and debris from vesuvius. \n \n \"hamilton wrote to the successive presidents of the royal society, sir john pringle and sir joseph banks, about his discoveries. the letters were read out at meetings; inviting interaction, they were accompanied by samples of rocks and soil. seeking to describe rather than theorize, hamilton published a book of observations on vesuvius in 1772; this text was accompanied by five illustrative plates and a map. but hamilton had ambitions towards creating a more definitive guide to the volcano, to be as aesthetically beautiful as it was intellectually stimulating. hoping that \"such a publication, executed with magnificence in the royal printing office, may perhaps, render every other account of the late eruption superfluous\", he aimed to show that lava could emerge from points other than the summit, that cones could collapse, and that the sulphuric gases that emerged from cracks in the ground were linked to volcanic activity. \n \n \"hamilton employed the anglo-neapolitan artist pietro fabris (fl.1756-1784), to create sketches in situ to illustrate the work. these were then reproduced in prints that were hand coloured individually by local artists by the application of gouache. the process was overseen at every stage by hamilton. the main text of the work reproduced his letters as they were communicated to the royal society, lending them a sense of authentication. \n \n \"the work was published in 1776 as \n campi phlegraei: observations on the volcanos of the two sicilies . a supplement was produced three years later describing the great eruption of vesuvius in august 1779. like the members of the royal society who had originally discussed hamilton's correspondence, its readers were invited to share in the experience of witnessing vesuvius erupting. this was primarily achieved by the outstanding illustrations that showed the eruptions from different vantage points and depicted various rock samples. the plates proved to be the book's defining feature, more popular than the text itself. landscape art was popular and many grand tourists commissioned paintings of their destinations as a way of commemorating their journey and proving themselves to be seasoned travellers...\" (ellen cole, university of glasgow online) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 1/2\" by 20 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8449","title":{"en":"hamilton & fabris -view of the hot spring called the pisciarelli issuing from a part of teh cone of the solfaterra"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36815/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":375,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:37:00.481Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36815,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36816/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36816/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this sensational engraving is from william hamilton's \n campi phlegraei, ou observations sur les volcans des deux siciles. [phlegraean fields, or observations on the volcanoes of the two sicilies] . it is from the second or de luxe edition of the work published between 1798 and 1802 in paris by chez lamy, libraire, quai des augustins. \n \n the work detailed erupting volcanoes as well as volcanic rocks and landscapes. it was also the first time the view was taken that volcanoes are forces of creation not just destruction as observed by hamilton. text page when available will be included and is in french with many having the accompanying english translation. the majority of the illustrations from the work were after pietro fabris. hamilton described the images as \"executed with such delicacy and perfection, as scarcely to be distinguished from the original drawings themselves\" (part i, p. 6, philosophical transcations 1767). \n \n campi phlegraei is known as the \"flaming fields\". it is the area around mount vesuvius and naples which had seen frequent violent eruptions. more people began visiting this area as the excavation of pompeii and herculaneum were performed at the funding of king ferdinand i. the king frequented hamilton's home due to this fascination and that it was filled with hamilton's noted collection of art and antiquities. this peaked interest in volcanoes led to many travelers visiting his home, and it was noted that hamilton himself climbed vesuvius 58 times despite all the dangers it presented. in some of the images of this work, hamilton is seen in his red coat, and the artist fabris is in the blue one, both getting perilously close to the volcanic action. \n \n sir william hamilton was the british ambassador to naples from 1764 to 1800, during the city's golden age. an avid antiquarian, hamilton assembled one of the world's finest collections of greek and roman antiquities. in addition to his duties as ambassador, hamilton was also renowned as a knowledgeable guide and congenial host to the visiting english 'grand tourists'. with infectious enthusiasm he would extol the wonders of naples and the beauties of arts of the ancient world, inspiring in many of his aristocratic visitors a genuine love of the antique. this new-found enthusiasm found its expression in the new style of neo-classicism and in the collections of antiquities which found their way to many of the stately homes of england. \n \n hamilton developed an interest in volcanoes while living in naples. he became a member of the royal society in 1766 and submitted to them many detailed and technical observations of volcanic activity in naples and sicily. some of these illustrations were used to create engravings for \n campi phlegraei... the work included not only views of the volcanoes erupting, but rocks and landscapes. in particular details of the area as it was in 1760s and 1770s as witnessed by hamilton. \n \n \"running two villas, a country house at the foot of vesuvius and his main home in naples, the money hamilton received as envoy was insufficient to maintain ambassadorial hospitality and to feed his vast collecting appetite. briefly returning to london in 1772, he was compelled to sell much of his art collection to the british museum with a grant given to preserve it in the nation's interest. on the same visit, hamilton was elected a fellow of the royal society. having already begun correspondence about the increasingly violent vesuvius, upon his return to naples his attention was drawn to challenging commonly held assumptions about volcanic activity by documenting what he saw in its eruptions. the excavations of herculaneum and pompeii, along with stories of the effects of vesuvius' eruptions within living memory of naples' inhabitants, reinforced the view that the volcano was a purely destructive force. however, hamilton sought to show that in a broader time scale, volcanoes had been responsible for the mountainous landscape and rich, fertile soils that characterized the area. he identified that heat formed basaltic rocks and that the stratified appearance of the land - both in exposed rock faces and in the excavated roman towns - was due to a build up of layers of ash, lava and debris from vesuvius. \n \n \"hamilton wrote to the successive presidents of the royal society, sir john pringle and sir joseph banks, about his discoveries. the letters were read out at meetings; inviting interaction, they were accompanied by samples of rocks and soil. seeking to describe rather than theorize, hamilton published a book of observations on vesuvius in 1772; this text was accompanied by five illustrative plates and a map. but hamilton had ambitions towards creating a more definitive guide to the volcano, to be as aesthetically beautiful as it was intellectually stimulating. hoping that \"such a publication, executed with magnificence in the royal printing office, may perhaps, render every other account of the late eruption superfluous\", he aimed to show that lava could emerge from points other than the summit, that cones could collapse, and that the sulphuric gases that emerged from cracks in the ground were linked to volcanic activity. \n \n \"hamilton employed the anglo-neapolitan artist pietro fabris (fl.1756-1784), to create sketches in situ to illustrate the work. these were then reproduced in prints that were hand coloured individually by local artists by the application of gouache. the process was overseen at every stage by hamilton. the main text of the work reproduced his letters as they were communicated to the royal society, lending them a sense of authentication. \n \n \"the work was published in 1776 as \n campi phlegraei: observations on the volcanos of the two sicilies . a supplement was produced three years later describing the great eruption of vesuvius in august 1779. like the members of the royal society who had originally discussed hamilton's correspondence, its readers were invited to share in the experience of witnessing vesuvius erupting. this was primarily achieved by the outstanding illustrations that showed the eruptions from different vantage points and depicted various rock samples. the plates proved to be the book's defining feature, more popular than the text itself. landscape art was popular and many grand tourists commissioned paintings of their destinations as a way of commemorating their journey and proving themselves to be seasoned travellers...\" (ellen cole, university of glasgow online) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 1/2\" by 20 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8450","title":{"en":"hamilton & fabris - a bird's eye view from the convent of the camaldoli"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36816/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:37:24.058Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36816,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36817/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this hand-colored engraving is from johann heinrich wilhelm tischbein after sir william hamilton's collection of vases. the full title reads \n recueil de gravures d'apr&egrave;s les vases antiques or \n collection of engravings from ancient vases... the work was published in naples in 1791. \n \n this is tischbein's famous work on sir william hamilton's second and greatest collection of antique vases. his first had been sold to the british museum in 1772, the second nearly did not make it to britain (about a third were lost in a shipwreck), but the collection was eventually brought by thomas hope, one of the great champions of the neo-classical style. the present image is both a technically brilliant record of a priceless object and a highly-pleasing graphic image that has as much appeal today as when it was produced in florence two hundred years ago. \n \n sir william hamilton was the british ambassador to naples from 1764 to 1800, during the city's golden age. an avid antiquarian, hamilton assembled one of the world's finest collections of greek and roman antiquities. in addition to his duties as ambassador, hamilton was also renowned as a knowledgeable guide and congenial host to the visiting english 'grand tourists'. with infectious enthusiasm he would extol the wonders of naples and the beauties of arts of the ancient world, inspiring in many of his aristocratic visitors a genuine love of the antique. this new-found enthusiasm found its expression in the new style of neo-classicism and in the collections of antiquites which found their way to many of the stately homes of england. \n \n \n paper size: paper size ~ 14 1/2\" by 19 1/2\"; image size varies \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with old hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8451","title":{"en":"hamilton, folio - 6 engravings of a painting from a grecian vase"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36817/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":210,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:37:54.705Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36817,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36818/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36818/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this outstanding folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n le antichita romane . the work was published in rome by stamperia salomoni circa 1780. \n \n the work depicted archaeological sites, sepulchral monuments, reconstructions of engineering feats, ancient bridges, baths and other structures. piranesi's etchings exhibit remarkable technical skill, historic accuracy, and artistic vision. \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n \"no other author before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127). \n le antichita romane cemented piranesi's reputation as \"the foremost artistic proponent of roman architecture\" (robison, piranesi, 1986, p.11 \n \n provenance: marcel bernard, architect in montpellier \n \n \n paper size: ~ 28\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio etching"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8452","title":{"en":"piranesi, folio - sepolero di l. arrunzio"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36818/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally the lines from the engraving will create a color effect in the pictures, there is no color to the plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:38:40.413Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36818,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36819/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36819/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this outstanding folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n le antichita romane . the work was published in rome by stamperia salomoni circa 1780. \n \n the work depicted archaeological sites, sepulchral monuments, reconstructions of engineering feats, ancient bridges, baths and other structures. piranesi's etchings exhibit remarkable technical skill, historic accuracy, and artistic vision. \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n \"no other author before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127). \n le antichita romane cemented piranesi's reputation as \"the foremost artistic proponent of roman architecture\" (robison, piranesi, 1986, p.11 \n \n provenance: marcel bernard, architect in montpellier \n \n \n paper size: ~ 28\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: folio etching"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8453","title":{"en":"piranesi, folio - sepolero anonimo nella vigna casale"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36819/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Occasionally the lines from the engraving will create a color effect in the pictures, there is no color to the plates.  There are a few extremely small insect holes at the edges.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:39:40.927Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36819,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36820/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this richly detailed map of naples and the crater of mount vesuvius is from p. gualtier and entitled \n cratere maritimo, o parte del golfo di napoli first published in 1754. it was part of ottavio antonio bayardi's \n le antichita di ercolano esposte . the work was published in naples by regia stamperia between 1755 and 1792. \n \n this engraving is from the first edition of the important work that illustrated the inventorying of excavated sites of herculaneum, pompeii and stabiae. the work was never intended for sale, but rather gifted to the royal family of naples and dignitaries. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 26 5/8\" by 18\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"8454","title":{"en":"bayardi after gualtier - map of naples, italy"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36820/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:40:06.067Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":36820,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36821/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this originally hand-colored engraving is from henri abraham chatelain's \n atlas historique . the work was published by the author in amsterdam between 1718 and 1720. \n \n the text was compiled by gueudeville & garillon. the maps were completed by chatelain with some influenced by guillaume de l'isle's work. \n \n the work was published in several editions with the second edition the first to include additional maps not found in the first including a map of the world, americas, europe, asia, and africa. these engravings come from mixed editions. those from volumes 5 to 7 are first edition. the engravings from volumes 1 to 4 are from early ediitons. \n \n \n atlas historique was a highly ambitious and groundbreaking work covering genealogy, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and chronology. it was intended for the general public and the increased fascination with the recently conquered colonies and the new discoveries. chatelain's maps are an outstanding example of the golden age of french mapmaking. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 19 1/2\" by 17 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with original hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"8455","title":{"en":"chatelain - map of prussia, brandebourg"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36821/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to excellent condition overall.  There can be occasional offset, toning, or some separation to fold out plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:40:56.543Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":36821,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36822/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this originally hand-colored engraving is from henri abraham chatelain's \n atlas historique . the work was published by the author in amsterdam between 1718 and 1720. \n \n the text was compiled by gueudeville & garillon. the maps were completed by chatelain with some influenced by guillaume de l'isle's work. \n \n the work was published in several editions with the second edition the first to include additional maps not found in the first including a map of the world, americas, europe, asia, and africa. these engravings come from mixed editions. those from volumes 5 to 7 are first edition. the engravings from volumes 1 to 4 are from early ediitons. \n \n \n atlas historique was a highly ambitious and groundbreaking work covering genealogy, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and chronology. it was intended for the general public and the increased fascination with the recently conquered colonies and the new discoveries. chatelain's maps are an outstanding example of the golden age of french mapmaking. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 25 1/2\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with original hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"8456","title":{"en":"chatelain - map of hungary"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36822/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to excellent condition overall.  There can be occasional offset, toning, or some separation to fold out plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:41:23.282Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":36822,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36823/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36823/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36823/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n chart of the nile & views of egypt \n views of pyramids & sphinx, egypt \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this originally hand-colored engraving is from henri abraham chatelain's \n atlas historique . the work was published by the author in amsterdam between 1718 and 1720. \n \n the text was compiled by gueudeville & garillon. the maps were completed by chatelain with some influenced by guillaume de l'isle's work. \n \n the work was published in several editions with the second edition the first to include additional maps not found in the first including a map of the world, americas, europe, asia, and africa. these engravings come from mixed editions. those from volumes 5 to 7 are first edition. the engravings from volumes 1 to 4 are from early ediitons. \n \n \n atlas historique was a highly ambitious and groundbreaking work covering genealogy, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and chronology. it was intended for the general public and the increased fascination with the recently conquered colonies and the new discoveries. chatelain's maps are an outstanding example of the golden age of french mapmaking. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 19 1/2\" by 17 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with original hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8457","title":{"en":"chatelain - pair of engravings of views in egypt"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36823/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to excellent condition overall.  There can be occasional offset, toning, or some separation to fold out plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:41:56.453Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36823,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36824/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this originally hand-colored engraving is from henri abraham chatelain's \n atlas historique . the work was published by the author in amsterdam between 1718 and 1720. \n \n the text was compiled by gueudeville & garillon. the maps were completed by chatelain with some influenced by guillaume de l'isle's work. \n \n the work was published in several editions with the second edition the first to include additional maps not found in the first including a map of the world, americas, europe, asia, and africa. these engravings come from mixed editions. those from volumes 5 to 7 are first edition. the engravings from volumes 1 to 4 are from early ediitons. \n \n \n atlas historique was a highly ambitious and groundbreaking work covering genealogy, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and chronology. it was intended for the general public and the increased fascination with the recently conquered colonies and the new discoveries. chatelain's maps are an outstanding example of the golden age of french mapmaking. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 19 1/2\" by 17 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with original hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"8458","title":{"en":"chatelain - views of the vatican, conclave, st. peter's basilica, rome"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36824/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to excellent condition overall.  There can be occasional offset, toning, or some separation to fold out plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:42:44.284Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":36824,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36825/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this originally hand-colored engraving is from henri abraham chatelain's \n atlas historique . the work was published by the author in amsterdam between 1718 and 1720. \n \n the text was compiled by gueudeville & garillon. the maps were completed by chatelain with some influenced by guillaume de l'isle's work. \n \n the work was published in several editions with the second edition the first to include additional maps not found in the first including a map of the world, americas, europe, asia, and africa. these engravings come from mixed editions. those from volumes 5 to 7 are first edition. the engravings from volumes 1 to 4 are from early ediitons. \n \n \n atlas historique was a highly ambitious and groundbreaking work covering genealogy, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and chronology. it was intended for the general public and the increased fascination with the recently conquered colonies and the new discoveries. chatelain's maps are an outstanding example of the golden age of french mapmaking. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 19 1/2\" by 17 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with original hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"8459","title":{"en":"chatelain - map of the americas and insets of the government of america"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36825/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to excellent condition overall.  There can be occasional offset, toning, or some separation to fold out plates.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:43:24.080Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $600","currency":"USD","id":36825,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36826/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable engraving is from francois valentijn's \n oud en nieuw oost indien . the work was published between 1724 and 1726 in dordrecht, netherlands. the work described the history of the dutch east india company and the countries of the far east including australia, ceylon, india, china, and japan. \n \n francois valentijn (1666-1777) was a dutch minister and naturalist. he was employed as a minister of the east indies at 19, and befriended another naturalist georg eberhard rumpf (rumphius). he also served as an army champlain on an expedition in easter java. he then returned to holland and completed this work. \n \n the work is still considered was \"the most comprehensive work on asia published in europe during the early colonial period\" (landwehr). \"the first book to give a comprehensive account in text and illustration, of the peoples, places, and natural history of indonesia\" (bastin & brommer). \n \n \n oud en nieuw oost indien featured numerous illustrations of flora, fauna, native life, exploration, and important maps and charts. some of the best dutch artists of the period contributed to the work including f. ottens, j.c. philips, j. goeree, g. schoute and j. lamsvelt and m. balen. the shells and sea life were based on georg eberhard rumpf's work. valentijn's more fanciful fish illustrations owe to the influence of louis renard. \n \n the dutch east india company (or v.o.c. - verenigde oost-indische compagnie) guarded their maps and geographic information during most of their dominance in the spice trade. they usually prohibited any former employees from publishing anything about the region, thus it is very fortunate valentijn's work was published at all, and that it gave us such a detailed account of this period in time. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 24 1/2\" by 13 7/8\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8460","title":{"en":"valentijn - view of spice island banda neira with fort nassau, indonesia"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36826/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in generally very good to excellent condition.  Due to age, some of the engravings may exhibit handling or minor marks to be expected with age.  There may be some light offset on fold out plates due to the nature of the engraving.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":210,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:45:09.227Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36826,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36827/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary, originally hand-colored map is from the exceedingly rare atlas from johannes and gerard van keulen entitled \n de groote nieuwe vermeerderde zee-atlas ofte water-waerld. vertoonende in zig alle de zee-kusten des aardryks. bestaande in zeer nette kaarten, zo platte als wassende graden: waar in ontdekt zyn alle baayen, reeden, klippen, droogtens, dieptens, anker-plaatzen, en alle strekkingen en opdoeningen van landen: ook haar lengten en polus hoogten, &c. dienende tot opbouwinge en voortplantinge der scheepvaart, uit nieuwe opgevingen van schippers, stuurlieden en liefhebbers der zeevaart. te zamen vergaadert en in \u2018t ligt gebragt, door gerard van keulen, &c. the work was published in amsterdam by gerard van keulen in 1708 (but 1709). [the dutch letterpress title is dated 1708 and contains the address of gerard van keulen, while the general allegorical title and 5 allegorical divisional titles are all dated 1709 and show the address of johannes van keulen. a further letterpress title in french is dated 1709 and has the address of gerard van keulen.] \n \n johannes van keulen (1654-1711) was a dutch publisher. he was said to have produced \u201cthe largest and finest marine atlases in holland.\u201d (koeman) he received a privelege from the states general of holland and west friesland in order to printe maritame atlases and shipping guides. the privilege was to protect his printed material from illegal reproduction. he named his printing firm, in de gekroonde lootsman, which grew to be one of the most successful amsterdam publishing firms. he collaborated with other cartographers including claes janszoon vooght and johannes van luyken. \n \n keulen's first atlas, entitled \n zee atlas , contained only 40 charts. by 1695 his atlas would have 160 charts. his son, gerard, took over publication in 1704 and expanded the atlas to 185 charts by 1709. \n \n gerard van keulen (1678-1727) was a skilled engraver, mathematician, and chart-maker. he was appointed hydrographer to the dutch east india company in 1714. the van keulen publishing firm operated continuously from 1678 to 1885 with three generations of the family active in the firm. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 25\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8461","title":{"en":"van keulen, rare - chart of the north coast of moscow (barents sea)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36827/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, some slight damage or loss to a small number of plates and charts, occasional creases, short tears and stains.  Generally considered excellent condition for the age.  There is slight wear to extremities, remains of ties to the cover / binding.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.357Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36827,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36828/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary, originally hand-colored map is from the exceedingly rare atlas from johannes and gerard van keulen entitled \n de groote nieuwe vermeerderde zee-atlas ofte water-waerld. vertoonende in zig alle de zee-kusten des aardryks. bestaande in zeer nette kaarten, zo platte als wassende graden: waar in ontdekt zyn alle baayen, reeden, klippen, droogtens, dieptens, anker-plaatzen, en alle strekkingen en opdoeningen van landen: ook haar lengten en polus hoogten, &c. dienende tot opbouwinge en voortplantinge der scheepvaart, uit nieuwe opgevingen van schippers, stuurlieden en liefhebbers der zeevaart. te zamen vergaadert en in \u2018t ligt gebragt, door gerard van keulen, &c. the work was published in amsterdam by gerard van keulen in 1708 (but 1709). [the dutch letterpress title is dated 1708 and contains the address of gerard van keulen, while the general allegorical title and 5 allegorical divisional titles are all dated 1709 and show the address of johannes van keulen. a further letterpress title in french is dated 1709 and has the address of gerard van keulen.] \n \n johannes van keulen (1654-1711) was a dutch publisher. he was said to have produced \u201cthe largest and finest marine atlases in holland.\u201d (koeman) he received a privelege from the states general of holland and west friesland in order to printe maritame atlases and shipping guides. the privilege was to protect his printed material from illegal reproduction. he named his printing firm, in de gekroonde lootsman, which grew to be one of the most successful amsterdam publishing firms. he collaborated with other cartographers including claes janszoon vooght and johannes van luyken. \n \n keulen's first atlas, entitled \n zee atlas , contained only 40 charts. by 1695 his atlas would have 160 charts. his son, gerard, took over publication in 1704 and expanded the atlas to 185 charts by 1709. \n \n gerard van keulen (1678-1727) was a skilled engraver, mathematician, and chart-maker. he was appointed hydrographer to the dutch east india company in 1714. the van keulen publishing firm operated continuously from 1678 to 1885 with three generations of the family active in the firm. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 25\" by 21\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8462","title":{"en":"van keulen, rare - chart of the sea between norway and denmark (west coast of jutland)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36828/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, some slight damage or loss to a small number of plates and charts, occasional creases, short tears and stains.  Generally considered excellent condition for the age.  There is slight wear to extremities, remains of ties to the cover / binding.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:46:01.218Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36828,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36829/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36829/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning folio map is from the rare german edition abraham ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum or \n theatrum oder schawbuch des erdtkreijs . the work was published in 1584 in antwerp by plantin. \n \n the maps have been described as \"the most outstanding engravings depicting the wide-spread interest in classical geography in the 16th century.\" (van der krogt) the beautiful maps feature renaissance-style cartouches and decorative work including vessels, sea and mythological monsters, birds, medallions, et al. noted art historian, james a. welu, comments on \"their richness of ornamentation, [they are] a combination of science and art that has rarely been surpassed in the history of mapmaking... ortelius's \n theatrum is known for its numerous decorative cartouches, which undoubtedly added to the atlas's long popularity.\" (art and cartography, pp. 145-146) \n \n \n theatrum orbis terrarum is widely recognized as the first modern atlas which shaped the future of cartography throughout the 17th century. it utilized text and maps to fully explore the known world. \"the publication of this atlas [ \n theatrum , 1570] marked an epoch in the history of cartography. it was the first uniformly sized, systematic collection of maps of the countries of the world based only on contemporary knowledge and in that sense may be called the first modern atlas.\" (tooley) frans hogenberg also worked on the publication of this atlas. \"the characteristic feature of the \n theatrum is that it consists of two elements forming a unitary whole: text and maps ... it was the first undertaking of its kind to reduce the best available maps to a uniform format.\" (koeman ort. 16a & 18) \n \n abraham ortelius (1527-1598) was one of the most influential cartographers of the 16th century. he was born in antwerp, belgium but traveled throughout europe where he eventually met mercator. ortelius became one of the most important cartographers in history. his largest accomplishment was certainly his atlas entitled theatrum orbis terrarum. he was also appointed royal cartographer to king philip ii of spain. \n \n provenance: cover denoted matys boode, 1587 \n \n \n paper size: ~ 21 3/4\" by 16 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8463","title":{"en":"ortelius, pub. 1584 - map of perugia, italy"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36829/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be some faint offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.363Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36829,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36830/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36830/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"the information on this listing has been corrected. if you have already placed a bid and wish to retract after auction, please reach out directly.<br><br>this exceptional folio map is from gerard mercator's <em>atlas sive cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricati figura<\/em> the atlas was published in amsterdam in 1630 by henricus hondius. each map features latin text to verso. mercator's <em>atlas<\/em> was the first true \u201catlas\u201d, a word chosen by mercator himself to refer to a collection of maps which would be adopted by all later geographers.<br><br>gerard mercator (1512-1594) is one of the most famous cartographers. he created the mercator projection for maps which had all parallels and meridians drawn at right angles to each other. this proved exceptionally useful to sailors allowing them to much more easily navigate. mercator also introduced the term of \"atlas\", first used to describe his collection of maps gathered into one volume. mercator is certainly best known for his maps and projections. mercator was one the greatest names in early cartography, with his friend, abraham ortelius, describing mercator as being the \u201ccontemporary ptolemy\u201d.<br><br>\u201ccontrary to the maps in abraham ortelius\u2019s <em>theatrum orbis terrarium<\/em>, antwerp 1570, mercator\u2019s maps are original. abraham ortelius did what most of the atlas-makers of our time are engaged in: the reduction and generalisation of already existing maps. gerard mercator, with his sense of scientific word (which should be original and new) checked the current knowledge of the configuration of the earth\u2019s topography against its fundamental sources and drew new maps in his original conception. this method of map-making took more time than it would have by mere copying. but he had not the intention to compete with ortelius\u2019s best-selling atlas.\u201d (koeman)<br><br>henricus hondius (1597-1651) was a dutch engraver and mapmaker. he learned his trade from his father, jodocus hondius, an engraver and geographer. he was involved with the republishing of mercator's atlas as well. henricus worked closed with his brother, jodocus the younger, and took over their father's engraving business. he would later start his own shop in 1621 where he would eventually partner with jan janssonius and continued publishing mercator's work where it would eventually be referred to as the mercator-hondius-janssonius atlas.<br><br>provenance: philipp wilhelm of neuburg (1615-1690), elector palatine to the jesuit college in d&uuml;sseldorf on march 1, 1636. philipp wilhelm received a jesuit-influenced education and spent considerable time in d&uuml;sseldorf as a child (ex dono on title). \n \n  \n  \n  \n  paper size: ~ 18 1/2\" by 22 3/4\" (fold out) \n  \n  \n  paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8464","title":{"en":"mercator & hondius, pub. 1630 - map of sicily ** corrected listing"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36830/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be some faint offset due to the fold out nature of the plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:46:58.438Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36830,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36831/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36831/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning folio map is from the rare german edition abraham ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum or \n theatrum oder schawbuch des erdtkreijs . the work was published in 1584 in antwerp by plantin. \n \n the maps have been described as \"the most outstanding engravings depicting the wide-spread interest in classical geography in the 16th century.\" (van der krogt) the beautiful maps feature renaissance-style cartouches and decorative work including vessels, sea and mythological monsters, birds, medallions, et al. noted art historian, james a. welu, comments on \"their richness of ornamentation, [they are] a combination of science and art that has rarely been surpassed in the history of mapmaking... ortelius's \n theatrum is known for its numerous decorative cartouches, which undoubtedly added to the atlas's long popularity.\" (art and cartography, pp. 145-146) \n \n \n theatrum orbis terrarum is widely recognized as the first modern atlas which shaped the future of cartography throughout the 17th century. it utilized text and maps to fully explore the known world. \"the publication of this atlas [ \n theatrum , 1570] marked an epoch in the history of cartography. it was the first uniformly sized, systematic collection of maps of the countries of the world based only on contemporary knowledge and in that sense may be called the first modern atlas.\" (tooley) frans hogenberg also worked on the publication of this atlas. \"the characteristic feature of the \n theatrum is that it consists of two elements forming a unitary whole: text and maps ... it was the first undertaking of its kind to reduce the best available maps to a uniform format.\" (koeman ort. 16a & 18) \n \n abraham ortelius (1527-1598) was one of the most influential cartographers of the 16th century. he was born in antwerp, belgium but traveled throughout europe where he eventually met mercator. ortelius became one of the most important cartographers in history. his largest accomplishment was certainly his atlas entitled theatrum orbis terrarum. he was also appointed royal cartographer to king philip ii of spain. \n \n provenance: cover denoted matys boode, 1587 \n \n \n paper size: ~ 22 1/4\" by 16 3/8\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8465","title":{"en":"ortelius, pub. 1580 - map of cyprus"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36831/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There are a couple chips at the right edge.  There may be some faint offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:47:27.711Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36831,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36832/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36832/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this historic map is from a composite atlas. it is from willem janszoon blaeu & joan (johannes) blaeu and published in amsterdam between the 1640s and 1660s. \n \n willem janszoon blaeu (1571-1638), jan\u2019s father, founded the famous blaeu cartographic firm in amsterdam. he studied astronomy and science under tycho brahe. he established a globe and instrument making business in 1599 which soon expanded into cartography publishing. it became one of the most important publishing firms in the world that was also later run by his sons cornelis and jan. their maps are noted for their fine engraving process, coloring, and design and are often referred to as \u201cthe highest expression of dutch cartographical art.\u201d he also served as the official cartagropher for the dutch east india company in 1630. \n \n joan (johannes) blaeu (1596-1673) began the publication of the nuevo atlas in 1659 and would eventually change the title to atlas mayor. it was to be his most famous atlas, and was meant to include up to 13 volumes, but only 10 volumes were ever completed as his printing house was destroyed by fire. he was also noted for the publication of the atlas theatrum orbis terrarum. \n \n provenance: coat-of-arms bookplate of the austrian-bohemian noble family von harrach \n \n \n paper size: ~ 29 1/2\" by 19\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8466","title":{"en":"blaeu - coastal map of dunkirk (dunkerque), france"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36832/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There is some faint toning of the paper from age.  There may be some faint offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:48:00.492Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36832,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36833/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36833/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable, originally hand-colored engraving is from willem janszoon and joan blaeu's \n toonel des aerdrycks ofte nieuwe atlas, dat is beschryving van alle landen... the dutch edition of \n theatrum orbis terrarum . the work was published in amsterdam by joan blaeu between 1642 and 1655 (1661). \n \n the dutch edition of blaeu\u2019s theatrum orbis terrarum is the most complicated of the editions of this atlas. the text was reset at least four times, and the general title page shows many different dates from 1642 to 1661. however, the resetting of the text and the change of the date on the title page were not at the same time. (van der krogt) \n \n willem janszoon blaeu (1571-1638), jan's father, founded the famous blaeu cartographic firm in amsterdam. he studied astronomy and science under tycho brahe. he established a globe and instrument making business in 1599 which soon expanded into cartography publishing. it became one of the most important publishing firms in the world that was also later run by his sons cornelis and jan. their maps are noted for their fine engraving process, coloring, and design and are often referred to as \"the highest expression of dutch cartographical art.\" he also served as the official cartagropher for the dutch east india company in 1630. \n \n joan (johannes) blaeu (1596-1673) began the publication of the nuevo atlas in 1659 and would eventually change the title to atlas mayor. it was to be his most famous atlas, and was meant to include up to 13 volumes, but only 10 volumes were ever completed as his printing house was destroyed by fire. he was also noted for the publication of the atlas \n theatrum orbis terrarum . \n \n \n paper size: ~ 21 1/2\" by 18 7/8\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8467","title":{"en":"blaeu, pub. 1642 - map of the duchy of holstein"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36833/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The maps from the work are in generally very good to excellent condition overall.  Due to age, some of the maps may exhibit handling or minor marks to be expected with age.  There may be a few minor old restorations.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.368Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36833,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36834/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36834/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this handsome, originally hand-colored map is from jan jansson's \n novus atlas, das ist, welt-beschreibung mit schonen newen aubfuhrlichen taffeln inhaltende die konigreiche und lander des gantzen erdreichs . this is the german edition of the work which was published in amsterdam in 1656 by the author and henricus hondius. hondius & jansson were prominent cartographers at the height of the golden age of dutch cartography. \n \n jan janssonius (also known as johann or jan jansson or janszoon) (1588-1664) was part of an important family of dutch publishers, printers, and booksellers. they were responsible for many important publications. jan jansson was a noted geographer in his own right. he married the daughter of another prominent mapmaker, jodocus hondius, and also worked with her brothers henricus & jodocus ii. \n \n henricus hondius (1597-1651) & jodocus hondius (1593-1629) were dutch engravers and mapmakers. they learned the trade from their father, jodocus hondius, an engraver and geographer. he was involved with the republishing of mercator's atlas as well. the brothers worked closely together and took over their father's engraving business. he would later start his own shop in 1621 where he would eventually partner with jan janssonius and continued publishing mercator's work where it would eventually be referred to as the mercator-hondius-janssonius atlas. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 23 1/4\" by 19 1/4\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8468","title":{"en":"jansson & hondius, pub. 1656 - map of pomerania"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36834/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in overall fair to very good condition.  There is some separation of the paper at the lower fold.  The work is prone to some image and text offfset, but in our opinion still present quite nicely showing signs of age.  There may be some archival repairs to edges or fold.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.372Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36834,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36835/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36835/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this handsome, originally hand-colored map is from jan jansson's \n novus atlas, das ist, welt-beschreibung mit schonen newen aubfuhrlichen taffeln inhaltende die konigreiche und lander des gantzen erdreichs . this is the german edition of the work which was published in amsterdam in 1656 by the author and henricus hondius. hondius & jansson were prominent cartographers at the height of the golden age of dutch cartography. \n \n jan janssonius (also known as johann or jan jansson or janszoon) (1588-1664) was part of an important family of dutch publishers, printers, and booksellers. they were responsible for many important publications. jan jansson was a noted geographer in his own right. he married the daughter of another prominent mapmaker, jodocus hondius, and also worked with her brothers henricus & jodocus ii. \n \n henricus hondius (1597-1651) & jodocus hondius (1593-1629) were dutch engravers and mapmakers. they learned the trade from their father, jodocus hondius, an engraver and geographer. he was involved with the republishing of mercator's atlas as well. the brothers worked closely together and took over their father's engraving business. he would later start his own shop in 1621 where he would eventually partner with jan janssonius and continued publishing mercator's work where it would eventually be referred to as the mercator-hondius-janssonius atlas. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 23 1/4\" by 19 1/4\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8469","title":{"en":"jansson & hondius, pub. 1656 - map of moscow, russia"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36835/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in overall fair to very good condition.  There is some separation of the paper at the lower fold.  The work is prone to some image and text offfset, but in our opinion still present quite nicely showing signs of age.  There may be some archival repairs to edges or fold.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:49:07.472Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36835,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36836/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36836/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36836/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36836/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36836/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36836/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36836/007/007.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this handsome, originally hand-colored map is from jan jansson's \n novus atlas, das ist, welt-beschreibung mit schonen newen aubfuhrlichen taffeln inhaltende die konigreiche und lander des gantzen erdreichs . this is the german edition of the work which was published in amsterdam in 1656 by the author and henricus hondius. hondius & jansson were prominent cartographers at the height of the golden age of dutch cartography. \n \n jan janssonius (also known as johann or jan jansson or janszoon) (1588-1664) was part of an important family of dutch publishers, printers, and booksellers. they were responsible for many important publications. jan jansson was a noted geographer in his own right. he married the daughter of another prominent mapmaker, jodocus hondius, and also worked with her brothers henricus & jodocus ii. \n \n henricus hondius (1597-1651) & jodocus hondius (1593-1629) were dutch engravers and mapmakers. they learned the trade from their father, jodocus hondius, an engraver and geographer. he was involved with the republishing of mercator's atlas as well. the brothers worked closely together and took over their father's engraving business. he would later start his own shop in 1621 where he would eventually partner with jan janssonius and continued publishing mercator's work where it would eventually be referred to as the mercator-hondius-janssonius atlas. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 23 1/4\" by 19 5/8\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":12000,"lotNumber":"8470","title":{"en":"jansson & hondius, pub. 1656 - map of the world (nova totius terrarum orbis gerographica ac hydrographica tabula. auct. henr: hondio)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36836/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition. The work is prone to some image and text offfset, but in our opinion still present quite nicely showing signs of age. There may be some archival repairs to edges or fold. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":5650,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:50:53.145Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$8,000 - $12,000","currency":"USD","id":36836,"estimateMin":8000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36837/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36837/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"full title: \n \n plan of amelia island in east florida [and] a chart of the entrance into st. mary\u2019s river taken by capt. w. fuller in november 1769 [and] a chart of the mouth of nassau river and the soundings on it taken at low water by captn. w. fuller) \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this rare, historic map is thomas jefferys's \n plan of amelia island in east florida [and] a chart of the entrance into st. mary's river taken by capt. w. fuller in november 1769 [and] a chart of the mouth of nassau river and the soundings on it taken at low water by captn. w. fuller. the map was published in london in 1770 by thomas jefferys. \n \n thomas jefferys was an important cartographer of the early american landscape. his map incorporated the surveys conducted by sea captain, william fuller. it is also derived from william gerard de brahm's important early map of south carolina and georgia created in 1757. the map was created when east florida became a british colony that was ceded by spain at the end of the seven years war in 1763. the map shows sea charts of amelia island in northeastern florida. \n \n thomas jefferys (1719-1771) was a leading english cartographer. he produced some of the most significant maps of the english / american colonies. he was the appointed geographer to the prince of wales and eventually to the king (1761). his official appointments granted him access to some of the very best surveys and were often considered \"official work\" for england. robert sayer and john bennett were jefferys successors and compiled this 1776 edition of the american atlas. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 22\" by 26 1/8\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with original outline & wash color"},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"8471","title":{"en":"jefferys - important early map of ne florida (plan of amelia island in east florida...)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36837/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:51:34.531Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $8,000","currency":"USD","id":36837,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":130,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36838/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36838/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this significant, historic engraving is from theodor de bry & jacques le moyne's \n brevis narratio eorum quae in florida americae provi[n]cia gallis acciderunt ... quae est seconda pars americae . it is the second part or volume of \n grands voyages which is considered one of the most remarkable collections of voyages published in the age of discovery. the work was published in frankfurt by theodor de bry. the work began publishing in 1590 with this volume printed in 1591. \n \n this is from one of the most important volumes published on early north america. it included jacques le moyne de morgues's illustrations of native americans. the work described the earliest french settlements that would become the united states. the illustrations were after watercolors drawn first hand in the new world by le moyne on the mid-1560s expedition led by jean ribault and ren&eacute; goulaine de laudonni&egrave;re. his illustrations of the florida indians are some of the most important visual records of american indians and their culture before the 19th century. \n \n theodor de bry (1528-1598) was a prominent flemish engraver and publisher. he came from a family of jewelers and engravers, and faced persecution for his lutheran faith during the spanish inquisition. de bry would be most known for his engravings of the new world from \n grands voyages , a work which would reach 30 volumes in scope. he was inspired to create this work after meeting richard hakluyt in 1587, who had published his own collection of voyages. \n \n de bry's landmark work depicted the early voyages and settlements in the americas. his work greatly influenced the european view of the americas for a long period of time. de bry's prints provide an important contemporary view of european conquest and settlement in early america. the images depict native customs, culture and warfare, and episodes in the history of european contact with these natives and their world. as michael alexander said, de bry's work \"brought to the european public the first realistic visualization of the exotic world opened up across the atlantic by the explorers, conquerors and settlers.\" (discovering the new world, p. 7) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 8 3/4\" by 13\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"8472","title":{"en":"de bry - florida - manner in which their hermaphrodites are employed (stretchers)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36838/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There is very light toning of the paper.  There can be some occasional wear or closed tears to edges of the paper in this work.  Some of the image / plates from the work are printed to the edge or slightly trimmed.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There is very light toning of the paper.  There can be some occasional wear or closed tears to edges of the paper in this work.  Some of the image / plates from the work are printed to the edge or slightly trimmed.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There is very light toning of the paper.  There can be some occasional wear or closed tears to edges of the paper in this work.  Some of the image / plates from the work are printed to the edge or slightly trimmed.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There is very light toning of the paper.  There can be some occasional wear or closed tears to edges of the paper in this work.  Some of the image / plates from the work are printed to the edge or slightly trimmed.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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There may be some faint general wear or toning and a few minor imperfections to be expected with age and size.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:57:12.336Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36846,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36847/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36847/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"george catlin\u2019s \n north american indian portfolio features stunning lithographs which capture native american history. field describes the lithographs as \u201cbeautiful scenes in indian life [that] are probably the most truthful ever presented to the public.\u201d the full title reads \n north american indian portfolio. hunting scenes and amusements of the rocky mountains and prairies of america. from drawings and notes of the author, made during eight years travel amongst forty-eight of the wildest and most remote tribes of savages in north america . \n \n this folio lithograph was published in london in 1875 for george catlin by chatto & windus. the lithographs were printed by day & haghe from a selection of the greatest images from catlin\u2019s travels. this image was drawn on stone by john mcgahey. \n \n george catlin\u2019s \n portfolio marks a noteworthy moment in american history. catlin traveled extensively chronicling the lives and culture of indians across america. he created nearly 500 paintings of which some were used to make prints for this momentous work. catlin described his need to do this work in that \u201cthe history and customs of such a people, preserved by pictorial illustrations, are themes worthy of the lifetime of one man, and nothing short of the loss of my life shall prevent me from visiting their country and becoming their historian.\u201d original images of native americans are uncommon from the 19th century, and catlin\u2019s are among the most detailed and impressive. \n \n catlin summarized the native american as \"an honest, hospitable, faithful, brave, warlike, cruel, revengeful, relentless, -- yet honourable, contemplative and religious being.\" in a famous passage from the preface of his north american indian portfolio, catlin describes how the sight of several tribal chiefs in philadelphia led to his resolution to record their way of life: \"the history and customs of such a people, preserved by pictorial illustrations, are themes worthy of the lifetime of one man, and nothing short of the loss of my life shall prevent me from visiting their country and becoming their historian.\" he saw no future for either their way of life or their very existence, and with these thoughts always at the back of his mind he worked, against time, setting himself a truly punishing schedule, to record what he saw. from 1832 to 1837 he spent the summer months sketching the tribes and then finished his pictures in oils during the winter. the record he left is unique, both in its breadth and also in the sympathetic understanding that his images constantly demonstrate. \n \n george catlin (1796-1872) was an american lawyer, painter, author, and traveler. he originally was a lawyer but moved to philadelphia in 1821 to become an artist. he became a member of the pennsylvania academy of fine arts in 1824. he made his way early on by creating society portraits and miniatures. he travelled to buffalo in 1825 producing original artwork on the construction and opening of the eerie canal. during his stay in buffalo, he would paint the seneca chief, red jacket, which led to his monumental western expedition and renowned indian paintings. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 16 3/4\" by 23 1/8\"; image not including text ~ 16 1/4\" by 11 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"8481","title":{"en":"catlin, folio - joc-o-sot, the walking bear, a sauk chief from the upper missouri u. s. am"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36847/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may me be a few faint marks, fox marks, or minor imperfections to be expected with age and mostly marginal with the work.  Please review the image and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.376Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":36847,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36848/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36848/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"curtis's description of the image: \n \n the scene is a riverside grove near okotoks, alberta, where a band of sarsi were awaiting clement weather to begin the prosaic labor of shocking wheat for one of their caucasian neighbors. \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this moving photogravure in folio size is from edward curtis's \n the north american indian being a series of volumes picturing and describing the indians of the united states and alaska. edited by frederick webb hodge. foreword by theodore roosevelt. field research conducted under the patronage of j. pierpont morgan . the work was published in 1928 in cambridge, massachusetts. the photogravure is on japanese vellum. \n \n the photogravures depict native americans from the chipewyan, cree and sarsi cultures. curtis's work was a remarkable record of native american life and one of the most ambitious anthropological studies done. w. h. holmes, chief of the bureau of american ethnology in 1910, stated that this \"publication should last for a thousand years.\" \n the north american indian was referred to as \u201cthe most gigantic undertaking since the making of the king james edition of the bible\u201d and containing \u201cthe most exquisite book art of our time.\u201d \n \n edward sheriff curtis (1868-1952) was an american photographer and ultimately historian of the american west. he travelled extensively for three decades living with the native american tribes. he immersed himself in their customs, languages and beliefs. he detailed and photographed the tribes creating a truly comprehensive look into their lives. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 17 1/2\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: photogravure"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8482","title":{"en":"edward curtis, folio - a sarsi camp"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36848/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":2100,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:58:34.968Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36848,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36849/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36849/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"curtis's description of the image: \n \n in moist localities of the northern bush country the ground is thickly carpeted with sphagnum. the moss is dried on racks, and is used as an absorbent in the tightly laced bags of infants. \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this moving photogravure in folio size is from edward curtis's \n the north american indian being a series of volumes picturing and describing the indians of the united states and alaska. edited by frederick webb hodge. foreword by theodore roosevelt. field research conducted under the patronage of j. pierpont morgan . the work was published in 1928 in cambridge, massachusetts. the photogravure is on japanese vellum. \n \n the photogravures depict native americans from the chipewyan, cree and sarsi cultures. curtis's work was a remarkable record of native american life and one of the most ambitious anthropological studies done. w. h. holmes, chief of the bureau of american ethnology in 1910, stated that this \"publication should last for a thousand years.\" \n the north american indian was referred to as \u201cthe most gigantic undertaking since the making of the king james edition of the bible\u201d and containing \u201cthe most exquisite book art of our time.\u201d \n \n edward sheriff curtis (1868-1952) was an american photographer and ultimately historian of the american west. he travelled extensively for three decades living with the native american tribes. he immersed himself in their customs, languages and beliefs. he detailed and photographed the tribes creating a truly comprehensive look into their lives. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 17 1/2\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: photogravure"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8483","title":{"en":"edward curtis, folio - moss for the baby-bags - cree"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36849/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":2400,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T14:59:51.725Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36849,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36850/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautifully illustrated, original etching by marc chagall was part of nikolai gogol's \n les ames mortes . the work was published in paris by teriade in 1948. this was a limited edition of 368 copies, this being one of 285 on arche woven paper, and numbered 323. the colophon was signed by chagall (photocopy included with purchase). chagall's signature, done to the original plate, is present in the etching. \n \n chagall had created 107 etchings for the work for ambroise vollard, but upon vollard's death in 1939, his work for \n les ames mortes had yet to be published. he eventually was able to buy back his engravings from lucien vollard, ambroise's brother, in 1946. he then commissioned teriade to publish the completed work. \n \n \"the most complete work, [it] appeared quickly in 1948. it was necessary beforehand to restore the proofs, which were dirty.\" (c&eacute;cile chicha-castex, 'la reprise des editions inachevees d\u2019ambroise vollard'.. petit palais, 2021, pp. 101\u2013105 and cat. 53\u201355) \"here, the drypoint, opposing pure lines and areas of sieving, of zebra stripes, of dense black, restores the complexity of gogol's world, this profusion which is sometimes crossed by a poignant recourse to russian soil.\" (chapon, the painter and the book, pp. 223-224) \n \n marc chagall (1887-1985) was a belarusian-french artist. his given name was moishe segal and was born in belarus which was part of the russian empire. his art was influenced by symbolism, fauvism, cubism, and surrealism. the art critic, robert hughes, described chagall as \"the quintessential jewish artist of the twentieth century. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: etching"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8484","title":{"en":"chagall - charming ladies and charming in every way - dames charmante et charmante a tous egard"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36850/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":240,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:00:33.877Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36850,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36851/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautifully illustrated, original etching by marc chagall was part of nikolai gogol's \n les ames mortes . the work was published in paris by teriade in 1948. this was a limited edition of 368 copies, this being one of 285 on arche woven paper, and numbered 323. the colophon was signed by chagall (photocopy included with purchase). chagall's signature, done to the original plate, is present in the etching. \n \n chagall had created 107 etchings for the work for ambroise vollard, but upon vollard's death in 1939, his work for \n les ames mortes had yet to be published. he eventually was able to buy back his engravings from lucien vollard, ambroise's brother, in 1946. he then commissioned teriade to publish the completed work. \n \n \"the most complete work, [it] appeared quickly in 1948. it was necessary beforehand to restore the proofs, which were dirty.\" (c&eacute;cile chicha-castex, 'la reprise des editions inachevees d\u2019ambroise vollard'.. petit palais, 2021, pp. 101\u2013105 and cat. 53\u201355) \"here, the drypoint, opposing pure lines and areas of sieving, of zebra stripes, of dense black, restores the complexity of gogol's world, this profusion which is sometimes crossed by a poignant recourse to russian soil.\" (chapon, the painter and the book, pp. 223-224) \n \n marc chagall (1887-1985) was a belarusian-french artist. his given name was moishe segal and was born in belarus which was part of the russian empire. his art was influenced by symbolism, fauvism, cubism, and surrealism. the art critic, robert hughes, described chagall as \"the quintessential jewish artist of the twentieth century. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: etching"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8485","title":{"en":"chagall - chichikov triumphs in a shirt - tchitchikov triomphe en chemise"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36851/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":210,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:00:59.010Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36851,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36852/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36852/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36852/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable folio bull-fighting engraving is from francisco goya's \n la tauromaquia . the work was published in 1921 by circulo de bellas artes and limited to 200 copies. this is the fifth edition of the work, the last one made with the original plates. \n \n the engravings were done by etching and aquatint in reddish sepia ink. there is a beautiful tissue overlay with decorative border and title for the plate. each engraving features the blindstamp portrait pf goya in the lower right corner which is indicative of the 1921 printing. \n \n francisco jos&eacute; de goya y lucientes (1746-1828) was an influential spanish painter. he served as the appointed painter of king charles iv and queen maria-luisa. his art was influenced by rembrandt and velasquez. pablo picasso and salvador dal&iacute; both named goya as inspiration for their artistic styles. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 17 1/2\" by 13 3/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving by aquatint & etching"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8486","title":{"en":"goya - varilarguero y chulos haciendo el quite a un torero cogido"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36852/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The tissue overlay may exhibit signs of handilng.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - There is a tissue overlay with decorative border and title.  There is a blind stamp portrait of Goya in the lower right corner of the paper (outside the plate mark)."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:01:35.293Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36852,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36853/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36853/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36853/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable folio bull-fighting engraving is from francisco goya's \n la tauromaquia . the work was published in 1921 by circulo de bellas artes and limited to 200 copies. this is the fifth edition of the work, the last one made with the original plates. \n \n the engravings were done by etching and aquatint in reddish sepia ink. there is a beautiful tissue overlay with decorative border and title for the plate. each engraving features the blindstamp portrait pf goya in the lower right corner which is indicative of the 1921 printing. \n \n francisco jos&eacute; de goya y lucientes (1746-1828) was an influential spanish painter. he served as the appointed painter of king charles iv and queen maria-luisa. his art was influenced by rembrandt and velasquez. pablo picasso and salvador dal&iacute; both named goya as inspiration for their artistic styles. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 17 1/2\" by 13 3/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving by aquatint & etching"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8487","title":{"en":"goya - funcion de mojiganga"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36853/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The tissue overlay may exhibit signs of handilng.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - There is a tissue overlay with decorative border and title.  There is a blind stamp portrait of Goya in the lower right corner of the paper (outside the plate mark)."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:02:05.111Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36853,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36854/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36854/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36854/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36854/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare, aquatint engraving is from francisco goya's \n los proverbios. colecci&oacute;n de diez y ocho l&aacute;minas inventadas y grabadas al agua fuerte . it is from the second edition of the work published in madrid in 1875 by real academia de nobles artes de san fernando. \n \n the engravings were done by etching, aquatint, and drypoint and printed on vellum paper. this edition was often published with the lithographed title of the first edition, dated 1864, as is the photocopy we will include here. (harris 248-265) the paper was the same as the first edition, but with some corrected errors to the plates. it was a very small printing for this edition and examples are \"extremely rare.\" (harris, ii, p. 438) \n \n goya created the series of \n los proverbios or \n los disparates between 1815 and 1825. the series was never published while goya was alive due to political oppression. the images depict political issues, spanish proverbs and sayings, as well as spanish carnival. \n \n francisco jos&eacute; de goya y lucientes (1746-1828) was an influential spanish painter. he served as the appointed painter of king charles iv and queen maria-luisa. his art was influenced by rembrandt and velasquez. pablo picasso and salvador dal&iacute; both named goya as inspiration for their artistic styles. \n \n \n paper size: mat size ~ 21 1/4\" by 16\"; paper size ~ 17 1/4\" by 12 1/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: matted folio engraving by etching, aquatint, and drypoint"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8488","title":{"en":"goya - disparate funebre [funereal folly]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36854/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":425,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:02:27.658Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36854,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36855/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36855/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36855/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36855/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36855/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning pochoir is from emile-allain seguy's \n prismes: 40 planches de dessins at coloris nouveaux. the work was published in paris in 1930 by editions d\u2019art charles moreau. \n \n emile-allain seguy (1877-1951) was an important french artist and designer of the art deco movement. the designs for this work were likely done prominently for textiles featuring geometric and abstract motifs. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 12 1/2\" by 9 1/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: pochoir"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"8489","title":{"en":"seguy - 4 pochoirs of geometric motif designs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36855/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be some minor handling to the extreme edges. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":375,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:03:01.045Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":36855,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36856/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36856/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36856/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36856/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this first edition, folio lithograph after a poster is from \n les maitres de l'affiche . the work was published by imprimerie chaix under the direction of jules cheret in paris between 1896 and 1900. the prints were published as a monthly subscription, with 4 sent each month to subscribers. on 16 occasions \"bonus\" plates of original designs by noted artists were also included. each lithograph features the blind embossed stamp of maitres de l'affiche designed by cheret. celebrated artists of the time contributed to the work including steinlen, mucha, toulouse-lautrec, bonnard, forain, grasset, meunier, louis rhead, dudley hardy, beggarstaff, edward penfield et al. \n \n jules cheret was considered the father of poster art. \"he dominated the series, with one in every four maitres by him, the first in each monthly instalment, and 7 of the special plates, a total of 67. with over 1000 poster designs to his credit, his large representation in the series is justified, although some critics have pointed out that, as the artistic director, he may have been biased towards selecting his own work.\" (appelbaum p.iii) cheret demonstrated a unique combination of artistic, technical, and entrepreneurial talent that spearheaded the poster industry. he opened his own print shop in 1866 in paris and from 1881 on his shop operated as part of the chaix firm which gave us \n les maitres de l'affiche . \n \n among the most sought after plates in the work are the \"job\" and \"moulin rouge\" by toulouse lautrec. rennert noted of the \"job\" by mucha that \"more than any other work of mucha's, this beauty established him as the master of convoluted hair and the creator of unforgettable popular images; the poster was used for years in many variants all over the world, sometimes with marginal text in various languages. a classic by any standard.\" (rennert, pai-xlix 389) \"jane abdy called it \"a secular icon, \" and indeed it is a magnificent production, considering that it advertises cigarette paper. \"the background, in a dull imperial purple is a perfect foil for the golden curls of the smoking girl, whose locks are spread over the poster like the delicate filigree work of an indian bracelet\"(abdy, p.136) \n \n this art subscription was created during the belle epoque period in france. \"there was nothing exclusive about the 'joie de vivre' that swept paris, at a delirious pace, out of the 19th century into the 20th. as victor hugo had observed, the city lived by, and for, the whole human race. haussman's great boulevards had opened up a spacious stage where paris made a spectacle of herself by day and night. outdoors and indoors the walls of buildings flowered with posters that took their themes from the passing show of 'la vie parisenne.' advertising never knew happier days. the most ephemeral of the arts has left us with a vision of the 'good old days' that vanished forever in the gunsmoke of 1914. those gay nineties and naughty noughts that will always be remembered as 'la belle epoque.'(the beautiful era)\" (horizon p. 97) \n \n \"by the 1890s the streets of every great metropolis were enlivened by large colourful posters (see the great poster movement). the poster had not only caught the fancy of the broad public, but its best examples were already being regarded as works of art (specifically, as fine prints) to be exhibited, reviewed in journals, collected and reprinted in a manageable form. in the last five years of the century, the imprimerie chaix was to play great part in codifying, hallowing and perpetuating the ebullient period of 'la belle epoque.' it was in those years that the firm published \n les maitres de l'affiche (masters of the poster) reduced lithographic versions, in authentic colours, of the best posters of europe and america, by more than 90 great artists, posters that bring the period to life.\" (appelbaum p.iii) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 11 1/4 - 3/8\" by 15 3/8 - 3/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: colorful folio lithograph"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"8490","title":{"en":"maitres affiches - 3 poster lithographs (plus index & title)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36856/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - The plates have tissue overlays."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:03:26.878Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":36856,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36857/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this first edition, folio lithograph after a poster is from \n les maitres de l'affiche . the work was published by imprimerie chaix under the direction of jules cheret in paris between 1896 and 1900. the prints were published as a monthly subscription, with 4 sent each month to subscribers. on 16 occasions \"bonus\" plates of original designs by noted artists were also included. each lithograph features the blind embossed stamp of maitres de l'affiche designed by cheret. celebrated artists of the time contributed to the work including steinlen, mucha, toulouse-lautrec, bonnard, forain, grasset, meunier, louis rhead, dudley hardy, beggarstaff, edward penfield et al. \n \n jules cheret was considered the father of poster art. \"he dominated the series, with one in every four maitres by him, the first in each monthly instalment, and 7 of the special plates, a total of 67. with over 1000 poster designs to his credit, his large representation in the series is justified, although some critics have pointed out that, as the artistic director, he may have been biased towards selecting his own work.\" (appelbaum p.iii) cheret demonstrated a unique combination of artistic, technical, and entrepreneurial talent that spearheaded the poster industry. he opened his own print shop in 1866 in paris and from 1881 on his shop operated as part of the chaix firm which gave us \n les maitres de l'affiche . \n \n among the most sought after plates in the work are the \"job\" and \"moulin rouge\" by toulouse lautrec. rennert noted of the \"job\" by mucha that \"more than any other work of mucha's, this beauty established him as the master of convoluted hair and the creator of unforgettable popular images; the poster was used for years in many variants all over the world, sometimes with marginal text in various languages. a classic by any standard.\" (rennert, pai-xlix 389) \"jane abdy called it \"a secular icon, \" and indeed it is a magnificent production, considering that it advertises cigarette paper. \"the background, in a dull imperial purple is a perfect foil for the golden curls of the smoking girl, whose locks are spread over the poster like the delicate filigree work of an indian bracelet\"(abdy, p.136) \n \n this art subscription was created during the belle epoque period in france. \"there was nothing exclusive about the 'joie de vivre' that swept paris, at a delirious pace, out of the 19th century into the 20th. as victor hugo had observed, the city lived by, and for, the whole human race. haussman's great boulevards had opened up a spacious stage where paris made a spectacle of herself by day and night. outdoors and indoors the walls of buildings flowered with posters that took their themes from the passing show of 'la vie parisenne.' advertising never knew happier days. the most ephemeral of the arts has left us with a vision of the 'good old days' that vanished forever in the gunsmoke of 1914. those gay nineties and naughty noughts that will always be remembered as 'la belle epoque.'(the beautiful era)\" (horizon p. 97) \n \n \"by the 1890s the streets of every great metropolis were enlivened by large colourful posters (see the great poster movement). the poster had not only caught the fancy of the broad public, but its best examples were already being regarded as works of art (specifically, as fine prints) to be exhibited, reviewed in journals, collected and reprinted in a manageable form. in the last five years of the century, the imprimerie chaix was to play great part in codifying, hallowing and perpetuating the ebullient period of 'la belle epoque.' it was in those years that the firm published \n les maitres de l'affiche (masters of the poster) reduced lithographic versions, in authentic colours, of the best posters of europe and america, by more than 90 great artists, posters that bring the period to life.\" (appelbaum p.iii) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 7/8\" 15 3/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: colorful folio lithograph"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"8491","title":{"en":"maitres affiches by steinlen - motocycles comiot"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36857/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - The plates have tissue overlays."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":575,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:04:10.121Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":36857,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36858/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36858/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36858/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this bold art pochoir is from the scarce publication of the vienna secession's magazine entitled \n die flache . the work was edited by felicien myrbach and published by schroll between 1902 and 1903. \n \n the vienna secession's magazine, \n die flache , was a landmark of graphic modernism. the magazine was created as an idea from leading graphic artists of the vienna secession and the wiener werkst&auml;tte\u2014die fl&auml;che (german for the surface). the artists behind it included koloman moser, alfred roller, josef hoffmann, bertold l&ouml;ffler, and others. the magazine set out to create bold ideas for posters, advertisements, book covers, woodcut prints, lettering, and more. it served as a great source of graphic forms and modern ideas. \n \n provenance: forbes library, northampton, massachusetts \n \n \n paper size: ~ 7 5/8\" by 11 7/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: color pochoir"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"8492","title":{"en":"die flache - pair of art pochoir illustrations by jutta sika, max benirschke, anton kling, & mileva stoisavljevic"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36858/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. (Images are to front and back of page, only the front image is shown)"},"directSalePrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.378Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":36858,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36859/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36859/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36859/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36859/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36859/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36859/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable fashion pochoir is from \n journal des dames et des modes, costumes parisiens . the work was published between 1912 and 1914 with only 1,279 copies printed in total of which this is number 924. leading artists of the time contributed to the \n journal including barbier, brunelleschii, bakst, j. van brock, wegener, drian, and many others. it was edited by pierre de la mesangere. \n \n \n journal des dames sought to be an expression of french elegance. it showed the fashion and also the culture of the early 20th century. each illustration was printed on high quality paper using excellent pochoir coloring. pochoir is created when single layers of color are added by hand to a lithograph using a stencil. \n \n george barbier's contributions to this work are particularly desirable. he contributed greatly to design in this era and also had work featured in vogue. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 5 1/2\" by 8 3/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"8493","title":{"en":"journal des dames - 5 fashion pochoirs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36859/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:04:52.903Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":36859,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36860/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36860/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36860/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36860/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36860/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable fashion pochoir is from \n journal des dames et des modes, costumes parisiens . the work was published between 1912 and 1914 with only 1,279 copies printed in total of which this is number 924. leading artists of the time contributed to the \n journal including barbier, brunelleschii, bakst, j. van brock, wegener, drian, and many others. it was edited by pierre de la mesangere. \n \n \n journal des dames sought to be an expression of french elegance. it showed the fashion and also the culture of the early 20th century. each illustration was printed on high quality paper using excellent pochoir coloring. pochoir is created when single layers of color are added by hand to a lithograph using a stencil. \n \n george barbier's contributions to this work are particularly desirable. he contributed greatly to design in this era and also had work featured in vogue. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 5 1/2\" by 8 3/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"8494","title":{"en":"journal des dames - 4 fashion pochoirs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36860/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":170,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:05:59.641Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":36860,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36861/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36861/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36861/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n une ombre \n le tapis persan, la recitante \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this beautiful illustration is from george barbier's \n vingt-cinq costumes pour le theatre . the work was published in paris by bloch and meynial in 1927 and limited to 275 in publication. each lithograph featured fantastic theatrical costume designs. \n \n in the preface, edmond jaloux writes \"george barbier is one of the most precious and significant artists of our time...when everything has turned to dust and ashes, a few of his watercolours and drawings with suffice to resuscitate spirit of the era in which we lived.\" \n \n george barbier (1882-1932) was one of the greatest french artists of the early 20th century. he first exhibited in 1911 at the age of 29 where he gained many commissions to design costumes and illustrate works, fashion in particular. barbier led a group nicknamed by vogue \"the knights of the bracelet\" formed from artists from the ecole des beaux arts and including monvel, brissaud, iribe, lepape, and martin. beyond his illustrations, barbier created jewelry, glass and wallpaper design. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9\" by 12 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: original lithograph on watermarked paper, archivally hinged to blue backing paper"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"8495","title":{"en":"barbier - pair of lithographs of theater costumes"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36861/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":270,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:06:35.539Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","currency":"USD","id":36861,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36862/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36862/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning and rare lithograph is from alphonse mucha's \n documents d&eacute;coratifs which was edited by gabriel mourey. the work was published in paris by librairie centrale des beaux-arts in 1902. \n \n the work was an excellent representation of his work in the art nouveau movement. it included images of flowers, fauna, women, jewellery, kerosene lamps, cutlery, posters, furniture, and illustrations for books. \n \n mucha \"illustrates the process of stylisation and simplification that transforms a drawing from nature to an object for practical use [...] the compatibility of design and material is emphasized in applications of an identical motif on tableware, lace or jewelry. examples for graphic artists include studies of nude or draped figures and of heads. mucha's drawings and applied designs show virtuosity that surpasses technical ability. the publication was considered an invaluable textbook for artisans and designers and was used by art students in france and abroad, including russia.\" (v. arwas et al. alphonse mucha the spirit of art nouveau (alexandria, va: 1998), p.310) \n \n alphonse (alfons) maria mucha (1860-1939) was a bohemian and czech artist. he produced most of his early work in paris and truly broke through around 1895. he moved back to prague in 1910. mucha was one of the most influential artists to the art nouveau movement. \n \n provenance: property from the collection of seymour stein \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13\" by 18\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: lithograph"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"8496","title":{"en":"mucha, folio - illustration of topless woman for nectar liquer"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36862/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:08:16.568Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":36862,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36863/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36863/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36863/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36863/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this superb original botanical watercolor is from a manuscript entitled \n hortus botanicus which illustrated plants according to the linnaean system and willdenow's revisions. the manuscript was completed in vienna between 1810 and 1820. the paper is dutch and datable to the late 18th and early 19th century. there are watermarks from the makers of c.& j. honig, j. kool, j. villedary, and d. & c. blauw. \n \n karl ludwig willdenow completed a comprehensive and influential revision of sir charles linnaeus's \n species plantarum with his work \n series plantarum and dated between 1797 and 1805. this collection follows the revisions willdenow created and is profusely illustrated. \n \n each watercolor details the sources for the illustration in the lower nomenclature. the original artist is named in the left corner and the right corner states the source work of the original illustration. the watercolor artist for the manuscript is unknown. a good portion of the watercolors were after jacquin's works including \n icones plantarum rariores, florae austriacae,  and \n plantarum rariorum horti caesarei schoenbrunnensis . illustrations were also after aiton, william curtis, oeder, scopoli, cavanilles, besler, rheede, roxburgh, banks, and pallas. \n \n provenance: library of henry rogers broughton \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 1/2\" by 16 1/2\"; one measures ~ 21 3/4\" by 16 1/2\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: original watercolor"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"8497","title":{"en":"3 original botanical watercolors after ledel for banks (according to linnaeus system)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36863/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - There is about 1\" of tabbed edge from binding at the left edge not included in measurement of paper / border area."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":240,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:08:51.828Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":36863,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36864/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36864/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36864/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36864/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36864/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36864/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36864/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36864/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this superb original botanical watercolor is from a manuscript entitled \n hortus botanicus which illustrated plants according to the linnaean system and willdenow's revisions. the manuscript was completed in vienna between 1810 and 1820. the paper is dutch and datable to the late 18th and early 19th century. there are watermarks from the makers of c.& j. honig, j. kool, j. villedary, and d. & c. blauw. \n \n karl ludwig willdenow completed a comprehensive and influential revision of sir charles linnaeus's \n species plantarum with his work \n series plantarum and dated between 1797 and 1805. this collection follows the revisions willdenow created and is profusely illustrated. \n \n each watercolor details the sources for the illustration in the lower nomenclature. the original artist is named in the left corner and the right corner states the source work of the original illustration. the watercolor artist for the manuscript is unknown. a good portion of the watercolors were after jacquin's works including \n icones plantarum rariores, florae austriacae,  and \n plantarum rariorum horti caesarei schoenbrunnensis . illustrations were also after aiton, william curtis, oeder, scopoli, cavanilles, besler, rheede, roxburgh, banks, and pallas. \n \n provenance: library of henry rogers broughton \n \n \n paper size: ~ 10 1/2\" by 16 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: original watercolor"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8498","title":{"en":"7 original botanical watercolors after ledel, herz for curtis, jacquin (according to linnaeus system)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36864/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - There is about 1\" of tabbed edge from binding at the left edge not included in measurement of paper / border area."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":325,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:09:20.091Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36864,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36865/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36865/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36865/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36865/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36865/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36865/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36865/007/007.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this lovely fruit lithograph is from joseph decaisne's \n le jardin fruitier du museum, ou iconographie de toutes les especes et varietes d'arbres fruitiers cultives dans cet etablissement avec leur description, leur histoire, leur synonymie. the work was published in paris by firmin didot between 1858 and 1875. \n \n the work served as a scientific study and practical horticultural guide. the images were after alfred riocreux and engraved by mlle. tailland and p. picart. riocreux was described as \"the most sensitive and skilful french botanical artist of the period...the paris counterpart of walter hood fitch.\" (blunt) \n \n joseph decaisne (1807-1882) was a belgian-born french botanist. he was noted for his contributions to horticulture, agronomy, and botanical taxonomy. he trained at the museum d'histoire naturelle in paris. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 8 1/4\" by 11 1/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: lithograph with hand-finished coloring"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"8499","title":{"en":"decaisne - 6 fruit lithographs (gooseberry, pear, plum)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36865/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good condition overall. There is a light vertical crease in the gooseberry plate. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:09:44.372Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","currency":"USD","id":36865,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36866/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36866/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36866/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36866/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36866/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36866/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36866/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36866/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this richly colored chromolithograph is from charles mason hovey's \n the fruits of america, containing richly colored figures, and full descriptions of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the united states. the work was published in boston and new york between 1847 and 1856 by c. c. little & jas. brown, hovey & co. and d. appleton & co. \n \n william sharp & son produced the chromolithographs. it was the first major work produced entirely by chromolithography. it's publication was intended to showcase the achievements of american pomologists. \n \n charles mason hovey (1810-1887) was born in cambridge, massachusetts. he and his brother, phineas, established a nursery in 1832 that grew to home 1000 pear trees and 400 apple trees. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 7\" by 10 3/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: color chromolithograph"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"8500","title":{"en":"hovey - 7 fruit lithographs (strawberry, apple, plum, pear)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36866/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good condition overall. The upper portion of the strawberry plate is cropped slightly due to how the plate was printed and bound.  There is a closed tear in the upper portion of the Colmar Pear. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:10:15.348Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","currency":"USD","id":36866,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36867/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36867/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36867/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36867/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36867/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this magnificent and rare engraving is from johann volckamer's \n nuremberg hesperides . this is from the first german edition published in nuremberg for the author between 1708 and 1714. it was one of the most spectacular and celebrated works on fruit. \n \n most of the engravings from the work feature a citrus fruit and blossoms floating in the sky above a stunning landscape as well as mythological, garden, and architectural plates. \n nuremberg hesperides was extremely rare and features illustrations from decker, glotsch, kenckel, krieger, montalerge pfan, and steinberger. \n \n the work was based upon giovanni battista ferrari's \n hesperides . volckamer enhanced the original scientific work of ferrari by adding detaile landscapes and backgrounds depicting formal gardens and villas giving the plates an aesthetic appeal. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9\" by 13 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8501","title":{"en":"volckamer - 4 citrus engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36867/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":475,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:10:46.488Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36867,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36868/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36868/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36868/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful botanical mezzotint is from johann weinmann's \n phytanthoza iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus... plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c. [german title:] phythanthoza iconographia, oder eigentliche vorstellung etlicher tausend so wohl einheimisch-als ausl&auml;ndischer aus allen vier welt-theilen, in verlauf vieler jahr mit unerm&uuml;detem fleisz... pflanzen, ba&uuml;me, stauden, kra&uuml;ter, blumen, fr&uuml;chte und schw&auml;mme... . it was published between 1737 and 1745 in regensberg by h. lentzen and h. g. neubauer. \n \n the work contained 1,025 mezzotint engravings, printed in color with the finished color applied by hand. \"the copperplates (\u2026) were printed according to johannes teyler's invention, patented 1688; they are engraved in combination with mezzotint printed in colour and finished by hand\" (landwehr 212). \n \n it was the first published work to include engravings by the greatest botanical artist of the eighteenth century-- georg dionysus ehret. it provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the 18th century. it also included work from b. seuter, j.e. ridinger, j.j. haid, n. asamin, & others. \n \n based on weinmann's collection of plants, and financed by him, this is the first complete edition of what amounts to a comprehensive iconography of all the flowers, fruit and vegetables in cultivation in early-18th century europe. georg dionysius ehret's pivotal contribution to the work is nowhere acknowledged as the artist parted with weinmann after producing 500 designs. \n \n weinmann (1683-1741), an apothecary from regensburg, was the organiser of this huge undertaking, but the work was financed by bartholomaeus seuter, one of the engravers. the plates became an important source for copyists, appearing, for instance, in a number of meissen designs. \n \n many plates are 'of particular interest on account of the colour printing, especially the plates of aloes and cactus depicted in pots of different designs, and the folding plates of gourds' (dunthorne). 'the mezzotint process used [in the present work]... had been invented by johann teyler in the netherlands around 1688. as practised here by bartholomaeus seuter (1678-1754) and johann elias ridinger (1698-1767), it was really a combination of etching and mezzotint, which made possible delicate lines and a very fine grain. the addition of hand-tinting brought about unusual and subtle effects. some of the best work was done in later volumes by johann jakob haid (1704-1767)' (hunt) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9 7/8\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored mezzotint engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8502","title":{"en":"weinmann - pair of cabbage engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36868/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  The work occasionally exhibits some paint smudging  from the nature of the printing and coloring process, but one of the cleanest sets we've seen overall.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:11:09.499Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36868,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36869/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36869/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36869/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful botanical mezzotint is from johann weinmann's \n phytanthoza iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus... plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c. [german title:] phythanthoza iconographia, oder eigentliche vorstellung etlicher tausend so wohl einheimisch-als ausl&auml;ndischer aus allen vier welt-theilen, in verlauf vieler jahr mit unerm&uuml;detem fleisz... pflanzen, ba&uuml;me, stauden, kra&uuml;ter, blumen, fr&uuml;chte und schw&auml;mme... . it was published between 1737 and 1745 in regensberg by h. lentzen and h. g. neubauer. \n \n the work contained 1,025 mezzotint engravings, printed in color with the finished color applied by hand. \"the copperplates (\u2026) were printed according to johannes teyler's invention, patented 1688; they are engraved in combination with mezzotint printed in colour and finished by hand\" (landwehr 212). \n \n it was the first published work to include engravings by the greatest botanical artist of the eighteenth century-- georg dionysus ehret. it provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the 18th century. it also included work from b. seuter, j.e. ridinger, j.j. haid, n. asamin, & others. \n \n based on weinmann's collection of plants, and financed by him, this is the first complete edition of what amounts to a comprehensive iconography of all the flowers, fruit and vegetables in cultivation in early-18th century europe. georg dionysius ehret's pivotal contribution to the work is nowhere acknowledged as the artist parted with weinmann after producing 500 designs. \n \n weinmann (1683-1741), an apothecary from regensburg, was the organiser of this huge undertaking, but the work was financed by bartholomaeus seuter, one of the engravers. the plates became an important source for copyists, appearing, for instance, in a number of meissen designs. \n \n many plates are 'of particular interest on account of the colour printing, especially the plates of aloes and cactus depicted in pots of different designs, and the folding plates of gourds' (dunthorne). 'the mezzotint process used [in the present work]... had been invented by johann teyler in the netherlands around 1688. as practised here by bartholomaeus seuter (1678-1754) and johann elias ridinger (1698-1767), it was really a combination of etching and mezzotint, which made possible delicate lines and a very fine grain. the addition of hand-tinting brought about unusual and subtle effects. some of the best work was done in later volumes by johann jakob haid (1704-1767)' (hunt) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9 7/8\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored mezzotint engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8503","title":{"en":"weinmann - pair of cactus engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36869/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  The work occasionally exhibits some paint smudging  from the nature of the printing and coloring process, but one of the cleanest sets we've seen overall.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:11:57.993Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36869,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36870/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36870/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36870/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36870/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful botanical mezzotint is from johann weinmann's \n phytanthoza iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus... plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c. [german title:] phythanthoza iconographia, oder eigentliche vorstellung etlicher tausend so wohl einheimisch-als ausl&auml;ndischer aus allen vier welt-theilen, in verlauf vieler jahr mit unerm&uuml;detem fleisz... pflanzen, ba&uuml;me, stauden, kra&uuml;ter, blumen, fr&uuml;chte und schw&auml;mme... . it was published between 1737 and 1745 in regensberg by h. lentzen and h. g. neubauer. \n \n the work contained 1,025 mezzotint engravings, printed in color with the finished color applied by hand. \"the copperplates (\u2026) were printed according to johannes teyler's invention, patented 1688; they are engraved in combination with mezzotint printed in colour and finished by hand\" (landwehr 212). \n \n it was the first published work to include engravings by the greatest botanical artist of the eighteenth century-- georg dionysus ehret. it provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the 18th century. it also included work from b. seuter, j.e. ridinger, j.j. haid, n. asamin, & others. \n \n based on weinmann's collection of plants, and financed by him, this is the first complete edition of what amounts to a comprehensive iconography of all the flowers, fruit and vegetables in cultivation in early-18th century europe. georg dionysius ehret's pivotal contribution to the work is nowhere acknowledged as the artist parted with weinmann after producing 500 designs. \n \n weinmann (1683-1741), an apothecary from regensburg, was the organiser of this huge undertaking, but the work was financed by bartholomaeus seuter, one of the engravers. the plates became an important source for copyists, appearing, for instance, in a number of meissen designs. \n \n many plates are 'of particular interest on account of the colour printing, especially the plates of aloes and cactus depicted in pots of different designs, and the folding plates of gourds' (dunthorne). 'the mezzotint process used [in the present work]... had been invented by johann teyler in the netherlands around 1688. as practised here by bartholomaeus seuter (1678-1754) and johann elias ridinger (1698-1767), it was really a combination of etching and mezzotint, which made possible delicate lines and a very fine grain. the addition of hand-tinting brought about unusual and subtle effects. some of the best work was done in later volumes by johann jakob haid (1704-1767)' (hunt) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9 7/8\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored mezzotint engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8504","title":{"en":"weinmann - 3 citrus plant engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36870/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  The work occasionally exhibits some paint smudging  from the nature of the printing and coloring process, but one of the cleanest sets we've seen overall.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":375,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:12:32.909Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36870,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36871/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36871/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36871/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this beautiful botanical mezzotint is from johann weinmann's \n phytanthoza iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus... plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c. [german title:] phythanthoza iconographia, oder eigentliche vorstellung etlicher tausend so wohl einheimisch-als ausl&auml;ndischer aus allen vier welt-theilen, in verlauf vieler jahr mit unerm&uuml;detem fleisz... pflanzen, ba&uuml;me, stauden, kra&uuml;ter, blumen, fr&uuml;chte und schw&auml;mme... . it was published between 1737 and 1745 in regensberg by h. lentzen and h. g. neubauer. \n \n the work contained 1,025 mezzotint engravings, printed in color with the finished color applied by hand. \"the copperplates (\u2026) were printed according to johannes teyler's invention, patented 1688; they are engraved in combination with mezzotint printed in colour and finished by hand\" (landwehr 212). \n \n it was the first published work to include engravings by the greatest botanical artist of the eighteenth century-- georg dionysus ehret. it provided one of the most comprehensive botanical references of the 18th century. it also included work from b. seuter, j.e. ridinger, j.j. haid, n. asamin, & others. \n \n based on weinmann's collection of plants, and financed by him, this is the first complete edition of what amounts to a comprehensive iconography of all the flowers, fruit and vegetables in cultivation in early-18th century europe. georg dionysius ehret's pivotal contribution to the work is nowhere acknowledged as the artist parted with weinmann after producing 500 designs. \n \n weinmann (1683-1741), an apothecary from regensburg, was the organiser of this huge undertaking, but the work was financed by bartholomaeus seuter, one of the engravers. the plates became an important source for copyists, appearing, for instance, in a number of meissen designs. \n \n many plates are 'of particular interest on account of the colour printing, especially the plates of aloes and cactus depicted in pots of different designs, and the folding plates of gourds' (dunthorne). 'the mezzotint process used [in the present work]... had been invented by johann teyler in the netherlands around 1688. as practised here by bartholomaeus seuter (1678-1754) and johann elias ridinger (1698-1767), it was really a combination of etching and mezzotint, which made possible delicate lines and a very fine grain. the addition of hand-tinting brought about unusual and subtle effects. some of the best work was done in later volumes by johann jakob haid (1704-1767)' (hunt) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 9 7/8\" by 15\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored mezzotint engraving"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8505","title":{"en":"weinmann - pair of pear engravings"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36871/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition.  The work occasionally exhibits some paint smudging  from the nature of the printing and coloring process, but one of the cleanest sets we've seen overall.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:13:54.027Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36871,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36872/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36872/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36872/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36872/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36872/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36872/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36872/007/007.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this originally hand-colored sea life engraving is from eugen johann christoph esper's \n the plant animals, illuminated in illustrations from nature with colors. - continuations of the plant animals . the work was published in nuremberg by bauer & raspe between 1788 and 1830. \n \n this is from esper's rarest work that was published over 40 years. it is based off his own collection of corals and sea sponges. each engraving features beautiful original hand-coloring. \n \n eugenius johann christoph esper (1742-1810) was a german zoologist and naturalist. he studied botany from a young age, was intending to study theology, but encouraged to pursue natural history by his professor. he was in charge of the natural history department at erlanger university. he collected numerous specimens that are now on display in the zoological museum in munich. \n \n provenance: north german private collection \n \n \n paper size: ~ 8\" by 10\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"8506","title":{"en":"esper - 6 coral or sea life engravings (antipathes, gorgonia)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36872/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. 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There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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The paper may exhibit handling and toning from age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:19:28.710Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","currency":"USD","id":36878,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36879/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this is richly colored original painting with blue ribbon border. it was completed in china in the 1800s. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 8\u201d by 6\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: original painting"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"8513","title":{"en":"original chinese watercolor of ladybug, caterpillar, fly, moth, insects"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36879/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in fair to very good condition overall.  The paper may exhibit handling and toning from age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:19:46.814Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $800","currency":"USD","id":36879,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36880/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36880/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36880/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this is richly colored original painting with blue ribbon border. it was completed in china in the 1800s. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 8\u201d by 6\u201d \n \n \n paper type or special features: original painting"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8514","title":{"en":"pair of original chinese watercolors of dragonfly, caterpillar, insects"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36880/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in fair to very good condition overall.  The paper may exhibit handling and toning from age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age.  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Occasionally a previous owner has pencilled  English names or notations below the nomeclature or near the edges.  There sometimes is occasional faint text offset or minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age with this work.  There may be some faint handling at the edges.  Occassionally on the plates there will be a Sotheran Booksellers stamp to verso corner without bleed through.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available (issued without as this was a pattern plate used for guidance in coloring the set, very special example, never bound)"},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":280,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:21:18.550Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36881,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36882/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36882/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36882/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n elliot's laughingthrush [trochalopteron elliotii] \n variegated laughingthrush [trocholopteron variegatum \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed john gould\u2019s \n birds of asia published in london between 1850 and 1883. \n \n henry sotheran & co purchased all of the remaining plates from the gould estate including the 'pattern plate' presented here. this plate was specifically used as the original reference for gould's colorist to produce the rest of the work. it is a unique opportunity to own a an important part of the production process of gould's works. \n birds of asia . \n \n \n \n \n birds of asia featured some of the most vibrant varieties of birds to be found around the world due to the wide reaching natural fauna of the expansive geographical region. the work took thirty-four years to complete and is considered one of gould\u2019s greatest accomplishments. \n \n trogons, kingfishers, sunbirds, woodpeckers, pheasants, and parrots are all featured in the bountiful work. the backgrounds should also be given particular note, as it was clear gould was especially drawn to the natural flora and delineated the bird\u2019s surroundings with great detail. \n \n john gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. he utilized many talented artists to help create the finished lithograph including his wife elizabeth coxen gould, edward lear, joseph wolf, william hart, and h. c. richter. even at the time of publication, gould\u2019s plates were very expensive and only sold to a small set of subscribers. due to the limited subscriber list, the plates remain rare and of high value for collectors today. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 3/4\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8516","title":{"en":"gould, asia - pair of laughingthrush lithographs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36882/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":475,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:37:35.971Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":36901,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36902/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this artistically composed, scientific folio engraving is from albertus seba\u2019s \n locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiosissimis expressio, per universam physices historiam . the work was published in amsterdam between 1734 and 1765. plates from volumes 1 & 2 were published by janssonio-waesbergios, & j. wetstenium, & gul. smith; volume 3 by janssonio-waesbergios; volume 4 by h. c. arkesteum and h. merkum, peter schouten. \n \n seba utilized leading scientists to aid in creating \n locupletissimi\u2026 including h. boerhaave, p. van musschenbroek, p. massuet, h. d. graubius, and p. artedi. the work was considered the finest published wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities. \n \n seba developed an interest in exotic species from his travels on the east and west indies and purchases from world travelers. he exploited his relationship with the dutch east india company to advance his collection thus gathering specimens from sri lanka, greenland, indonesia, brazil, and other far-flung places. many of the plates from the work depicted specimens from seba\u2019s own collection. the sensational engravings are both scientifically accurate and aesthetically appealing. \n \n seba\u2019s \u201ccabinet of curiosities\u201d included beautiful and bizarre subjects and attracted many natural historians, including carl linnaeus. seba\u2019s cabinet played an important part in the linnaeus classification of the natural world. maria sybilla merian also utilized his cabinet to complete her great work on surinamese insects. not lacking humor, seba placed fake specimens in his cabinet including a seven-headed hydra in order to attract attention. some of seba\u2019s original collection is still on display in museums around the world. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 1/4\" by 19 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"8536","title":{"en":"seba - cockatoo, parrot, birds. 59"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36902/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Some of the plates from the work may occasionally have some text offset.   Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":325,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:38:05.984Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":36902,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36903/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36903/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36903/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n green manucode \n keraudren's manucode \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this stunning folio lithograph is from daniel giraud elliot's \n a monograph of the paradiseidae, or birds of paradise . the work was published in london by the elliot for subscribers in 1873. \n \n each originally hand-colored lithograph was done by j. smit after joseph wolf's illustrations and colored by j. d. white. \"the plates in this work, almost as magnificent as the birds they portray, were the fruits of elliot's considerable wealth, wolf's great artistry, and both men's profound knowledge and love of birds.\" (dance) \n \n elliot writes of the illustrations in his preface to the work: \"the drawings of mr. wolf will, i am sure, receive the admiration of those who see them; for, like all that artist's productions, they cannot be surpassed, if equalled, at the present time. mr. j. smit has lithographed the drawings with his usual conscientious fidelity, and in his share of the work has left me nothing to desire... in the colouring of the plates mr. j.d. white has faithfully followed the originals; and in the difficult portions where it was necessary to produce the metallic hues, he has been very successful.\" \n \n daniel giraud elliot (1835-1915) was an american zoologist. he produced numerous, stunning natural history works recruiting artists that helped form some of john gould's works. he served as the first curator of zoology for the field museum in chicago. he was the founder of the american ornithologist union and one of the founders of the american museum of natural history in new york city. elliot\u2019s lithographs are some of the most valuable american bird plates. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 18\" by 23 1/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8537","title":{"en":"elliot - pair of manucode lithographs (birds of paradise)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36903/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some faint foxing or fox marks present throughout the work.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:39:16.563Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36903,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":400,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36904/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this stunning folio lithograph is from daniel giraud elliot's \n a monograph of the paradiseidae, or birds of paradise . the work was published in london by the elliot for subscribers in 1873. \n \n each originally hand-colored lithograph was done by j. smit after joseph wolf's illustrations and colored by j. d. white. \"the plates in this work, almost as magnificent as the birds they portray, were the fruits of elliot's considerable wealth, wolf's great artistry, and both men's profound knowledge and love of birds.\" (dance) \n \n elliot writes of the illustrations in his preface to the work: \"the drawings of mr. wolf will, i am sure, receive the admiration of those who see them; for, like all that artist's productions, they cannot be surpassed, if equalled, at the present time. mr. j. smit has lithographed the drawings with his usual conscientious fidelity, and in his share of the work has left me nothing to desire... in the colouring of the plates mr. j.d. white has faithfully followed the originals; and in the difficult portions where it was necessary to produce the metallic hues, he has been very successful.\" \n \n daniel giraud elliot (1835-1915) was an american zoologist. he produced numerous, stunning natural history works recruiting artists that helped form some of john gould's works. he served as the first curator of zoology for the field museum in chicago. he was the founder of the american ornithologist union and one of the founders of the american museum of natural history in new york city. elliot\u2019s lithographs are some of the most valuable american bird plates. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 18\" by 23 1/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"8538","title":{"en":"elliot - wattled bird of paradise"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36904/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some faint foxing or fox marks present throughout the work.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:54:09.387Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":36904,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36905/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exquisite lithograph is from the first edition of john gould's \n a monograph of the ramphastidae, or family of toucans . the work was published in london between 1833 and 1835. \n \n many consider this work to contain the most stunning images gould ever produced. the toucans are represented with true-to-life details. rich, luminous colors and splendid composition combine to make the toucans come to life on the page. \n \n gould was the foremost bird artist and publisher in great britain, publishing over 15 folio sets. he employed the best artists of his day to complete his works. \n a monograph of the ramphastidae features lithographs after gould himself, his wife elizabeth, edward lear, h. c. richter, and w. hart. \n \n the toucan family is limited to mexico, central and south america and some west indian islands. the first time that any member of the family was described was by gonzalo fernandez de oviedo y valdes in his \"de la natural hystoria de las indias\" (toledo, 1526, chapter 42), in 1555 pierre belon included an illustration of its beak in his \"l'histoire de la nature des oyseaux\" (paris, 1555, p.184). andre thevet first used the name 'toucan' with a long description, and a woodcut of a whole bird, in his \"singularitez de la france\" (paris, 1555, pp.88-90). the latin name \"burhynchus\" or \"ramphestes\" (in reference to the size of the beak) was suggested by conrad gesner (\"icones avium\", 1560, p.130), and linnaeus later adopted aldrovandus' corrupted form of the latter (\"ramphastos\") which is how the family was still recognized at the time of the publication of the present image. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 1/4\" by 21 1/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored lithograph"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"8539","title":{"en":"gould - grey-breasted aracari"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36905/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be some occasional very light fox marks or text offset to the paper which is common to plates from this work. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":625,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:40:31.238Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":36905,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36906/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"we are pleased to offer this folio engraving from mark catesby\u2019s \n the natural history of carolina, florida and the bahama islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants ... together with their descriptions in english and french . this is from the second edition and was printed in london in 1754. it is on chain-lined, watermarked paper \n \n mark catesby's \n natural history of carolina, florida and the bahama islands was the first natural history of american flora and fauna. it is noted as \"the most famous color-plate book of american plant and animal life ... it is a delightful and amusing book [and] a fundamental and original work for the study of american species.\" (hunt) \"mark catesby made a valuable and important contribution to ornithological illustration. he was confident enough to break new ground - to portray his birds more naturally than before, with foliage backgrounds, and to adopt the folio format. he depicted the natural history of one area in its entirety, and often drew from living models ... as his was the earliest published natural history of a part of the new world, he has been called the father of american ornithology.\" (jackson) \n \n mark catesby was the first american naturalist and illustrator. though born in england in 1682, catesby spent several years of his life in the colonies studying the natural flora and fauna. he was so fascinated he produced the first color plate, natural history work on american flora and fauna. \n \n one of the signatures of catesby\u2019s work is that it incorporates plant and animal life on the same page. combining the flora and fauna was to save time and money but also began a new style of print composition. he set out to illustrate all the plants, birds, fish, and reptiles in america. his dedication and work greatly contributed to the natural sciences of the 18th century. \n \n \n natural history was almost entirely completed by mark catesby. he did his own field research and sketches. engravers could not be afforded to get the work to print, so catesby studied under joseph goupy where he learned how to etch the plates himself. the result of his labors is the wonderfully detailed and informative work which gave a glimpse of the world beyond. \n \n catesby's work was also the first to abandon the indian names for his subjects, trying to establish scientific names based on generic relationships. linnaeus used catesby's work as the basis for his system of binomial nomenclature for the american species. \n \n provenance: bookplate of lord egerton of tatton; arpad plesh (sale at sotheby's london on 16 june 1975) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 1/4\" by 20 7/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving on chain-lined, watermarked paper"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"8540","title":{"en":"catesby, folio - hummingbird with trumpet flower. 1-65"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36906/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some extremely faint mottled toning or offset to the paper from this work.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:41:12.304Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":36906,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36907/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"we are pleased to offer this folio engraving from mark catesby\u2019s \n the natural history of carolina, florida and the bahama islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants ... together with their descriptions in english and french . this is from the second edition and was printed in london in 1754. it is on chain-lined, watermarked paper \n \n mark catesby's \n natural history of carolina, florida and the bahama islands was the first natural history of american flora and fauna. it is noted as \"the most famous color-plate book of american plant and animal life ... it is a delightful and amusing book [and] a fundamental and original work for the study of american species.\" (hunt) \"mark catesby made a valuable and important contribution to ornithological illustration. he was confident enough to break new ground - to portray his birds more naturally than before, with foliage backgrounds, and to adopt the folio format. he depicted the natural history of one area in its entirety, and often drew from living models ... as his was the earliest published natural history of a part of the new world, he has been called the father of american ornithology.\" (jackson) \n \n mark catesby was the first american naturalist and illustrator. though born in england in 1682, catesby spent several years of his life in the colonies studying the natural flora and fauna. he was so fascinated he produced the first color plate, natural history work on american flora and fauna. \n \n one of the signatures of catesby\u2019s work is that it incorporates plant and animal life on the same page. combining the flora and fauna was to save time and money but also began a new style of print composition. he set out to illustrate all the plants, birds, fish, and reptiles in america. his dedication and work greatly contributed to the natural sciences of the 18th century. \n \n \n natural history was almost entirely completed by mark catesby. he did his own field research and sketches. engravers could not be afforded to get the work to print, so catesby studied under joseph goupy where he learned how to etch the plates himself. the result of his labors is the wonderfully detailed and informative work which gave a glimpse of the world beyond. \n \n catesby's work was also the first to abandon the indian names for his subjects, trying to establish scientific names based on generic relationships. linnaeus used catesby's work as the basis for his system of binomial nomenclature for the american species. \n \n provenance: bookplate of lord egerton of tatton; arpad plesh (sale at sotheby's london on 16 june 1975) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14 1/4\" by 20 7/8\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored engraving on chain-lined, watermarked paper"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"8541","title":{"en":"catesby, folio - american bison. sup-20"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36907/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some extremely faint mottled toning or offset to the paper from this work.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":1050,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:42:19.101Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":36907,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36908/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exquisite botanical engraving is from daniel rabel's \n theatrum florae . it's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with maria sibylla merian's work entitled \n histoire generale des insectes de surinam... for the buc'hoz & desnos 1771 printing. it was published in paris by chez l. c. desnos in 1771. \n \n the work is the rarest of desnos's extraordinary publications. \"the plates in \n theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... while the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of vallet and de bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism...\" ( oak spring flora) \n \n rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). he only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. blunt considered rabel to be one of the two greatest french botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor nicolas robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (the art of botanical illustration p.114) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 12 3/4\" by 19 3/4\"; image ~ 8 1/2\" by 14\" (varies slightly) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8542","title":{"en":"rabel - peony. 60"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36908/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:43:19Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36908,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36909/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exquisite botanical engraving is from daniel rabel's \n theatrum florae . it's considered the unacknowledged fourth edition of the work that was bound with maria sibylla merian's work entitled \n histoire generale des insectes de surinam... for the buc'hoz & desnos 1771 printing. it was published in paris by chez l. c. desnos in 1771. \n \n the work is the rarest of desnos's extraordinary publications. \"the plates in \n theatrum florae are indeed magnificent... while the images clearly owe much to the earlier florilegia of vallet and de bry, certain illustrations stand out due to their exceptional artistic quality and almost scientific realism...\" ( oak spring flora) \n \n rabel's name was omitted from the work in earlier editions (1622, 1627, and 1633). he only began getting the credit and re-attribution of this work to him in the last 70 years. blunt considered rabel to be one of the two greatest french botanical artists of the 17th century, noting that his work, along with that of his successor nicolas robert, was 'consummate in its perfection.' (the art of botanical illustration p.114) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 12 3/4\" by 19 3/4\"; image ~ 8 1/2\" by 14\" (varies slightly) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving with professional hand-coloring"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8543","title":{"en":"rabel - iris. 45"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36909/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":210,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:43:55.398Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":36909,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36910/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36910/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this exquisite folio stipple engraving is from pierre joseph redoute's \n les liliacees . the work was published in paris between 1802 and 1816 by chez l'auteur, imprimerie de didot jeune. each engraving features original hand-coloring and is on woven, watermarked paper. \n \n \n les liliacees was completed by redoute while under the patronage of empress josephine, wife of napoleon. the work is often considered redoute's masterpiece. it was his largest and most ambitious work, representing not only lilies as the title suggests, but images of iris, orchids, amaryllis, and other botanical groups. the images were drawn from empress josephine's gardens at malmaison. \n \n redoute's name is synonymous with beauty and in the world of botanical art he is known as the best. his fame is due in large part to his diligent effort to perfect the use of stipple engraving. this labor intensive, and therefore expensive, technique creates subtle yet stunning variations of color making it superior to the engraving alone. \n \n stippling is an etching process that employs dots instead of lines to form the image, which is then color printed by applying colored inks directly to the copper plate for each impression. the use of colored inks, greens and browns to print the stems and leaves, and reds and pinks to print the flowers, create a more luminous print by eliminating the necessity to paint watercolor over a back inked image. \n \n redoute was renowned for his artistic ability and tutored such people as queen marie-antoinette, empress josephine, marie-louise, and queen marie-amelie. redoute influenced a breadth of artists that followed him including turpin, poiteau, bessa, and prevost. redoute is widely considered the finest botanical illustrator of the early 19th century, if not throughout history. he was often referred to as the \"raphael of flowers\" because of his exquisite compositional sense and clarity of vision. more than with any other painter, one sees in redout&eacute;'s flowers living, breathing beings at their most beautiful moment. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 1/2\" by 20\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: stipple engraving, printed in colour and finished by hand"},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"8544","title":{"en":"redoute, folio - african lily (agapanthus umbellatus)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36910/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-03-14T15:45:01.108Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,500 - $3,500","currency":"USD","id":36910,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36911/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/36911/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-14","available":false,"description":{"en":"this outstanding botanical engraving is from pierre-joseph redoute's \n album de redoute . the work was published in paris by imprimerie de remond. it was not dated, but was done circa 1824. \n \n each plate for this work was stipple-engraved, printed in color, with each finished by hand after redoute, by langlois, bessin, de gouy, couten, tassaert, allais, and chaponnieu. \n album was specially published to include a selection of engravings from his most celebrated works. it included engravings from \n les roses , \n les liliacees , and \n jardin de la malmaison . \n \n redoute's name is synonymous with beauty and in the world of botanical art he is known as the best. the work proved to be not only outstanding in terms of its beauty but also for its scientific merits. many of the images were after thory's personal collection as well as the rose garden of the empress josephine's garden at malmaison. redoute and thory described almost all of the important roses that were known in their time. lawalree describes the text as being 'of outstanding importance to both botanists and horticulturalists. \n \n redoute's fame is due in large part to his diligent effort to perfect the use of stipple engraving. this labor intensive, and therefore expensive, technique creates subtle yet stunning variations of color making it superior to the engraving alone. each plate was created using the 'a la poupee' process in which the color was applied before the printing. hand-finished coloring was painstakingly applied after printing. \n \n redoute was renowned for his artistic ability and tutored such people as queen marie-antoinette, empress josephine, marie-louise, and queen marie-amelie. redoute influenced a breadth of artists that followed him including turpin, poiteau, bessa, and prevost. redoute is widely considered the finest botanical illustrator of the early 19th century, if not throughout history. \n \n the process of stipple engraving and color printing give the redoute rose prints their luminous quality. stippling is an etching process that employs dots instead of lines to form the image, which is then color printed by applying colored inks directly to the copper plate for each impression. the use of colored inks, greens and browns to print the stems and leaves, and reds and pinks to print the flowers, create a more luminous print by eliminating the necessity to paint watercolor over a back inked image. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 14\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored stipple engraving"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"8545","title":{"en":"redoute, folio - rose - rosa damascena variegata"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/72537/lot/36911/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be an occasional mark or toned spot to be expected with age to plates from this work.  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There may  be some general, light uneven toning of the paper.  There may be some very light toning, marks, smudging, or handling mostly present to margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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