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Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Israel

Christie's, London

Date of the auction: 11.12.2019

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Lot number 22
A BRASS AUGSBURG DIAL
Estimate
£700 - £1,000
ca. US$920 - US$1,314
Price realised:
£2,000
ca. US$2,628
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Lot number 23
A BRASS AUGSBURG DIAL
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,314 - US$1,971
Price realised:
£3,500
ca. US$4,600
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Lot number 28
A GERMAN MINIATURE GLOBE
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,314 - US$1,971
Price realised:
£4,750
ca. US$6,243
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Lot number 6
MINIATURE BOOK – Prieres ecclesiastiques, auec l ’ exercice du pere de...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,628 - US$3,943
Price realised:
£10,625
ca. US$13,965
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Lot number 9
PORTOLAN CHART. Portion of an untitled manuscript chart of New Guinea...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,628 - US$3,943
Price realised:
£16,250
ca. US$21,358
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Lot number 18
A SILVER BUTTERFIELD DIAL
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,628 - US$3,943
Price realised:
£5,250
ca. US$6,900
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Lot number 31
A GROUP OF FIVE 20TH CENTURY SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,943 - US$6,571
Price realised:
£8,750
ca. US$11,500
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Lot number 15
SILK PRINTING – Op het huwelyck Van den Koopman Cornelis Verburgh, En d...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,257 - US$7,886
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 2
The Mainz Psalter: Psalterium Benedictinum cum canticis et hymnis , for...
Estimate
£5,000 - £10,000
ca. US$6,571 - US$13,143
Price realised:
£21,250
ca. US$27,930
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Lot number 29
A GROUP OF EIGHT DECORATIVE ASTROLABES
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,571 - US$10,515
Price realised:
£5,000
ca. US$6,571
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Lot number 30
A GROUP OF EIGHT 20TH CENTURY GILT COPPER 'MENSING' SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,571 - US$10,515
Price realised:
£17,500
ca. US$23,001
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Lot number 7
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Autograph letter signed ('Abrah. Ortelius...
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$9,200 - US$13,143
Price realised:
£23,750
ca. US$31,216
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Lot number 21
AN ENGLISH POCKET GLOBE
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$9,200 - US$13,143
Price realised:
£10,000
ca. US$13,143
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Lot number 5
MINIATURE BOOK – Kalendarium. Evangelia 4. Psalmi poenit. 7 . Antwerp...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,515 - US$15,772
Price realised:
£13,750
ca. US$18,072
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Lot number 8
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622). Autograph letter signed ('G. Braun') to Abraham...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$13,143 - US$19,715
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$16,429
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Lot number 19
A SET OF NAPIER'S BONES
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$13,143 - US$19,715
Price realised:
£12,500
ca. US$16,429
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Lot number 20
A GERMAN TERRESTRIAL GLOBE
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$13,143 - US$19,715
Price realised:
£10,625
ca. US$13,965
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Lot number 32
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851). The Birds of America . New York...
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$19,715 - US$26,287
Price realised:
£18,750
ca. US$24,644
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Lot number 16
MINIATURE BOOKS – A large collection of 214 volumes, dating from the...
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$26,287 - US$39,431
Price realised:
£56,250
ca. US$73,933
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Lot number 26
A PAIR OF 18-INCH LIBRARY GLOBES
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$26,287 - US$39,431
Price realised:
£22,500
ca. US$29,573
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Lot number 4
BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum...
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$32,859 - US$46,003
Price realised:
£42,500
ca. US$55,861
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Lot number 3
THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST, miniature by Simon Bening, illuminated...
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$39,431 - US$65,719
Price realised:
£100,000
ca. US$131,438
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Lot number 12
JANSSONIUS, Johannes (1588-1664). Theatrum urbium celebriorum totius Belgii...
Estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
ca. US$39,431 - US$52,575
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 17
A PAIR OF GERMAN TABLE GLOBES
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$39,431 - US$65,719
Price realised:
£32,500
ca. US$42,717
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Lot number 24
A PAIR OF DUTCH TABLE GLOBES
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$39,431 - US$65,719
Price realised:
£62,500
ca. US$82,148
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Lot number 27
CONCHOLOGY. Watercolour illustrations of shells on vellum, [France...
Estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
ca. US$39,431 - US$52,575
Price realised:
£43,750
ca. US$57,504
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Lot number 25
LEVAILLANT, François (1753-1824). Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis...
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$52,575 - US$78,862
Price realised:
£40,000
ca. US$52,575
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Lot number 11
BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673) – [Frederick de WIT (1629/1630-1706)]. [Vol...
Estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
ca. US$65,719 - US$92,006
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 10
AN EARLY DUTCH POCKET GLOBE
Estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
ca. US$92,006 - US$131,438
Price realised:
£287,250
ca. US$377,555
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Lot number 14
BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1673). Theatrum Statuum Regiae Celsitudinis Sabaudiae...
Estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
ca. US$92,006 - US$131,438
Price realised:
£75,000
ca. US$98,578
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Lot number 1
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL ASTROLABE QUADRANT
Estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
ca. US$525,751 - US$788,627
Price realised:
£731,250
ca. US$961,140
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Lot number 13
DUDLEY, Sir Robert, self-styled Duke of Northumberland and Earl of Warwick...
Estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
ca. US$657,189 - US$920,065
Price realised:
£731,250
ca. US$961,140
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