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Sotheby's, London

Date of the auction: 27.04.2021 - 13.05.2021

Lot number 1
Jean-Baptiste Audebert | Original drawing of flying lemur, late 18th century

Jean-Baptiste Audebert An original watercolour sketch of a flying lemur, for a published print...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 2
Jean-Baptiste Audebert | Original drawing of flying lemur, late 18th century

Jean-Baptiste Audebert An original watercolour sketch of a flying lemur, for a published print...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 3
James Bateman | A Monograph of the Odontoglossum, London, [1867]-1874

James Bateman A Monograph of the Odontoglossum. London: Savill, Edwards & Co. for L. Reeve & Co...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$9,720 - US$13,886
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 4
Thomas Bewick | History of British Birds, 1797–1804–1821, 2 volumes

Thomas Bewick History of British Birds. Newcastle: Sol. Hodgson for Beilby & Bewick, 1797–1804–1821...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,110 - US$1,666
Price realised:
£882
ca. US$1,224
Lot number 5
Peter Brown | New Illustrations of Zoology, 1776, finely-bound copy

Peter Brown New illustrations of zoology, containing fifty coloured plates of new, curious, and...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,000
ca. US$4,860 - US$5,554
Price realised:
£4,788
ca. US$6,648
Lot number 6
William Curtis | Flora londinensis, 1777–1798, 2 volumes bound in 4

William Curtis Flora londinensis; Or, plates and s of such plants as grow wild in the environs of...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,331 - US$11,108
Price realised:
£9,450
ca. US$13,122
Lot number 7
Anselme-Gaëtan Desmarest | Histoire naturelle des tangaras, des manakins et...

Anselme-Gaëtan Desmarest Histoire naturelle des tangaras, des manakins et des todiers. Paris...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,777 - US$4,165
Price realised:
£5,292
ca. US$7,348
Lot number 8
Rembert Dodoens | A niewe herball, London, 1578, calf over wooden boards

Rembert Dodoens A niewe herball, or historie of plantes: wherin is contayned the whole discourse and...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£4,788
ca. US$6,648
Lot number 9
Daniel Giraud Elliot | Monograph of the Phasianidae, or Family of the...

Daniel Giraud Elliot A Monograph of the Phasianidae, or Family of the Pheasants. New York: published...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$55,544 - US$83,316
Price realised:
£81,900
ca. US$113,727
Lot number 10
William Cornwallis Harris | Portraits of the game and wild animals of...

William Cornwallis Harris Portraits of the game and wild animals of Southern Africa, delineated from...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,331 - US$11,108
Price realised:
£6,930
ca. US$9,623
Lot number 11
James Edmund Harting | The ornithology of Shakespeare, 1871, the author's...

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting The ornithology of Shakespeare...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£1,134
ca. US$1,574
Lot number 12
James Edmund Harting | A handbook of British birds, 2 editions and notes

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting A handbook of British birds...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,082 - US$2,777
Price realised:
£2,142
ca. US$2,974
Lot number 13
Francis Salvin and William Henry Broderick | Falconry in the British Isles...

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustFrancis Salvin and William Henry Broderick Falconry...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£6,930
ca. US$9,623
Lot number 14
Edward Rodd and James Edmund Harting |The Birds of Cornwall, 1880...

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustHarting, James Edmund, editor—Rodd, Edward Hearle...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£1,386
ca. US$1,924
Lot number 15
James Edmund Harting | Essays on Sport, 1883, the author's copy

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting Essays on sport and natural...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£1,071
ca. US$1,487
Lot number 16
James Edmund Harting | Manuscript copy of Perfect booke for kepinge of...

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting Manuscript copy of "The...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£11,340
ca. US$15,746
Lot number 17
James Edmund Harting | Bibliotheca accipitraria, 1891, the author's...

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting Bibliotheca accipitraria. A...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,777 - US$4,165
Price realised:
£9,450
ca. US$13,122
Lot number 18
James Edmund Harting | Hints on the Management of Hawks, 1898, annotated

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting Hints on the management of...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£3,024
ca. US$4,199
Lot number 19
James Edmund Harting | "British Mammals", a volume so titled containing...

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting “British Mammals”, late 19th...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$694 - US$972
Price realised:
£630
ca. US$874
Lot number 20
James Edmund Harting | Recreations of a Naturalist, 1906, the author's...

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting Recreations of a naturalist...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$277 - US$416
Price realised:
£819
ca. US$1,137
Lot number 21
James Edmund Harting | A collection of books by him or from his library

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting A collection of c.74 volumes...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$5,554
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 22
James Edmund Harting | Archive of ornithological papers, correspondence...

The Property of the Downside Abbey General TrustJames Edmund Harting (1841-1928) Archive, mostly...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$16,663 - US$24,994
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 23
John Hill | The British Herbal, 1756

John Hill The British Herbal: An history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£4,032
ca. US$5,598
Lot number 24
Pauline Knip | Les Pigeons, 1808–1811, the Marcel Jeanson copy

Pauline Knip and Coenraad Jacob Temminck Les Pigeons. Par Madame Knip... premier peintre d'histoire...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$16,663 - US$24,994
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 25
René Lesson | Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. Paris, [1829–1830...

Lesson, René Primevère Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, [1829–1830...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,331 - US$11,108
Price realised:
£7,560
ca. US$10,497
Lot number 26
David Low | The breeds of domestic animals of the British Islands, 1842...

David Low The breeds of domestic animals of the British Islands. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£4,788
ca. US$6,648
Lot number 27
Albert Millican | Autograph manuscript of 'Travels and Adventures of an...

Property of a LadyAlbert Millican AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT of 'Adventures, Travels and Experiences of an...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,554 - US$8,331
Price realised:
£10,080
ca. US$13,997
Lot number 28
Jean Baptiste Monnoyer | Album of 17 engraved plates from Livre de toutes...

Jean Baptiste Monnoyer An album of 17 engraved plates of bouquets of flowers in vases, baskets or...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$20,829 - US$27,772
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 29
Lionel Rothschild and John Keulemans | Album of drawings of cassowaries...

Rothschild, Lionel Walter, Baron Rothschild and John Gerrard Keulemans An album of original...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$20,829 - US$27,772
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 30
William Scrope | Deer Stalking and Salmon Fishing, 1838–1843, 2 volumes...

William Scrope The art of deer-stalking; illustrated by a narrative of a few days’ sport in the...

Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,388 - US$2,082
Price realised:
£1,008
ca. US$1,399
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