Arader Galleries November 5th Fall Auction Success and Prices Realized Report



Following an afternoon of heated bidding and much excitement, Arader Galleries' is delighted to announce our November 5th Fall Sale was a resounding success. The 223 lot sale featured offerings from John James Audubon's Birds of America and Viviparous Quadrupeds of America, natural history works on paper, a stunning selection of maps and views, rare books, as well as material from the American West. The total prices realized was an impressive $844,565. 

The sale kicked off with selections from Audubon's Birds of America. The Common American Swan (Lot 13) achieved an impressive $85,400 and the iconic Roseate Spoonbill (Lot 16) sold for $176,900 following a back and forth from bidders online and on the phone. The Hooping Crane also sold for $61,000. The highlights of the Quadrupeds was the Raccoon which sold for a total of $11,590 to an American institution. 

Other highlights from the sale included the Senex Map of America (Lot 125), which exceeded its high estimate selling for $3,050. Mather's Landmark Map of Long Island (Lot 131) sold for $3,660. There was an excited round of bidding on all of the celestial works by Johann Bayer and Andreas Cellarius (Lots 160-171) which saw all of these lots sell for a combined total of $19,276. A First Edition of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo also sold for $3,660.

Our next auction will be on January 28, 2017. This sale will feature offerings from Audubon's Birds of America and Viviparous Quadrupeds of America as well as a selection of pivotal maps and views. This sale will coincide with the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory (January 20-29) where Arader Galleries will have a selection of works on view. 


Lot  Title  Price Realized 
2 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Black-Billed Cuckoo  $                     4,880
3 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Baltimore Oriole  $                  13,420
4 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Turtle Dove  $                  12,200
5 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Purple Grackle  $                     5,795
6 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Boat-Tailed Grackle  $                     3,355
7 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, White-Headed Eagle (Young)  $                     9,760
8 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Lesser Tern  $                     2,125
9 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Western Duck  $                     1,500
10 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Red-Throated Diver  $                     4,880
11 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Chuck-Will's Widow  $                     5,795
12 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Whip-Poor-Will  $                     7,320
13 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Common American Swan  $                  85,400
14 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Meadow Lark  $                  23,180
15 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Mockingbird  $                  19,520
16 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Roseate Spoonbill  $                176,900
17 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Hooping Crane  $                  61,000
18 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, White Ibis  $                  25,620
19 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Frigate Pelican  $                  21,960
20 Audubon Aquatint Engraving, Barred Owl  $                  12,200
21 Audubon Bien Chromolithograph, Yellow-Throated Vireo  $                        305
22 Audubon Bien Chromolithograph, Bewick's Wren  Pass 
23 Audubon Bien Chromolithograph, Chirping Sparrow  $                        244
24 Audubon Bien Chromolithograph, Carbonated Warbler  $                        375
25 Audubon Bien Chromolithograph, Pipiry Flycatcher  $                        305
26 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Grey Fox  $                  14,640
27 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Silver Fox  $                  15,860
28 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Raccoon  $                  11,590
29 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Ocelot  $                  14,640
30 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Jaguar  $                  12,200
31 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Northern Hare  $                     1,830
32 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Oregon Flying Squirrel  $                        976
33 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Orange-Bellied Squirrel  $                     1,708
34 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Pennant's Marten or Fisher  $                        427
35 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Fremont's Squirrel/Sooty Squirrel  $                        244
36 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Cotton Rat  $                        250
37 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Bridled Weasel  $                          94
38 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Douglass's Spermophile  $                        156
39 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Little American Brown Weasel  $                        281
40 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Richardson's Spermophile  $                          94
41 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Collies Squirrel  $                        275
42 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Townsend's Aruicola/Sharp-Nosed Aruicola/Bank Rat  $                        183
43 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Carolina Shrew  $                        125
44 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Annulated Marmot Squirrel  $                          63
45 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Pouched Jerboa Mouse  $                        125
46 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Common Star-Nose Mole  $                          63
47 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Camas Rat  $                          94
48 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Mole-Shaped Pouched Rat  $                          92
49 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Townsend's Shrew Mole  $                          92
50 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Brewer's Shrew Mole  $                          94
51 Audubon Quadrupeds, Imperial Folio, Common American Shrew Mole  $                        125
52 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                        250
53 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                        732
54 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                        250
55 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                        183
56 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                        500
57 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                        250
58 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                        500
59 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                     1,000
60 Engaging and exotic hand colored engravings by Albert Seba  $                        122
61 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        671
62 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        732
63 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                     1,000
64 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        488
65 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  Pass 
66 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  Pass 
67 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        854
68 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        915
69 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        732
70 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        610
71 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        793
72 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        875
73 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  Pass 
74 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  $                        875
75 Beautiful Hand Colored Lithographs of Hummingbirds by Gould  Pass 
76 Group of Jasmin by Jean Louis Prevost  $                        671
77 Pomegranate Flower by Jean Louis Prevost  Pass 
78 Oleander by Jean Louis Prevost  $                        671
79 Peach Blossom by Jean Louis Prevost  $                        580
80 Hollyhock by Jean Louis Prevost  $                        580
81 Peaches from Brookshaw's Pomona Britannica  Pass 
82 Apples from Brookshaw's Pomona Britannica  $                        976
83 The Currant from Brookshaw's Pomona Britannica  $                        580
84 Grapes from Brookshaw's Pomona Britannica  $                        458
85 Grapes from Brookshaw's Pomona Britannica  Pass 
86 Stunning Stipple Engravings from Redoute's Choix  $                        366
87 Stunning Stipple Engravings from Redoute's Choix  $                     1,037
88 Stunning Stipple Engravings from Redoute's Choix  $                        915
89 Stunning Stipple Engravings from Redoute's Choix  $                        976
90 Beautiful Engravings by Basil Besler  $                     1,375
91 Beautiful Engravings by Basil Besler  $                     1,375
92 School of Redoute Botanical Drawings  $                     1,464
93 School of Redoute Botanical Drawings  $                     1,464
94 Spectacular Chromolithographs of Game Fish by Kilbourne  Pass 
95 Spectacular Chromolithographs of Game Fish by Kilbourne  Pass 
96 Spectacular Chromolithographs of Game Fish by Kilbourne  $                        336
97 Spectacular Chromolithographs of Game Fish by Kilbourne  Pass 
98 Daniell Aquatint Engravings of South Africa  $                        732
99 Daniell Aquatint Engravings of South Africa  $                        915
100 Daniell Aquatint Engravings of South Africa  $                        366
101 Daniell Aquatint Engravings of South Africa  $                        427
102 Harris Lithographs of South African Game and Wild Animals  $                        458
103 Harris Lithographs of South African Game and Wild Animals  $                        488
104 Preparatory Watercolor Studies for Howitt's Oriental Field Sports  $                     5,795
105 Preparatory Watercolor Studies for Howitt's Oriental Field Sports  $                     5,795
106 Engraved Map of the World by Plancius, 1590  $                     7,320
107 18th Century French Map of the World  Pass 
108 Sanson Double Hemisphere Map of the World  $                     1,159
109 Sanson Polar Projection Map of the World  $                     1,159
110 Engraved Map of the World by Homann, c. 1720  $                     1,159
111 Johann Zahn Map of the World  Pass 
112 A Rare and Elegant 18th-century Map of Southwestern Sweden  $                     1,159
113 Otmar Elliger's Illustrations of Calvinist doctrine  $                     9,760
114 Title Page of Covens & Mortier Atlas Minor  $                     1,220
115 Visscher Engraving of Heidelberg, Germany  $                     2,440
116 Beautiful engraving of the City of Kleve, Germany  $                     1,220
117 Beautiful engraving of Soestdijk Palace, hunting lodge of William of Orange  $                     1,220
118 A bird's eye panoramic view of Plymouth, Devon  $                        580
119 A very fine and quite large view of Cambridge seen from the west  $                        427
120 Engraved Map of Northumbria by Blaeu  Pass 
121 Chart of the Entrances to the River Thames  Pass 
122 Early map of Mexico and a cornerstone map of New Spain  $                        519
123 Janssonius Map of Northwest South America  $                        500
124 The Admiral's Map after Waldseemuller, showing New World  Pass 
125 Senex Map of North America  $                     3,050
126 Fascinating 18th Century map of Florida, the Gulf Coast & Caribbean  $                        671
127 First Dutch map to focus on the Lesser Antilles  $                     1,464
128 Rare mid-18th-century views of Havana  $                     3,050
129 Rare mid-18th-century views of Havana  $                     3,050
130 Stunning example of the Preuss-Fremont map, the first map to show the Oregon Trail accurately  $                     9,150
131 Landmark map of Long Island and the earliest Long Island Wall Map  $                     3,660
132 Rare early view of Brooklyn, New York  Pass 
133 A Stunning birds-eye view of New York  $                     9,760
134 Late 19th Century Oil Painting of New York Harbor by Perkins  Pass 
135 Beautiful early view of New York from New Jersey  Pass 
136 Great Mid-19th Century view of Boston Harbor  Pass 
137 A handsome French edition of the Popple key map  Pass 
138 This beautiful and fascinating print expressing Washingtons reputation and patriotic fervor  $                        732
139 Early Map of The Michigan Territory by Carey  $                        625
140 De Jode's rare map of North America  $                  24,400
141 Highly important map of Canada and the Great Lakes originally engraved for Samuel de Champlain  $                  14,640
142 A Seminal map of Canada, which first appeared in 1703  Pass 
143 This is the first printed map to show the area of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest  Pass 
144 Early-20th-century map of Yellowstone National Park  $                        305
145 A.E. Mathews View of Mount Lincoln in Colorado  $                        671
146 Large-format Asher & Adams Lithographed Map of Oregon  $                        214
147 Lithographed Bird's-eye view of San Diego in 1876  $                  10,980
148 Attractive old color example of Blaeu?s map of Africa  $                     2,440
149 Most desirable map of Taiwan  Pass 
150 18th century View of the Ruins of Thebes, Egypt  $                        488
151 18th century View of the Ruins of Thebes, Egypt  $                        336
152 First edition of one of the most authoritative accounts of French Canada by Charlevoix  Pass 
153 An attractive copy of the First Edition of Pike's Government Exploration of the Southwest  $                  13,420
154 First Edition of Burgoyne's Expedition from Canada  $                     6,710
155 John Long's First Edition of Voyages and Travels  Pass 
156 Edwin James' description of the Expedition of Stephen Long  $                  17,080
157 Views of the Works of the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company in Nevada  Pass 
158 Contemporary Description of the American War by Charles Stedman  Pass 
159 First Edition of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo  $                     3,660
160 17th-century allegorical depictions of Constellations  $                        671
161 17th-century allegorical depictions of Constellations  $                        671
162 17th-century allegorical depictions of Constellations  $                        610
163 17th-century allegorical depictions of Constellations  $                        671
164 17th-century allegorical depictions of Constellations  $                        732
165 17th-century allegorical depictions of Constellations  $                        732
166 Colorful Celestial Charts by Andreas Cellarius  $                     2,440
167 Colorful Celestial Charts by Andreas Cellarius  $                     3,050
168 Colorful Celestial Charts by Andreas Cellarius  $                     3,355
169 Colorful Celestial Charts by Andreas Cellarius  $                     3,660
170 Colorful Celestial Charts by Andreas Cellarius  $                     1,464
171 Colorful Celestial Charts by Andreas Cellarius  $                     1,220
172 Beautiful Engraved Plate after Rafael Copied From the Loggia di Rafaele Nel Vaticano in Rome  Pass 
173 Beautiful Engraved Plate after Rafael Copied From the Loggia di Rafaele Nel Vaticano in Rome  Pass 
174 Beautiful Engraved Plate after Rafael Copied From the Loggia di Rafaele Nel Vaticano in Rome  Pass 
175 Beautiful Engraved Plate after Rafael Copied From the Loggia di Rafaele Nel Vaticano in Rome  Pass 
176 Beautiful Engraved Plate after Rafael Copied From the Loggia di Rafaele Nel Vaticano in Rome  Pass 
177 Beautiful Engraved Plate after Rafael Copied From the Loggia di Rafaele Nel Vaticano in Rome  Pass 
178 Beautiful Engraved Plate after Rafael Copied From the Loggia di Rafaele Nel Vaticano in Rome  $                     1,708
179 Engraving from Blaeu's New Theatre of Italy  $                        976
180 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     3,660
181 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     3,660
182 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     5,490
183 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     2,745
184 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     3,050
185 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     2,745
186 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     2,440
187 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     3,050
188 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     2,745
189 Hand-colored Karl Bodmer Engraving  $                     2,745
190 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                     1,037
191 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        427
192 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        732
193 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        488
194 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        458
195 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        488
196 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        549
197 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        519
198 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        488
199 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        458
200 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        519
201 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        549
202 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        549
203 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        519
204 Lithographed Indian Portrait by McKenney & Hall  $                        580
205 Original Prelimiary Sketch for Gustave Dore's Crusades  $                        519
206 John Miller Engraving of Vauxhall Gardens  $                          92
207 2 French Engravings after Francois Boucher  Pass 
208 Two German Fashion Plates.  $                          31
209 Henry Alken Equestrian Engraving  $                        122
210 2 Bela Sziklay Views of Rome  $                          92
211 Antique 1844 German Hand Colored Engraving  $                          31
212 Three Prints from the American Edition of Maynard's "Josephus"  Pass 
213 Braun and Hogenberg View of Namurcum  $                        313
214 Group Lot of 4 Prints and Stamps from the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Series by the USPS  $                        366
215 Steffen Watercolor of Black-Headed Grosbeak  $                        594
216 Steffen Watercolor of Green-tailed Towhee  $                        469
217 Steffen Watercolor of Lark Sparrow  $                        563
218 Steffen Watercolor of Surf Scoter Duck  $                        469
219 Steffen Watercolor of Old Squaw Duck  $                        488
220 Steffen Watercolor of Bonapartes Gull  $                        469
221 Steffen Watercolor of Black-Backed Arctic Three-Toed Woodpecker  $                        469
222 Steffen Watercolor of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker  $                        469
223 Steffen Watercolor of Downy Woodpecker  $                        469

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