auction catalogue image

The Gentleman's Library

Auction 19598
20 Jun 2012, starting at 10:00 EDT.
Sessions

This auction is now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future auctions, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this auction, please contact customer services.

Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 23,750 inc. premium
John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) The Birds of America. New York & Amsterdam: Johnson Reprint Corporation & Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1971-72.
Sold for US$ 17,500 inc. premium
13-inch table globe [Albany, NY], 1817 19 in (48 cm.) overall height
Sold for US$ 10,625 inc. premium
TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. [Works.] London: Longman, Brown or Chapman Hall, 1857-1881.
Sold for US$ 10,625 inc. premium
Christian Meyer Ross (Norwegian, 1843-1904) In the sculptor's studio 20 3/4 x 13 3/4in (52.7 x ...

Lots

Search this auction's lots
 of 4534
4001 A collection of British sterling silver-mounted snuff boxes US$ 437
£287
€340
4002 Two sterling silver traveling desk articles Late 19th / first quarter 20th century US$ 375
£246
€291
4004 Three Chinese export or Indian ivory or sandalwood card cases US$ 812
£534
€632
4005 Four Anglo Indian porcupine quill and ebony table boxes US$ 1,062
£699
€826
4007 Two Anglo Indian tortoiseshell, ivory and sandalwood table boxes US$ 312
£205
€243
4009 Three Anglo Indian ivory and sandalwood card cases and one box US$ 375
£246
€291
4010 An Anglo Indian parcel ebonized ivory and quill work box US$ 1,625
£1,069
€1,264
4012 A group of ten assorted decorative boxes US$ 1,000
£657
€778
4014 A collection of Continental silver snuff boxes US$ 500
£328
€389
4018 A George III cut steel inlaid tortoiseshell snuff box US$ 1,000
£657
€778
4019 A George IV treen covered box US$ 125
£82
€97
4023 A group of Victorian sterling silver and silver-mounted gentleman's accessories US$ 937
£616
€729
4030 A George III brass inlaid mahogany hat stand US$ 1,625
£1,069
€1,264
4038 A pair of provincial Louis XV carved beechwood fauteuils
US$ 3,125
£2,055
€2,431
4043 A Louis XVI gilt metal mounted and lacquered and tortoiseshell box US$ 437
£287
€340
4047 A Continental gilt metal mounted ivory veneered and ebonized automaton music box US$ 1,000
£657
€778
4050 A Continental carved ivory figure of Judith US$ 400
£263
€311
4051 A German carved ivory figure of a musician US$ 1,062
£699
€826
4055 A French Empire style copper hot water urn US$ 500
£328
€389
4057 A pair of Napoleon III faux bamboo and needlepoint footstools US$ 1,750
£1,151
€1,361
4070 A Victorian rosewood and mahogany duet stand US$ 1,125
£740
€875
4071 A late Regency mother of pearl inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy US$ 1,875
£1,233
€1,458
4073 A pair of English terrestrial and celestial table globes
Charles Smith & Son, London
terrestial globe dated 1857
US$ 3,125
£2,055
€2,431
4075 A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory tea caddy US$ 1,500
£986
€1,167
4078 A Regence style giltwood mirror US$ 500
£328
€389
4083 A Regency sterling silver wine cooler Benjamin Smith II, London, 1814 US$ 5,250
£3,453
€4,084
4087 Edward Algernon Stuart Douglas (British, 1850-died circa 1920) Fox Hunt 18 x 24in (45.6 x 60.9cm) US$ 5,250
£3,453
€4,084
4092 Attributed to John Frederick Herring, Jnr. (British, 1815-1907) Horses and Ducks, Horses and Chickens: Two each 15 1/2in circular US$ 2,500
£1,644
€1,945
4099 An Italian Siena, Portor and Rosso Verona marble pedestal US$ 500
£328
€389
4103 A pair of Neoclassical style black painted bookcases US$ 750
£493
€583
4110 Celestite Geode US$ 937
£616
€729
4111 Amethyst Intarsia Box US$ 7,500
£4,934
€5,835
4112 Polished Labradorite Specimen US$ 187
£123
€145
4116 Pair of Copper Bookends US$ 250
£164
€194
4118 Select Fist-Sized Campo del Cielo Meteorite US$ 275
£180
€213
4119 Group of Two Obelisks US$ 500
£328
€389
4121 Girasol Quartz Polished Crystal US$ 275
£180
€213
4125 Amethyst Sculpture on Wood Stand US$ 687
£452
€534
4126 Petrified Wood Specimen on Stand US$ 250
£164
€194
4131 Petrified Wood Bookends US$ 250
£164
€194
4135 Tiger Iron Matrix Sphere US$ 437
£287
€340
4138 A Malachite Intarsia box US$ 1,375
£904
€1,069
4146 Five Ammonites US$ 375
£246
€291
4151 Tigers Eye Intarsia Box US$ 1,125
£740
€875
4153 Campo del Cielo Meteorite US$ 1,625
£1,069
€1,264
4164 Russian Obsidian Horse Head on Rock Crystal Base US$ 2,750
£1,809
€2,139
4165 Ruby Mice with Pink Opal Cheese--"Bad Guys Never Get Caught" US$ 2,250
£1,480
€1,750
4166 Blue Chalcedony Mouse on Mookite Base US$ 1,125
£740
€875
4168 Two Ruby Finch Carvings US$ 1,500
£986
€1,167
4172 A group of four ivory carvings US$ 2,375
£1,562
€1,847
4173 A Japanese pieced ivory okimono 20th century US$ 625
£411
€486
4177 A Chinese style leather covered console table US$ 500
£328
€389
4178 An Indian ceremonial procession US$ 375
£246
€291
4179 Bronze model of a tiger US$ 1,250
£822
€972
4182 A pair of Mexican sterling silver figures of pheasants Sterki, US$ 937
£616
€729
4183 A pair of American sterling silver figures of pheasants Retailed by Marshall Field & Co. US$ 3,500
£2,302
€2,723
4189 A billiard ball wall rack and vintage ball set
29 x 23 in. (73.6 x 58.4 cm.) the shelf. 16
US$ 500
£328
€389
4197 Joseph De Martini (American, 1896-1984) Still life with mandolin sight 13 1/2 x 10 1/2in (34.3 x 26.6cm) US$ 468
£308
€364
4198 Frank C. Kirk (American, 1889-1963) Still life with summer flowers 30 x 25in (76 x 63.5cm) US$ 625
£411
€486
4199 A Civil War-era United States 32-star flag, 1858-9 With 2 additional stars stitched in for Oregon (1859) and Kansas (1861), the hoist inscribed "Tucker," weights stitched into fly end, so presumably intended for hanging vertically. US$ 1,625
£1,069
€1,264
4200 A United States 48-star flag US$ 437
£287
€340
4206 A Sawfish Bill on stand
20 in. (50.8 cm.) height on stand.
US$ 375
£246
€291
4209 A bronze and mahogany ship's wheel
20th century 30 in. (76.2 cm.) diameter.
US$ 350
£230
€272
4216 A model of the clipper ship Flying Cloud US$ 1,250
£822
€972
4223 A cast brass model of the Gloucester sloop Vesta
20th century 8 x 21-1/4 in. (20.3 x 53.9 cm.) backboard.
US$ 625
£411
€486
4229 A model of the Ferrari Hydroplane, pennant No. 50
20th century 32-1/2 x 13 x 9 in. (82.5 x 33 x 22.8 cm.) model on stand.
US$ 1,375
£904
€1,069
4230 A static display model of a triple cockpit Chris-Craft runabout
20th century 24 x 7 x 7 in. (60.9 x 17.7 x 17.7 cm.) model on base.
US$ 437
£287
€340
4236 Alexander Kirchner (German, 1867-circa 1940) A daysailor pulled up on the beach
28 x 39-1/2 in. (71.1 x 100.3 cm.)
US$ 875
£575
€680
4237 Egidius Linnig (Belgian, 1821-1860) A river scene at dusk 15 1/2 x 20 3/4in (39.5 x 53cm) US$ 1,250
£822
€972
4242 MILITARY ANTIQUITIES. Grose, Francis. 1731?-1791. Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army. London: T. Egerton, 1801.
US$ 250
£164
€194
4243 MARTIAL ACHIEVEMENTS. The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. London: James Jenkins, [1815].
US$ 1,875
£1,233
€1,458
4244 ORME, EDWARD. Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes of Personal Valour, Bravery, and Particular Incidents which occured to the Armies of Great Britain and her Allies, in the last long-contested war, terminating with the Battle of Waterloo. London: Edward Orme, [1819]. US$ 2,000
£1,315
€1,556
4272 A pair of World War II U.S. Marine figures
13 in. (33 cm.) the tallest. 2
US$ 275
£180
€213
4273 EVANS, LEWIS. A General Map of the British Colonies in America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut & Rhode Island ... Carefully Copied from the Original Publish'd at Philadelphia by Mr. Lewis Evans. London: John Bowles, c.1771. US$ 875
£575
€680
4275 Wall Map - United States and Central America. Mitchell, S Augustus. New National Map, exhibiting the United States with the North America British Provinces, Sandwich Islands, Mexico and Central America, Cuba and other West India Islands....constructed and engraved by w Williams. Philadelphia: n.d. [but circa 1856] US$ 750
£493
€583
4276 Wall map - United States. Ensign, T and E.H. Ensigns's Travellers guide and Map of the United States, Containing the Roads, Distances, Steam Boat and Canal Routes. New York: 1845. US$ 1,250
£822
€972
4277 Wall Map - United States. Mitchell, S. Augustus Mitchell's National map of the American Republic or United States of North America...drawn by J.H.Young and engraved by J.H.Brightly Philadelphia: 1845 US$ 750
£493
€583
4278 Wall Map - United States. Chapin, William. Chapin's Ornamental map of the United States, with the new Western Possessions. New York: Horace Thrayer and Co, 1853 US$ 500
£328
€389
4279 Wall Map - United States. Lloyd James.T. Lloyd's New map of the Inited States, Canadas and New Brunswick from the Latest Surveys showing every Railroad and Station Finished to june 1863, and the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. New York: 1863 US$ 375
£246
€291
4281 A 3-inch terrestrial globe
1891 6 x 3-1/2 in. (15.2 x 8.8 cm.) height by overall diameter.
US$ 750
£493
€583
4282 A Joslin's 6-inch Table Globe
12 x 6-1/2 in. (30.4 x 16.5 cm.)
US$ 1,250
£822
€972
4283 A pair of metal engraved globes
6 x 4 in. (15.2 x 10.1 cm.) height x diameter the largest. 2
US$ 500
£328
€389
4284 A16-inch terrestrial library globe. circa 1950 39 in (98cm) high, overall diameter 23 in (59 cm) US$ 1,250
£822
€972
4285 13-inch table globe [Albany, NY], 1817 19 in (48 cm.) overall height US$ 17,500
£11,513
€13,615
4289 DE L'ISLE, GUILLAUME. Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France et des Decouvertes qui y ont ete Faites Dressee sur Plusieurs Observations. Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier, [c.1730]. US$ 312
£205
€243
4292 NORRIS, W.R. Norris' Cylclopaedic Map of the United States of America. (excepting Alaska)...prepared for use in schools and in the home circle. Patented June 12 1883. US$ 1,375
£904
€1,069
4293 MAP PUZZLE. Educational Sectional Map of the United States. Gloucester, MA: National Chart and Map Company, [1895].
US$ 250
£164
€194
4295 A 16-inch terrestrial library globe
51 x 24 in. Height x overall diameter.
US$ 1,875
£1,233
€1,458
4296 A 18-inch terrestrial library globe circa 1930. 52 in (130 cm) high, overall diameter 24 in (61 cm) US$ 4,375
£2,878
€3,403
4297 An English silver cased desk clock
William Comynes
London, 1902
US$ 1,375
£904
€1,069
Show  90 | 180 | All

How to sell

A simple step by step guide on how to sell your goods at auction with Bonhams

More information

Contacts

Gary D'Urso Bonhams
Work
580 Madison Avenue
New York, 10022
United States
Work +1 917 206 1653
FaxFax: +1 212 644 9009
Auction Administration - Wine, Whisky
Customer Services & Bids (New York) Bonhams
Work
Work +1 212 644 9001
FaxFax: +1 212 644 9009
Customer Services
Alan Fausel Bonhams
Work
580 Madison Avenue
New York, 10022
United States
Work +1 212 644 9039
FaxFax: +1 212 644 9007
Specialist - Pictures
Claudia Florian Bonhams
Work
7601 W. Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, 90046
United States
Work +1 323 436 5437
FaxFax: +1 323 850 5843
Specialist - Natural History
Gregg Dietrich Bonhams
Work
580 Madison Avenue
New York, 10022
United States
Work +1 917 206 1695
FaxFax: +1 212 644 9007
Specialist - Maritime
Karl Green Bonhams
Work
580 Madison Avenue
New York, 10022
United States
Work +1 212 710 1305
FaxFax: +1 212 644 9007
Specialist - European Furniture and Works of Art
Matthew Haley Bonhams
Work
Montpelier Street
London, SW7 1HH
United Kingdom
Work +44 20 7393 3817
Specialist - Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Susan Abeles Bonhams
Work
580 Madison Avenue
New York, 10022
United States
Work +1 212 461 6525
FaxFax: +1 212 644 9007
Specialist - Jewelry
Victoria Ayers Bonhams
Work
580 Madison Avenue
New York, 10022
United States
Work +1 212 461 6532
FaxFax: +1 212 644 9007
Specialist - Silver