High demand and strong final prices defined the auctions The Asian Fine Art Collection and The Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Collection. On Tuesday, outstanding Asian works of art and historically significant books and documents were sold for a total of over SEK 8.2 million at Stockholms Auktionsverk.
Today, Stockholms Auktionsverk opens the viewing of The Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Collection and The Asian Fine Art Collection, which will go under the hammer on June 10.
Stockholms Auktionsverk, renowned for its high-quality book auctions, is proud to present The Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Collection. One of the main titles in the auction is the complete set of Theodor de Bry's Voyages in Latin – a rare gem that is considered the greatest collection of travel writings in early modern Europe.
The complete collection includes Grands Voyages (America) and
What was it like when a Nobel laureate exchanged ideas in the late 1920s? That is precisely what is depicted in the letters – from the correspondence between mathematics colleagues Albert Einstein and Herman Müntz – that will be up for auction at the Books, Maps & Manuscripts auction on June 13th at Stockholms Auktionsverk.
Stockholms Auktionsverk has a long tradition of presenting well-sorted and high-quality book auctions. This fall's edition of Books, Maps & Manuscripts is no exception. The more than 300 cataloged items include some particularly fine highlights among the older maps and travelogues, as well as a number of hardback titles containing the wonders of cooking.