Lot 396 · Rare Books
4 Kupferstiche (Iris bulbosa Anglicana/Ligustum/Alcea/Staphylodendron), 1613-1750
Basilius Besler · Colored copper engraving Estimate: € 1,000 / $ 1,140 Sold: € 861 / $ 981 (incl
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- Estimate
- €1,000–€1,000 hammer ≈ $1,120–$1,120
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Ketterer Kunst — Rare Books, Hamburg · 27 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2199796
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Basilius Besler, 4 Kupferstiche (Iris bulbosa Anglicana/Ligustum/Alcea/Staphylodendron), 1613-1750. Ketterer Kunst, 27 May 2019, lot 396. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2199796.
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Basilius Besler, 4 Kupferstiche (Iris bulbosa Anglicana/Ligustum/Alcea/Staphylodendron), 1613-1750. Ketterer Kunst, 27 May 2019, lot 396. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2199796.
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From the same sale Rare Books · May 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| De monstrorum natura caussis, 1634 | Fortunio Licetus | €1,500–€1,500 | |
| Widmungen, 1927 | Julius Meier-graefe | €1,200–€1,200 | |
| Ulysses, 1922 | Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | €3,000–€3,000 | |
| Geographie (Straßburg, Schott), 1513 | Claudius Ptolemaeus | €140,000–€140,000 | |
| Daphnis & Chloé, 1961 | Marc Chagall | €130,000–€130,000 | |
| Les liliacées. 8 in 4 Bänden, 1802-1816 | Pierre Joseph Redouté | €120,000–€120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basilius Besler | "Mentha Crispa" Engraving | $938 est. | Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jan 2026 | |
| Basilius Besler | 4 Kupferstiche (Paeonia flore pleno/Iris bulbosa/Tripolium/A | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Basilius Besler | 4 Kupferstiche (Hyacinthus orientalis/Helenium/Eryngium/Tuss | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Basilius Besler | 4 Kupferstiche (Chamaeis/Ocimum/Primula/Sparganium), 1613-17 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Basilius Besler | Flos solis prolifer, 1613 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2022 | ||
| Basilius Besler | ''H | Historia Auktionshaus, Apr 2026 | ||
| Basilius Besler | Basilius Besler | Christie's, Oct 1998 | ||
| Basilius Besler | Tabacum latifolium; Ricinus maior | Christie's, Mar 2010 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.