# Basilius Besler - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T21:23:25.298Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 253
- Lots with prices: 204
- First auction date: 2001-11-28
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-21
- Median realised price: $600
- Price range: $45 to $1,411,125

## Market Takeaway
Basilius Besler shows deep auction liquidity with 250 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 26 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-20.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $350 and $1,100.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 69.8% (141 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.7% (58 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.5% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 26
- Previous 12 months sales: 22
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $450
- Median shift: 11.1%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-20
- Days since latest sale: 29
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Gonnelli Casa d'Aste: 15 lots
- Auktionshaus Arnold: 14 lots
- Christie's: 12 lots
- Auctionata Paddle8 AG: 11 lots
- DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers: 11 lots
- STAIR: 11 lots
- DuMouchelles: 9 lots
- Millea Bros Ltd: 9 lots
- Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG: 8 lots
- Dargate Auction Galleries: 7 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-11 | Basilius Besler \- "Juncus, Clematis, Periclymenum" | Helmuth Stone | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-juncus-clematis-periclymenum-106-c-69b3d293f9
2. 2026-01-11 | Basilius Besler \- "Mentha Crispa" Engraving | Helmuth Stone | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-mentha-crispa-engraving-105-c-a8cd232499
3. 2026-04-21 | Basilius Besler \(German, 1561\-1629\) "Martagon Imperiale" Embellished Engraving | Akiba Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-german-1561-1629-martagon-imperiale-embellished-engraving-445-c-b7330bb622
4. 2026-03-15 | BASILIUS BESLER \(1561\-1629\), antique hand\-coloured botanical engraving, attractively framed and mounted with Spencer Sandilands catalogue affixed verso, 75 x 64cm overall. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$160 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-1561-1629-antique-hand-coloured-botanical-engraving-attractively-framed-and-mounted-with-spencer-sandilands-catalogue-affixed-verso-75-x-64cm-overall-1268-c-ec1963f288
5. 2026-01-20 | Basilius Besler \(German 1561\-1629\), 'Moly latifolium': From Hortus Eystettensis, Copper engraving with hand\-coloring, with Latin text on verso, third edition, c. 1713, Sheet size: 21 x 17 1/4 in. \(53.3 x 43.8 cm.\), Frame | Weschler's | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-german-1561-1629-moly-latifolium-from-hortus-eystettensis-copper-engraving-with-hand-coloring-with-latin-text-on-verso-third-edition-c-1713-sheet-size-21-x-17-1-4-in-53-3-x-43-8-cm-frame-604-c-c98183164e
6. 2026-01-20 | Basilius Besler \(German 1561\-1629\), 'Iris Bulbosa': From Hortus Eystettensis, Copper engraving with hand\-coloring, with Latin text on verso, third edition, c. 1713, Minor tears, Sheet size: 21 x 17 1/4 in. \(53.3 x 43.8 c | Weschler's | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-german-1561-1629-iris-bulbosa-from-hortus-eystettensis-copper-engraving-with-hand-coloring-with-latin-text-on-verso-third-edition-c-1713-minor-tears-sheet-size-21-x-17-1-4-in-53-3-x-43-8-c-593-c-e15920a642
7. 2025-12-30 | Basilius Besler \(1561\-1629\): three botanical sheets from | Henry's Auktionshaus | €2,200
8. 2025-12-07 | BASILIUS BESLER \(1561 Nürnberg \- 1629 ebenda\) | Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG | €300
9. 2025-12-06 | BASILIUS BESLER \(1561\-1629\) "Hortus Eystettensis," 1613, Sight: 20 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. \(51.4 x 41.3 cm.\), Frame: 29 5/8 x 25 1/2 in. \(75.2 x 64.8 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $550
10. 2025-11-22 | Basilius Besler, Blatt aus "Hortus Eystettensis" | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | N/A
11. 2025-11-22 | Basilius Besler, Myrte aus "Hortus Eystettensis" | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | N/A
12. 2025-11-15 | Basilius Besler, | Auktionshaus Arnold | €110
13. 2025-11-15 | Basilius Besler, | Auktionshaus Arnold | €500
14. 2025-11-15 | Basilius Besler, | Auktionshaus Arnold | €170
15. 2025-11-14 | Basilius Besler \(1561 \- Nürnberg \- 1629\) – Two sheets from: Hortus Eystettensis | Karl & Faber | €650
16. 2025-11-12 | Basilius Besler,  German 1561\-1629\-  Juncus, Clematis, Periclymenum, illustration fr | Roseberys | £320 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-german-1561-1629-juncus-clematis-periclymenum-illustration-fr-368-c-84cdc59c35
17. 2025-10-01 | Basilius Besler, German, 1561\-1629, four large coloured botanical engravings from 'Hortus Eystettens | Roseberys | £4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-german-1561-1629-four-large-coloured-botanical-engravings-from-hortus-eystettens-234-c-7c24c929a7
18. 2025-09-17 | BASILIUS BESLER \(Germany, 1561\-1629\), Creeping bugleweed, spring vetch and red campion, Hand\-colored engraving on laid paper, 19" x 15.75" sight. Framed 29" x 25". | Eldred's | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-germany-1561-1629-creeping-bugleweed-spring-vetch-and-red-campion-hand-colored-engraving-on-laid-paper-19-x-15-75-sight-framed-29-x-25-6073-c-01e45ba99e
19. 2025-07-10 | Basilius Besler, handkolorierter Kupferstich, Hortus Eystettensis, "Clematis coerulea Pannonica" / Basilius Besler, hand\-colored copperplate engraving, Hortus Eystettensis, "Clematis coerulea .." | Kunstauktionhaus Georg Rehm | €200
20. 2025-06-21 | Basilius Besler | Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG | €400
21. 2025-06-21 | Basilius Besler | Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG | N/A
22. 2025-05-29 | Basilius Besler \(German 1561\-1629\) Two hand\-coloured engravings from Hortus Eystettensis \(1613\) Cyanus Aurensis Flore Coe Ruleo plate 115 hand coloured engraving approx 48 cm x 40 cm framed and glazed, 73.5 cm x 65 cm Buxus hand coloured... | Dawsons Auctioneers | £80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-basilius-besler-german-1561-1629-two-hand-coloured-engravings-from-hortus-eystettensis-1613-cyanus-aurensis-flore-coe-ruleo-plate-115-hand-coloured-engraving-approx-48-cm-x-40-cm-framed-and-glazed-73-5-cm-x-65-cm-buxus-hand-coloured-30-c-ab94613b6f
23. 2025-05-24 | Basilius Besler, Skabiosen aus Hortus Eystettensis | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | €360
24. 2025-04-26 | Basilius Besler \(1561\-1629\), Two Botanical Plates. Property of Alton F. Irby III | Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals | $275

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