Basil Besler Prints: Auction Prices

German · 1561–1629

ArtSell has recorded 39 auction results for Basil Besler prints between 2008 and 2026, of which 26 sold (67% sell-through). Prices realised range from $127 to $6,400, with a median of $523 across 26 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 8 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $6,400 for “A Set of Four Botanical Prints from Hortus Eystettensis” at Bonhams in 2025.

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1. 
   I. Limonium Syriacum (sea lavender), II. Calamentha Angustifolys (Calamint), III. Coronopus (swine cress)

   Engraving · Paper

   sight: approx 19"h, 15.75"w

   Austin Auction Gallery · May 2, 2026 · Lot 2111
   $275≈ £204≈ €235HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
2. 
   Juncus, Clematis, Periclymenum

   Engraving · Panel

   19 x 15.75 in

   Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 11, 2026 · Lot 106
   $1,008≈ £748≈ €866$800 + $208 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $400–800View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
3. 
   Hortus Eystettensis, Mentha Crispa

   Engraving · Panel

   19 x 15.75 in

   Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 11, 2026 · Lot 105
   $945≈ £701≈ €812$750 + $195 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $400–800View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
4. 
   Canna Indica Rubra

   Etching

   49 x 40 cm

   Bullrich Gaona Wernicke · Dec 2, 2025 · Lot 31
   Result not publishedEst. $200–300View at Bullrich Gaona Wernicke ↗
5. 
   Myrte aus "Hortus Eystettensis"

   Engraving · Paper

   Darstellungsmaße ca. 45 x 38 cm

   Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 22, 2025 · Lot 3404
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
6. 
   Blatt aus "Hortus Eystettensis"

   Engraving · Paper

   Darstellungsmaße ca. 47 x 39 cm

   Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 22, 2025 · Lot 3403
   €200≈ $230≈ £176HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
7. 
   from Hortus Eystettensis, 20th centuryAfter the artist

   Lithograph · Paper

   sight 13-1/4 x 8-3/4 in.

   Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 1044
   $250≈ £191≈ €217HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
8. 
   A Set of Four Botanical Prints from Hortus Eystettensis

   Engraving · Paper

   sight size each 49.0 x 40.5 cm (19 5/16 x 15 15/16 in).

   Bonhams · Jul 10, 2025 · Lot 227
   $6,400≈ £4,715≈ €5,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Ageratum

   Engraving

   Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 103
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
10. 
    Linaria aurea

    Engraving

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 102
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
11. 
    Cataputia vulgaris

    Engraving

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 101
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
12. 
    Caryophyllus sylvestris flore laciniato carneo

    Engraving

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
13. 
    Amerius pleno rubro flore

    Engraving

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 99
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
14. 
    Chamaenerion

    Engraving

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 98
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
15. 
    Skabiosen aus Hortus Eystettensis

    Engraving · Paper

    Darstellungsmaße ca. 47,5 x 39 cm

    Auktionshaus Mehlis · Mar 20, 2025 · Lot 3503
    €360≈ $390≈ £301HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
16. 
    Carnations, Stages of a Carnation Flower

    Engraving

    19 x 15-3/4 inches (sight)

    Michaan's Auctions · Nov 15, 2024 · Lot 3279
    $378≈ £298≈ €357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
17. 
    Acanthus and Cardus

    Engraving

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 14, 2024 · Lot 135
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €700–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
18. 
    Juncus, Clematis, Periclymenum

    Engraving

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 14, 2024 · Lot 134
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €700–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
19. 
    Piper Indicum minimum erectum | Piper Indicum medium | Piper Indicum maximum rotundum erectum

    Engraving

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 14, 2024 · Lot 133
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
20. 
    Caryophyllus Multiplex’ (Carnations)

    Etching

    48cm x 40.5cm

    Toovey's · Aug 7, 2024 · Lot 25
    £380≈ $484≈ €443HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
21. 
    Hand Colored

    Engraving · Paper

    H 21" W 16.5"

    DuMouchelles · Jul 19, 2024 · Lot 1215
    Result not publishedEst. $200–400View at DuMouchelles ↗
22. 
    Hand Colored

    Engraving · Paper

    H 21" W 16.4"

    DuMouchelles · Jul 19, 2024 · Lot 1214
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
23. 
    Hand Colored

    Engraving · Paper

    H 21" W 16.5"

    DuMouchelles · Jul 19, 2024 · Lot 1213
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
24. 
    Hand Colored

    Engraving · Paper

    DuMouchelles · May 17, 2024 · Lot 1046
    Result not publishedEst. $800–1,200View at DuMouchelles ↗
25. 
    Ficus Indica Eystetten, Fis Ex Uno Folio Enatalu, Xurians

    Engraving

    52 x 39cm

    Olympia Auctions · Mar 20, 2024 · Lot 244
    £100≈ $127≈ €117HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
26. 
    Four works from the Hortus eystettensis seriesAfter the artist

    Etching · Paper

    20⅜ h x 17⅜ w in (52 x 44 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 155
    $315≈ £254≈ €290Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
27. 
    Hedysarum clypeatum; and Melilotus germanica

    Engraving

    Each plate 47.5 x 38.5cm (each 83.5 x 70.5cm framed)

    Leonard Joel · Sep 19, 2023 · Lot 61
    A$1,400≈ $905≈ £729≈ €845Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
28. 
    Two plates from Hortus Eystettensis (1613)

    Engraving

    Unframed dimensions: 19 x 15 3/4 in.

    Bonhams · Jul 19, 2023 · Lot 551
    $3,200≈ £2,479≈ €2,852Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    Kräuterblatt

    Engraving · Other support

    Plattenmaße ca. 48 x 39,5 cm

    Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 26, 2022 · Lot 3851
    €220≈ $228≈ £189HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
30. 
    Kräuterblatt

    Engraving · Other support

    Plattenmaße ca. 48 x 40 cm

    Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 26, 2022 · Lot 3850
    €390≈ $405≈ £335HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
31. 
    Aethiopis from Hortus Eystettensis, hand colored

    Engraving

    19 x 15.5 in

    Concept Art Gallery · Aug 24, 2022 · Lot 693
    Result not publishedEst. $150–300View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
32. 
    Title: Consolida Saracenica for "Hortus Eystettensis" , Date: Nuremberg, 1613, 1640, and 1713. , Medium: Large Folio Copper Plate

    Engraving

    19 x 15.5 in

    Concept Art Gallery · Dec 4, 2021 · Lot 201
    Result not publishedEst. $400–800View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
33. 
    Title: Geranium Moscatum Odoratum for "Hortus Eystettensis", Date: Nuremberg, 1613, 1640, and 1713. Medium: Large Folio Copper Plate

    Engraving

    19 x 15.5 in

    Concept Art Gallery · Dec 4, 2021 · Lot 200
    Result not publishedEst. $400–800View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
34. 
    Trifolium Bituminofumodoratum, from Hortus Eystettensis (The Garden of Eichstatt), Eichstatt and Nuremberg

    Engraving · Paper

    plate 18-7/8 x 15-5/8 in. sheet 22-3/4 x 18-3/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Aug 1, 2020 · Lot 880
    $400≈ £304≈ €338HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
35. 
    Capparis Fabago' (Copper Plant)

    Engraving · Other support

    48x39cm

    Davidson Auctions · May 24, 2020 · Lot 552
    A$200≈ $131≈ £107≈ €120HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$200–400View at Davidson Auctions ↗
36. 
    Asphodelus Maior Albus' (Spotted Orchid)

    Engraving · Other support

    48x40cm

    Davidson Auctions · Nov 16, 2019 · Lot 1206
    A$450≈ $306≈ £238≈ €277HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
37. 
    Capparis Fabago' (Copper Plant)

    Engraving · Other support

    48x39cm

    Davidson Auctions · Nov 16, 2019 · Lot 1205
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$300–500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
38. 
    Eight Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613

    Engraving · Panel

    each approx. 18 1/2 x 15 1/2in (47 x 39.4cm)

    Bonhams · Jun 25, 2019 · Lot 572
    $1,785≈ £1,403≈ €1,567Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    I. Poma amoris fructu luteo (orange-colored tomato)

    Engraving · Paper

    plate 18-7/8 x 15-1/2 in. sheet

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 23, 2019 · Lot 1537
    $700≈ £532≈ €619HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
40. 
    Fructus Artischochi

    Engraving · Paper

    Plate - 18.5" high x 15.5" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Mar 5, 2017 · Lot 8
    $700≈ £570≈ €661HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
41. 
    Two works: Hortus Eystettensis, Nuremberg: [Petasites…petasites flore albo], lacking text verso

    Engraving · Paper

    18-5/8 x 15-3/8 in. (plate)

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 12, 2015 · Lot 420
    $800≈ £519≈ €710HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
42. 
    Two Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613/later

    Engraving · Paper

    each approx. 18 1/2 x 1 15 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 17, 2015 · Lot 7107
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    Four botanical leaves: Lotus…, Connyzamedia…, Linum …, Lacea…, from Hortus Eystettensis, Nuremberg, likely 1713 editions or later 18th century, text verso

    Engraving · Paper

    each approximately 22-1/2 x 18 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 16, 2015 · Lot 135
    $2,000≈ £1,285≈ €1,840HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
44. 
    Four botanical leaves: Linaria aurea…, Gnaphalium latifoli…, Christophoriana…, Consolida Saracenica... from Hortus Eystettensis, Nuremberg, likely 1713 edition or later 18th century, text verso

    Engraving · Paper

    each approximately 22 1/2 x 18 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 16, 2015 · Lot 134
    $2,200≈ £1,413≈ €2,024HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
45. 
    Two Plates, from Hortus Eystettensis, 1613

    Engraving · Paper

    each approx. 19 x 16in

    Bonhams · Jan 25, 2015 · Lot 3102
    $875≈ £583≈ €778Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    Lilium Cruentum Polyanthos

    Engraving

    19 1/2 in. x 16 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 14, 2013 · Lot 840
    $400≈ £256≈ €301HammerSign up free to seeEst. $900–1,200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
47. 
    Phalangium Alobrogi, 1613/later

    Engraving · Paper

    sight 21 x 16in

    Bonhams · Apr 21, 2013 · Lot 7085
    $563≈ £369≈ €429Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
48. 
    Lilium Cruentum Polyanthos

    Engraving

    19 1/2 in. x 16 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 19, 2013 · Lot 951
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
49. 
    Sheet from the "Hortus Eystettensis"

    Engraving

    18 3/4 in. x 15 1/2 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 8, 2008 · Lot 652
    $400≈ £205≈ €276HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗

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