Swann Galleries: Rare and Important Travel Posters
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Rare and Important Travel Posters | Total Sales (USD) | 468,815.00 |
Auction Date | October 27, 2016 - October 27, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 314,400.00 |
Sale Number | #2427 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 456,400.00 |
Total Lots | 222 | ||
Sold Lots | 182 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 406,600.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 81.98% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 590,300.00 |
Unsold Lots | 40 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
150 | PAUL GEORGE LAWLER (DATES UNKNOWN) | FLY TO SOUTH SEA ISLES / VIA PAN AMERICAN. |
Circa 1938. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
44 | PERCIVAL ALBERT (PERCY) TROMPF (1902-1964) | AUSTRALIA. |
1929 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
91 | EMIL CARDINAUX (1877-1936) | PALACE HOTEL / ST. MORITZ. |
1920 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
143 | CHARLES C. DICKSON (DATES UNKNOWN) | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS / THE "SILVER WING" DE LUXE. |
Circa 1927. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
145 | JUPP WIERTZ (1881-1939) | 2 DAYS TO EUROPE / HAMBURG - AMERICAN LINE. |
1936 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
170 | WALTER L. GREENE (1870-1956) | ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS / LAKE PLACID. |
Circa 1935. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,000.00 |
53 | HARRY ROUNTREE (1878-1950) | NEW ZEALAND / THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
131 | HENRY GEORGE GAWTHORN (1879-1941) | REDCAR. |
Circa 1930. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
172 | FREDERIC KIMBALL MIZEN (1888-1965) | FIFTH AVENUE • NEW YORK / THE WORLD'S GREATEST SHOPPING STREET. |
1932 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
201 | JOSEPH FEHER (1908-1987) | YOSEMITE / UNITED AIR LINES. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,250.00 | |
135 | TOM PURVIS (1888-1959) | FELIXSTOWE. |
1932 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
167 | PAUL PROEHL (1887-1965) | CHICAGO / ILLINOIS CENTRAL. |
Circa 1929. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
197 | HANSON PUTHUFF (1875-1972) | THE CHIEF TO CALIFORNIA / CAJON PASS. |
Circa 1936. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
198 | PHILIP LITTLE (1857-1942) | YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK / SOUTHERN PACIFIC. |
1924 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
202 | MARK VON ARENBURG (DATES UNKNOWN) | FLY TO AMERICA / PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS. |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,500.00 | |
60 | A.R. ACOTT (DATES UNKNOWN) | VISIT INDIA. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
134 | TOM PURVIS (1888-1959) | CLACTON ON SEA. |
1930 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
161 | EDWARD M. EGGLESTON (1883-1941) | BILLY ROSE'S AQUACADE / GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION. |
1936 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
132 | G. STANISLAUS BRIEN (DATES UNKNOWN) | SILLOTH ON THE SOLWAY / FINEST SEASIDE GOLF. |
1932 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,940.00 |
127 | LAURA KNIGHT (1877-1970) | THE YORKSHIRE COAST. |
1929 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
222 | TOM HALL (1885-1972) | HUNT THIS FALL / CANADIAN PACIFIC. |
Circa 1940. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
40 | JAMES NORTHFIELD (1887-1973) | AUSTRALIA / AUSTRALIAN PARROTS. |
Circa 1935. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
190 | WILLIAM H. BULL (1861-1940) | CRATER LAKE / SOUTHERN PACIFIC. |
1923 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
30 | ANDREW JOHNSON (DATES UNKNOWN) | ORIENT CRUISES. |
Circa 1933. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
37 | PERCIVAL ALBERT (PERCY) TROMPF (1902-1964) | AUSTRALIA IN THE SUN. |
Circa 1935. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |