Neal Auction Company: Louisiana Purchase Auction - Books, Manuscripts, Prints, Mardi Gras Ephemera
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Louisiana Purchase Auction - Books, Manuscripts, Prints, Mardi Gras Ephemera | Total Sales (USD) | 104,563.50 |
| Auction Date | November 17, 2017 - November 19, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 87,750.00 |
| Sale Number | #111717 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 131,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 158 | ||
| Sold Lots | 106 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 131,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 67.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 194,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 52 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 53.69% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373 | Charles F. Zimpel (Prussian/American, 1801-1879) | Topographical Map of New Orleans and its Vicinity, … |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 39,650.00 | |
| 621 | Deborah Luster (American/Louisiana, b. 1951) | One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana Series |
1999-2000 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 530 | Latour, Arsene Lacarriere 1816 | HISTORICAL MEMOIR OF THE WAR IN WEST FLORIDA AND LOUISIANA IN 1814-1815. WITH AN ATLAS, |
1816 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,684.00 |
| 674 | American Ten-Inch Celestial Globe, Joslin | Fine American Ten-Inch Celestial Globe |
c. 1870 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,440.00 |
| 14 | Portrait Miniatures Napoleon Bonaparte's Family | Nine Portrait Miniatures of Napoleon Bonaparte's Family, |
USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,250.00 | |
| 379 | D'Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon 1732/1752 | Carte de la Louisiane, |
1732/1752 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 1120 | Walter Inglis Anderson (American/Mississippi) | The Cock |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 915 | Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) | 6 color lithographs from The Odyssey series |
USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,750.00 | |
| 1297 | American Twelve-Inch Globe on Stand | American Twelve-Inch Globe on Stand |
1855 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,664.00 |
| 377 | After Maria Adrien Persac (American/Louisiana) | Plantations on the Mississippi River from Natchez to New Orleans |
1858 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,220.00 |
| 1122 | After Walter Inglis Anderson (American) | Terns #2, Wind, Wave and Bird, Ugly Duckling, Tall Pines, Man O' War Birds, and "Billy Goats Gruff #3", |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 213 | Caroline Wogan Durieux (American/Louisiana, 1896) | Founder's Day |
1940 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,098.00 |
| 617 | Ellsworth Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1861) | Elemental Warfare, Grand Isle, LA (Boyer 23, fig. 28), "Oyster Fisherman (Boyer 64, fig. 26), "Pouring Tar, Tar Kiln (Boyer 66), … |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,098.00 | |
| 618 | John McCrady (American/New Orleans, 1911-1968) | Steamboat 'Round the Bend |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,098.00 | |
| 847 | [Mardi Gras] Charles Briton (Swedish/New Orleans) | Rex Ball Pageant |
1882 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,098.00 |
| 916 | Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) | 3 color lithographs from Jerusalem Windows series, by Charles Sortier |
1962 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 1025 | American Eighteen-Inch Terrestrial Floor Globe | American Eighteen-Inch Terrestrial Floor Globe |
c. 1880 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 976.00 |
| 1121 | After Walter Inglis Anderson (American) | Biloxi Beach Scene, Biloxi Beach Scene, Alligator, Alligator Gar and "Horizontal Pelican" |
2007 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 689 | John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) | Least Water Hen, Plate CCCXLIX, hand-colored engraving with aquatint, from The Birds of America, |
1836 watermark | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 875.00 |
| 687 | John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) | Hemlock Warbler, Plate CXXXIV, hand-colored engraving with aquatint, from The Birds of America, |
1832 watermark | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 854.00 |
| 232 | Lourdes Almeida (Mexican, b. 1952) | Untitled: Male Nude and "Untitled: Male Nude Torso" |
1996 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 832.00 |
| 624 | Louisiana Political Memorabilia | Louisiana Political Memorabilia, Ruffin Pleasant typed letter signed, Sam Jones signed appointment, Huey Long books (4), … |
USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 832.00 | |
| 535 | Sartine, Antoine 1778 | Carte D'Une Partie des Cotes de la Floride et de la Louisiane..., |
1778 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 768.00 |
| 1037 | General Beauregard Autograph Order | General Beauregard Autograph Order, to Maj. Gen. M. Lovell, Columbia, S.C.; |
April 18/65, 9 P.M. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 768.00 |
| 688 | John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) | Palm Warbler, Plate CLXIII, hand-colored engraving with aquatint, from The Birds of America, |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 732.00 |
