Clars Auction Gallery: Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints and Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints and Books | Total Sales (USD) | 18,933.10 |
| Auction Date | October 14, 2017 - October 14, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 17,850.00 |
| Sale Number | #101417 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 30,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 143 | ||
| Sold Lots | 103 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 23,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 72.03% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 41,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 40 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 46.12% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 | Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828) | Dwarf, |
circa 1779 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 819.00 |
| 792 | Don Hong-Oai (Chinese, 1929-2004) | Morning Melody, Hunan |
1988 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 756.00 |
| 759 | Vintage Frazer Axle Grease Advertisement, lithograph print on tin, |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 726.00 | ||
| 737 | Paul Jacoulet (French 1902-1960) | 'Les Papillons, Mandchoukuo,'' |
1939 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 535.50 |
| 93 | Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877-1945) | Crow in the Snow' and 'Crickets and Rice Plants' |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 504.00 | |
| 94 | Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877-1945) | The Crows' and 'Wisteria and the Bee' |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 472.50 | |
| 100 | Keisai Eisen (1790-1848); Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865); by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) | Okabe-juku'; three prints; one kabuki print |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 453.75 | |
| 748 | Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1885), | Le chien qui porte a son cou le dine de son maitre (from Les Fables De La Fontaine) |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 453.75 | |
| 776 | Jos-Henri Ponchin (French, 1897-1981) | French Indo-China |
1931 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 453.75 |
| 830 | Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) | Derriere le Miroir |
1965 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 363.00 |
| 96 | Japanese woodblock prints: two by Kawarazaki Shodo (1889-1073) | Magnolia' and 'Golden Bell'; together with three flowers/landscapes |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 346.50 | |
| 261 | D. Nicolao Monardes | 16th century Simplicium Medicamentorum, |
1582 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 346.50 |
| 769 | Harold Altman (American, 1924-2003) | Chair 1980 |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 338.25 | |
| 80 | Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876-1950) | Kasuga Sando, Nara' |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 332.75 | |
| 101A | Hashiguchi Goyo (Japanese, 1880-1921) | Onsen Yado (=Hot Spring Inn)' and 'Geiko' from the '12 Bijinga' series |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 315.00 | |
| 102 | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849); Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Great Wave off Kanagawa'; 'Oiso' and 'Kuwana' from the '53 Stations of Tokaido', |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 315.00 | |
| 749 | Sister Mary Corita (American, 20th Century) | "The New Life," |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 315.00 | |
| 766 | Illuminated manuscript page, paint on vellum, purchased in Madrid, Spain |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 315.00 | ||
| 823 | (lot of 5) Vintage Hawaiian photographs |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 302.50 | ||
| 85 | Nakao Yoshitaka (Japanese, 1911-1994) | Nude' |
1960 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 283.50 |
| 97 | Sekino Junichiro (Japanese, 1914-1988) | Face of a Young Girl' |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 283.50 | |
| 259 | Ernest Heminigway, | The Old Man and The Sea, |
1952 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 283.50 |
| 724 | American School (19th century) | San Francisco Bay During the 1849 Gold Rush, |
circa 1870 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 276.75 |
| 754 | Toshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911-1995) | Hummingbird and Fuchsia |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 272.25 | |
| 741 | Elyse Ashe Lord (British, 1900-1971) | Rhythem Dance |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 252.00 |
