Clars Auction Gallery: Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Books, Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Books, Prints | Total Sales (USD) | 17,709.15 |
| Auction Date | December 16, 2017 - December 17, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 16,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #121617 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 28,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 114 | ||
| Sold Lots | 86 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 22,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.44% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 38,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 28 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 45.47% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5093 | Saito Kiyoshi (Japanese, 1907-1997), | 'Clay Image' |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 847.00 | |
| 5098 | Otsuka Hisashi (Japanese, b. 1947), | mixed media 'Ultimate Sacrifice' |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 786.50 | |
| 5099 | Otsuka Hisashi (Japanese, b.1947), | mixed media print, 'Sword of Courage' |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 726.00 | |
| 5113 | Hashiguchi Goyo (Japanese, 1880-1921), | Kami-suki (=combing hair)', woodblock print, from the '12 Bijinga' series |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 726.00 | |
| 5220A | (lot of 3) Beer advertising signs, including one for Lowenbrau, and two for Pabst Blue Ribbon |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 605.00 | ||
| 5238 | Rhyme and Reason, 1st edition with fore-edge painting [located in case] by Lewis Carroll, |
1883 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 605.00 | |
| 5667 | William Cliff (American, b. 1944) | (lot of 2) Spring Blossoms and Desert Landscape |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 605.00 | |
| 5106 | Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876-1950), | Winter in Taguchi', |
1927) | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 574.75 |
| 5666 | Don Hong-Oai (Chinese, 1929-2004), | "Morning Work Guangdong," |
1970 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 453.75 |
| 5091 | Yoshida Toshi (Japanese, 1911-1995), | 'Wisteria at Ushijima' |
1953 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 423.50 |
| 5090 | Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876-1950), | (lot of 2) 'Kura in Tomonoura' and 'Chion-in Temple Gate', |
1930, 1935 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 393.25 |
| 5634 | Constant Duval (French, 1877 - ?), | "Cies d'Orleans et du Midi," |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 393.25 | |
| 5096 | Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861), | (lot of 2) Japanese woodblock triptych prints, 19th century |
19th century | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 378.00 |
| 5112 | Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) | (lot of 6) , six woodblock prints from the 'Eight Snow Scenes in the Eastern Capital' series, |
1946 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 363.00 |
| 5618 | Odilon Redon (French, 1840-1916), | Profile of a Woman |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 363.00 | |
| 5633 | Maurice Neumont (French, 1868-1930), | "On Ne Passe Pas!," |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 363.00 | |
| 5648 | Gordon Cook (American, 1927-1985), | Untitled (Amish doll), and Untitled (Stick Figure with Arms Out) |
1985 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 363.00 |
| 5665 | Vilem Kriz (American/Czech, 1924-1994) | (lot of 2) Untitleds (Straw Hat and Heart and Hand and Wine Bottle), |
1968/1967 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 363.00 |
| 5631 | Jules-Abel Faivre (French, 1867-1945), | "L'Emprunt de la Liberation," |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 302.50 | |
| 5662 | William Thomas Mullarkey (American, b. 1959), | "Gallup New Mexico," |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 302.50 | |
| 5107 | Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876-1950), | 'Suzukawa' |
1935 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 272.25 |
| 5108 | Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950), Utagawa Yoshitora (active 1850-1880), | 'Fuji-yama from Miho'; 'Haikai Kuainouchi' depicting a courtesan with a haiku, |
1935 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 272.25 |
| 5109 | Yoshida Toshi (Japanese, 1911-1995), | ' Tokyo at Night, from Ryogoku Bridge' |
1939 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 272.25 |
| 5237A | Lincolniana approx. 30 volumes on Abraham Lincoln and early Illinois History, published in the 19th and early 20th century |
19th and early 20th century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 272.25 | |
| 5607 | Louis Le Breton (French, 1818-1866), | "Vue de San Francisco," |
circa 1850 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 272.25 |
