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Swann Galleries: Illustration Art
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Auction Name | Illustration Art | Total Sales (USD) | 914,660.00 |
Auction Date | December 14, 2017 - December 14, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 510,800.00 |
Sale Number | #2465 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 746,200.00 |
Total Lots | 307 | ||
Sold Lots | 216 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 618,350.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 70.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 903,650.00 |
Unsold Lots | 91 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 101.22% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
230 | WILLIAM ODEN WALLER (Studio of.) | Manhattan Mary. |
1927 Broadway production featuring a jazz band amid a vibrant and highly detailed Art Deco background | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 77,500.00 |
29 | LUDWIG BEMELMANS. | And here we're back - all twelve no less - Happy New Year and Togetherness! |
1956 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
135 | GEORGES LEPAPE. | Après la Tempáte. |
1919 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
270 | CHARLES ADDAMS. | Movie Scream. |
1947 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 31,200.00 |
78 | MAURICE SENDAK. | Little Bear and His Parents. |
1981 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 28,750.00 |
71 | JERRY PINKNEY. | Brer Rabbit went in the house and him and Brer Bear sat down in the den. |
1990 | USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
11 | JOHN PHILIP FALTER. | Strictly Off the Record. |
1942 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
12 | JOHN PHILIP FALTER. | A Brief Conversation with a Man Going Places. |
1942 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
79 | DR. SEUSS [THEODOR GEISEL]. | A Great Gallumphing Galoot! |
1963 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
30 | LUDWIG BEMELMANS. | Verandah Grill Luncheon on the Queen Mary. |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 | |
123 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG. | Friend, Wife. |
1920 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
159 | SARAH STILWELL WEBER. | Chasing butterflies. |
1914 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
260 | CHARLES M. SCHULZ. | Gentleman Biographer. |
1972 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
37 | W. W. DENSLOW. | Higglepy, Piggleby, My Black Hen. |
1901 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
160 | ROBERT SCHULZ. | Operation Future. |
1955 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 12,350.00 |
31 | LAURENT DE BRUNHOFF. | The Jump. |
1973 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
47 | EDWARD GOREY. | Group of 10 smaller illustrations from The Monster Den. |
1966 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
48 | EDWARD GOREY. | Avoiding Christmas. |
1987 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 10,312.00 |
101 | W. SMITHSON BROADHEAD. | Young Woman with Kodak Camera. |
circa 1915 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 10,312.00 |
75 | FLORENCE PRETZ SMALLEY. | The Billiken Archive. |
Circa 1910s-1920s. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
77 | ARTHUR RACKHAM. | Fairy Dance. |
1933 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
43 | EDWARD GOREY. | Miss Myra, Small Benn, and John L. - Those Three. |
1966 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
226 | PAVEL TCHELITCHEW. | Savonarola. |
1923; the final version of this set design was sold at Christie's London in 2016 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
153 | ARTHUR SZYK. | Joseph Stayed at Home With His Father. |
1949 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,250.00 |
95 | WLADYSLAW THEODOR BENDA. | Tropical Beauty. |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,020.00 |