Northeast Auctions: Fall Weekend Auction - Books and Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fall Weekend Auction - Books and Prints | Total Sales (USD) | 127,350.00 |
| Auction Date | October 28, 2017 - October 29, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 72,350.00 |
| Sale Number | #102817 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 109,855.00 |
| Total Lots | 80 | ||
| Sold Lots | 66 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 80,850.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 122,055.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 104.34% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851). | "THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR TERRITORIES," |
1840-1844. | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 34,800.00 |
| 737 | LARGE BRITISH COLONIAL ALBUM OF WATERCOLOR BOTANICALS, BUTTERFLIES AND INSECTS, PROBABLY PAINTED BY INDIAN ARTISTS, |
EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 | |
| 132 | SIGNED BY JOHN A. ANDREW, GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 16TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES | TWO CIVIL WAR COMMISSIONS APPOINTING LINCOLN R. STONE AS SURGEON IN THE FIFTY-FOURTH MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY REGIMENT, |
1863-1864 | USD 7,500.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 170 | HENRY DAVID THOREAU. | WALDEN; OR LIFE IN THE WOODS. |
1854 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,480.00 |
| 166 | AFTER PIETER BRUEGHEL THE ELDER, | GLUTTONY FROM "THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS," |
1558 | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
| 167 | AFTER PIETER BRUEGHEL THE ELDER, | ENVY FROM "THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS," |
1558 | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,100.00 |
| 738 | ZAO WOU-KI (CHINESE 1920-2013). | UNTITLED, 1959. |
1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 163 | ALBRECHT DURER (GERMAN 1471-1528). | CHRIST CARRYING THE CROSS, FROM THE LARGE PASSION, 1497-1500. |
1497-1500. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 164 | ALBRECHT DURER (GERMAN 1471-1528). | THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THREE HARES, CIRCA 1498. |
CIRCA 1498. | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 151 | JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851) AND THE REVEREND JOHN BACHMAN (1790-1874). | "THE QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA," ROYAL OCTAVO EDITION, |
1849-1854. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 153 | JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN 1785-1851). | LITTLE SCREECH OWL, NO. 20, PLATE XCVII, FROM "THE BIRDS OF AMERICA." |
circa 1830. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 158 | SET OF SIX FRAMED ENGLISH HUNTING PRINTS, 1797. |
1797 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 146 | M.W. BALDWIN & CO. LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS, PHILADELPHIA. |
circa 1850 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,280.00 | |
| 142 | MAP OF "NORTH AMERICA, PERFORMED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF LOUIS, DUKE OF ORLEANS," |
1752 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,680.00 | |
| 168 | THREE EARLY BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE. |
1835 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,560.00 | |
| 193 | RED JACKET, SENECA WAR CHIEF AND KISH-KALLO-WA FROM MCKENNEY AND HALL’S "HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA." |
1834 and E.C. Biddle, 1836 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,560.00 | |
| 178 | CURRIER & IVES. | THE FARM-YARD IN WINTER. |
1861 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 162 | EARLY MAP OF CHINA "REYS-KAERTE VANDE AMBASSADE DER NEDERLANTSE OOST INDISE COMPAGNIE DOOR CHINA AEN DEN GROOTEN TARTARSEN …," |
CIRCA 1665. | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,260.00 | |
| 215 | DR. THORNTON’ | TWO PRINTS FROM DR. THORNTON’S "THE TEMPLE OF FLORA," QUARTO EDITION: "THE BLUE EGYPTIAN WATER LILY" AND "THE SUPERB LILY," 1811-1812.. |
1811-1812 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 216 | DR. THORNTON’ | TWO PRINTS FROM DR. THORNTON’S "THE TEMPLE OF FLORA," QUARTO EDITION: "THE BLUE PASSION FLOWER" AND "THE PERSIAN CYCLAMEN," 1811-1812. |
1811-1812. | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 126 | ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COLES, SR. (1749-1809, ACTIVE BOSTON). | DELAND FAMILY COAT-OF-ARMS, |
USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 169 | MRS. SCHUYLER VAN RENSSELAER. HENRY HOBSON RICHARDSON AND HIS WORKS… . |
1888 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 218 | MARK CATESBY | ENGRAVING OF PLUVIALIS VOCIFERUS, PL. 71 FROM MARK CATESBY’S "NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS," |
1754 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
| 128 | ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COLES, SR. (1749-1809, ACTIVE BOSTON). | FELTON FAMILY COAT-OF-ARMS, |
USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 161 | MAP OF BERMUDA "MAPPA AESTIVARUM INSULARUM ALIAS BARMUDAS," |
CIRCA 1633. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 960.00 |
