Sothebys: History of Science and Technology
Auction Reports
Auction Name | History of Science and Technology | Total Sales (USD) | 1,462,375.00 |
Auction Date | December 12, 2017 - December 12, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,088,600.00 |
Sale Number | #n09686 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,584,900.00 |
Total Lots | 71 | ||
Sold Lots | 41 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,653,800.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 57.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,419,200.00 |
Unsold Lots | 30 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 60.45% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | ENIGMA M4 | A FULLY OPERATIONAL FOUR-ROTOR ("M4") KRIEGSMARINE ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE. |
1944 | USD 350,000.00 - 500,000.00 | USD 435,000.00 |
35 | THE "POLIO" NOBEL PRIZE | THE 1954 NOBEL PRIZE MEDAL FOR PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE AWARDED TO FREDERICK C. ROBBINS |
1954 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 200,000.00 |
32 | Darwin, Charles. | AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO JAMES GRANT. |
1878. | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 125,000.00 |
39 | Newton, Isaac — [Albert Einstein & Roman Vishniac] | PHILOSOPHIÆ NATURALIS PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA. |
1726 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
65 | ENIGMA I | A FULLY OPERATIONAL EARLY THREE-ROTOR ENIGMA I CIPHER MACHINE. |
EARLY 1930S. | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 81,250.00 |
66 | SWISS ENIGMA K | A FULLY OPERATIONAL SWISS ENIGMA ("K") CIPHER MACHINE. |
C 1939. | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
38 | Newton, Isaac | Autograph Manuscript in Latin |
c. 1670 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
51 | FEYNMAN, RICHARD | SURELY YOU'RE JOKING MR. FEYNMAN! ADVENTURES OF A CURIOUS CHARACTER. AS TOLD TO RALPH LEIGHTON. |
1985 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
48 | EINSTEIN, ALBERT. | TYPED LETTER SIGNED TO MISS LINDA CROUSE OF NEW YORK, NY, NOVEMBER 29, 1952. |
1952 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
53 | King, Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace | THE FIRST COMPUTER PROGRAMMER |
ca. 1839 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
47 | [EINSTEIN, ALBERT]; FLEISCHMANN, TRUDE | PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF ALBERT EINSTEIN BY TRUDE FLEISCHMANN, TAKEN CA 1946 |
CA 1946 | USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
46 | EINSTEIN, ALBERT | TYPED LETTER SIGNED TO HERBERT KONDO, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 26 AUGUST 1949. |
1949 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
49 | EINSTEIN, ALBERT | TYPED LETTER SIGNED AND NOTE SIGNED TO HERBERT KONDO, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 11 AUGUST, 1952. |
1952 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
62 | [THEREMIN] | TELETOUCH THEREMIN POSSIBLY BUILT BY LÉON THEREMIN, CIRCA 1937-1938 |
CIRCA 1937-1938 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
40 | Newton, Isaac | THE MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY [TRANS. A. MOTTE]. … |
1729 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
41 | PLANCK, MAX | ZUR THEORIE DES GESETZES DER ENERGIEVERTEILUNG IM NORMALSPECTRUM. |
1900 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
20 | Project Gemini — Wernher von Braun | SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF A GROUP OF AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS VISITING DR. WERNHER VON BRAUN AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER |
1962 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
45 | EINSTEIN, ALBERT | AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "A. EINSTEIN" TO DR. RUDOLF EHRMANN, 22 MARCH, 1943. |
1943. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
5 | HERSCHEL, JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM | AN ARCHIVE OF LETTERS TO ENGLISH GEOLOGIST DR. WILLIAM H. FITTON, |
1827- 1829 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
30 | Darwin, Charles | THE WORKS OF CHARLES DARWIN. |
1888-92 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
68 | NEMA 45 | A FULLY OPERATIONAL NEMA MODEL 45 CIPHER MACHINE. |
1948 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
37 | HALLEY, EDMUND | A NEW AND CORRECT CHART SHEWING THE VARIATIONS OF THE COMPASS IN THE WESTERN & SOUTHERN OCEANS AS OBSERVED IN THE YEAR 1700 … |
[1702]. [1712]. | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
36 | [EUCLID]; ONDERIZ, PEDRO AMBROSIO | LA PERSPECTIVA, Y ESPECULARIA DE EUCLIDES. |
1585 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
6 | Tellurian; Trippensee Co. | THE TRIPPENSEE PLANETARIUM. |
1908 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
31 | Darwin, Charles | Autograph Letter Signed ("Ch. Darwin") |
c. 1839-1842 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |