William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals: October Premier Sale - Books and Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | October Premier Sale - Books and Prints | Total Sales (USD) | 3,915.75 |
| Auction Date | October 24, 2017 - October 24, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,720.00 |
| Sale Number | #102417 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,760.00 |
| Total Lots | 32 | ||
| Sold Lots | 31 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,740.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 96.88% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 81.58% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10362 | Stanley Charles Nott | Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, and Masterworks of Chinese in the National Palace Museum |
1962, 1973 | USD 60.00 - 120.00 | USD 488.75 |
| 10212 | Tanna Kasimir Hoernes (Austrian, 1887-1972), | Karlskirche |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 316.25 | |
| 10215 | Rowland Langmaid (British, 1887-1956) | "St. Paul's Cathedral from the River Thames" |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 258.75 | |
| 10128 | Set of 4 framed comic book posters including Captain America, Batman, Green Lantern, The Amazing Spiderman |
USD 40.00 - 60.00 | USD 184.00 | ||
| 10137 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) | color lithograph of Leonardo da Vinci |
1968 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 184.00 |
| 10245 | Herbert Ogden Waters, | White Island Light |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 184.00 | |
| 10344 | Kurth, Willi, Editor, | The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Durer |
1927 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 184.00 |
| 10176 | (2) Early prints, a French hand colored print of Napoleon marked |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 149.50 | ||
| 10203 | G Ralph Smith (American, 1907-2007), | PAFA, 1940's lithograph, |
1940's | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 149.50 |
| 10167 | Andre Brasilier, French, b 1929, | "Epreuve d'Artiste" |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 138.00 | |
| 10338 | (4) Japanese landscape prints |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 138.00 | ||
| 10333 | After Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677), | (3) framed engravings of paintings by Hans Holbein |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 126.50 | |
| 10334 | (19) Antique engravings of Roman and Continental scenes |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 126.50 | ||
| 10359 | 7 Books on Chinese antiques, Handbook of Chinese Ceramics by Suzanne G Valenstein 1975, … |
USD 60.00 - 120.00 | USD 126.50 | ||
| 10158 | Wallace Nutting | (3) exterior prints, Larkspur; A Little River, with Mount Washington; The Swimming Pool |
USD 60.00 - 120.00 | USD 115.00 | |
| 10347 | Cased set of 6 miniature Italian books, Editrice Cultura Moderna, Roma, 1945 |
1945 | USD 20.00 - 40.00 | USD 115.00 | |
| 10131 | Vintage 1950's illustration of a couple, gouache on paper, unsigned, 10 |
1950's | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 103.50 | |
| 10155 | Wallace Nutting | (3) exterior prints, The Birch Bark; Gothic Arches; As It Was in 1700 |
USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 103.50 | |
| 10353 | Aldous Huxley, Bruce & Seena Harris, J Wood Brown | Complete Etchings of Goya, Complete Etchings of Rembrandt, The Builders of Florence |
1943, 1970, 1907 | USD 20.00 - 40.00 | USD 103.50 |
| 10320 | Japanese print of geisha and samurai |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 92.00 | ||
| 10335 | Utamaro | Japanese woodblock print of a geisha |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 92.00 | |
| 10341 | (3) Japanese prints to include of woman in prayer, figures in a tea house, and people cooking |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 92.00 | ||
| 10218 | Kaoru Kawano and Hiroshi Kabe | pair of modern Japanese woodblock prints |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 80.50 | |
| 10191 | Richard Hood (American, 1910-1995), | portrait of H L Mencken |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 69.00 | |
| 10316 | After William Unger (German, 1837-1932), | portrait of Rembrandt |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 57.50 |
