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Heritage Auctions: Americana and Political Grand Format Auction

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Auction Name Americana and Political Grand Format Auction Total Sales (USD) 860,780.75
Auction Date December 02, 2017 - December 02, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 577,724.00
Sale Number #6180 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 866,436.00
Total Lots 408
Sold Lots 349 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 782,294.00
% of Lots Sold 85.54% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,170,916.00
Unsold Lots 59 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 73.51%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
43142

John F. Kennedy: A Rare Signed Original Painting by the 35th U.S. President.

USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 162,500.00
43070

The Bugle Which Sounded Taps for Lincoln.

USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 100,000.00
43188

Julius Theodore Melchers: Rare Cigar Store Indian Tobacconist Figure, One of Only a Few Known Signed by the Artist.

 USD 104,000.00 - 156,000.00 USD 81,250.00
43174

President Donald J. Trump: Very Fine Original Artwork.

USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 20,000.00
43260

George Armstrong Custer: His Personal 7th Cavalry Footlocker.

 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 16,250.00
43269

Wells Fargo Strongbox.

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 16,250.00
43010

James Monroe: Identified Indian Peace Medal with Recipient's Tomahawk.

 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 15,000.00
43072

Stephen Douglas: An Important 1860 Campaign Portrait Flag Banner.

 1860 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 13,750.00
43123

James Montgomery Flagg: Iconic "Uncle Sam I Want You" Sketch Artist-Signed.

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 13,750.00
43145

John F. Kennedy: Personal "Victory Map" Used During the Cuban Missile Crisis.

 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 12,500.00
43148

Lyndon B. Johnson: Pair of Bill Signing Pens Including One For HR 6675 or Medicare.

USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 11,250.00
43261

George Armstrong Custer: Signed 7th Cavalry Promotion Document of Ferdinand Culbertson, Who Recovered the Famed "Culbertson Guidon" in the Aftermath of Little Big Horn.

 USD 11,200.00 - 16,800.00 USD 11,250.00
43209

John Dillinger: Personally-Owned Artifacts and Family Photos.

 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 10,625.00
43155

Ronald Reagan: White House China.

 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 8,125.00
43018

Daniel Webster: Dedication of Bunker Hill Monument Painting.

 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 7,500.00
43031

Pierce & King: A Very Rare 1852 Jugate Silk Ribbon in Choice Condition.

 1852 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 7,500.00
43042

Abraham Lincoln: Life-size Bronze Bust by Louis Mayer.

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,500.00
43009

James Monroe: A Prohibitively Rare Papier Mâché Snuff Box.

 USD 2,880.00 - 4,320.00 USD 6,875.00
43060

Abraham Lincoln: Life-size Portrait by Penrhyn Stanlaws.

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 6,875.00
43026

Zachary Taylor: Unlisted Silk Bandana.

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,250.00
43109

Theodore Roosevelt: White House China.

 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 6,250.00
43178

Paul Revere Silver: A Large Coin Silver Table Spoon with Interesting Modification.

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,250.00
43044

Abraham Lincoln: Choice Small Single Portrait Brady Ribbon.

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,500.00
43125

Herbert Hoover: Vibrant From-Life Portrait Autographed by Hoover.

 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 5,250.00
43210

Law Enforcement: Alcatraz Handcuffs & Prison Guard Hat Emblem.

 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 5,000.00
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
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