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Treadway Toomey Auctions: 20th Century Art and Design - Prints, Books, Autographs

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Auction Name 20th Century Art and Design - Prints, Books, Autographs Total Sales (USD) 85,875.25
Auction Date December 02, 2017 - December 02, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 63,600.00
Sale Number #75 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 101,300.00
Total Lots 146
Sold Lots 107 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 101,600.00
% of Lots Sold 73.29% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 162,900.00
Unsold Lots 39 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 52.72%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
52 Gustave Baumann, (American/German, 1881-1971)

Redwood,

1935 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,375.00
34 Gustave Baumann, (American/German, 1881-1971)

San Geronimo Taos,

1924 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,625.00
294 Sol LeWitt, (American, 1928-2007)

Four Different Orders of Printing,

color silkscreen USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,250.00
453 Alexander Calder, (American, 1898-1976)

La Scie et les Boules,

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,125.00
455 Alexander Calder, (American, 1898-1976)

Poisson pas ancre,

1965 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,500.00
485 Werner Bischof, (Swiss, 1916-1954)

Shinto Priests at Meiji Temple,

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,500.00
109 WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD

Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph. Edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa,

1984-1988. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,250.00
296 Sol LeWitt, (American, 1928-2007)

Untitled (Circular Form),

2001 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,250.00
442 Bruce Nauman, (American, b. 1941)

Studio Floor Detail,

2006 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,250.00
463 Sam Francis, (American, 1923-1994)

Untitled,

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,000.00
107 (WASMUTH PORTFOLIO) WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD

Buildings, Plans and Designs.

1963 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 1,625.00
116 (CHICAGO) BURNHAM, DANIEL,

Plan of Chicago.

1909 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
96 (FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT)

LISSITZKY, EL (COVER), Wijdeveld, H. Theodorus, Wendingen 4-11,

1921 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,500.00
295 Sol LeWitt, (American, 1928-2007)

Lines and color,

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,500.00
454 Alexander Calder, (American, 1898-1976)

4 Rouges, 3 Noir, 1 Jaune

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,500.00
483 Margaret Bourke-White, (American, 1904-1971)

Airship Akron,

1931 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,500.00
108 WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD

Selected Drawings Portfolio.

1977-79. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,375.00
101 (WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD)

Taliesin ephemera,

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,250.00
448 Pablo Picasso, (Spanish, 1881-1973)

Homme avec Deux Femmes Nues( from the 347 Series),

1968 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,187.50
93 WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD

Experimenting with Human Lives.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,125.00
89 WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD

The Japanese Print: An Interpretation.

1912 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,062.50
140 (ARCHITECTURE) MALLET- STEVENS, ROBERT,

Une Cite Moderne: Dessins de Rob Mallet- Stevens.

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,000.00
472 Victor Pasmore, (British, 1908-1998)

Blue Movement and Green,

1980 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,000.00
142 (ARCHITECTURE) LISSITZKY, EL,

Russland: Die Rekonstruktion der Architektur in der Sowjetunion.

1930 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 937.50
438 Mimmo Paladino, (Italian, b. 1948)

Shofar,

1992 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 937.50
  • 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.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
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    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • 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.
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