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James D Julia Auctioneers: Fine Art, Asian and Antiques

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Auction Name Fine Art, Asian and Antiques Total Sales (USD) 316,717.50
Auction Date February 08, 2018 - February 09, 2018 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 181,900.00
Sale Number #403 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 289,400.00
Total Lots 82
Sold Lots 71 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 207,600.00
% of Lots Sold 86.59% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 328,600.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 96.38%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2056

RARE MANUSCRIPT RULES AND REGULATIONS OF USS CONGRESS AND USS CONSTITUTION, 1817-1821.

 1817-1821. USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 62,920.00
2063

JOURNAL OF A CRUISE ON THE USS CONGRESS, 1817-1818; USS CONSTITUTION, 1821-1822.

 1821-1822. USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 45,980.00
2045

SPLENDID PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR RECRUITING BANNER WHICH FLEW IN PARIS, KENTUCKY WITH GREAT PROVENANCE.

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 13,915.00
2044 JEFFERSON DAVIS & JUDAH P. BENJAMIN

RARE AND FINE JEFFERSON DAVIS & JUDAH P. BENJAMIN SIGNED CONFEDERATE APPOINTMENT DOCUMENT.

 1863 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,100.00
2397 WILLIAM FADEN

THREE FRAMED MAPS: A CHOROGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK IN NORTH AMERICA

 1779 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,100.00
1206 CAMILLE PISSARRO (French, 1830-1903)

PAYSANNES A L’HERBE

 Conceived 1894 (date of impression unknown) USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,285.00
1210 CLARE LEIGHTON (American, 1898-1989)

FOUR WOOD ENGRAVINGS

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 9,680.00
2064

RARE WAR OF 1812 "CHESAPEAKE BAY FLOTILLA" GUN BOAT LOG, US GUN BOAT NO 70 AND SHIP USS BLACK SNAKE.

 1813 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,680.00
2054 JOHN HANCOCK

RARE JOHN HANCOCK SIGNED DOCUMENT PAYING A "NEGRO" ANTHONY VASSELL’S REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION.

 1781 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,470.00
2067

JOURNAL, USS MACEDONIAN, COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN JAMES BIDDLE, JUNE 12, 1826-OCTOBER 31, 1831.

 1826-1831. USD 6,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD 7,260.00
2091 ADMIRAL MORTON L. DEYO

HISTORIC LOT OF FOUR MASSIVE HAND DRAWN AND PAINTED PLANNING MAPS USED BY ADMIRAL MORTON L. DEYO ABOARD THE USS TUSCALOOSA WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE NAVAL BOMBARDMENT ON D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944.

 1944 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,260.00
1204 HENRI MATISSE (French, 1869-1954)

RECLINING FIGURE IN INTERIOR

 1983 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,050.00
2048

FOUR RARE AND FINE FRAMED FULL SHEETS OF 1861-1862 CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.

 1861-1862 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,445.00
2083 AUGUSTE EDOUART

IMPORTANT AUGUSTE EDOUART SILHOUETTE OF STEPHEN DECATUR AND MRS. J.P. DECATUR.

 Circa 1843 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,445.00
1207 JOSEF ALBERS (American, 1888-1976)

HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE

 circa 1964 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,932.50
2076

RARE CIRCA 1820 ENGRAVING OF STEPHEN DECATUR, FRAME MADE FROM DECKING OF HIS FRIGATE "UNITED STATES".

 CIRCA 1820 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,932.50
2155

GROUP OF FIVE EXCEPTIONAL CIVIL WAR HARD IMAGES OF UNION SOLDIERS BRANDISHING REVOLVERS.

 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,932.50
2057

JOURNAL OF A CRUISE, UNITED STATES FRIGATES CONSTELLATION, POTOMAC AND DELAWARE, 1841-1843.

 1841-1843. USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,630.00
2154

TWO RARE IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE QUARTER-PLATE IMAGES.

 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,630.00
2061

HISTORICAL LETTER BOOK OF USS RESACA, OCTOBER 1, 1866 TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1868 WITH DETAILS OF THE TRANSFER OF ALASKA FROM RUSSIA TO THE UNITED STATES FIRST ALASKA TERRITORY AMERICAN NAVAL FLEET.

 1866 -1868 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,388.00
1217 REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN (Dutch, 1606-1669)

PEASANT IN A HIGH CAP

 1639 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,327.50
2158

GROUP OF 9 LARGE CIVIL WAR HARD IMAGES OF GROUPS OF SOLDIERS.

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,327.50
1628

LARGE LOT OF BOOKS, MOSTLY IN SETS.

 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,025.00
2157

LOT OF SIX ESPECIALLY CRISP ARMED CIVIL WAR HARD IMAGES OF UNION SOLDIERS.

 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,025.00
2060

LOG BOOK FOR THE SHIPS CUMBERLAND AND RARITAN, DURING THE MEXICAN WAR, 1846-1847.

 1846-1847. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,722.50
  • 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
    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: [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.
  • 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.
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