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Auction Info

Auction Name
Classic Fine Art, Furniture & Decorative Art
Auction Date
04/25/2024 - 04/25/2024
Sale Number
#42524
Total Lots
35
Sold Lots
30
Lots Sold
85.71%
Unsold Lots
5
Total Sales (USD)
21,677.50
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
14,950.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
24,300.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
17,250.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
27,700.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
78.26%

Top twenty by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1273 ANDREW LANG.

COMPLETE SET OF THE RAINBOW FAIRY BOOKS, AND OTHER WORKS, 1889-1913

1889-1935. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,575.00
1261

MEDIEVAL FRENCH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT PAGE

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,340.00
1259

GROUP OF FOUR MEDIEVAL FRENCH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT PAGES, 15TH CENTURY AND EARLIER

15TH CENTURY AND EARLIER USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,080.00
1253 JOSE MARIANO MUNTANER Y MONER, SPANISH/MALLORCAN 1745-1788,

LARGE MAP OF MALLORCA, BALEARIC ISLANDS, SPAIN, 1784/85

1784/85 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,300.00
1075 GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI, ITALIAN 1720-1778,

VEDUTA DELL'ANFITEATRO FLAVIO, DETTO IL COLOSSEO, 1757

1757 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,040.00
1078 JOHANN GEORG PFORR, GERMAN 1745-1798,

CHEVAUX ALLEMAGNE, CHEVAUX DANOIS and CHEVAUX ANGLAIS DE DIFFERENTS RACES

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 975.00
1081 JOHANN GEORG PFORR, GERMAN 1745-1798,

CHEVAUX HONGROIS, CHEVAUX POLONOIS and CHEVAUX RUSSES

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 975.00
1276

ETHIOPIAN ILLUMINATED COPTIC BIBLE WITH ORIGINAL LEATHER CARRYING CASE, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

15th Century USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 780.00
1255 SEBASTIAN MUNSTER, GERMAN 1488-1552,

MAP OF THE ASIAN CONTINENT - 'TABULA ORIENTALIS REGIONIS....' 1550

1550 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 715.00
1083 PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR, FRENCH 1841-1919,

CLAUDE RENOIR LA TASTE BAISSA%0E, 1904

1904 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 617.50
1079 JOHANN GEORG PFORR, GERMAN 1745-1798,

CHEVAUX TURCS, CHEVAUX BARBES DE TUNIS and CHEVAUX ARABES DE DIFFERENTES RACES

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 585.00
1080 JOHANN GEORG PFORR, GERMAN 1745-1798,

CHEVAUX FRANCAIS, CHEVAUX ESPAGNOLS and CHEVAUX NAPOLITAINS

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 585.00
1260

MEDIEVAL FRENCH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT PAGE

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 585.00
1015 PAUL SANDBY, BRITISH 1731-1809,

GEORGE III IS IN A FUNNEL BEING GROUND FOR MONEY

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 552.50
1014 PAUL SANDBY, BRITISH 1731-1809,

DEVILS TEMPTING THE LAWYERS

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 520.00
1084 PAUL CEZANNE, FRENCH 1839-1906,

SELF PORTRAIT CIRCA 1898

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 520.00
1280 EDGAR ALLEN POE.

THE RAVEN. ILLUSTRATED BY GUSTAVE DORE. 1884

1884 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 487.50
1076 VIOLANTE VANNI and LORENZO LORENZI, ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY,

FALCO GHEPPIO DI TORRE DIVERSO and FALCO AQUILINO DI COLOR ROFSICCIO from "STORIA DEGLI UCCELLI"

USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 455.00
1254 ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, DUTCH 1527-1598,

MAP OF ASIA - 'ASIAE NOVA DESCRIPTIO,' LATE 16TH CENTURY

USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 455.00
1077 GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR, GERMAN 1705-1761,

FOUR IRIS PRINTS

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 422.50

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  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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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