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Auction House Name	Sothebys
Site URL	https://www.sothebys.com/
About Us	Art, antiques, rare and fine books in Americana, prints, ephemera, maps. On March 11, 1744, Samuel Baker, founder of Sotheby's, held the first-ever sale under his own name. It has only been in the last century, after all, that the original London company has expanded from book auctions to cover all areas of the fine and decorative arts. Sotheby's holds auctions practically every other day. In New York alone, there are more than 150 auctions in any given year.
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City	New York
State	New York
Country	United States
Zipcode	10021
Contact Number	(212) 606-7000
Buyer's Fee	20% premium and an additional 12% after 100,000 USD or 70,000 GBP.
Consigner's Fee

AUCTION LIST

03/06/2023 - 03/06/2023, Snow Crash - bidstart 2/27, #NFTN58

03/30/2023 - 03/30/2023, Important Prints & Multiples from the Walker Art Center Collection, Sold to Benefit Future Acquisiti, #N11300

04/05/2023 - 04/05/2023, Photographs, #N11277

04/18/2023 - 04/18/2023, Rock and Roll, #N11132

04/19/2023 - 04/19/2023, Prints & Multiples Including Jasper Johns from the Estate of Mark Lancaster, #N11183

04/25/2023 - 04/25/2023, Ex Libris: The Wolf Family Collection Art Reference Library, #N11304

05/01/2023 - 05/01/2023, Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Eveni, #N11320

05/02/2023 - 05/02/2023, Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day S, #N11321

05/17/2023 - 05/17/2023, Codex Sassoon: The Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bible, #N11240

<center>Swann Auction Galleries Focus On Women: At Auction June 1, 2023

Swann June 1: Sojourner Truth, Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, first edition, Boston, 1850. $10,000 to $15,000.

Swann June 1: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, London, 1817. $6,000 to $8,000.

Swann June 1: Cindy Sherman, Secretary, gelatin silver print, 1978; printed 1993. $6,000 to $8,000.

Swann June 1: Fanny Stevenson, Archive of Photographs & Letters, 1866-1904. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann June 1: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Forerunner, Volumes I-VII; Family Association Set; Four Volumes Signed or Inscribed by the Author, New York, 1909-16. $3,000 to $5,000.
<center>Sotheby's The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection 26 May - 12 June

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: "Cool Hand Luke" | Paul Newman Academy Award® Nomination Plaque. USD$2500 - $3500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: "Hud" | Bound presentation script incorporating photographic stills. USD$1000 - $1500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: "The Long, Hot Summer" | Movie Poster. USD$1000 - $1500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: Joseph Heller | "Catch-22," inscribed to Woodward & Newman by author. USD$500 - $800

<center>Sotheby's The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection 26 May - 12 June

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: George H. W. Bush | Typed Letter Signed, Issuing a "Pardon" to Paul Newman. USD$1500 - $2000

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: William Jefferson Clinton | Inscribed Color Photograph. USD$1000 - $1500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: Ken Kesey | Typed letter to “Paulnewman,” asking for further compensation for "Sometimes a Great Notion". USD$1000 - $1500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: "They Might Be Giants" | Costume sketches by Edith Head. USD$1000 - $2000