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<center><b>Arader Galleries<br>December Sale<br>December 5, 2020</b><b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> SHERBURNE, BRANTZ, and WIRGMAN. The Original Drawings of the First Modern Scientific Survey of the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay. $350,000 to $500,000.<b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> LAFON, Barthelemy. The Earliest Comprehensive Survey of Louisiana and its Adjacent Regions. $350,000 to $450,000.<b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> Giacomo GASTALDI. The Most Important Renaissance Wall Map of Asia Published in the 16th Century – with all four sheets having full margins. $300,000 to $400,000.<center><b>Arader Galleries<br>December Sale<br>December 5, 2020</b><b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> CAO, Junyi. The Most Important Map of China to Come to Market in 50 Years. One of only three known copies of the last Ming Dynasty world map. $325,000 to $375,000.<b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> ORTELIUS, Abraham. Ortelius Atlas Spanish 1588 Magnificently Rich Original Hand Color in Full. $225,000 to $350,000.<b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> An Exceptionally Fine and Historically Important Manuscript Map Showing the Origins of Texas in the 19th Century. $250,000 to $350,000.<center><b>Arader Galleries<br>December Sale<br>December 5, 2020</b><b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> PRICE, William and BONNER, John. Map of Boston 1769. $225,000 to $325,000.<b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> John James AUDUBON. Audubon’s Brilliant Icon, That Has Never Been Equaled for Drama. $150,000 to $250,000.<b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE. Original Watercolor, Red Lily. $175,000 to $250,000.<center><b>Arader Galleries<br>December Sale<br>December 5, 2020</b><b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> John James AUDUBON. The Most Famous Image of a Bird in All of History. $150,000 to $200,000.<b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> Martin WALDSEEMULLER. The Finest Example in Existence of Martin Waldseemuller’s Map of the New World, with Spectacular Full Original Color. $150,000 to $200,000.<b>Arader Galleries, Dec. 5:</b> GORDON, Peter. The First State of the First View of Savannah: The Template for American Urban Planning. $100,000 to $150,000. -
<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Oscar Wilde, <i>“The secret of life is in Art,”</i> autograph quotation dated and signed, 1882. Sold for $15,600.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> <i>Manhattan Gay Scene Guide 1969, Summer Edition,</i> Mattachine Book Service. Sold for $3,250.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Toyen, pen & ink illustration from <i>Marquis de Sade: Justina cili prokletí ctnosti,</i> 1932. Sold for $26,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Antonio Lopez, 9 men’s fashion studies, graphite, 1974. Sold for $6,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Harvey Milk, 2 autograph letters signed, to Pat Mormon, during US Navy service, 1954. Sold for $2,210.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Daniel Abraham, original art for <i>Stonewall Romances,</i> pen, ink & gouache, 1979. Sold for $3,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> David Wojnarowicz, <i>Untitled (Genet with Dog),</i> mixed media collage. Sold for $27,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Susie Gaynes & Amy E. Bartell, <i>March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights,</i> 1987. Sold for $1,188.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> <i>Paris is Burning,</i> photo offset poster by Anne Dutlinger, signed by film director Jennie Livingston, 1991. Sold for $1,500. -
<center><b>Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers<br>Christmas Rare Books<br>& Collectors’ Sale<br>9 December 2020</b><b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> Joyce (James), <i>Ulysses,</i> 4to, Paris: (Shakespeare & Co.) 1922, First Edn. €7,000 to €9,000.<b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> Of the Utmost Rarity with Swift Association. Harward (Michael). <i>Philomath. A New Almanack for the Year of Our Lord,</i> 1666. €6,000 to €9,000.<b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> With Full Complement of Hand Coloured & Other Plates. Rosellini (Ippolito). <i>Monumenti dell Egitto e della Nubia,</i> Vols. I, II, & III Plate Volumes only. €5,000 to €7,000.<center><b>Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers<br>Christmas Rare Books<br>& Collectors’ Sale<br>9 December 2020</b><b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> With Magnificent Hand Coloured Plates. [Bivort, Debabay, & others] <i>Annales de Pomologie,</i> 8 vols., folio, Brussels, 1853-1861. €4,000 to €6,000.<b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> With Very Fine Coloured Plates & Illustrations. Barbier (George) Vogel (Lucien) & others, <i>Gazette du Bon Ton - Arts-modes et frivolities, </i> 1914 to 1922. €4,000 to €6,000.<b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> “I have seen War... I hate War," Signed Presentation Copy to William C. Bullitt, Roosevelt (Franklin D.) August 14, 1936. €3,000 to €4,000.<center><b>Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers<br>Christmas Rare Books<br>& Collectors’ Sale<br>9 December 2020</b><b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> Victorian Hostess & Horticulturist. An Important Collection Relating to Lady Dorothy Nevill (1826-1913). €2,500 to €3,200.<b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> Fine Original Portrait Photos of The O'Brien Ladies by Margaret Cameron. Two black and white Photos, each 8" x 10". €1,200 to €1,800.<b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> James Hume Nesbitt Illustrations: A collection of twelve pen and ink Drawings and Etchings intended for publication as book of illustrations for his thriller novels. €800 to €1,200.<center><b>Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers<br>Christmas Rare Books<br>& Collectors’ Sale<br>9 December 2020</b><b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> Attributed to Kitagawa Utamavo (1753-1806). A pair of attractive colourful woodblock prints, of Court Ladies in decorative robes with numerous stamps and script. €800 to €1,000.<b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> Contemporaneous Notes from Captain Cook's Voyage Travel: [Anon] <i>Voyage to the South Sea by Mr. Banks, Mr. Parkinson and Dr. Solender, with Capt. Cooke,</i> a 7 page m/ss document. €700 to €1,000.<b>Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9:</b> Very Rare First U.K. Edition with Yellow Paper Band. Herbert (Frank). <i>Dune,</i> 8vo London (Victor Gollancz Ltd.) 1966. €500 to €700. -
<center><b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Books & Works on Paper<br>Live Online<br>2 December 2020</b><b>Chiswick Auctions, Dec. 2:</b> Rackham (Arthur). 'The Skein', original pen, ink and watercolour drawing. £4,000 to £6,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Dec. 2:</b> Vico (Giambattista). <i>Principj di una scienza nuova,</i> FIRST EDITION, Felice Mosca, Naples,1725. £8,000 to £12,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Dec. 2:</b> <i>Bauerkeller's New Embossed Plan of London,</i> first edition, Ackermann & Co., 1841. £1,800 to £2,200.<center><b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Books & Works on Paper<br>Live Online<br>2 December 2020</b><b>Chiswick Auctions, Dec. 2:</b> Bible, English, Coverdale's Version, J. Nycolson, Southwark, [1535]. £6,000 to £8,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Dec. 2:</b> Johnson (Samuel). <i>A Dictionary of the English Langauge,</i> 2 vol., fourth edition revised by the author, folio, 1773. £800 to £1,200.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Dec. 2:</b> Orwell (George). <i>The Road to Wigan Pier,</i> first public edition, 8vo., Victor Gollancz, 1937. £1,500 to £2,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Dec. 2:</b> Rowling (J. K.) <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> FIRST EDITION, first printing 1997. £6,000 to £8,000.
Auction Reports
Swann Galleries
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Old Master Through Modern Prints
- Auction Date
- 11/12/2020 - 11/12/2020
- Sale Number
- #2550
- Total Lots
- 476
- Sold Lots
- 358
- Lots Sold
- 75.21%
- Unsold Lots
- 118
- Total Sales (USD)
- 2,018,904.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 1,553,000.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 2,357,000.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 2,128,800.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 3,216,700.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 62.76%
Top twenty by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | LOUIS LOZOWICK | New York. |
circa 1925 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 81,250.00 |
| 260 | MARTIN LEWIS | Shadow Dance. |
1930 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
| 84 | REMBRANDT VAN RIJN | The Descent from the Cross: Second Plate. |
1633 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 73 | REMBRANDT VAN RIJN | A Beggar Seated on a Bank. |
1630 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 262 | MARTIN LEWIS | Stoops in Snow. |
1930 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 324 | PABLO PICASSO | Buste au Corsage à Carreaux. |
1957 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 295 | DIEGO RIVERA | El Sueño (La Noche de los Pobres). |
1932 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 392 | JOAN MIRÓ | Série Noire et Rouge. |
1938 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 227 | EDWARD HOPPER | Night Shadows. |
1921 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 16 | ALBRECHT DÜRER | Hercules, or the Effects of Jealousy. |
1498 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 407 | JOAN MIRÓ | Danseuse Créole. |
1978 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
| 391 | JOAN MIRÓ | Série Noire et Rouge. |
1938 | USD 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 285 | PAUL CADMUS | Going South. |
1934 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 83 | REMBRANDT VAN RIJN | Christ before Pilate: Large Plate. |
1635-36 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 388 | JOAN MIRÓ | Les Trois Sœurs. |
1938 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 389 | JOAN MIRÓ | L'Éveil du Géant. |
1938 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 458 | MAURITS C. ESCHER | Encounter. |
1944 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 78 | REMBRANDT VAN RIJN | Jupiter and Antiope: The Smaller Plate. |
circa 1631 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 312 | PABLO PICASSO (after) | Les Saltimbanques. |
1922 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 93 | REMBRANDT VAN RIJN | Nude Man Seated on the Ground with One Leg Extended. |
1646 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 14,375.00 |
