Christies: The Collection of Elton John: Honky Chateau, 22489, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 27, 2024 - February 27, 2024
Page Size: 39 items in 2 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
603 BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931)

Light Between

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 32,760.00
604 LORETTA LUX (B. 1969)

The Hush, 1999

1999 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,048.00
614 HORST P. HORST (1906-1999)

Greek Statue, Paris, 1932

1932, printed later USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,930.00
615 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Needlepoint Study, Classical Head with Book, Paris, 1937

1937, printed later USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 4,788.00
616 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Nude Study with Book, Paris, 1938

1938, printed later USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,930.00
617 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Buttocks/Music Stand, 1989

1989 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 4,032.00
637 MIKE AND DOUG STARN (b. 1961)

Double Rembrandt (with Steps)

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,560.00
638 MIKE AND DOUG STARN (b. 1961)

Untitled

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,394.00
639 TODD MURPHY (1962-2020)

Untitled (Microphone)

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 20,160.00
654 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Houdon Still Life, Paris, 1937

1937, printed later USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,300.00
655 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Classical Still Life, NY, 1937

1937, printed later USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,292.00
656 ANDRE KERTESZ (1894--1985)

Fork, Paris, 1928

1928, printed later USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,560.00
657 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

New York Still Life II, 1946

1946, printed later USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,292.00
658 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

New York Still Life I, 1946

1946, printed later USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,788.00
659 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Lisa Fonssagrives, Hands with Vase + Flowers, NY, 1941

1941, printed later USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,292.00
660 ANDRE KERTESZ (1894-1985)

Melancholic Tulip, 1939

1939, printed later USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 20,160.00
661 CHARLES JONES (1866--1959)

Darwin Tulips, c. 1905

c. 1905 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,040.00
662 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Tulips, Oyster Bay, New York, 1989

1989 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,930.00
673 ROB PRUITT (B. 1964)

Alone (Facing East); and Alone (Facing West)

2000 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,820.00
676 JACK PIERSON (B. 1960)

Palm Tree, L.A., 1996

1996 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,930.00
677 DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)

A Bigger Book

2016 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 8,190.00
687 DOUG AND MIKE STARN (B. 1961)

Alleverythingthatisyou, Bikowbik, 2006

2006 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,190.00
708 RICHARD CALDICOTT (B. 1962)

Untitled 114-115 and 119-120, 1999

1999 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 13,860.00
709 HAROLD EDGERTON (1903--1990)

Milk Drop Coronet, 1957

1957, printed 1984 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,710.00
710 HELMUT NEWTON (1920--2004)

Sumo, Taschen, 1999

1999 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 10,710.00
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • 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.
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