Christies: The Collection of Sir Elton John: Love, Lust and Devotion, 22492, New York

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Auction Report
Auction Date
February 28, 2024 - February 28, 2024
Page Size: 49 items in 2 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1001 DUANE MICHALS (B. 1932)

I See a Beautiful Gigantic Swimmer

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,930.00
1002 NICKOLAS MURAY (1892--1965)

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1929

1929 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 4,788.00
1003 PAJAMA (PAUL CADMUS, 1904--1999; JARED FRENCH, 1905--1988; MARGARET FRENCH, 1906--1998)

Jared French, Fire Island, 1944

1944 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,292.00
1004 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Waterfall IV, Hollywood, 1988

1988 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 18,900.00
1005 HERB RITTS (1952-2002)

Duo I, Mexico, 1990

1990 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 20,160.00
1006 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Duo II, Los Angeles, 1990

1990 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 11,970.00
1007 PAJAMA (PAUL CADMUS, 1904--1999; JARED FRENCH, 1905--1988; MARGARET FRENCH, 1906--1998)

George Platt Lynes, Clinton, New Jersey, c. 1943

c. 1943 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 4,032.00
1008 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Ed Florie, Avalon Beach Lifeguard, 1983

1983 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,300.00
1009 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Rick Arango, Point Conception, Santa Barbara, California, 1987

1987 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 16,380.00
1010 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Antonio Rossi I, Miami 1997

1997 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 16,380.00
1011 PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999)

George Tooker and Jared French, Provincetown, 1947

1947 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,040.00
1012 PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999)

George Tooker, Nantucket, 1946

1946 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,670.00
1013 PAJAMA (PAUL CADMUS, 1904--1999; JARED FRENCH, 1905--1988; MARGARET FRENCH, 1906--1998

Jared French, 1940

1940 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,670.00
1014 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Paul (Torso) Los Angeles,1990

1990 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,820.00
1015 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Two Male Nudes, Los Angeles, 1992

1992 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,300.00
1016 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Male Nude, Rear View, Silverlake, 1985

1985 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,292.00
1021 HERB RITTS (1952-2002)

Male Nude with Bubble, Los Angeles, 1987

1987 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,710.00
1023 MIKE AND DOUG STARN (b. 1961)

Head of Woman [Two Works]

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,040.00
1025 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Carla Bruni II, Point Dume, 1992

1992 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,190.00
1026 GEORGE PLATT LYNES (1907--1955)

Self Portrait, from the series 'Intimacies', circa 1935

circa 1935 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,292.00
1027 FERDINAND FONSSAGRIVES (1910-2003)

Nu Sable ,1949

1949 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,450.00
1028 IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM (1883-1976)

Triangles, 1928

1928 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,710.00
1029 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Male Nude with Hands Behind Buttocks, 1952

1952 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 20,160.00
1030 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Male Nude (Knee Up), 1955

1955 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 23,940.00
1031 RUTH BERNHARD (1905--2006)

Within, 1969

1969 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,080.00
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  • 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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