Swann Galleries: Illustration Art, 2690, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
Page Size: 233 items in 10 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ROBERT BENNEY (1904-2001)

Mme. Chiang Kai-shek.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
2 HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (1872-1952)

Fleet returning to shore.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
3 GIBSON CROCKETT (1912-2000)

Blue Devil swabbing the deck.

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
4 JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (1878 - 1958)

Dog Bath.

USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 52,500.00
5 JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (1874-1951)

Shoo Chickens!

USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,750.00
6 RONALD NORMAN MCLEOD (1897-1977)

Twilight in Germany.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
7 KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957)

Pierrot with dolls.

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 8,125.00
8 ROBERT PROWSE (1858-1934)

Texas Jack in Mexico.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 406.00
9 CHARLES GATES SHELDON (1889-1960)

Lois Lait.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
10 CHARLES E. WHITE III (1940-2022)

Bubble Dollar.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 469.00
11 NICHOLAS (NICKY) ZANN (1943-2020)

Jimmy Carter.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 531.00
12 HAROLD ANDERSON (1894-1973)

Cowboy lounge.

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
13 MICHAEL BERRY (1907-2000)

"Travel--anywhere--is all that the Japanese have left by way of amusement."

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
14 AUSTIN BRIGGS (1908-1973)

"She stood there motionless - lovely and waiting."

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
15 MICK BROWNFIELD (1947- )

Vintage toys.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
16 SPENCER DOUGLASS CROCKWELL (1904-1968)

"Christmas Club - Merriest Way to Save!"

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,500.00
17 PAUL DAVIS (1938- )

Map of Russia with Czars.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 438.00
18 RICHARD ERDOES (1912-2008)

Europe 1970: Land of the Giant-Makers.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
19 RICHARD ERDOES (1912-2008)

Storks delivering babies.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 563.00
20 RICHARD ERDOES (1912-2008)

Streetcar.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
21 RICHARD ERDOES (1912-2008)

Vienna, the Music Capital.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
22 ROBERT FAWCETT (1903-1967)

"It is quite useless to froth at me, Porter."

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
23 CLARK FAY (1894-1956)

Couple in roadster.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,250.00
24 CHARLES DANA GIBSON (1867-1944)

Piano Man.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,375.00
25 MILTON GLASER (1929-2020)

A Telegram from Mr. Smooth.

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605) - [Opera omnia]. Bologna: Bellagamba, Benacci, Bonomi, Tebaldini, Ferroni, 1599-1668. €22.000-€28.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [CANALETTO] - VISENTINI, Antonio (1688-1782) da Giovanni Antonio CANAL (1697-1768, detto 'Il Canaletto') - Urbis Venetiarum prospectus celebriores. Venezia: Giovanni Battista Pasquale, 1742-51. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621-1695) - Fables Choisies. Parigi: Claude Barbin, 1668. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599) - [I continenti] - Europa; Africa; America Sive India Nova; Asia. Amsterdam: S.d. [ca. 1633]. €2.000-€3.000
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