Clars Auction Gallery: December Gallery Auction, 121925, Oakland
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 19, 2025 - December 19, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7008 | Two 1899 U.S. silver certificates, FR#236 PMG-VF30; FR#233 PMG-VF25 |
1899 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 425.75 | ||
| 7009 | A 1914 $10 FRN San Francisco Star note, FR#951a*, PMG-25 EPQ, rare |
1914 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 7086 | A signed silver gelatin photograph of Theodore Roosevelt. Also bears pencil notations verso 'Estate of Walter Prendergast, 1992'. |
1992 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,703.00 | ||
| 7087 | A framed photograph of President Warren G. Harding, inscribed 'To Walter F. Prendergast, with very best wishes... |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 360.25 | |||
| 7088 | A signed photograph of Andrew Mellon, Secretary of Treasury under Harding and Roosevelt, inscribed |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 131.00 | |||
| 7089 | A signed and dated silver gelatin photograph of William Phillips, Under Secretary of State and Ambassador to various countries, |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 7090 | A silver gelatin photograph of King Edward VIII, signed and dated, 1936. |
1936 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 851.50 | ||
| 7091 | A silver gelatin photograph of Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor from 1937, |
1937 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,244.50 | ||
| 7092 | A silver gelatin photograph depicting the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 12, 1937, Knole House; |
1937 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 458.50 | ||
| 7202 | Matsumi Kanemitsu (American/Japanese, 1922-1992), | Spectre, 1961, lithograph on paper, |
1961 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | |
| 7203 | Matsumi Kanemitsu (American/Japanese, 1922-1992), | Untitled, 1965, lithograph on paper |
1965 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | |
| 7204 | Robert Graham (Mexican/American, 1938-2008), | Untitled, 1995, etching, |
1995 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 393.00 | |
| 7205 | Kiki Smith (American, b. 1954), | "Untitled," 1994, screenprint |
1994 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 327.50 | |
| 7206 | After Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), | "Andy Warhol's Exposures," 1979 |
1979 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 327.50 | |
| 7207 | Louis Schanker (American, 1903-1981), | "Polo Player," lithograph, |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 425.75 | ||
| 7208 | Jean Charlot (French/American, 1898-1979), | Fiji, screenprint, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | ||
| 7209 | Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985) | (lot of 6) , Five plates from "Dessins Pour La Bible" series, and "La Baie des Anges," lithograph in colors, |
Paris; Monte-Carlo, Paris | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 491.25 | |
| 7210 | Thomas Pradzynski (Polish, 1951-2007), | "Petit Parisien," serigraph, |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 7211 | Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997), | "Parmenide (Orange, Red, and Blue)," serigraph, |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 491.25 | ||
| 7212 | Orit Raff (Israel, b. 1970), | Unititled (Wet Rag), 1997, c-print |
1997 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 7213 | Orit Raff (Israel, b. 1970), | Unititled (Soap), 1997, c-print affixed to board, |
1997 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 7214 | Shoichi Ida (Japanese, 1941-2006), | "Paper Between a Stone and Brook," 1983, mixed media print |
1983 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 262.00 | |
| 7215 | Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1936), | "Ciudad de Un Millon Y Medio de Huevos y 25 Duros," digital serigraph |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 7216 | Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1936), | "Codice Miguelito," digital serigraph |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 491.25 | ||
| 7217 | Karl Doyle (Irish, 20th century), | "Harlequinn Girl," 2009, color photograph |
2009 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
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