Swann Galleries: Illustration Art, 2723, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025
Page Size: 337 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
252 Jon Whitcomb

Moment of Decision. 1945.

 1945 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,980.00
253 Fritz Willis

Study for pinup showgirl backstage. Circa 1945.

 Circa 1945. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,397.00
254 James Barkley

Society of Illustrators boat ride. Circa 1990.

 Circa 1990. USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 Not Sold
255 Bradshaw Crandell

With a Blue Ribbon on it, Pabst Blue Ribbon. Circa 1940.

 Circa 1940. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,778.00
256 Unknown artist signed Eddy

The First Auto. Circa 1950.

 Circa 1950. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
257 James Montgomery Flagg

"Nuthin' I like!" 1928.

 1928 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,980.00
258 Jay Koka

Maserati Ghibli Spyder Study I. 1992.

 1992 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
259 Franz Glass

Weihnachten / Christmas. 1935.

 1935 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
260 Charles Horndorf

Soda Jerk. Circa 1950.

 Circa 1950. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 952.00
261 Felix Palm

Football 1917. Circa 1950.

 Circa 1950. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
262 Maxfield Parrish

The King and Queen might eat thereof and noblemen besides. 1921.

 1921 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,556.00
263 Ken Pottorff

Daisies won't tell (neither will FLEX-A-GIRDLE). Circa 1960.

 Circa 1960. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
264 Robert O. Reid

"Not alone . ." advertisement for Nash Kelvinator, 1943.

 1943 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 476.00
265 Allen Russell Saalburg

Peck & Peck stockings. Circa 1950.

 Circa 1950. USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
266 Allen Russell Saalburg

Peck & Peck handbags. Circa 1950.

 Circa 1950. USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
267 Artist Unknown

Keep off the Grass. 1950.

 1950 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
268 Artist Unknown

Green's Diary Almanac cover study. 1886-1887.

 1886-1887. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
269 Artist Unknown

Travel the Panama Line, circa 1940.

 circa 1940. USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
270 Mabel Lucie Attwell

Baby in high chair, circa 1910.

 circa 1910. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
271 Aurelio Bertiglia

Children milling corn postcard art. Circa 1930.

 Circa 1930. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 381.00
272 James Montgomery Flagg

"P.S." 1905.

 1905 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 858.00
273 Unknown artist signed D. Gibson

Christmas Carolers. 1926.

 1926 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 412.00
274 Kay Nielsen

There was no room at the Inn. Circa 1955.

 Circa 1955. USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
275 Kay Nielsen

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Circa 1955.

 Circa 1955. USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,810.00
276 Nicky Zann

American Express Travel Envoy Service holiday promotion. Circa 1990.

 Circa 1990. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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