Swann Galleries: Illustration Art, 2723, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025

Page Size: 337 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
102	Chuck Jones	Bugs Bunny and Daffy animation cel for Gremlins 2: The New Batch. 1990.	1990	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	Not Sold
103	Boris Aronson	A dressing room in a Boston Theatre. 1950.	1950	USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	USD 4,064.00
104	David S. Hall	2-panel sequential concept art for an unidentified movie. Circa 1930., Graphite on board., Each approximately: 5 x 6 in. (12.7 x 15.2 cm.)	Circa 1930	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
105	Paul Dupont	Harlequinade for Ruth Page. 1948.	1948	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 762.00
106	Red Grooms	Venus and The Boy costume designs for Guinevere, 1964.	1964	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 762.00
107	Al Hirschfeld	Jason Robards in Billy Budd. 1959.	1959	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 3,302.00
108	Al Hirschfeld	Camelot. 1960.	1960	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 6,604.00
109	Gertrude Johnson	3 Vaudeville costume designs. Circa 1925.	Circa 1925.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 3,302.00
110	Laura Knight	Ballet costume design for Vera Savina. 1924.	1924	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,778.00
111	Ada Peacock	Vuelta de la Feria. 1940.	1940	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 396.00
112	Van Nest Polglase	Bell ringer tower concept drawing, Hunchback of Notre Dame. Circa 1939.	Circa 1939.	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 627.00
113	Irene Sharaff	Costume designs for Me and Juliet, 1953.	1953	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,397.00
114	Prentiss Taylor	Dragon costume design, 1926.	1926	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 698.00
115	Arthur Wragg	Group of 2 illustrations: King Lear and "Lear and his Fool." 1961.	1961	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 508.00
116	Georges Barbier	Nijinski dancing the ballet The Afternoon of a Faun (L'Apres-midi d'un faune). 1917	1917	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 15,240.00
117	Edouard Garcia Benito	Bridal gown and head-dress sketch. 1934.	1934	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 396.00
118	Bill Blass	Wide brim hat fashion illustration. Circa 1980.	Circa 1980.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,524.00
119	Bill Blass	Red tunic fashion illustration. Circa 1980.	Circa 1980.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,905.00
120	Bill Blass	White suit with fabric swatch fashion illustration. Circa 1980.	Circa 1980.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,032.00
121	Rene Gruau	Homme en blanc et noir. 1978.	1978	USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 7,920.00
122	Georges Lepape	Burlesque performer in shiny corset. Circa 1920.	Circa 1920.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
123	Georges Lepape	Study for "Portrait d'un Jeune Homme." 1918.	1918	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
124	Georges Lepape	Penelope: Robe d'Interieur study. 1913.	1913	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,206.00
125	Antonio Lopez	Halston Hats for Saks Fifth Avenue. Circa 1980.	Circa 1980.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 952.00
126	Antonio Lopez	Gown with Palm for Saks Fifth Avenue. Circa 1980.	Circa 1980.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,452.00

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

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.
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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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
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.