Christies: Contemporary Editions: New York, 24246, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | KENNETH NOLAND (1924-2010) | Twin Planes |
New York | 1969 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 81 | ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) | American Indian Theme II, from American Indian Theme Series |
Bedford, New York | 1980 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 83 | DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937) | The Perspective Lesson, from Moving Focus |
Bedford, New York | 1985 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 84 | FRANK STELLA (1936-2024) | Estoril Five I, from Circuits |
Bedford, New York | 1982 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 85 | FRANK STELLA (1936-2024) | Ain Ghazal Variation |
Mount Kisco, New York | 1999 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
| 86 | FRANK STELLA (1936-2024) | Ahab, from The Waves |
London | 1989 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 87 | ED RUSCHA (B. 1937) | Babycakes with Weights, from Artists and Photographs |
New York | 1970 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 635.00 |
| 88 | ED RUSCHA (B. 1937) | Clock, from Domestic Tranquility |
New York | 1974 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 89 | ED RUSCHA (B. 1937) | Makeup Dept., from Artists and Photographs |
New York | 1975 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 90 | ED RUSCHA (B. 1937) | I've Never Seen Two People Looking Healthier |
New York | 1978 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 91 | ED RUSCHA (B. 1937) | Just an Average Guy |
New York | 1979 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 92 | CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022) | Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks |
New York | 1972 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 93 | CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022) | Two prints by the artist |
1975-1976 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 94 | CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022) | Two prints by the artist |
1976 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 95 | JAMES ROSENQUIST (1933-2017) | Horse Blinders: three prints |
New York | 1972 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 96 | JAMES ROSENQUIST (1933-2017) | Two prints by the artist |
New York | 1974 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 97 | JAMES ROSENQUIST (1933-2017) | Three prints by the artist |
1974 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 | |
| 98 | JAMES ROSENQUIST (1933-2017) | Echo Pale, from Mirrors of the Mind |
New York | 1975 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 99 | ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) | Before the Mirror, from Mirrors of the Mind |
New York | 1975 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 100 | ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008) | Re-Entry, from Mirrors of the Mind |
New York | 1975 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 101 | ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008) | More Distant Visible Part of the Sea |
New York | 1979 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 102 | CHRISTO (1935-2020) | Packed Tower, Spoleto, Italy |
New York | 1970 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 508.00 |
| 103 | ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) | Flowers (Hand-Colored): one print |
New York | 1974 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 104 | ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) | Merce Cunningham II |
New York | 1979 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 105 | RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER (1923-2013) | Interior #2 |
New York | 1977 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 635.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.