Swann Galleries: Vintage Posters, 2730, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026
Page Size: 326 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
151 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, Can You Afford To Make Enemies? / Make Friends - Keep Friends. 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,159.00
152 Robert Beebe

Robert Beebe, George Washington Never Asked For Odds. 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,270.00
153 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, It Can Be Done / We Believe In Progress. 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,397.00
154 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, All Who Work Seriously Celebrate Labor Day. 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,206.00
155 Robert Beebe

Robert Beebe, And The Next Day It Rained / Save Against The Time When You'll Need It. 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,079.00
156 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, Stop The Leaks / Let's Work For The Good Of All. 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,159.00
157 Robert Beebe

Robert Beebe, For Sale Junk / Have Your Machine Repaired Today. 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,397.00
158 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, Mistakes Cost Money / Never Make The Same Mistake Twice! 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,206.00
159 Robert Beebe

Robert Beebe, Death Lurks Behind The Practical Joker. 1923.

1923 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,540.00
160 Henry Lee, Jr.

Henry Lee, Jr., Heading Ahead / What's Your Failing? 1929.

1929 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,016.00
161 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, What's Your Score? 1929.

1929 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,159.00
162 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, [Safety Research & Education in New York City]. Group of 5 posters.

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,524.00
163 Various Artists

Various Artists, Think American. Group of 6 posters. 1958-1960.

1958-1960. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,651.00
164 Various Artists

Various Artists, Think American. Group of 6 posters. 1958-1960.

1958-1960. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 825.00
165 Designers Unknown

Designers Unknown, [Kelly - Read Motivational & Safety]. Group of 12 posters. 1962-1965.

1962-1965. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,651.00
166 Cuno Amiet

Cuno Amiet, Bahnhof Buffet Basel. 1921.

1921 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,064.00
167 Francesco Nonni

Francesco Nonni, Fonte Meo / Acqua Minerale Naturale. 1924.

1924 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,334.00
168 Achille Lucien Mauzan

Achille Lucien Mauzan, Bertozzi. 1930.

1930 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,064.00
169 Victor Beals

Victor Beals, Bananas / Matchless Flavor, Quick, Wholesome, Economical.

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 726.00
170 Designers Unknown

Designers Unknown, [Vintage Fruit Crate Labels]. Group of approx. 109 labels.

109 labels. USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,524.00
171 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, L'Instant Taittinger. Circa 1980s.

Circa 1980s. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 698.00
172 Ida van Bladel

Ida Van Bladel, Levi's. 1971.

1971 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,032.00
173 Rene Vincent

Rene Vincent, Au Bon Marche. 1920s.

1920s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
174 Designer Unknown

Designer Unknown, Philips. Circa 1930.

Circa 1930. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
175 Designers Unknown

Designers Unknown, [Telephones]. Two posters.

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,524.00
  • 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 April
    Sotheby’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.