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| Auction Name | RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction - Internet bidstart 4/22 | Total Sales (USD) | 720,645.18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 11, 2016 - May 11, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 557,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #475 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 798,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 888 | ||
| Sold Lots | 623.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,266,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 70.16% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,739,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 265 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 41.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474 | Apollo 11 | Apollo 11 Flown flag |
N/A | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 49,003.68 |
| 11 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson ALS |
1793 | USD 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 38,005.63 |
| 423 | Star Spangled Banner | Star Spangled Banner Flag fragments |
N/A | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 17,045.88 |
| 13 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson Check |
1793 | USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 14,700.00 |
| 215 | Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin LS |
1787 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,614.65 |
| 239 | Thomas Edison | Thomas Edison Archive |
1920s | USD 14,000.00 - 16,000.00 | USD 13,052.38 |
| 223 | Patrick Henry | Patrick Henry ALS |
1779 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 11,004.18 |
| 53 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln DS |
1861 | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,490.90 |
| 2 | George Washington | George Washington Free frank |
1788 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,486.40 |
| 427 | Kenansville CSA Staff Officer’s Sword | Kenansville CSA Staff Officer’s Sword Sword |
N/A | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,093.18 |
| 29 | Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson ALS |
1838 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,579.90 |
| 240 | Pierre Curie | Pierre Curie ALS |
1905 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,962.50 |
| 3 | George Washington | George Washington Partial DS |
1796 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,830.60 |
| 695 | Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones 45 rpm record |
1964 | USD 5,500.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 6,759.55 |
| 274 | Emperor Meiji | Emperor Meiji DS |
1908 | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,144.60 |
| 294 | Ernest Shackleton | Ernest Shackleton TLS |
1914 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,144.60 |
| 681 | Beatles | Beatles Signatures |
1963/early 1964 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,586.00 |
| 267 | Madame Chiang Kai-shek | Madame Chiang Kai-shek Archive |
1958 to 1988 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,519.85 |
| 42 | Zachary Taylor | Zachary Taylor ALS |
1848 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,393.68 |
| 140 | Presidents and First Ladies | Presidents and First Ladies SP |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,267.50 |
| 260 | Sigmund Freud | Sigmund Freud ANS |
1930 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,939.20 |
| 55 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Endorsement |
1864 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,902.45 |
| 69 | James A. Garfield | James A. Garfield ALS |
1880 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,604.78 |
| 74 | Grover Cleveland | Grover Cleveland ALS and TLS |
1894 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,560.68 |
| 426 | Pvt. A. B. Gray Confederate Gun and Holster | Pvt. A. B. Gray Confederate Gun and Holster Gun and holster |
1851 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,451.65 |
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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.