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Profiles in History: Comic & Illustration Art the Property of a Distinguished American Collector

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Auction Name Comic & Illustration Art the Property of a Distinguished American Collector Total Sales (USD) 1,665,228.25
Auction Date December 12, 2019 - December 12, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,478,600.00
Sale Number #121219 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,090,400.00
Total Lots 211
Sold Lots 193 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,579,300.00
% of Lots Sold 91.47% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,231,300.00
Unsold Lots 18 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 74.63%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
7 John Byrne

John Byrne original artwork for Fantastic Four #256 complete 22-page story 'The Annihilation Gambit'

 1983 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 86,250.00
21 Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #37 Page 8.

 1965 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 86,250.00
58 Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta original artwork for The Mighty Thor #139 complete 16-page story.

 1966 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 86,250.00
12 Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb original artwork for American Splendor #4 complete 7-page story 'The Young Crumb Story'

 1979 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 70,400.00
99 Barry Windsor-Smith

Barry Windsor-Smith original monumental painting 'Artemis & Apollo'.

 1975-1990 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 69,000.00
57 Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten artwork for The Eternals #2 complete 17-page story 'The Celestials".

 1976 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 66,125.00
65 Harvey Kurtzman

Harvey Kurtzman original artwork for Frontline Combat #3 complete 6-page story 'Prisoner of War!'

 1951 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 63,250.00
108 Wally Wood

Wally Wood original artwork for Two Fisted Tales #35 complete 7-page story 'New Orleans'.

 1953 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 48,875.00
16 Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #6 Page 21.

 1963 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 31,625.00
6 John Buscema

John Buscema and George Klein original title splash artwork for Avengers #58 Page 1.

 1968 USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,750.00
17 Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #10 Page 5.

 1964 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,750.00
18 Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #27 Page 18.

 1965 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,750.00
19 Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #32 Page 3.

 1966 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,750.00
42 Michael Kaluta

Michael Kaluta monumental original painting 'The Shadow Knows'.

 2000 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 28,750.00
109 Bernie Wrightson

Bernie Wrightson original cover painting for A Look Back.

 1978 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,750.00
22 Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko original artwork for Strange Tales #131 Page 3.

 1964 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,875.00
54 Ken Kelly

Ken Kelly original painting 'Chamber of Illusions'.

 1977 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,875.00
56 Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten original cover artwork for The Eternals #2.

 1976 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,875.00
14 Jack Davis

Jack Davis original artwork for Two-Fisted Tales #24 complete 8-page story 'Hill 203!'.

 1951 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 23,000.00
20 Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #37 Page 7.

 1965 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 23,000.00
36 Graham Ingels

Graham Ingels original artwork for Vault of Horror #38 complete 7-page 'The Witch's Cauldron!' story

 1954 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 23,000.00
86 John Romita,

John Romita, Jr. and Bob Wiacek original artwork for Iron Man #264 complete 22-page story.

 1991 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 22,400.00
93 Jim Steranko

Jim Steranko original cover recreation artwork for Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1.

 1990s USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 21,850.00
13 Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb original artwork for Introducing Kafka complete 10-page story 'In The Penal Colony'.

 1993 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 19,550.00
59 Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby and Mike Royer original artwork for In the Days of the Mob #2 complete 13-page story.

 1983 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 19,550.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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