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Sothebys: The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints

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Auction Name The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints Total Sales (USD) 1,909,750.00
Auction Date July 16, 2020 - July 16, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,089,400.00
Sale Number #N10381 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,601,000.00
Total Lots 142
Sold Lots 142 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,089,400.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,601,000.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 119.29%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 YAYOI KUSAMA

YAYOI KUSAMA | SEASON CHERRY

1978 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 106,250.00
10 PER KIRKEBY

PER KIRKEBY | OHNE TITEL [UNTITLED]

1984 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 81,250.00
56 MICHAL ROVNER

MICHAL ROVNER | BORDER NO. 1

1998 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 81,250.00
53 JOHN WESLEY

JOHN WESLEY | NIGHT SAIL: TURNING FOR HOME

1977 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 75,000.00
5 LOUISE BOURGEOIS

LOUISE BOURGEOIS | TRANI EPISODE

1971 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 60,000.00
25 NANCY SPERO

NANCY SPERO | LOVE, PEACE, GLORY

1966 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 60,000.00
2 LOUISE BOURGEOIS

LOUISE BOURGEOIS | UNTITLED

1951 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 52,500.00
43 ALFREDO RAMOS MARTÍNEZ

ALFREDO RAMOS MARTÍNEZ | LOS VIEJITOS DEL PUEBLO

circa 1935 USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 52,500.00
126 RICHARD SERRA

RICHARD SERRA | REYKJAVIK (BERSWORDT-WALLRABE 92)

1991 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 50,000.00
4 PAT STEIR

PAT STEIR | DEEP DREAMING, WINTER

1988, 1995 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 47,500.00
125 HELMUT FEDERLE

HELMUT FEDERLE | BASICS ON COMPOSITION XXXI

1992 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 47,500.00
69 LOUISE BOURGEOIS

LOUISE BOURGEOIS | GIVE OR TAKE (HOW DO YOU FEEL THIS MORNING?)

1990 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 40,000.00
15 CY TWOMBLY

CY TWOMBLY | UNTITLED

MCMXXXXXX, 1960 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 37,500.00
19 ELAINE DE KOONING

ELAINE DE KOONING | FAIRFIELD PORTER

 circa 1956 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 37,500.00
3 RONI HORN

RONI HORN | HAMILTON RED

1984 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 35,000.00
29 LOUISE BOURGEOIS

LOUISE BOURGEOIS | UNTITLED

1993 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 35,000.00
133 ROBERT MOSKOWITZ

ROBERT MOSKOWITZ | UNTITLED

1970 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 32,500.00
14 LOUISE BOURGEOIS

LOUISE BOURGEOIS | UNTITLED

1996 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 30,000.00
104 LORNA SIMPSON

LORNA SIMPSON | C-RATION

1991 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 30,000.00
20 CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE

CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE | WRAPPED REICHSTAG (PROJECT FOR BERLIN)

1992 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 27,500.00
26 NANCY SPERO

NANCY SPERO | FUCK

1966 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 27,500.00
34 RONI HORN

RONI HORN | THE XLV

1989 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 27,500.00
62 NICOLA DE MARIA

NICOLA DE MARIA | REGNO DEI FIORI CELESTE ED ETERNO

1992 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 27,500.00
47 ALFREDO RAMOS MARTÍNEZ

ALFREDO RAMOS MARTÍNEZ | AMANTES

circa 1939 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 25,000.00
11 SAM FRANCIS

SAM FRANCIS | UNTITLED PASADENA BOX (NO. 67)

1963 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 23,750.00
  • 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.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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