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Profiles in History: The Howard Hughes Auction

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Auction Name The Howard Hughes Auction Total Sales (USD) 825,468.00
Auction Date July 23, 2020 - July 23, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 223,900.00
Sale Number #72320 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 333,700.00
Total Lots 152
Sold Lots 144 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 315,500.00
% of Lots Sold 94.74% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 466,600.00
Unsold Lots 8 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 176.91%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
39 Zoe Mozert

Zoë Mozert original poster artwork of Jane Russell for The Outlaw.

 1943 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 166,400.00
167 Washington, George

Washington, George. Historic autograph letter signed as Commander of the Continental Army.

 1781 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 70,400.00
30 Katharine Hepburn

Howard Hughes (55+) personal handwritten love letters, notes and postcards from Katharine Hepburn.

 ca. 1937-1938 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 43,400.00
120 Eisenhower, Dwight

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Extraordinary typed letter signed as Supreme Allied Commander.

 1944 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 40,300.00
143 Lenin, Vladimir

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich. Rare and important autograph letter signed ('N. Lenin'), 1 November 1911.

 1911 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 40,300.00
64

Howard Hughes personal 1939 Congressional Gold Medal recognizing his achievements in aviation.

 1939 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 27,900.00
168 Washington, George

Washington, George. Autograph letter signed ('Go: Washington') as President, 27 November 1793.

 1793 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 23,560.00
76

Howard Hughes personal (14) photographs relating to the H-4 "Hercules" Flying Boat (Spruce Goose).

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 21,080.00
162 Stalin, Joseph V

Stalin, Joseph V. Rare autograph letter signed as Secretary-General of the Communist Party.

 1931 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,120.00
130 Henry VIII

Henry VIII. Rare document signed ('Henry R') as King of England.

 1514 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 14,880.00
136 Kelly, Grace

Kelly, Grace. Extraordinary autograph letter signed ('Gracie'), while shooting Mogambo.

 n.d. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 12,400.00
145 Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham. Autograph endorsement, signed ('A. Lincoln') as President.

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,400.00
26

Howard Hughes personal Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff badge presented by William I. Traeger.

 ca. late 1920s-early 1930s USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 12,160.00
137 Jefferson, Thomas

Jefferson, Thomas. Autograph letter signed ('Th: Jefferson'), to James Monroe, 16 January 1811.

 1811 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,780.00
174

[World War II – Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal]. Japanese Flag and oversize photograph each (20+) signed.

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,520.00
169 Washington, George

Washington, George & Thomas Jefferson. 3-Language ship's papers signed.

 1793 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,880.00
161

[Space]. Original Mercury spacecraft blueprint signed by Astronauts Carpenter, Shirra & Cooper.

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,920.00
7 Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow signed contract with The Caddo Company for her services in Hell's Angels, with (3) addl.

 1929, 1930 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 9,300.00
61

Howard Hughes personal (14) photographs of the Hughes XF-11 spy plane and D-2 bomber.

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 8,960.00
124 Goring, Hermann

Göring, Hermann. Extraordinary autograph letter signed ('Hermann Göring') 19 September 1924.

 1924 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 8,680.00
109 [Bonaparte, Napoleon] Josephine, Empress

[Bonaparte, Napoleon]. Josephine, Empress of the French. Document signed 32 times in various forms.

 1796 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,040.00
115 Churchill, Winston

Churchill, Winston. Typed letter signed ('Winston S. Churchill') as Prime Minister.

 1954 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,040.00
166

[U.S. Presidents]. Letters, documents and signed photographs from FDR, Grant, Reagan, Carter, more.

 1944, 1968, 1945, 1836, 1855 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,820.00
103

Howard Hughes personal etched brass The Flamingo Hotel Privileged Guest card.

 ca. 1955 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 6,200.00
114 Churchill, Winston

Churchill, Winston. World War II-date typed letter signed with accompanying signed portrait.

 1944 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,200.00
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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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