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<center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts<br>and Works on Paper<br>28 January 2021</b><b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Schedel (Hartmann). <i>Liber Chronicarum,</i> first edition, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493. £30,000 to £50,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> [Greek Orthodox Church].- <i>Menaion,</i> manuscript in Greek, on paper, in Greek letters, [Eastern Mediterranean], [c. 1400]. £5,000 to £7,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription, and on reverse an engraving of the "North River" [Hudson River], 1777. £5,000 to £7,000.<center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts<br>and Works on Paper<br>28 January 2021</b><b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Illuminated prayer book.- <i>Maria Carcer y Trigueros... Santa Misa y Oraciones,</i> illuminated manuscript in Spanish, on paper, [c. 1850]. £5,000 to £7,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Hardy (Thomas). <i>The Mayor of Casterbridge,</i> 2 vol., first edition in book form, original cloth, 1886. £2,000 to £3,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> [Austen (Jane)]. <i>Emma: A Novel,</i> first edition, Printed for John Murray, 1816. £7,000 to £10,000.<center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts<br>and Works on Paper<br>28 January 2021</b><b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Brontë (Charlotte). <i>Jane Eyre. An Autobiography,</i> 3 vol., first edition, Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. £10,000 to £15,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Cruikshank (George). <i>The Road to the Derby,</i> one of two proof copies, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1882. £600 to £800.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Meunier (Charles, binder).- Gruel (Leon). <i>Manuel Historique et Bibliographique de l'Amateur de Reliures,</i> 2 vol., Paris, 1887.-1905. £3,000 to £4,000.<center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts<br>and Works on Paper<br>28 January 2021</b><b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Burne-Jones (Sir Edward). <i>The Work of Edward Burne-Jones,</i> edited by Philip Burne-Jones, one of 200 copies, [c.1900]. £4,000 to £6,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Nazraeli Press.- <i>Six by Six,</i> 36 vol. [a complete set], one of 100 sets, each with signed photograph, Portland, Or., 2010-16. £10,000 to £15,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Australasia.- Péron (Francois) and Freycinet. <i>Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes,</i> 5 vol. including Atlas, second edition, Paris, 1824. £6,000 to £8,000. -
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<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Joseph F. Kernan, <i>College Football,</i> oil on canvas, <i>The Saturday Evening Post</i> cover, 1932. $25,000 to $35,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Joseph C. Leyendecker, <i>Golfer Lighting a Cigarette,</i> oil on canvas, c.1920. $7,000 to $10,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Howard Chandler Christy, <i>In the Field,</i> charcoal & watercolor, published in <i>Scribner’s,</i> 1902. $8,000 to $12,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> N.C. Wyeth, <i>Standish Reading,</i> pen & ink, for <i>The Courtship of Miles Standish,</i> 1920. $5,000 to $7,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Johnanna Stewart Mapes, <i>A Fairy Book,</i> conté crayon, for <i>St. Nicholas Magazine,</i> 1907. $2,500 to $3,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Arnold Lobel, pen & ink, for <i>The Frog & Toad Coloring Book,</i> 1981. $3,000 to $4,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Antonio Lopez, <i>Today’s Fashions,</i> study for <i>The New York Times,</i> 1981. $2,500 to $3,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Charles Schulz, <i>“I’ll have to go back to the house…I forgot my rubbers…”</i> pen & ink, original 4-panel <i>Peanuts comic,</i> 1960. $8,000 to $12,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Constantin Alajalov, <i>Family Tree,</i> watercolor and gouache, cover for <i>The New Yorker,</i> 1938. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000. -
<center><b>Case Antiques<br>Two-Day Winter Auction<br>Jan. 30 & 31, 2021</b><b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Rare 1778 Engraved map of Colonial Philadelphia after George Heap (1714-1752) and Nicholas Scull (1687-1761). $10,000 to $12,000.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Author signed and inscribed <i>THE FOUNTAINHEAD,</i> stated First Edition, by Ayn Rand, published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, New York, 1943. $2,000 to $2,400.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) hand-colored aquatint engraving, "Yellow-billed Magpie, Stellers Jay, Ultramarine Jay and Clark's Crow," Plate Number CCCLXII. $1,800 to $2,200.<center><b>Case Antiques<br>Two-Day Winter Auction<br>Jan. 30 & 31, 2021</b><b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) autograph letter, signed, as President, to Nathan Reid detailing Jackson’s intervention on behalf of Reid's grandson. $1,800 to $2,200.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Edward Steichen (Luxembourg/American, 1879-1973) portfolio of photographs, "The Early Years 1900-1927, 12 Hand-Gravure Prints" #41/1000, printed in 1981. $1,400 to $1,600.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, TLS, one-page typed letter on The White House, Washington, D.C., stationary to John Marshall Butler. $1,400 to $1,600.<center><b>Case Antiques<br>Two-Day Winter Auction<br>Jan. 30 & 31, 2021</b><b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Two Pre-Civil War slave related letters, including one written by Mariah, a female domestic slave of James Vincent Musgrove (1814-1890) to her daughter. $1,000 to $1,200.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Two author signed and inscribed Ayn Rand related books, including one Rand signed <i>WE THE LIVING,</i> London 1940 edition. $1,000 to $1,200.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> PLAN DE LA VILLE DE MEMPHIS (ETATS-UNIS) 40,000 HABITANTS pen and ink with watercolor hand drawn drainage system map, circa 1870. $700 to $900.<center><b>Case Antiques<br>Two-Day Winter Auction<br>Jan. 30 & 31, 2021</b><b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Scarce Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Pownall, Colonial Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1757-1760) and South Carolina (1760). $600 to $700.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> VIEW OF NORFOLK FROM COSPORT, VIRGINIA, John Hill, engraver, after John Shaw (U.K., 1776-1832). $600 to $700.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> THE BURNING OF THE MERCHANT'S EXCHANGE, NEW YORK CITY -THE GREAT FIRE OF DECEMBER, 1835. Scarce color lithograph, a 1909 reissue of the original 1836 print. $500 to $700.
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Potter and Potter Auctions: Vintage Posters, Prints, and Works on Paper
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Vintage Posters, Prints, and Works on Paper | Total Sales (USD) | 314,476.75 |
| Auction Date | 11/14/2020 - 11/14/2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 183,155.00 |
| Sale Number | #1105 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 288,305.00 |
| Total Lots | 789 | ||
| Sold Lots | 738 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 197,720.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.54% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 310,805.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 51 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 101.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | Ragan, Leslie (1897-1972) | Rockefeller Center New York / New York Central Lines, |
ca. 1936 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 330 | Squaw Valley / Lake Tahoe, |
Circa 1950s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 716 | Zhukov, I | Moscow Theatre Festival, |
1934 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 563 | Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) | Springtime in the Meadow, (from Daphnis and Chloe), |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 | |
| 300 | Spradberry, Walter E, (1889-1969) | Green Line / Flowers of the Season, |
1933 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 368 | Zdinak | Bermuda / Pan Am, |
Circa 1960 | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 153 | [India] Fly Jet to India / Pan American World Airways, |
Circa 1950s | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 2,640.00 | |
| 785 | A Large Collection of Over 800 Linen and Real Photo Postcards of Diners and Roadside Stops, |
1930s/50s | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 366 | Wiertz, Jupp | Berlin / Evening Near the Memorial Church, |
1935 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 211 | Landolt, Otto (1889–1951) | Lucerne Beach, |
ca. 1929 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 161 | Igumnov, Sergey (1900–1942 | Soviet Armenia, |
1935 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 766 | Massive Collection of Over 700 Black Americana Postcards, |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 | ||
| 220 | [London Transport] Andrews, Sybil ( "Andrew Power") (1898–1992) | Lord’s / Oval, |
1934 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 270 | Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo, |
1933/1934 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 295 | Sellheim, Gert (1901–1970) | Corroboree / Australia, |
1934 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 454 | Harley-Davidson Motorcycles 1922 Price List Poster, |
(1922), | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,922.00 | |
| 157 | [India] Newsome, Dorrie | [India], |
1938 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 191 | Klein, David (1918–2005) | New York World’s Fair / Fly TWA Jets, |
1964/65 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 451 | Nockolds, Roy, |
1952 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 522 | [WWII Propaganda] Carlu, Jean (1900–1997) | America’s Answer! / Production, |
1942 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 262 | Pan Am / South Pacific, |
1960s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,800.00 | |
| 698 | Vroom, Gerard | Princesse Schouwburg / Alexander Moissi, |
ca. 1930s | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 106 | Fine, Aaron | Chicago to London by Jet Clipper, |
Circa 1960s | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 140 | [Hawaii] Phillips | Pan Am / Hawaii by Jet, |
ca. 1962 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 152 | [India] Channer, F | Simla, |
ca. 1930s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
