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Auction Name Premier and Emporium Auctions Total Sales (USD) 171,074.00
Auction Date February 11, 2021 - February 13, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 88,375.00
Sale Number #12781 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 139,250.00
Total Lots 126
Sold Lots 117 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 110,375.00
% of Lots Sold 92.86% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 172,550.00
Unsold Lots 9 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 99.15%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1116

Titanic Plan of First Class Accommodation deck plans for White Star Line's New Triple Screw, R.M.S. "TITANIC", flanked by photographs of interior quarters

USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 21,420.00
875 Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

Colombe Volant, 1952

1952 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,685.00
960 Mark Catesby (British, 1683-1749)

A Map of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas with the Adjacent Parts, after Henry Popple's 1733 map of the same region

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 11,070.00
913 Matthäus Seutter (German, 1678-1757) and Tobias Conrad Lotter, (German, 1717-1777), 

Seutter-Lotter - Plan von Neu Ebenezer (Georgia) Plan von Neu Ebenezer.. from Samuel Urlsperger's Ausführliche Nachricht von den Saltzburgischen Emigranten, Augsburg, 1747

1747 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 9,225.00
776 Jean Chassaing (French, 1905-1938)

Study for the 1931 poster, Josephine Baker

1931 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,680.00
553 James McBey (Scottish, 1883-1959)

Venetian Night, 1925, IX

1925 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,400.00
699 After John Blake White (American, 1781-1859)

Gen. Marion In His Swamp Encampment Inviting a British Officer to Dinner, 

1840 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,080.00
547 James McBey (Scottish, 1883-1959)

Barcarolle (H. 233), No. III

1925 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,440.00
884 Guy Bourdin (French, 1928-1991)

Three Models in Lingerie, Outtake from Sighs and Whispers, Bloomingdales lingerie catalog, c. 1976,

c. 1976, USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,998.00
551 James McBey (Scottish, 1883-1959)

Santa Maria della Fava, 1925, VII

1925 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,584.00
446

Pictures of Horses and English Life A.J. Munnings. R.A., Pictures of Horses and English Life,

1927 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,198.00
951 Alfred Heber Hutty (South Carolina/New York, 1877-1954)

Rural South, ca. 1938

ca. 1938 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,198.00
681 After Benjamin West (British, 1738-1820)

William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, when he founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America,

1775 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,706.00
740 Richard Earlom After Jan Van Huysum (British, 1743-1822)

Two mezzotints: A Flower Piece and a Fruit Piece, after Jan Van Huysum (1743-1822),

1778, USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,706.00
188 After Thomas Prichard Rossiter and Louis Remy Mignot (19th century)

The Home of Washington, Washington and his family with Lafayette at Mt. Vernon,

circa 1870, USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 2,460.00
947 Alfred Heber Hutty (South Carolina, 1877-1954)

Charleston Spires, 1930

1930 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,337.00
885 Guy Bourdin (French, 1928-1991)

Three Models in Lingerie, Outtake from Sighs and Whispers, Bloomingdales lingerie catalog, c. 1976,

c. 1976, USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,214.00
952 Alfred Heber Hutty (South Carolina, 1877-1954)

Deep South, 1937

1937 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,091.00
973

Two 18th Century Views of Natural Bridge, Virginia

18th Century USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,091.00
946 Alfred Heber Hutty (South Carolina, 1877-1954)

Cabbage Row (Catfish Row), 1928

1928 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,968.00
1112

Three Important Photography Books including: The Decisive Moment by Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004),

1952 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,792.00
964 John Lodge (British, active 1754-1796),

 A Plan of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina, with the Harbour, Islands, and Forts; the Attack on Fort Sullivan. by His Majesty's Ship under Sir Peter Parker, in 1776;…

1780, USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,722.00
982

Seven North Carolina Documents

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,599.00
456 Sir Alfred James Munnings (British, 1878-1959)

Four prints: Brown Jack

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,476.00
552 James McBey (Scottish, 1883-1959)

The Molo, 1925, XIIX

1925 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,408.00
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • 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
  • 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.
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