Swann Galleries: Focus on Women
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Focus on Women | Total Sales (USD) | 327,405.00 |
| Auction Date | July 15, 2021 - July 15, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 123,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #2576 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 185,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 178 | ||
| Sold Lots | 132 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 167,250.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.16% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 248,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 46 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 131.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) | Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) Fama, y Obras Posthumas del Fenix de Mexico, Decima Musa, Poetisa Americana. |
1700 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 81,250.00 |
| 44 | Russell, Jane (1819-1914) Archive of Letters, 1840s. | Russell, Jane (1819-1914) Archive of Letters, 1840s. Written during a Whaling Voyage, from Hawaii, and Other Ports. |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
| 128 | Guild of Women Binders Exhibition Binding. |
1902 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 12,350.00 | |
| 59 | Farro, Sarah E. (b. 1859) | Farro, Sarah E. (b. 1859) True Love, a Story of English Domestic Life. |
1891 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 57 | Smith Eigenmann, Rosa (1858-1947) | Smith Eigenmann, Rosa (1858-1947) Large Archive of Correspondence, 1882-1899. |
1882-1899. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 138 | Kahlo, Frida (1907-1954) Photograph by Lucienne Bloch. | Kahlo, Frida (1907-1954) Photograph by Lucienne Bloch. Portrait, 1933. |
1933 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 89 | Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941) and her father; Photograph | Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941) and her father; Photograph |
1902 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 115 | Abbott, Berenice (1898-1991) | Abbott, Berenice (1898-1991) Under the El at the Battery, Manhattan, 1936. |
1979 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 37 | Sand, George (1804-1876) | Sand, George (1804-1876) Pauline, Signed & Inscribed Copy. |
1841 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 155 | Kent, Corita (1918-1986) | Kent, Corita (1918-1986) Questions and Answers. |
1966 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 168 | Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (1933-2020) | Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (1933-2020) Signed Dissenting Opinion Cover Sheet, Shelby County v. Eric H. Holder. |
Circa 2013. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 99 | Gray, Bonnie Jean (1891-1988) | Gray, Bonnie Jean (1891-1988) Archive of Photos and Papers of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Inductee and Trick Rider. |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 4,250.00 | |
| 139 | Dunham, Katherine (1909-2006) | Dunham, Katherine (1909-2006) Small Archive of Letters and Other Correspondence, 1948-1957. |
1948-1957. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 88 | Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941) | Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941) A Room of One's Own. |
1929 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 126 | Neel, Alice (1900-1984) | Neel, Alice (1900-1984) Evans Twins. |
1982 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 140 | Votes for Women. Two China Bread-and-Butter Plates. |
circa 1909. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 3,750.00 | |
| 39 | Cooper, Susan Fenimore (1813-1894) | Cooper, Susan Fenimore (1813-1894) Autograph Letter Signed, 24 January 1885. |
1885 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 10 | Heywood, Thomas (d. 1641) | Heywood, Thomas (d. 1641) Gynaikeion: or, Nine Bookes of Various History Concerninge Women. |
1624 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 49 | Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888) | Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888) Little Women, or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. |
1869 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 63 | The Working Women's Relief Association. The Women's Journal. |
1864 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 165 | Bathysphere, Nonsuch Island, Bermuda Deep Sea Expedition. Photo Album 1930-1931. |
1930-1931. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,860.00 | |
| 19 | Gómez de la Parra, José (late 17th century) | Gómez de la Parra, José (late 17th century) Vida de la Venerable Madre Antonia de San Jacinto: Monja Professa de Velo Negro. |
1689 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 35 | Moïse, Penina (1797-1880) | Moïse, Penina (1797-1880) Fancy's Sketch Book. |
1833 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 106 | Business and Professional Women of Leadville [Colorado]. |
1895 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 129 | Bourke-White, Margaret (1904-1971) | Bourke-White, Margaret (1904-1971) Silver. |
Circa 1930. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
