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PBA Galleries: The Charles Fracchia Collection, Part I: Letter Sheets & Maps

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Auction Name The Charles Fracchia Collection, Part I: Letter Sheets & Maps Total Sales (USD) 295,843.75
Auction Date April 21, 2022 - April 21, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 138,800.00
Sale Number #759 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 215,800.00
Total Lots 134
Sold Lots 134 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 138,800.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 215,800.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 137.09%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
57

Official Map of Chinatown in San Francisco

 1885 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 15,000.00
3 Baker, George Holbrook

The Port of San Francisco June 1st, 1849

 1849 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,875.00
18

Vue de San Francisco en 1860 / View of San Francisco in 1860

 1860 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,625.00
41 Allardt, Geo. F., Surveyor

Map No. 6 of Salt Marsh and Tide Lands situated in the City and County of San Francisco, to be sold at public auction by order of the Board of Tide Land Commissioners, John Middleton, auctioneer

 1871 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 10,000.00
86

Bird's Eye View of San Francisco Drawn from Meream’s Model & Nature July 1852

 1852 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 9,375.00
100

Fort Vigilante. Showing the defences [sic] around the “Vigilant Committee Rooms.”

 1856 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,125.00
2 O'Farrell, Jasper

Letter from Jasper O'Farrell, to San Francisco Alcalde Edwin Bryant, agreeing to a contract to survey waterfront property of the town of San Francisco

 March 30, 1847 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,500.00
53 von Leicht, Ferdinand

Plat of the Pueblo Lands of San Francisco finally confirmed to the City of San Francisco Surveyed under instructions from the U.S. Surveyor General by F. von Leicht, U. S. Dep. Surv. in December 1883 Containing 17754 36/100 Acres

 1884 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,937.50
134

“Vigilantes” destroying “Fort Vigilance,” Sacramento St., San Francisco [p. 1, upper] - General Parade and Review of the Vigilance Committee, previous to their Adjournment, August 18th., 1856. [p. 1, lower]

 1856 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,937.50
83 Wong, J.P.

Map of San Francisco Chinatown / ????????: ??? / Meiguo Sanfan Shi hua qiao qu: xiang xi tu

 1929 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,625.00
19 Wackenreuder, Vitus

City and County of San Francisco. Compiled from official surveys, and sectionized in accordance with U.S. Surveys

 1861 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,312.50
120

San Francisco in 1851

 1851 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,312.50
15 Camerer, Eugene, artist

View of that portion of the City of San Francisco seen from the Residence of N. Larco, Esqre. Green Street, Telegraph Hill, looking south. 1859

 1859 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,000.00
124

San Francisco. Litho of Geo. F. Nesbitt, N.Y.

 [before Dec. 9, 1850] USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,000.00
5 Firks, Henry

San-Francisco 1849. Drawn on the spot by Henry Firks, for W.H. Jones, esq. of San-Francisco, U.C.

 1849 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,687.50
109

Mission Dolores

 No date USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,687.50
131

View of San Francisco, from Telegraph Hill. Moody del. from a sketch by Swan. Lith. of Peirce & Pollard - with letter

 1850 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,687.50
9 Quirot & Co.

Map of San-Francisco, California. Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co. corner of California & Montgomery Sts. S-Francisco - with added manuscript key

 [1852] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,062.50
31 Mansell, Frederick

Auction sale, plan of the O'Neil & Haley Tracts, south & adjoining the Potrero Nuevo to be sold by Cobb & Sinton at Platt's Hall, Jany. 15th, 1867 at 12 M. Title U.S. Patent

 1867 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,062.50
33

Grand Special Credit Sale of Homestead Property by Maurice Dore & Co. H.A. Cobb, Auctioneer, at Platt's Hall on Thursday March 26th 1868 at 12 O.Clock M. of 1000 Lots 25 by 100 ft. Lots for Sale, are shaded. Title U.S. Patent

 1868 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,062.50
38

Plan of the Haley Purchase, west of and adjoining the Hudson Tract. To be sold by Maurice Dore & Co. April 27th, 1869. Title U.S. Patent, and Bernal Rancho

 1869 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,062.50
39 Cobb, H.A., Auctioneer

Special credit sale of 450 building lots in the Haley and O'Neill Tract embracing the old "Haley Homestead" and a large number of lots on 15th Av., south San Francisco. To be sold by Maurice Dore & Co... on Tuesday, February 8th 1870 12 M...

 1870 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,062.50
76 Punnett, John M.

Map of Mission Terrace San Francisco California

 1911 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 4,062.50
1 Choris, Ludwig

Vue du Presidio sn. Francisco

 1822 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,750.00
71 Faust, H.W.

Faust's Map of City and County of San Francisco California

 1904 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 3,750.00
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    Auction 151
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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