Christies: The Private Collection of William S. Reese Part Three - bidstart 5/19
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Private Collection of William S. Reese Part Three - bidstart 5/19 | Total Sales (USD) | 496,188.00 |
| Auction Date | June 02, 2022 - June 02, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 328,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #20530 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 512,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 148 | ||
| Sold Lots | 134 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 356,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.54% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 557,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 89.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434 | WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966) | Brideshead Revisited. |
1945 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 23,940.00 |
| 375 | Henri Matisse (1869-1954) | Homme et femme |
USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 | |
| 423 | THURBER, James (1894-1961) | A collection of eight pen and ink drawings, New York, 1934-1943) |
1934-1943 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 468 | GUNDRY, John (c.1818-1875) | Specimens of Penmanship from Gundry's Business College Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. (cover title) |
1873]. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 424 | THURBER, James (1894-1961) | A collection of fifteen pen and ink drawings, New York, 1935. |
1935 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 476 | BENJAMIN, Asher (1773-1845) | The Country Builder’s Assistant: Containing a Collection of New Designs of Carpentry and Architecture. |
1797 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 513 | McCULLOCH V. MARYLAND – MARSHALL, John (1755-1935) | Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Case of McCulloh vs. the State of Maryland. |
1819 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 496 | DAVIS, Alexander Jackson (1803-1892), et al. | Rural Residences, etc. Consisting of Designs, Original and Selected, for Cottages, Farm Houses, Villas, and Village Churches.. |
1837 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 |
| 439 | WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966) | Seven books by Evelyn Waugh. |
1926-1982. | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 469 | [NORMAN, John (1748-1817).] | The Town and Country Builder’s Assistant. |
1786 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 377 | The present painting stems from the Pahari school, meaning ‘hills,’ and refers to the Himalayan foothills in the north of India. |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,450.00 | ||
| 431 | WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966) | A Handful of Dust. |
1934 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,450.00 |
| 440 | 1. SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967) | Counter-Attack and Other Poems. |
1918 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 9,450.00 |
| 394 | St. BARTS – BRITISH ADMIRALITY COURT AT ANTIGUA. An archive of manuscripts pertaining largely to incidents around the French-held island of Saint Barthélemy from 1744 to 1748, |
various dates, but largely c.1752. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,190.00 | |
| 441 | [BECKFORD, William (1760-1844).] | Fonthill Abbey, oil on canvas painting, circa 1810. |
circa 1810. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,190.00 |
| 497 | WOOD, John (1704-1754) | The Origin of Building: or, the Plagiarism of the Heathens Detected. |
1741 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,190.00 |
| 387 | CLAP, Thomas (1718-1887) | The Annals or History of Yale-College in New Haven. |
1766 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 410 | MUNRO, H. H. ("Saki," 1870-1916) | A correspondence of fifteen autograph letters signed ("Hector", "H", and later "Hector" in Cyrillic) to Reinée King, |
1902-1909. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 425 | Three presentation copies by the two friends and New York City humorists, each signed and with original drawings: |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,930.00 | ||
| 429 | Waugh, Evelyn (1903-1966) | Vile Bodies. |
1930 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 470 | Articles of the Carpenters Company of Philadelphia and Their Rules for Measuring and Valuing House-Carpenters Work. |
1786 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 | |
| 396 | St. BARTS – Charta Öerna van till Sverige hörrande Om St Bartholome, c.1785. |
c.1785. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 | |
| 479 | BENJAMIN, Asher (1773-1845) | The Builder’s Assistant: Fully Explaining, the Best Methods for Striking Regular and Quirked Mouldings. |
1800 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 483 | BIDDLE, Owen (1774-1806) | The Young Carpenter’s Assistant; or, a System of Architecture. Adapted to the Style of Building in the United States. |
1805 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
| 519 | BONAPARTE, Charles Lucien (1803-1857) | Conspectus generum avium. |
1850 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
