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Swann Galleries: Old Master Through Modern Prints

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Auction Name Old Master Through Modern Prints Total Sales (USD) 2,499,344.00
Auction Date November 03, 2022 - November 03, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,791,200.00
Sale Number #2620 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,726,300.00
Total Lots 487
Sold Lots 337 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,657,600.00
% of Lots Sold 69.20% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 4,034,400.00
Unsold Lots 150 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 61.95%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
383 PABLO PICASSO

Françoise.

1946 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 87,500.00
482 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Relativity.

1953 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 81,250.00
199 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Christ Receiving the Children and Healing the Sick (The Hundred Guilder Print)

circa 1648 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 72,500.00
484 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Bond of Union.

1956 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 68,750.00
486 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Belvedere.

1958 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 57,500.00
46 ALBRECHT DÜRER

Melencolia I

1514 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 55,000.00
485 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Print Gallery

1956 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 55,000.00
189 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Self Portrait with Plumed Cap and Lowered Sabre

1634 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 50,000.00
487 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Waterfall.

1961 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 50,000.00
31 ALBRECHT DÜRER

The Nemesis

circa 1501-02 USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 47,500.00
306 EDWARD HOPPER

Night Shadows.

1921 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 47,500.00
453 MARC CHAGALL (AFTER)

Romeo and Juliet.

1964 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 40,000.00
319 MARTIN LEWIS

Shadow Dance

1930 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 35,000.00
474 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Cathedral of Cefalú, Sicily

1932 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 35,000.00
9 ALBRECHT DÜRER

Coat-of-Arms with a Skull

1503 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 32,500.00
322 MARTIN LEWIS

Misty Night, Danbury

1947 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 32,500.00
478 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Stars.

1948 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 32,500.00
481 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Puddle.

1952 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 32,500.00
480 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Plane Filling I

1951 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 30,000.00
477 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Three Spheres I

1945 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 27,500.00
380 PABLO PICASSO (AFTER)

Tête de Femme (Dora Maar).

circa 1943 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 25,000.00
374 PABLO PICASSO (AFTER)

Nature morte

1927 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 23,750.00
473 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Castel Mola (and Mount Etna), Sicily

1932 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 23,750.00
483 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Convex and Concave.

1955 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 23,750.00
195 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple from an Open Grave

1639 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 21,250.00
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • 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
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