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Christies: The Collection of Sir Elton John: Love, Lust and Devotion

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Auction Name The Collection of Sir Elton John: Love, Lust and Devotion Total Sales (USD) 517,608.00
Auction Date February 28, 2024 - February 28, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 234,000.00
Sale Number #22492 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 354,000.00
Total Lots 49
Sold Lots 49.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 234,000.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 354,000.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 146.22%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1108 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Peter at my loft, NYC,1997

 1997 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 32,760.00
1053 DAVID LACHAPELLE (B. 1963)

Awakened Job, 2007

 2007 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 30,240.00
1120 SHIRIN NESHAT (B. 1957)

Stripped, from Women of Allah, 1995

 1995 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 27,720.00
1030 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Male Nude (Knee Up), 1955

 1955 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 23,940.00
1005 HERB RITTS (1952-2002)

Duo I, Mexico, 1990

 1990 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 20,160.00
1029 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Male Nude with Hands Behind Buttocks, 1952

 1952 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 20,160.00
1004 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Waterfall IV, Hollywood, 1988

 1988 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 18,900.00
1009 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Rick Arango, Point Conception, Santa Barbara, California, 1987

 1987 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 16,380.00
1010 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Antonio Rossi I, Miami 1997

 1997 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 16,380.00
1107 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Walker Ranch, Miami Florida, 1998

 1998 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,120.00
1099 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Peter "Portrait of a Gentleman" NYC, 1997

 1997 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,600.00
1101 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Lee and Tony, Point Conception Beach, Santa Barbara, California, 1987

 1987 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 12,600.00
1106 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Tryouts for "Bruce of Los Angeles" Walker Ranch, Florida,1998

 1998 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 12,600.00
1006 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Duo II, Los Angeles, 1990

 1990 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 11,970.00
1104 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Justin Lazard, NYC, 1986

 1986 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 11,970.00
1109 BRUCE WEBER (B. 1946)

Peter at the Chop Suey Club Studio, New York City, 1999

 1999 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,970.00
1050 ANDRES SERRANO (B. 1950)

Circle of Blood, 1987

 1987 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,340.00
1063 JOSEPH BREITENBACH (1896--1984)

Stone Heads, Paris, 1937

 1937 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,340.00
1021 HERB RITTS (1952-2002)

Male Nude with Bubble, Los Angeles, 1987

 1987 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,710.00
1028 IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM (1883-1976)

Triangles, 1928

 1928 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,710.00
1097 JACK PIERSON (B. 1960)

Amagansett, 2005

 2005 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,710.00
1098 STEVEN KLEIN (B. 1965)

Valley of the Dolls, No. 12, Agoura Hills CA, 14 September 2005

 2005 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,710.00
1031 RUTH BERNHARD (1905--2006)

Within, 1969

 1969 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,080.00
1027 FERDINAND FONSSAGRIVES (1910-2003)

Nu Sable ,1949

 1949 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,450.00
1014 HERB RITTS (1952--2002)

Paul (Torso) Los Angeles,1990

 1990 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,820.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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