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RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/23

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Auction Name	Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/23	Total Sales (USD)	750,005.00
Auction Date	March 13, 2024 - March 13, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	485,750.00
Sale Number	#688	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	728,200.00
Total Lots	611
Sold Lots	434	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	867,050.00
% of Lots Sold	71.03%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,271,500.00
Unsold Lots	177	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	58.99%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
106	Oppenheimer, Fermi, Chadwick, and Lawrence	Manhattan Project Atomic Bomb Report Signed by (24), with Oppenheimer, Fermi, Chadwick, and Lawrence	1940-1945	USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00	USD 53,594.00
123	Lee Harvey Oswald	Lee Harvey Oswald Autograph Letter Signed to Brother from USSR - Warren Commission Exhibit No. 313: "I really do not trust these people"	1962	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 24,370.00
113	John Wesley Hardin	John Wesley Hardin Autograph Letter Signed from Jail: "It is true that I am convicted for 25 yr...there is no evidence there"	1878	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 18,089.00
692		Mary Blair concept painting of Alice and Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland	1951	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 17,926.00
107	Robert Oppenheimer	Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed on Russia and the Atomic Bomb: "It is a weapon for aggressors"	1952	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 17,270.00
695		Mary Blair concept painting of Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and Wendy from Peter Pan	1953	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 17,054.00
623		Eyvind Earle concept painting of Lady, Tramp, Tony, and Joe from Lady and the Tramp	1955	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 16,483.00
1	George Washington	George Washington Signed Revolutionary War Discharge Certificate (1783)	1783	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 16,444.00
693		Mary Blair concept painting of Peter Pan, Tiger Lily, the Lost Boys, and Native Chief from Peter Pan	1953	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 15,125.00
688		Mary Blair concept painting of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	1949	USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 12,503.00
104	Albert Einstein	Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed on the "Propagation of Light"	1931	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 12,499.00
691		Mary Blair concept painting of Cinderella and Prince Charming from Cinderella	1950	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 11,364.00
9	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President, Appointing an Assessor of Internal Revenue	1864	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,725.00
584		Mickey Mouse concept painting from Fantasia	1940	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,523.00
105	Albert Einstein	Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed on the Theory of Relativity	1935	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 10,313.00
687		Mary Blair concept painting of Br'er Rabbit, Fox, and Bear from Song of the South	1946	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 9,625.00
322	John Lennon	Beatles: John Lennon Document Signed, Assigning Copyright for a 'White Album' Track	1968	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 9,375.00
639		Lady and Tramp production cels and key master background from Lady and the Tramp	1955	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 9,151.00
624		Lady and Tramp key master set-up from Lady and the Tramp	1955	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,125.00
626		Lady and Tramp production cels from Lady and the Tramp	1955	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,125.00
622		Eyvind Earle concept painting of Lady and Tramp from Lady and the Tramp	1955	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 7,555.00
2	John Adams and John Marshall	John Adams and John Marshall Signed Four-Language Ship's Passport	1800	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,311.00
517	Babe Ruth	Babe Ruth Signed 'Babe Ruth Day' Print, with Christy Walsh and Burris Jenkins, Jr.	1947	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 6,816.00
493	Robert Redford	Robert Redford's Early Handwritten Diary (1959-1962) - Dated to the Start of His Professional Acting Career	1959	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 6,504.00
88	Sun Yat-sen	Sun Yat-sen Rare Signature		USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 6,336.00

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
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000

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