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Doyle New York: Fine Art and Photographs

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Auction Name Fine Art and Photographs Total Sales (USD) 343,339.50
Auction Date December 05, 2024 - December 05, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 212,500.00
Sale Number #9007 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 323,850.00
Total Lots 134
Sold Lots 112 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 404,300.00
% of Lots Sold 83.58% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 639,950.00
Unsold Lots 22 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 53.65%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
240 WESTON, EDWARD (1886--1958)

Nude, [Charis], Santa Monica, 1936, likely printed early 1940s.

1936, likely printed early 1940s. USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 73,150.00
217 MAPPLETHORPE, ROBERT (1946-1989)

Flowers in Vase, 1985.

1985 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,270.00
216 MAPPLETHORPE, ROBERT (1946-1989)

Two Glass Vases and Flower, 1985.

1985 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,620.00
152 ATKINS, ANNA (1799-1871)

The scrapbook of Mrs. Godsall, nurse to the family of Queen Victoria.

1870s--1880s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,635.00
27 After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

FAUNES ET FLORE D'ANTIBES

1960 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 11,305.00
151 ADAMS, ANSEL (1902-1984)

Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California, 1948, printed 1980s.

1948, printed 1980s. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 11,305.00
173 DOISNEAU, ROBERT (1912-1994)

Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville, Paris [The Kiss at the Hotel de Ville, Paris], 1956, likely printed 1980s.

1956, likely printed 1980s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,980.00
190 ROBERT FRANK (1924-2019)

Bar, Gallup, New Mexico. 1956, printed circa 1970.

1956, printed circa 1970. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 7,315.00
229 SCAVULLO, FRANCESCO (1921-2004)

Antonia, Star Ferry, Hong Kong, 1962, likely printed 1990s.

1962, likely printed 1990s. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,985.00
168 CLERGUE, LUCIEN (1934--2014)

Nu zebre, New York City, 2007, printed 2009 by Kathy Cooper and Lucien Clergue.

2007 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,652.50
193 FRANK, ROBERT (1924-2019)

South Carolina, 1955, printed circa 1979.

1955, printed circa 1979. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,652.50
31 Jim Dine (b. 1935)

BLACK AND WHITE FLOWERS I, II, IV (BURG 86; 87; 89)

2003 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,320.00
192 FRANK, ROBERT (1924--2019)

Detroit (drugstore), 1955, printed 1970s.

1955, printed 1970s. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,320.00
237 WESTON, EDWARD (1886--1958)

Kelp, Point Lobos, 1930, likely printed early 1940s.

1930, likely printed early 1940s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,320.00
238 WESTON, EDWARD (1886--1958)

Juniper, High Sierra, 1937, likely printed early 1940s.

1937, likely printed early 1940s. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,320.00
205 [JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY]

Four albums of commercially produced hand-colored photographs of Japan.

1890s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,655.00
239 WESTON, EDWARD (1886-1958)

Maudelle Weston, 1939, probably printed in the 1940s.

1939, probably printed in the 1940s. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,655.00
157 BERNHARD, RUTH (1905-2006)

In the Waves, 1945, probably printed early 1980s.

1945, probably printed early 1980s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,657.50
223 NIEDERMAYR, WALTER (b. 1952)

Vedretta Piana, 1997.

1997 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,657.50
40 Alex Katz (b.1927)

NIGHT: WILLIAM DUNAS DANCE #4 (PAMELA)

1984 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 3,325.00
148 ABBOTT, BERENICE (1898-1991)

Four prints from Abbott's Changing New York

1936 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,992.50
169 COBURN, ALVIN LANGDON (1882 - 1966)

BELLOC, HILAIRE. London.

1909 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,992.50
220 MILSTEIN, JEFFREY (b. 1944)

British Air, Boeing 747-400, n.d.

n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,992.50
26 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

JEUNE HOMME FAISANT SA DECLARATION, EN PRESENCE DES AUTORITES; CAUCHEMAR; SCENE BIBLIQUE (DAVID ET BETHSABEE?), AVEC BOUFFON AU CHAPEAU A DEUX CORNES (BLOCH 1594, 1730, 1814; BAER 1610, 1747, 1831)

1968 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,660.00
161 BURY, POL (1922-2005)

Statue de la Liberte N.Y., 1965.

1965 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,660.00
  • Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000
  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
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