Grays Auctioneers: Spring Fling
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Spring Fling | Total Sales (USD) | 1,912.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 23, 2025 - April 23, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,240.00 |
| Sale Number | #18355 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 5,620.00 |
| Total Lots | 45 | ||
| Sold Lots | 33.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,140.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 73.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 7,160.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 26.71% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Michelle Keim (American, b. 1971) | Quenching tower, Acme Steel, 1998, |
1998 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 22 | Sidney Chafetz (American, 1922-2013) | I Myself Am Good Fortune, |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 162.50 | |
| 13 | Terry P. Speer (American, b. 1946) | Before The Ball, |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 57 | Michelle Keim (American, b.1971) | M/V lake Erie Bow, 1999, |
1999 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 75 | Edward A. Raffel (American, 20th/21st Century) | Steven |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 112.50 | |
| 2 | Michelle Keim (American, b. 1971) | Paper Mill, Circleville, Ohio, 1995 |
1995 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 118 | By E. George Squier; | Peru - Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas. |
1877 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 38 | An unattributed photograph of the set (designed by Tiffany Scribner) for Case Western Reserve University MFA in Acting Program's February 2012 production of in IN ARABIA, WE'D ALL BE KINGS |
USD 20.00 - 40.00 | USD 87.50 | ||
| 35 | By Adolphus W. Greely; | Three Years of Arctic Service, An Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-1884 and the Attainment of the Farthest North. |
1886 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 53 | Alfred Gockel (German, b. 1952) | Tango I, |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 92 | Symptoms of Being Amused, Color Etching, 19th Century. | Engraved by Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851). |
1822 | USD 40.00 - 60.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 166 | Michelle Keim (American, b. 1971) | Conveyor, Port of Indiana, 1999, |
1999 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 62.50 |
| 10 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 50.00 | |
| 67 | This image, entitled Creative Collaboration, is a result of employee collaboration during the July 2006 Artist-in-Residence of printmaker Lisa Schonberg. |
USD 40.00 - 60.00 | USD 50.00 | ||
| 95 | By George W, DeLong; Edited by His Wife, Emma DeLong. | The Voyage of the Jeannette. The Ship and Ice Journals of George W. DeLong, Lieutenant-Commander U.S.N., and Commander of the Polar Expedition of 1879-1881. |
1888 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 174 | Arranged and edited by S.L. Berens; The Fram Expedition. Nansen in the Frozen World, Including Earlier Arctic Explorations. |
1897 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 50.00 | |
| 55 | Marlene Mancini Frost (American, b. 1935) | Untitled (Cathedral), |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 | |
| 113 | Douglas Lucak (American, 1959-2022) | On East 72, 1999, |
1999 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 |
| 130 | Brian Williams (American/Japanese, b. 1950) | North Dide, |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 | |
| 152 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 | |
| 159 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 | |
| 60 | By Alfred Meadows; | A Manual of Midwifery, including the Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy, Onstetric operations, Diseases of the Puerperal State, Etc., Etc. |
1871 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 25.00 |
| 66 | P. Menim (Italian, 20th Century), | Firense, Lungarno (Florence, Lungarno), |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 25.00 | |
| 110 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 25.00 | |
| 139 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 25.00 |
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Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.