Aspire Auctions: September 2025 Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | September 2025 Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 30,117.00 |
| Auction Date | September 06, 2025 - September 06, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 23,875.00 |
| Sale Number | #414 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 42,975.00 |
| Total Lots | 66 | ||
| Sold Lots | 57.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 51,475.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 89,575.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 33.62% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) | Nu assis les bras etendus |
1925 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,915.00 |
| 133 | Henry Spencer Moore (British, 1898 - 1986) | Reclining Figures Man and Woman II |
1975 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,261.00 |
| 1574 | Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876--1950) | Azalea Garden |
1925 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,261.00 |
| 108 | Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669) | Man Drawing from a Cast |
ca.1641 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 953.00 |
| 116 | Paul Cezanne (French, 1839-1906) | Tete de femme (Head of a Woman) |
1873 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 836.00 |
| 137 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989) | On voit cette reine from "L'art d'aimer" (AF 79-2-G) |
1978 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 707.00 |
| 1572 | Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876--1950) | Yoshikawa. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 689.00 | |
| 141 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989) | Papillons de l'anti-matiere (Butterflies of anti-matter), from the "La Conquete du Cosmos I (Conquest of Cosmos I)" suite |
1974 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 677.00 |
| 138 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989) | Le cercle visceral du cosmos (The visceral circle of the cosmos), from the "La Conquete du Cosmos I (Conquest of Cosmos I)" suite |
1974 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 615.00 |
| 140 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989) | Dali Martian muni d'un double microscope holoelectronique (Martian Dali equipped with a double holoelectronic microscope), from the "La Conquete du Cosmos I (Conquest of Cosmos I)" suite |
1974 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 615.00 |
| 142 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989) | Philosphe ecrase par le cosmos (Philosopher crushed by the cosmos), from the "La Conquete du Cosmos I (Conquest of Cosmos I)" suite |
1974 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 615.00 |
| 1573 | Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876--1950) | Cherry Blossoms and Riverside Houses. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 615.00 | |
| 117 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919) | Baigneuse debout, a mi-jambes |
1910 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 431.00 |
| 129 | Carlos Merida (Guatemalan, 1891 - 1984) | El Abuelo Lxmucane |
1966 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 431.00 |
| 149 | LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921 - 2012) | California Cuisine |
1997 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 431.00 |
| 139 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989) | Hell Canto 8 from The Divine Comedy |
ca.1960 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 184 | Original Production drawing of The Jetsons from Hanna-Barbera |
(ca. 1960's), | USD 75.00 - 150.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 144 | Vu Cao Dam (Vietnamese, 1908 - 2000) | Woman with bouquet of flowers |
1970 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 369.00 |
| 159 | Yaacov Agam, (Israeli, b. 1928) | Progression, Three Movements |
1971 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 357.00 |
| 146 | Karel Christiaan Appel (Dutch, 1921 - 2006) | Wild People |
1966 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 332.00 |
| 114 | Paul Cezanne (French, 1839-1906) | Paysage a Auvers (Landscape in Auvers) |
1873 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 326.00 |
| 162 | Armond Fields (American, 1930 - 2008) | Fields Landing |
1980 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 320.00 |
| 171 | Peter Max (German/American, b. 1937) | Statue of Liberty, Version I |
1986 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 320.00 |
| 143 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989) | Hell Canto 26 from The Divine Comedy |
ca.1960 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 314.00 |
| 128 | Mark Tobey (American, 1890 - 1976) | Underwater Fragment (Black) |
1973 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 283.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
