Doyle New York: Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | Total Sales (USD) | 228,648.00 |
| Auction Date | September 13, 2011 - September 13, 2011 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 100,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #91311 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 153,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 205 | ||
| Sold Lots | 202.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 102,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.54% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 155,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 146.85% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | [CHURCHILL, WINSTON L. S., (SIR)] | CHURCHILL, WINSTON L. S., (SIR) Photograph, |
1941 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 131 | CHURCHILL, WINSTON L. S., (SIR) | A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. |
1956 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 316 | [FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS, (JR.)] | Two guest books for Douglas Fairbanks's house, "The Vicarage". Palm Beach, Florida. |
1972 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 157 | [FINE BINDINGS] JEFFERSON, THOMAS. | The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. |
1903 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 156 | [FINE BINDINGS] JARDINE, SIR WILLIAM. | JARDINE, SIR WILLIAM. The Naturalist's Library. |
1840 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 138 | DICKENS, CHARLES | The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Papers. |
1837 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,938.00 |
| 166 | [FINE BINDINGS] TWAIN, MARK. | The Writings of Mark Twain. |
1929 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,120.00 |
| 137 | [DALI, SALVADOR] MORSE, A REYNOLDS. | Dali, a Study of his Life and Work. |
1958 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,688.00 |
| 314 | [FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS, (JR.)] | The guest book from 1959-1974 for Douglas Fairbanks's house, at 28, The Boltons, Kensington, London SW10. |
1959 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,688.00 |
| 233 | [FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS, (SR.)] McCULLEY, JOHNSTON. | The Mark of Zorro. |
1924 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 4,480.00 |
| 224 | [WYETH, ANDREW] MERYMAN, RICHARD. | Andrew Wyeth. |
1968 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 128 | CAPOTE, TRUMAN In Cold Blood | In Cold Blood. |
1965 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 229 | [WYETH, ANDREW] | Andrew Wyeth. Dry Brush and Pencil Drawings. |
1963 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 200 | [SIGNED BOOKS] DISNEY, WALT and THOMAS, BOB. | The Art of Animation. |
1958 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 228 | [WYETH, ANDREW] MCCORD, DAVID. | Andrew Wyeth. |
1970 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,813.00 |
| 315 | [FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS, (JR.)] | Guest book from 1952-1959 for Douglas Fairbanks's house, at 28, The Boltons, Kensington, London SW10. |
1952 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,813.00 |
| 312 | [FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS, (JR.)] | The guest book from 1939-1952 for Douglas Fairbanks's house "Westridge". 1515 Amalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades, California (now the home of Steven Spielberg) |
1939 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 |
| 303 | [HOLLYWOOD ACTORS] Group of approximately seventeen signed or inscribed vintage photographs |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,500.00 | ||
| 159 | [FINE BINDINGS] KIPLING, RUDYARD. | The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling. |
1909 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 258 | [MOUNTBATTEN, LOUIS] | Photograph, of Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma and his wife Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, signed |
1948 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 132 | CHURCHILL, WINSTON L. S., (SIR) | Marlborough, his Life and Times. |
1934 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 212 | [SIGNED BOOKS - NOTABLE PEOPLE] |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,125.00 | ||
| 125 | ADDAMS, CHARLES | My Crowd. |
1971 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 184 | [MAPS] [DE WIT, FREDERICK] | Nova Orbis Tabula. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 257 | [MOUNTBATTEN, LOUIS] | Photograph, gelatin silver print. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
