Grant Zahajko Auctions: Maxfield Parrish: Artist & Illustrator, Celebrating a Career!
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Maxfield Parrish: Artist & Illustrator, Celebrating a Career! | Total Sales (USD) | 69,875.40 |
| Auction Date | September 24, 2025 - September 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 53,710.00 |
| Sale Number | #92425 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 87,075.00 |
| Total Lots | 285 | ||
| Sold Lots | 268.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 95,360.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.04% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 146,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 47.60% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Maxfield Parrish | [Maxfield Parrish] RARE Edison Mazda Lamp Tester |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,810.00 | |
| 118 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish Wallpaper Prints (3) |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,667.00 | |
| 7 | Maxfield Parrish | 1930 Maxfield Parrish Calendar [Ecstasy] Large |
1930 | USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 220 | Maxfield Parrish | Edison Mazda Lamps for your car Metal Flange Sign |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 6 | Maxfield Parrish | 1922 Maxfield Parrish Edison Mazda Calendar Lg |
1922 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 70 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 'Mother Goose' 1919 Print |
1919 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 82 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 'Hilltop' Print Framed 1927 |
1927 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 3 | Maxfield Parrish | 1920 Maxfield Parrish "Prometheus' EM Calendar Lg |
1920 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 4 | Maxfield Parrish | 1921 Maxfield Parrish 'Primitive Man' Calendar Lg |
1921 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 66 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 1920 EM Calendar [Prometheus] |
1920 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 104 | Maxfield Parrish | RARE Display Candy Box Maxfield Parrish Rubaiyat |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,206.50 | |
| 21 | Maxfield Parrish | Parrish 'Spirit of Night' EM 1919 Lg Calendar Top |
1919 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
| 8 | Maxfield Parrish | Lampseller of Bagdad Edison Mazda Lg Calendar |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 22 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 'Cleopatra' Lg Print 1917 |
1917 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 78 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 'Dawn' 1918 EM Calendar Top Frame |
1918 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 31 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 1899 Handwritten Letter Framed |
1899 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 952.50 |
| 64 | Maxfield Parrish | Parrish 'Whispering Gallery' 1915 Print Framed |
1915 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 952.50 |
| 2 | Maxfield Parrish | 1928 Maxfield Parrish 'Contentment' EM Calendar Lg |
1928 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 16 | Maxfield Parrish | 1924 Maxfield Parrish Large Calendar [Venetian] |
1924 | USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 825.50 |
| 23 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 'Dreaming' Lg Print Framed |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 825.50 | |
| 25 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 'Jack Beanstalk' Print Framed |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 825.50 | |
| 9 | Maxfield Parrish | 1929 Maxfield Parrish Large Calendar Golden Hours |
1929 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 53 | Maxfield Parrish | Maxfield Parrish 'Dawn' 1918 EM Small Calendar |
1918 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 1 | Maxfield Parrish | 1931 Maxfield Parrish 'Waterfall' EM Calendar Lg |
1931 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 698.50 |
| 19 | Maxfield Parrish | RARE Maxfield Parrish Oil Painting Crate |
USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 635.00 |
![<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.")
