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Nadeau's Auction Gallery: Contemporary and Decorative Art Auction
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| Auction Name | Contemporary and Decorative Art Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 76,342.50 |
| Auction Date | October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 45,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #101625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 88,150.00 |
| Total Lots | 194 | ||
| Sold Lots | 147.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 68,250.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.77% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 131,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 47 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 57.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Zao Wou-Ki | Foret Perdue |
1955 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 81 | Zao Wou-Ki | La Vieille Ville |
1953 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,575.00 |
| 32A | Robert Kipniss | Field House |
1951 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 82 | Zao Wou-Ki | Les Voiliers |
1953 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,925.00 |
| 8 | Hans Hofmann | Composition in Blue |
1952 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,340.00 |
| 61 | Marino Marini | The Rider |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,950.00 | |
| 186 | Diego Rivera | El Mercado |
1930 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,950.00 |
| 21 | Carol Summers | Hellespont |
1977 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,690.00 |
| 53 | Robert Motherwell | Calligraphy |
1966 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,690.00 |
| 55 | Alice in Wonderland | Alice in Wonderland |
USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,690.00 | |
| 164 | Alexander Calder | Spiral with Pumpkin |
1972 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 201A | Marino Marini | Tamburlano |
1951 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,430.00 |
| 222 | Serge Poliakoff | Composition Jaune, Orange et Verte |
1957 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,300.00 |
| 26 | Carol Summers | The Likiang |
1982 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,170.00 |
| 156 | Salvador Dali | I Went Down into the Garden of Nuts to See Fruits |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,040.00 | |
| 157B | Marc Chagall | Sera et Abimelech |
1952-1960 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,040.00 |
| 157 | Salvador Dali | I Have Compared Thee, O My Love, to a Company of Horses in Pharaoh's Chariots |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 910.00 | |
| 157A | Marc Chagall | Job en Priere |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 910.00 | |
| 25 | Carol Summers | Starry Night |
1979 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 44 | Hans Erni | Venus and Satyr Gazing |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 715.00 | |
| 27 | Carol Summers | Moonbow |
1967 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 59 | Marino Marini | Due Acrobati Con Cavallo |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 650.00 | |
| 137 | Salvador Dali | The Shepherd |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 650.00 | |
| 175 | Egon Schiele | Reclining Female Nude with Crossed Arms |
1917 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 217 | Barry Nelson | Chacha Loca |
1977 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 650.00 |
![<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.")
