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Rago Arts and Auctions: Present Tense
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Present Tense | Total Sales (USD) | 54,957.00 |
| Auction Date | September 25, 2025 - September 25, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 48,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #92525b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 72,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 37 | ||
| Sold Lots | 33.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 60,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 88,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 61.89% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Takashi Murakami b.1963 | Tan Tan Bo |
2016 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 114 | Rafa Macarron b.1981 | Untitled |
2023 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 177 | Takashi Murakami b.1963 | MCBST 1959-2011 |
2011 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,244.00 |
| 195 | Andrew Scott b.1991 | Hangtime |
2024 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 171 | Takashi Murakami b.1963 | And Then x 727 (Ultramarine: GUNJO) with original drawing |
2013 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 156 | Martin Whatson b.1984 | The Stag |
2020 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 143 | Jerkface b.1982 | Double Mickey (Double Pointer) |
2024 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 168 | Yue Minjun b.1962 | Untitled (Smile-ism No. 2) |
2006 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 180 | Bast (Michael Polimeni) 1970--2021 | Trash & Royal |
2008 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 157 | Mr. Brainwash b.1966 | I'm Yours - Follow Your Heart (Red) |
2022 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 189 | The Connor Brothers | I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation |
2021 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 170 | Yue Minjun b.1962 | Untitled (Smile-ism No. 3) |
2006 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 178 | Takashi Murakami b.1963 | Davy Jones' Tear |
2008 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,207.00 |
| 149 | Jason Boyd Kinsella b.1969 | Carlos |
2023 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
| 173 | Takashi Murakami b.1963 | And Then x6 (Red: The Polke Method) |
2013 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
| 172 | Takashi Murakami b.1963 | Kaikai Kiki and Me - For Better Or Worse In Good Times and Bad. The Weather is Fine |
2010 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 174 | Takashi Murakami and Fujiko F. Fujio | On an Endless Journey on a Time Machine with the Author Fujiko F. Fujio! |
2018 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 187 | The Connor Brothers | I Drink Therefore I Can |
2021 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 953.00 |
| 185 | The Connor Brothers | A Clear Conscience is a Sure Sign of a Bad Memory |
2021 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 164 | Crash (John Matos) b.1961 | Thunderbird; Thunderbird Alumni (two works) |
2003 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 175 | Takashi Murakami b.1963 | Behold! Tis the Netherworld |
2014 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 153 | Mr. Brainwash b.1966 | Untitled |
2008 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 699.00 |
| 145 | Jerkface b.1982 | You Know What Time It is (Adventure Time) |
2015 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 699.00 |
| 176 | Takashi Murakami b.1963 | LIME GREEN-TIME; Dokuro Silver (two works) |
2000, 2008 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 635.00 |
| 198 | Edgar Plans b.1977 | Lil' Heroes |
2025 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 508.00 |
![<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.")
