Clars Auction Gallery: November Gallery Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | November Gallery Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 103,385.20 |
| Auction Date | November 21, 2025 - November 21, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 63,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #112125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 98,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 173 | ||
| Sold Lots | 119.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 84,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 68.79% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 132,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 54 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.15% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4282 | Terry O'Neill (British, 1938-2019), | Frank Sinatra, Miami Beach |
USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 8,515.00 | |
| 4373 | (lot of 16) Torii Kotondo (1900-1976) | Twelve Aspects of Women. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 7,205.00 | |
| 4277 | Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868--1952) | Flathead Camp on the Jocko River |
1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,550.00 |
| 4006 | A Collection of Billie Holiday original orchestral arrangement sheets for 'Lover Man', 'A Love Affair', 'Please Come Home', 'Sleepy Time Down South', ... |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 5,567.50 | ||
| 4011 | Billie Holiday | A rare Billie Holiday handwritten letter to a fan at the Taft School in Watertown, CT. |
1938 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,912.50 |
| 4012 | Billie Holiday | A rare Billie Holiday handwritten letter to her last husband, Louie Mackay, signed Lady on Hotel Wilson letterhead. |
USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,930.00 | |
| 4279 | Elliot Erwitt (French, 1928-2023), | Paris Umbrella and Eiffel Tower |
1989 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,930.00 |
| 4007 | Billie Holiday | A Billie Holiday inscribed and signed first edition of 'Lady Sings the Blues', Billie Holiday with William Duffy, |
1956 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,275.00 |
| 4253 | (lot of 2) Grant Wood (American, 1891-1942) | Fruits and Vegetables |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,275.00 |
| 4010 | Billie Holidays personal assistant, Alice Vrbsky, | A collection of original handwritten journals and notes of Billie Holidays personal assistant, Alice Vrbsky, towards the end of Billie Holidays life. |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,620.00 | |
| 4016 | Charlie Christian | A rare handwritten Charlie Christian one-page sheet music for 'Prisoner of Love' and 'Tea', dating to the mid-late 1930's. |
mid-late 1930's. | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,965.00 |
| 4044 | A collection of jazz flyers comprising Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck, Josephine Baker, Thelonious Monk and his Orchestra, ... |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,965.00 | ||
| 4247 | Albert Hirschfeld (American, 1903-2003) | Fred and Ginger |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,703.00 | |
| 4238 | LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) | San Francisco Nocturne |
1992 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,310.00 |
| 4248 | Dorr Bothwell (American, 1902-2000) | Memory of an Emotion |
1950 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,310.00 |
| 4246 | Albert Hirschfeld (American, 1903-2003) | The Algonquin Round Table |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,244.50 | |
| 4225 | Roy De Forest (American, 1930-2007) | Birdland |
1994, | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,179.00 |
| 4349 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) | Tsuki Hyakushi. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,179.00 | |
| 4051 | Three binders of jazz ephemera, comprising signed press photos such as Guy Lombardo, Hazel Scott, Leroy Jones, Tony Bennett; ... |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,113.50 | ||
| 4234 | Harold Joe Waldrum (American, 1934-2003) | Adobe Church |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 982.50 | |
| 4257 | Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1936) | Pareja |
1992 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 982.50 |
| 4314 | Toko Shinoda (1913-2021) | Beyond. |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 982.50 | |
| 4285 | Jeff Brouws (American, b.1955) | Mobil/Trailer, Inyokern, California |
1991 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 851.50 |
| 4023 | A silver gelatin photo of Billie Holiday, Lester Young and others |
1940's. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 786.00 | |
| 4228 | Eyvind Earle (American, 1916-2000) | The Wave |
1990, | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 786.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
