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Clars Auction Gallery: December Gallery Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | December Gallery Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 8,973.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | December 19, 2025 - December 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 7,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #121925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 11,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 27 | ||
| Sold Lots | 18.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 12,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 66.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 17,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 50.70% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7086 | A signed silver gelatin photograph of Theodore Roosevelt. Also bears pencil notations verso 'Estate of Walter Prendergast, 1992'. |
1992 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,703.00 | |
| 7091 | A silver gelatin photograph of Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor from 1937, |
1937 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,244.50 | |
| 7090 | A silver gelatin photograph of King Edward VIII, signed and dated, 1936. |
1936 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 851.50 | |
| 7209 | Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985) | (lot of 6) , Five plates from "Dessins Pour La Bible" series, and "La Baie des Anges," lithograph in colors, |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 491.25 | |
| 7211 | Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997), | "Parmenide (Orange, Red, and Blue)," serigraph, |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 491.25 | |
| 7216 | Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1936), | "Codice Miguelito," digital serigraph |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 491.25 | |
| 7092 | A silver gelatin photograph depicting the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 12, 1937, Knole House; |
1937 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 458.50 | |
| 7008 | Two 1899 U.S. silver certificates, FR#236 PMG-VF30; FR#233 PMG-VF25 |
1899 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 425.75 | |
| 7207 | Louis Schanker (American, 1903-1981), | "Polo Player," lithograph, |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 425.75 | |
| 7204 | Robert Graham (Mexican/American, 1938-2008), | Untitled, 1995, etching, |
1995 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 393.00 |
| 7087 | A framed photograph of President Warren G. Harding, inscribed 'To Walter F. Prendergast, with very best wishes... |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 360.25 | ||
| 7205 | Kiki Smith (American, b. 1954), | "Untitled," 1994, screenprint |
1994 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 327.50 |
| 7206 | After Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), | "Andy Warhol's Exposures," 1979 |
1979 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 327.50 |
| 7214 | Shoichi Ida (Japanese, 1941-2006), | "Paper Between a Stone and Brook," 1983, mixed media print |
1983 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 262.00 |
| 7202 | Matsumi Kanemitsu (American/Japanese, 1922-1992), | Spectre, 1961, lithograph on paper, |
1961 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 |
| 7203 | Matsumi Kanemitsu (American/Japanese, 1922-1992), | Untitled, 1965, lithograph on paper |
1965 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 |
| 7208 | Jean Charlot (French/American, 1898-1979), | Fiji, screenprint, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | |
| 7088 | A signed photograph of Andrew Mellon, Secretary of Treasury under Harding and Roosevelt, inscribed |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 131.00 |
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000. -
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
