Heritage Auctions: Illustration Art Signature Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Illustration Art Signature Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 3,868,075.25 |
| Auction Date | November 04, 2025 - November 04, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,284,960.00 |
| Sale Number | #8224 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,427,440.00 |
| Total Lots | 457 | ||
| Sold Lots | 443.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,322,160.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 96.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,483,240.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 111.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71020 | Frank Frazetta (American, 1928-2010) | A Princess of Mars, 1970 |
1970 | USD 1,200,000.00 - 1,800,000.00 | USD 1,437,500.00 |
| 71001 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Space Station Under Construction, Sunday Mirror Magazine interior, June 19, 1949 |
1949 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71051 | Ernest Howard Shepard (British, 1879-1976) | Winnie-the-Pooh book cover & interior studies (five works), 1926 |
1926 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71076 | Frank Xavier Leyendecker (American, 1877-1924) | Pierrot and Columbine, Vanity Fair magazine cover, June 1915 |
1915 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71120 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Ballerina, 1946 |
1946 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 61,250.00 |
| 71075 | Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) | A Song of Faith, The Delineator magazine interior, December 1905 |
1905 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 71089 | Lawrence Toney (American, 20th Century) | Rest-A-While, The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 11, 1928 |
1928 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 |
| 71047 | Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (American, 20th Century) | Treebeard, Lord of the Rings calendar, August 1976 |
1976 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 71090 | Eugene Iverd (American, 1893-1936) | Halloween Smiles, The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 3, 1934 |
1934 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 71065 | Charles Addams (American, 1912-1988) | She Shows Up Every Halloween, New Yorker cartoon, October 30, 1937 |
1937 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
| 71004 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Unloading the Space Ship, Rocket to the Moon endpapers and book interior, 1961 |
1961 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 71085 | Dean Cornwell (American, 1892-1960) | Mary Washing Jesus's Feet, The Man of Galilee book interior, 1928 |
1928 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71139 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Darling, It's My Hat I Want Your Opinion On, Playboy interior, April 1963 |
1963 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71096 | John Philip Falter (American, 1910-1982) | It's American... To be Democratic, American Airlines advertisement, 1947 |
1947 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 71098 | Tom Lovell (American, 1909-1997) | How Houdini Did It, True: The Man's Magazine interior, December 1954 |
1954 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 71002 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | The Star-Studded Reaches of Measureless Space, LIFE magazine cover, December 20, 1954 |
1954 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71003 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Arrival on the Moon, Rocket to the Moon book cover and interior, 1961 |
1961 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71008 | Norman Saunders (American, 1907-1989) | Polaris and the Goddess Glorian, Fantastic Novels pulp magazine cover, September 1950 |
1950 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71044 | Gerald Brom (American, b. 1965) | The Last Note, Dragon Magazine cover, November 1998 |
1998 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71038 | Michael Whelan (American, b. 1950) | The Gods Laughed paperback cover, 1982 |
1982 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 71119 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Worth a Gander, 1951 |
1951 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 26,250.00 |
| 71079 | Charles Dana Gibson (American, 1867-1944) | The Education of Mr. Pipp, Life magazine interior, February 2, 1899 |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 | |
| 71141 | Robert McGinnis (American, 1926-2025) | Ms. Richter, 1993 |
1993 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 21,875.00 |
| 71013 | Edmund "Emsh" Emshwiller (American, 1925-1990) | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction digest magazine cover, April 1953 |
1953 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 71057 | James Gurney (American, b. 1958) | Companions, Dinotopia: The World Beneath book interior, 1995 |
1995 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
![<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.")
![<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.")
