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Auction Name Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Total Sales (USD) 325,516.00
Auction Date November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 150,100.00
Sale Number #112025 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 235,200.00
Total Lots 76
Sold Lots 73.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 155,100.00
% of Lots Sold 96.05% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 244,600.00
Unsold Lots 3 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 133.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
303 David Hockney

Red Celia

1984 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 38,080.00
501 David Hockney

Potted Daffodils

1980 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 35,360.00
503 David Hockney

Black Tulips

1980 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 31,280.00
527 Berenice Abbott

Nightview, New York at Night

1932 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 16,320.00
300 Richard Serra

Dealer's Choice

1996 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 14,960.00
396 Gregory Crewdson

Julianne Moore, from Dreamhouse

2002 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 13,600.00
504 David Hockney

Little Stanley

1987 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,240.00
360 Lucian Freud

Large Head

1993 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 10,880.00
321 Berndnaut Smilde

Nimbus II

2012 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 8,160.00
502 Francis Bacon

L'Orestie d'Eschyle

1981 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,160.00
526 Constantin Brancusi

Henri-Pierre Roche

1922 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,800.00
392 Chuck Close

Alex

1992 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,460.00
422 Alexander Calder

Boomerang

1964 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 6,460.00
405 Gerhard Richter

Landschaft I; and Landschaft II

1971 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,780.00
302 Ellsworth Kelly

Leaves

1964-65 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,440.00
420 Alexander Calder

Composition (Yellow Boomerang and Circles)

circa 1970 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 5,100.00
390 Chuck Close

Alex

1991 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,760.00
339 Joel Shapiro

Toss Up

2012 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,080.00
340 Chuck Close

Joel Shapiro

1997 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 4,080.00
416 Henri Matisse

Cinquante dessins

1920 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,080.00
425 Henry Moore

Two Women Bathing a Child

1973 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,080.00
525 Constantin Brancusi

Henri-Pierre Roche

1922 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,944.00
332 Matthias Schaller

Palazzo Papadopoli, from Controfacciata

2007 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,808.00
419 Henri Matisse

Cinquante dessins

1920 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,672.00
417 Henri Matisse

Cinquante dessins

1920 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,536.00
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000