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Clars Auction Gallery: Important Holiday Fine Art Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Important Holiday Fine Art Sale | Total Sales (USD) | 71,100.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | December 18, 2025 - December 18, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 56,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #121825a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 84,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 34 | ||
| Sold Lots | 21.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 96,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 61.76% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 144,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 49.20% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5117 | Marc Chagall | Plate 1, from "Four Tales from the Arabian Nights, 1948 |
1948 | USD 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | USD 15,720.00 |
| 5110 | Roy Lichtenstein | Shipboard Girl, 1965, |
1965 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,170.00 |
| 5100 | Wayne Thiebaud | Candy Apples, 1964, |
1964 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,860.00 |
| 5124 | Gerhard Richter | Seestuck I (Seascape I), 1969, |
1969 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,860.00 |
| 5118 | Portfolio, Salvador Dali | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1969 |
1969 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,912.50 |
| 5123 | Albrecht Durer | St. Jerome Penitent in the Wilderness, 1496 |
1496 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,585.00 |
| 5121 | Joan Miro | Partie de Campagne V, 1967, |
1967 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,257.50 |
| 5114 | Rufino Tamayo | Cabeza en Amarillo, |
USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,620.00 | |
| 5107 | Alexander Calder | Red And Blue Swirl With Sun, 1975, |
1975 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,358.00 |
| 5113 | Rufino Tamayo | Coyote, 1950, |
1950 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,096.00 |
| 5109 | Book and drawing, Andy Warhol | The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again), 1976 |
1976 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,703.00 |
| 5101 | Emmy Lou Packard | Crab Fishermen, |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,441.00 | |
| 5102 | Emmy Lou Packard | Cooking Crabs, |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,441.00 | |
| 5103 | Emmy Lou Packard | Commission District, 4AM, |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,179.00 | |
| 5106 | Harold Joe Waldrum | Las Sombras de Los Edificios Religiosos de Nuevo Mexico Norte, 1984/85, |
1984/85 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 655.00 |
| 5126 | Yaacov Agam | Untitled, |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 655.00 | |
| 5105 | Emmy Lou Packard | Untitled (Nursing Kittens) |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 556.75 | |
| 5115 | Francisco Zuniga | Grupo, 1982, |
1982 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 524.00 |
| 5132 | Gisele Freund | Colette"(From the Au Pays des Visages portfolio), 1977, |
1977 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 524.00 |
| 5134 | Jeff Brouws | Waveswinger from "Inside the Live Reptile Tent, series, 1987 |
1987 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 524.00 |
| 5125 | Friedensreich Hundertwasser | Good Morning City, Bleeding Town, 1969 |
1969 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 458.50 |
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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. -
