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Christies: We the People: America at 250
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| Auction Name | We the People: America at 250 | Total Sales (USD) | 25,635,740.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | January 23, 2026 - January 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 12,490,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #24256 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 21,170,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 20 | ||
| Sold Lots | 19.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 12,990,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 21,870,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 117.22% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | THE UNITED STATES; RUFUS KING (1755-1827) | We, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, |
13 September 1787]. | USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 | USD 7,395,000.00 |
| 230 | ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865) | The "Authorized Edition" of the Emancipation Proclamation |
6 June 1864] | USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 | USD 6,785,000.00 |
| 205 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
c. 15-19 July 1776] | USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 | USD 5,687,000.00 | |
| 242 | WOZNIAK, Steve (b.1950), and WAYNE, Ronald (b.1934). | THE APPLE COMPUTER COMPANY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT |
1 April 1976. | USD 2,000,000.00 - 4,000,000.00 | USD 2,515,000.00 |
| 231 | UNITED STATES CONGRESS | THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION |
February 1865] | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 584,200.00 |
| 229 | A LARGE, THREE-SHEET CAMPAIGN BROADSIDE FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ANDREW JOHNSON |
1864 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 508,000.00 | |
| 204 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
[8] July 1776 | USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | USD 431,800.00 | |
| 206 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
22 July 1776 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 241,300.00 | |
| 215 | [HAMILTON, Alexander (1739-1802), James MADISON (1751-1836) and John JAY (1745-1829)]. | The Federalist Papers |
1788 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 203,200.00 |
| 232 | THE LOUISIANA ORDINANCE OF SECESSION |
25 January 1861 | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 190,500.00 | |
| 224 | JOHN AUGUSTUS SUTTER (1803-1880) | Describing the Beginning of the California Gold Rush |
1848 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 165,100.00 |
| 211 | THE BIBLE OF THE REVOLUTION |
1781-1782 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 | |
| 233 | ALEXANDER GARDNER (1821-1882) | United States Overland Stage starting for Denver from Hays City, 289 miles west of Missouri River, from Scenes in the Indian Country, 1867 |
1867 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 |
| 225 | AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) | Snowy Owl (Plate CXXI) |
, circa 1831 | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 139,700.00 |
| 209 | PHILLIS WHEATLEY PETERS (1753-1784) | Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral |
1773 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 120,650.00 |
| 210 | [THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826)] | The Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms |
1775 | USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 114,300.00 |
| 208 | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) | Letter signed to David Hartley, Passy, 25 January 1779. |
25 January 1779 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 101,600.00 |
| 216 | GEORGE CLINTON (1739-1812) | Circular letter signed, Poughkeepsie, 26 July 1788 |
26 July 1788 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 239 | HANK WILLIS THOMAS (B. 1976) | American Gothic, 2014 |
2014 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 59,690.00 |
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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. -
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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
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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.