Swann Galleries: Vintage Posters
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Vintage Posters | Total Sales (USD) | 570,765.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 384,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #2730 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 558,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 326 | ||
| Sold Lots | 249.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 562,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.38% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 819,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 77 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 69.61% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Louis Raemaekers | Louis Raemaekers, L'Hecatombe / La Syphilis. Circa 1922. |
Circa 1922. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
| 225 | Emil Cardinaux | Emil Cardinaux, Winter in St. Moritz. 1918. |
1918 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 83 | Rene Pean | Rene Pean, Le Monde Anime par L'Alethorama. 1896. |
1896 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 309 | Leonetto Cappiello | Leonetto Cappiello, Le Golf de Font - Romeu. 1929. |
1929 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 28 | Evelyn Rumsey Cary | Evelyn Rumsey Cary. Pan - American Exposition, Buffalo / Niagara. 1901. |
1901 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 |
| 185 | Leonetto Cappiello | Leonetto Cappiello, Nice. 1927. |
1927 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 |
| 238 | Herbert Matter | Herbert Matter, Pontresina. 1935. |
1935 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 65 | Alphonse Mucha | Alphonse Mucha, Biscuits Lefevre - Utile. 1897. |
1897 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 144 | Howard Sharp | Howard Sharp, Gargantua The Great. Billboard poster. Circa 1938. |
Circa 1938. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 105 | Marcello Dudovich | Marcello Dudovich, Bitter Campari. Circa 1904. |
Circa 1904. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 183 | Roger Broders | Roger Broders, Monaco / Monte - Carlo. Circa 1920. |
Circa 1920. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 141 | Designer Unknown | Designer Unknown, Ionia / L'Inspiration. Circa 1910. |
Circa 1910. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,128.00 |
| 69 | Alphonse Mucha | Alphonse Mucha, Toutes les Oeuvres de Mucha. 1898. |
1898 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,112.00 |
| 23 | Leonetto Cappiello | Leonetto Cappiello, Bitter Campari. Billboard poster. 1921. |
1921 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,604.00 |
| 226 | Emil Cardinaux | Emil Cardinaux, Palace Hotel / St. Moritz. 1920. |
1920 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,604.00 |
| 272 | Witold Gordon | Witold Gordon, III Olympic Winter Games / Lake Placid, USA. 1932. |
1932 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,604.00 |
| 323 | Jacob Lawrence | Jacob Lawrence, Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972. Limited 1st edition. 1971. |
1971 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,604.00 |
| 310 | Guillermo Laborde | Guillermo Laborde, 1er Campeonato Mundial de Football Uruguay. 1930. |
1930 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 106 | Adolf Hohenstein | Adolf Hohenstein, Vitalis Agua Mineral. 1895. |
1895 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 132 | Jean? Paleologue | Pal (Jean Paleologue), Fernand Clement Cycles & Cie. Circa 1895. |
Circa 1895. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 5,588.00 |
| 4 | Hugo d' Alesi | F. Hugo d'Alesi, Centenaire de la Lithographie / Galerie Rapp. 1897. |
1897 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 32 | Jules Cheret | Jules Cheret, [Les Arts]. Four decorative panels. 1891. |
1891 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 51 | Jules Alexandre Grun | Jules-Alexandre Grun, Glycya. 1905. |
1905 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 167 | Francesco Nonni | Francesco Nonni, Fonte Meo / Acqua Minerale Naturale. 1924. |
1924 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 248 | Herbert Leupin | Herbert Leupin, PKZ. 1942. |
1942 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.