Clars Auction Gallery: The Warehouse Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Warehouse Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 5,010.75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 21, 2026 - March 21, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #32126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 8,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 105 | ||
| Sold Lots | 50.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 9,940.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 47.62% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 18,960.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 55 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 26.43% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9438 | Sixteen Easton Press volumes from the "Greatest Books Ever Written" series |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 425.75 | |
| 9922 | Ohara Koson - | Wading Egret with Reeds. Woodblock print |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 393.00 |
| 9262 | A framed color photograph of Winston Churchill with signature on paper mounted to mat |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 327.50 | |
| 9565 | (lot of 2) After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) | Untitleds from "Grace et Mouvement," etchings |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 262.00 |
| 9598 | Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000) | Pig |
1969 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 262.00 |
| 9306 | A collection of Matson Lines cruise ship menu covers from the S.S. Matsonia |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 196.50 | |
| 9656 | After Maxfield Parrish (American, 1870-1966) | Daybreak |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 196.50 |
| 9549 | Elaine Breiger (American, b. 1933) | Homage to Ben Cunningham VII |
1975 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 163.75 |
| 9626 | Larry Morace, (American, 20th/21st centuries) | East From Nob Hill |
1997 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 163.75 |
| 9440 | A collection of antique fiction and poetry volumes |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 131.00 | |
| 9566 | After Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953) | Illustration for "La Belle Enfant," collotype |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 131.00 |
| 9574 | (lot of 2) Leonor Fini (Argentine, 1907-1996) | Untitled |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 131.00 |
| 9579 | Arthur Okamura (American, 1932-2009) | Zoo |
1967 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 131.00 |
| 9587 | Randall Heinz (American, 20th century) | Untitled |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 131.00 |
| 9660 | Ted Hawkins (American, 1910-1969) | Sleepy Afternoon |
1949 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 131.00 |
| 9907 | (lot of 4) Japanese woodblock prints. Ink and color on paper |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 131.00 | |
| 9583 | Testuro Sawada (Japanese, 1933-1998) | Skyscape Pink |
1979 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 98.25 |
| 9597 | Wallace Nutting (American, 1861-1941) | Equinox Lake |
1904 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 98.25 |
| 9605 | Robert Hartman (American, 1926-2015) | Bend in the Channel |
1986 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 98.25 |
| 9643 | Michael Schwab (American, b. 1952) | Alcatraz National Parks Poster |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 98.25 |
| 9442 | A collection of books on antique furniture |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.50 | |
| 9593 | Sun Lee Kim (American, 1938-2014) | Into the Flow |
1993 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.50 |
| 9606 | Robert Hartman (American, 1926-2015) | Lake Shasta Shorline |
1985 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.50 |
| 9622 | American School (20th century) | (lot of 2) Fisherman's Wharf and "Flower Stand," etchings |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 65.50 |
| 9649 | Larry Hayden (American, b. 1934) | California Duck Stamp and Print |
1991 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 65.50 |
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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.
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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.