Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: Winter Enchantment 2026 - Day 1
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Winter Enchantment 2026 - Day 1 | Total Sales (USD) | 27,037.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 20, 2026 - February 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 20,950.00 |
| Sale Number | #22026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 29,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 80 | ||
| Sold Lots | 71.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 23,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 33,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 81.32% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1420 | ERNEST FUHR (CT/NY, 1874-1933) | WWI era poster - "We Want You For Our Scoutmaster - We need 400 scoutmasters and $100,000.00. ... |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 1268 | (APPROX 250) VINTAGE BLACK AMERICANA POSTCARDS, ETC. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 1418 | BROADSIDE SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS POSTER, FRAMED |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 1356 | ANDO HIROSHIGE (JAPAN, 1797-1858) | Arashiyama manka (Cherries in Full Bloom at Arashiyama) from Kyoto meisho no uchi (Famous Places in Kyoto) |
circa 1834. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 1254 | TONY ABEYTA (NM/CA, 1965 - ) | Kachina Portrait, |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 1360 | ANDO HIROSHIGE (JAPAN, 1797-1858) | Twilight Snow at Mount Atago; View of the Year-end Fair (Atagoyama bosetsu, Toshinobo ichi no zu), from the series Eight Views of Shiba in the Eastern Capital (Toto Shiba hakkei) 1840-41. |
1840-41. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 1072 | FRAMED FRENCH RAIL TRAVEL POSTER 1912 BY LEON CONSTANT-DUVAL (1877-1956) |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 1125 | SISTER CORITA (MA/IA, 1918-1986) | Sister Corita by Sister Mary Corita Kent, Harvey Cox and Samuel A. Eisenstein |
N/A | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 1061 | COLLECTION MUSICAL MEMORABILIA 1930-1970 HARRINGTON & MERRITT |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 1419 | JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (NY/GERMANY, 1874-1951) | US WWI War Bond Poster with original Saturday Evening Post magazine having this for cover, "USA Bonds, Third Liberty Loan Campaign, Boy Scouts of America, Weapons for Liberty" |
1918 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 1428 | (5) EARLY 19TH C. THEATRICAL PRINTS W/ BEADED DECORATION |
EARLY 19TH C. | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 1018 | CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1938) | Ebb Tide - Maine Coast, |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 1271 | LILLY MARTIN SPENCER PAIR OF BLACK AMERICANA PRINTS |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 593.75 | |
| 1019 | CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) | Storm-Maine Coast, |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 1020 | CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) | Eternal Conflict - The Sea and the Land, |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 531.25 |
| 1372 | MINAGAWA TAIZO (JAPANESE, 1917-2005), | ETCHU GOKAYAMA NO MINKA |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 1407 | (APPROX 250) VINTAGE VALENTINES, LOOSE |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 1063 | GREG MORT (MD, 1952 - ) | Stewardship, 1991 |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 1402 | (37) REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS: FREIGHTERS, TUGS, FISHING BOATS, FERRIES |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 468.75 | |
| 1058 | SIGNED 1980 BONNIE RAITT CONCERT POSTER |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 1100 | JOHN STOBART (MA/FL/UK, 1929-2023) | The Charles W. Morgan at Chubbs Wharf by Moonlight |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 1385 | JAPANESE ART BOOK, LTD ED, SIGNED PRESENTATION, CASED |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 1416 | LARGE COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE & MECHANICS EPHEMERA, 1920'S-70'S |
1920'S-70'S | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 1060 | ORIGINAL 1971 POSTER FILLMORE EAST NYC FINAL CONCERTS |
1971 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 1382 | (3) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, INCLUDING HIROSHIGE II |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 406.25 |
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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.