Doyle New York: Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Charles Strouse & Barbara Siman
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Charles Strouse & Barbara Siman | Total Sales (USD) | 157,378.90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 18, 2026 - March 18, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 113,470.00 |
| Sale Number | #9164 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 173,630.00 |
| Total Lots | 171 | ||
| Sold Lots | 133.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 132,720.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 77.78% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 204,430.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 38 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 76.98% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | EDWARD ALBEE | The director's annotated script from the premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
1961-1962 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 22,610.00 |
| 132 | SELZNICK, DAVID | A rare David O. Selznick presentation screenplay with photographs of Gone With the Wind |
1939 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 139 | [GRACE KELLY also known as PRINCESS GRACE of MONACO] | A remarkable archive of notes and items from Princess Grace to an American soldier |
N/A | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,640.00 |
| 219 | An impressive archive of sheet music from the late 19th to 20th century |
late 19th to 20th century | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,315.00 | |
| 129 | CASABLANCA | An intriguing final shooting script for Casablanca |
1942 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,650.00 |
| 134 | JACK COSGROVE | Jack Cosgrove's scrapbook with Selznick notes, Gone with the Wind material, and three Academy Award |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,985.00 |
| 136 | [ALFRED HITCHCOCK] | A presentation copy with photographs of the shooting script for Rebecca, |
1939 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,985.00 |
| 232 | The poster-sized invitation to the opening of Studio 54 with other ephemera |
1977 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,990.00 | |
| 257 | EDWARD ALBEE | The director's annotated script for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as work in progress |
1961 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,990.00 |
| 262 | EDWARD ALBEE | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? inscribed to Alan Schneider |
1962 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,657.50 |
| 137 | BRIGITTE BARDOT | An archive of Brigitte Bardot photographs and notes signed for her longtime Saint Tropez 'Gardienne' |
circa 1973 to 2010 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,325.00 |
| 222 | [DANCE PHOTOGRAPHS] | Collection of Dance photography, including Nuryev |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,992.50 |
| 146 | LAWRENCE SCHILLER (b. 1936) | Lawrence Schiller's portrait of Marilyn Monroe |
1962, printed later. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,128.00 |
| 148 | LAWRENCE SCHILLER (b. 1936) | Lawrence Schiller's portrait of Marilyn Monroe |
1962, printed later. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,128.00 |
| 189 | LANGSTON HUGHES | Langston Hughes "Sun Song" Framed with Portrait |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,995.00 |
| 235 | A collection of New York theatre broadsides |
1849-1870s | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,995.00 | |
| 188 | LANGSTON HUGHES | A very fine inscribed first edition of Langston Hughes' One-Way Ticket |
1949 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,862.00 |
| 264 | PINTER, HAROLD | Pinter's The Homecoming signed to director Alan Schneider |
1965 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,729.00 |
| 119 | MOULIN ROUGE | Original poster art for the first Moulin Rouge film |
Circa 1928 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,596.00 |
| 255 | HAROLD PINTER | An inscribed copy of Pinter's Birthday Party |
1960 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,596.00 |
| 14 | CHARLES STROUSE | Thief of Love holograph manuscript by Charles Strouse |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,463.00 |
| 153 | AL HIRSCHFELD | Hirschfeld presents George and Ira Gershwin |
1990 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,463.00 |
| 252 | EQUUS | An original stage-worn costume from the first production of Equus |
Circa 1976 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,463.00 |
| 29 | CHARLES STROUSE | Signed sheet music from Tomorrow. |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,330.00 |
| 32 | CHARLES STROUSE | A holograph musical quotation from "Tomorrow" |
Circa 1977 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,330.00 |
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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.