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Sotheby’s
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24-25Sotheby’s, June 25: Keats, John. The most significant collection of Keats’s love letters to come to market since 1885. $1,500,000 to $2,500,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Chassériau, Benoît. The “Expedicion secreta” of the Free State of Cartagena de Indias against the forts of Portobelo (Panama). $50,000 to $70,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: (Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay). "One of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government”. $150,000 to $180,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated". $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: (Johann Conrad Beissel). A Sammelband of two of Benjamin Franklin's rarest imprints. $70,000 to $100,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: [Pernambuco]. First printed work in favor of Brazilian Independence. $150,000 to $200,000. -
June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works. -
Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
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Swann Galleries: Old Master Through Modern Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old Master Through Modern Prints | Total Sales (USD) | 986,587.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 16, 2026 - April 16, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 758,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #2736 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,145,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 381 | ||
| Sold Lots | 288.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 964,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.59% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,464,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 93 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 67.35% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Martin Lewis (1881-1962) | Circus Night |
1933 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 243 | Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) | The Race |
1942 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 24,130.00 |
| 56 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | The Triumph of Mordecai |
c. 1641 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 63 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher |
1646 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 41 | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) | Self Portrait in a Cap and Scarf with the Face Dark: Bust |
1633 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 160 | James Ensor (1860-1949) | La Mort poursuivant le troupeau des humains |
1896 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 139 | Edgar Degas (1834-1917) | La sortie du bain (Grand planche) |
c. 1891 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 161 | Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) | Les Baigneurs (grande planche) |
c. 1896-98 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 1 | Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) | The Holy Family with the Butterfly |
circa 1495 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 336 | Victor Delhez (1902-1985) | Book of Revelation |
1948-1960 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 14,470.00 |
| 215 | Stow Wengenroth (1906-1978) | Manhattan Gateway |
1948 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 103 | Francisco Goya (1746-1828) | Modo de Volar |
c. 1824 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 157 | Odilon Redon (1840-1916) | Hommage a Goya |
1885 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 300 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Deux figures nues |
1909 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 275 | Egon Schiele (1890-1918) | Kummernis |
1914 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 140 | Edgar Degas (1834-1917); George W. Thornley (1857-1935) | La Lecon de Danse |
c. 1888-89 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 290 | Franz Marc (1880-1916) | Schlafende Hirtin |
1912 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 327 | Joan Miro (1893-1983) | Barcelona XVIII |
1944 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 299 | Marcel Duchamp; Jacques Villon | La Mariee |
1934 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,560.00 |
| 307 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Tete d'Histrion (Le Danseur) |
1965 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,900.00 |
| 321 | Marc Chagall (1887-1985) | Paysan au Violin |
1968 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 332 | Joan Miro (1893-1983) | Colpir Sense Nafrar III |
1981 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 128 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) | The Wine Glass |
1859 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 231 | Edward A. Wilson (1886-1970) | The Propeller |
1941 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 8,580.00 |
| 182 | Edna Boies Hopkins (1872-1937) | Lilies (also known as Moonflowers) |
c. 1920-23 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
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Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.