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Sothebys: A Marvelous Journey: The Collection of Maurice Tempelsman
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | A Marvelous Journey: The Collection of Maurice Tempelsman | Total Sales (USD) | 60,672.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 24, 2026 - June 24, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 29,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #N12118 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 44,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 16 | ||
| Sold Lots | 12.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 53,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 78,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 77.19% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kipling Rudyard | The Complete Works in Prose and Verse |
1937-1939 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 4 | Gibbon Edward | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
1776-1788 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 3 | Emerson Ralph Waldo | The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson |
1903-1914 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 2 | Stokes Isaac Newton Phelps | The Iconography of Manhattan Island |
1915-28 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 1 | Olmsted Frederick; Vaux Calvert | A Map of the Central Park |
1865 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,144.00 |
| 123 | An American Pocket Globe |
Circa 1850s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,432.00 | |
| 126 | A British Eighteen-Inch Terrestrial Globe |
Circa 1900 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,432.00 | |
| 122 | A Newton’s Three Inch Pocket Globe |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,048.00 | |
| 19 | An Illustrated Folio from a Manuscript |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 18 | An Illustrated Folio from a Manuscript |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,408.00 | |
| 128 | An Early Victorian Scottish Six-Inch Celestial Globe |
Mid-19th Century | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,408.00 | |
| 21 | An Illustrated Folio from a Manuscript Depicting a Battle |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
