Auction Reports
Aspire Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- December 2025 Auction
- Auction Date
- 12/13/2025 - 12/13/2025
- Sale Number
- #416
- Total Lots
- 68
- Sold Lots
- 36.0
- Lots Sold
- 52.94%
- Unsold Lots
- 32
- Total Sales (USD)
- 22,153.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 19,500.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 34,900.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 59,300.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 94,600.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 23.42%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931 - 2004) | House and Barn in the Distance, 1991 |
1991 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,198.00 |
| 107 | Pal (Jean de Paleologue) (Romanian/American, 1860 -- 1942) | "Concours Internationaux d'Escrime", 1900 |
1900 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,722.00 |
| 79 | After Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987) | Moonwalk, 1987 |
1987 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,230.00 |
| 54 | Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669) | Beggar with a Wooden Leg, ca. 1630 |
ca.1630 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,199.00 |
| 113 | Stanley Charles Rowles (H.L. Roowy) (b. 1887) & Philippe Chapellier (19th/20th Century) | Les Huiles La Semeuse. |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,138.00 |
| 112 | Henri Edouard Loux (German, 1873 - 1907) | Exposition Universelle de 1900 Restaurant de la Maison Kammerzell Vieux Strasbourg, 1900 |
1900 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,138.00 |
| 98 | Eugene Grasset (French, 1845-1917) | Encre L. Marquet, 1892 |
1892 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,107.00 |
| 108 | Pal (Jean de Paleologue) (Romanian/American, 1860 -- 1942) | Rayon d'Or, ca. 1895 |
ca.1895 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,015.00 |
| 97 | Eugene Grasset (French, 1845-1917) | Librairie Romantique, 1887 |
1887 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 923.00 |
| 109 | Leopoldo Metlicovitz (Italian, 1868 - 1944) | Impermeabili Moretti, 1921 |
1921 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 646.00 |
| 82 | Peter Max (American, b. 1937) | Umbrella Man with Angels, 2015 |
2015 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 646.00 |
| 99 | Eugene Grasset (French, 1845-1917) | L'Histoire & L'Architecture Fracaise au Mont St. Michel. |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 627.00 |
| 53 | Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528) | Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Desert ca. 1503-04 |
ca.1503-04 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 615.00 |
| 115 | Kohler Sewing Machines Vintage Poster. Kohler, 1927 |
1927 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 615.00 | |
| 70 | Roberto Burle Marx (Brazilian, 1909-1994) | Serra Dourada", 1991 |
1991 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 615.00 |
| 111 | Georges Favre (French, Late 19th/Early 20th Century) | Berger Grillon, ca. 1932 |
ca.1932 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 615.00 |
| 81 | Peter Max (American, b. 1937) | Brown Lady with Angel, 2017 |
2017 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 584.00 |
| 62 | Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) | Theoclymenus, from The Odyssey II, 1975 |
1975 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 523.00 |
| 84 | Peter Max (American, b. 1937) | Better World, 2017 |
2017 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 523.00 |
| 75 | After Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987) | Three prints: "Liz", "Marilyn", & "Self-Portrait (Camouflage)", 1989 |
1989 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 504.00 |
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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.