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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- The World of Percy Steinhart: A Gentleman’s Life
- Auction Date
- 06/11/2026 - 06/11/2026
- Sale Number
- #61126
- Total Lots
- 17
- Sold Lots
- 17.0
- Lots Sold
- 100.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 0
- Total Sales (USD)
- 42,092.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 17,700.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 27,400.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 17,700.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 27,400.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 153.62%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | Lepautre Jean (1618-1682) | Mythological Busts |
1674 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,100.00 |
| 381 | Group of Ten Engraved Maps of Cuba and the Caribbean |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,760.00 | |
| 610 | Arrechea Alexandre (b. 1970) | Architectural Elements III |
2004 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,808.00 |
| 608 | Architectural Studies |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,536.00 | |
| 585 | Botanicals |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,536.00 | |
| 449 | Dickens; Andre; Twain Mark; Montaigne Michel de; Byron; Stevenson Robert Louis; Barrie J.M. | 116 Books, including: Dickens' Works |
1899; 1903; 1903-1905; 1910; 1827; 1925; 1928 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 3,264.00 |
| 401 | Architectural Details |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,128.00 | |
| 393 | Views at Kew: Country Estates |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,856.00 | |
| 452 | Alfonzo Carlos (1950-1991) | Untitled; Untitled |
1989 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,720.00 |
| 394 | Design for the Palace at White Hall |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,312.00 | |
| 648 | The Great Pagoda |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,040.00 | |
| 316 | Design for an Urn |
N/A | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,904.00 | |
| 392 | View of the Portico of the Grand Temple at Denderah |
N/A | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,632.00 | |
| 634 | Christo (1935-2020) | The Gates, Project for Central Park |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 816.00 |
| 555 | Callot Jacques (1592-1635) | Gentil Homme with Clasped Hands; Nobleman Wrapped in a Mantle |
c. 1623 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 272.00 |
| 632 | Billingham Charlie (b.1984) | Candles |
c. 2020 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 238.00 |
| 606 | Billiard Players; A Billiard Table |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 170.00 |
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Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
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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. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.