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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Historic Memorabilia from San Francisco’s City Hall -- A Timed Auction
- Auction Date
- 07/25/2026 - 07/25/2026
- Sale Number
- #72526
- Total Lots
- 38
- Sold Lots
- 22.0
- Lots Sold
- 57.89%
- Unsold Lots
- 16
- Total Sales (USD)
- 838.50
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 2,360.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 3,490.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 3,380.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 5,420.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 15.47%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Lithographic Poster of San Francisco Ferry Building |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 162.50 | |
| 37 | Conservatory of Flowers in the Snow |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 78.00 | |
| 50 | Golden Gate Bridge under construction |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.00 | |
| 49 | Moulin Gabriel (1872-1945) | Golden Gate Bridge Looking North |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.00 |
| 43 | Moulin Gabriel (1872-1945) | San Francisco Ferry Building Tower At Night |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.00 |
| 21 | Moulin Gabriel (1872-1945) | Cable Car Turnaround at end of Powell Street |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 52.00 |
| 44 | Moulin Gabriel (1872-1945) | Chinatown at Night |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 39.00 |
| 68 | San Francisco Telephone Directory |
1940 | USD 40.00 - 60.00 | USD 39.00 | |
| 59 | Oakland Bay Bridge Photograph |
Circa: 1936 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 39.00 | |
| 48 | Moulin Gabriel (1872-1945) | California Street Looking East |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 39.00 |
| 3 | Taber Isiah (1830-1912) | Market Street, San Francisco, From Lotta's Fountain |
Circa 1880 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 26.00 |
| 66 | Life Magazine |
1937 | USD 20.00 - 40.00 | USD 26.00 | |
| 16 | View from Larkin Street of San Francisco City Hall in Ruins |
Circa 1906 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 26.00 | |
| 15 | Closeup view of San Francisco City Hall |
Circa 1906 | USD 100.00 - 0.00 | USD 13.00 | |
| 13 | Near San Francisco City Hall |
Circa 1906 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 13.00 | |
| 55 | Washington Square Park Photograph |
Circa: 1961 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 13.00 | |
| 53 | 28th National Convention Medal |
Circa 1946 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 13.00 | |
| 51 | M.H. de Young Memorial Museum |
Circa 1938 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 13.00 | |
| 25 | The Lowell |
Circa 1914 | USD 20.00 - 40.00 | USD 13.00 | |
| 45 | Taber Isaiah (1830-1912) | 4 Books, including: Four Photos of Chinatown |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 300.00 | USD 13.00 |
Back
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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. -
