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Auction Name
Thursday Morning at Stair
Auction Date
02/12/2026 - 02/12/2026
Sale Number
#21226
Total Lots
16
Sold Lots
16.0
Lots Sold
100.00%
Unsold Lots
0
Total Sales (USD)
10,676.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
4,750.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
7,390.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
4,750.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
7,390.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
144.47%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
121 After John Absolon (1815-1895) and William Telbin (1815-1895):

Group of Nine Lithographs, from Recol

 1851 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,720.00
127 Simon Fokke (1712-1784):

The Funeral Procession of Princess Anna van Hannover in Delft

 1761 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,584.00
63 After John James Audubon (1785-1851):

Barn Owl

 1840 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,088.00
154 20th Century School:

Still Life

 20th Century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 952.00
184 Laura Grisi (1939-2017):

Stripes

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 816.00
65

Map of New York and Perth Amboy Harbors

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 544.00
140 Milton Gendel (1918-2018):

Ashton and The Queen Mother

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 408.00
186 Laura Grisi (1939-2017):

Stripes

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 408.00
167 Antonio Recalcati (1938-2022):

Hand with Brush

 1979 USD 25.00 - 75.00 USD 340.00
156 Alan Feltus (b. 1943):

Woman's Head

 1980 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 204.00
148 Enzo Apicella (1922-2018):

Micellaneous Group of Four Works

 1978 USD 25.00 - 40.00 USD 170.00
236 Albert Henry Payne (1812-1902):

Conflagration - Rome

 USD 50.00 - 75.00 USD 170.00
160 Laura J. Shechter (b. 1944):

Still Life

 1982 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 102.00
49 Hermann Struck (1876-1944):

A Beggar

 1908 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 68.00
187 Joseph Cornell (1903-1972):

Untitled (Landscape with Figure)

 1972 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 68.00
189 Joseph Cornell (1903-1972):

Untitled (Landscape with Figure)

 1972 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 34.00
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  • <b><center>Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:</b><br>The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland<br>Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books<br>Thursday, 5th March, 2026</center></b> <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (AMERICA). COLLOT, GEORGES H. VICTOR. <i>Voyage dans l'Amérique Septentrionale…,</i> Paris, 1826 (but printed 1804/5). $60,000 to $90,000. <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (INCUNABLE). SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. <i>Liber Chronicarum. Nuremberg,</i> Anton Koberger, 1493. $40,000 to $60,000. <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ENTOMOLOGY). MERIAN, MARIA SIBYLLA. <i>Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium,</i> Amsterdam, 1719. $40,000 to $60,000. <b><center>Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:</b><br>The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland<br>Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books<br>Thursday, 5th March, 2026</center></b> <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ATLAS). BLAEU, WILLEM JANZOON. <>Le Flambeau de la Navigation…,</i> Amsterdam, 1620. $40,000 to $60,000. <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ATLAS). MERCATOR, GERARD. <i>L'Atlas ou Méditations Cosmographiques de la fabrique du monde et Figure diceluy,</i> Amsterdam, 1613. $30,000 to $50,000. <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ORNITHOLOGY). GOULD, JOHN. <i>The Birds of Great Britain,</i> London, (1862-)73. First edition. $30,000 to $50,000. <b><center>Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:</b><br>The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland<br>Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books<br>Thursday, 5th March, 2026</center></b> <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ATLAS). BLAEU, WILLEM & JOHANNES. <i>Appendix Theatri A. Ortelii et Atlantis G. Mercatoris…,</i> Amsterdam, 1631. $30,000 to $50,000. <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ASTRONOMY). DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL. <i>Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis,</i> Nuremberg, 1742. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (BOTANY). WEINNMANN, JOHANN WILHELM. <i>Duidelyke Vertoning, Eeniger Duizend in alle vier waerelds deelen wassende…,</i> Amsterdam, 1739-48. $20,000 to $30,000. <b><center>Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:</b><br>The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland<br>Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books<br>Thursday, 5th March, 2026</center></b> <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ENGLAND). KIP, JOHANNES. <i>Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne,</i> London, 1714-16. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ASTRONOMY). DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL. <i>Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis,</i> Nuremberg, 1742. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Kestenbaum, Mar. 5:</b> (ARCHITECTURE). PIRANESI, GIOVANNI. (Miscellaneous). <i>Prima parte di architetture e prospettive,</i> (Paris, circa 1800). $12,000 to $18,000.
    Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:
    The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books
    Thursday, 5th March, 2026
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (AMERICA). COLLOT, GEORGES H. VICTOR. Voyage dans l'Amérique Septentrionale…, Paris, 1826 (but printed 1804/5). $60,000 to $90,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (INCUNABLE). SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Liber Chronicarum. Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ENTOMOLOGY). MERIAN, MARIA SIBYLLA. Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium, Amsterdam, 1719. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:
    The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books
    Thursday, 5th March, 2026
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ATLAS). BLAEU, WILLEM JANZOON. <>Le Flambeau de la Navigation…, Amsterdam, 1620. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ATLAS). MERCATOR, GERARD. L'Atlas ou Méditations Cosmographiques de la fabrique du monde et Figure diceluy, Amsterdam, 1613. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ORNITHOLOGY). GOULD, JOHN. The Birds of Great Britain, London, (1862-)73. First edition. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:
    The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books
    Thursday, 5th March, 2026
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ATLAS). BLAEU, WILLEM & JOHANNES. Appendix Theatri A. Ortelii et Atlantis G. Mercatoris…, Amsterdam, 1631. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ASTRONOMY). DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL. Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis, Nuremberg, 1742. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (BOTANY). WEINNMANN, JOHANN WILHELM. Duidelyke Vertoning, Eeniger Duizend in alle vier waerelds deelen wassende…, Amsterdam, 1739-48. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Kestenbaum & Company Sale 115:
    The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland
    Featuring: Travel, Atlases, Natural History, Science, Medicine and Fine Color-Plate Books
    Thursday, 5th March, 2026
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ENGLAND). KIP, JOHANNES. Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne, London, 1714-16. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ASTRONOMY). DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL. Atlas Coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis, Nuremberg, 1742. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Kestenbaum, Mar. 5: (ARCHITECTURE). PIRANESI, GIOVANNI. (Miscellaneous). Prima parte di architetture e prospettive, (Paris, circa 1800). $12,000 to $18,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Balthus, Emily Brontë. <i>Wuthering Heights,</i> New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>Complete Works,</i> Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Winston Churchill. First edition of <i>War Speeches,</i> Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. <i>Holy Cats</i> First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
    Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000