Auction Reports
Swann Galleries
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Focus on Women
- Auction Date
- 06/01/2023 - 06/01/2023
- Sale Number
- #2639
- Total Lots
- 182
- Sold Lots
- 135
- Lots Sold
- 74.18%
- Unsold Lots
- 47
- Total Sales (USD)
- 346,756.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 143,150.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 212,400.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 180,450.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 267,250.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 129.75%
Top twenty by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Perkins Gilman, Charlotte (1860-1935) | Family Archive of Photographs and Letters. |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 60,000.00 | |
| 45 | Stevenson, Fanny (1840-1914) | Archive of Photographs and Letters. |
circa 1866-1904 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 137 | Perkins Gilman, Charlotte (1860-1935) | The Forerunner, Volumes I-VII; Family Association Set; Four Volumes Signed or Inscribed by the Author. |
1909-1916. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 123 | Truth, Sojourner (circa 1797-1883) | Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave. |
1850 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 142 | Stanton, Elizabeth Cady (1815-1902) | The Woman's Bible, Signed and Inscribed by Stanton. |
1898 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 3 | Austen, Jane (1775-1817) | Pride and Prejudice. |
1817 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 94 | Catarina de San Juan (c. 1607-1688) | José del Castillo Grajeda. Compendio de la Vida, y virtudes de la venerable Catharina de San Juan. |
1692 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 114 | Female Provenance: Frances Wolfreston (1607-1677) | Lodowick Carlell (1602?-1675) The Deserving Favorite. As it was lately Acted, first before the Kings Majestie, and since publikely at the Black-Friers. |
1629 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 186 | Sherman, Cindy (b. 1954) | Secretary. |
1978, printed 1993. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 132 | Grimké, Angelina Emily (1805-1879) | Letters to Catherine E. Beecher in Reply to an Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism. |
1838 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 65 | Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Helena (1894-1980) | Z Mého Detství Drevoryty. |
1929 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 70 | Edelson, Mary Beth (1933-2021) | Artist's Archive of Working Files & Correspondence. |
USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,000.00 | |
| 173 | Eaton, Loretta Belle Tulian (1868-1956) | Archive of Photo Albums and Travel Diaries. |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 | |
| 140 | Seneca Falls & Ohio Women's Rights Conventions. Three Contemporary Newspaper Reports, 1848-1850. |
1848-1850. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 19 | Johnson, Georgia Douglas (1880-1966) | The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems. |
1918 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 158 | Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910) | The Laws of Life with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls. |
1852 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 8 | translated by Julia Evelina Smith (1792-1886) | The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues. |
1876 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 31 | Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888) | Autograph Script for a Performance of Mrs. Jarley's Waxworks. |
undated circa 1867-1879. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 35 | Earhart, Amelia (1897-1939) | The Fun of It, Signed and Inscribed. |
1932 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 27 | Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) | The Writings, Autographed Large Paper Edition. |
1896 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
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