Source : James D Cyr Auctioneer

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Description The Cyr Auction Company, headed by auctioneer James D. Cyr, was a popular location in Maine for many years. Its location was in Gray, just north of Portland. His specialty was antiques and collectibles, Americana in particular. However, Cyr ran into problems with the state licensing board, having sanctions imposed five times between 2003 and 2008 before having his license revoked. In 2009, he was heavily fined for conducting auctions without a license (or more exactly, using another auctioneer's license who then had his taken away). Among the charges besides operating without a license was failing to account for and remit money in a timely manner, as he used moneys generated in current auctions to try to pay consignors from earlier ones.
Scope of Text In this database are records from two auctions Cyr conducted in 2001 of the Frank Cutter Deering Library. Deering was a Maine lumber magnate, second generation of his family to be engaged in Maine's most notable land-based business. He built an outstanding, if varied collection of Americana. Indian Captivities was one of his particular subjects and his collection now forms a major portion of the Captivities collection at the Newberry Library. What was auctioned by Cyr in 2001 was clearly not Deering's best material, but it enabled collectors to own some of what he once collected for very little money.
Total Records in AED 1311
  • <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> Th. McKenney & J. Hall, <i>History of the Indian tribes of North America,</i> 1836-1844. Est: €50,000 <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> <i>Biblia latina vulgata,</i> manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000 <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> M. Beckmann, <i>Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen,</i> 1924. Est: €10,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> A. Ortelius, <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum,</i> 1574. Est: €50,000 <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> M. S. Merian, <i>Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis,</i> 1717-18. Est: €6,000 <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> <i>PAN,</i> 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000 <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000 <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> E. Hemingway, <i>The old man and the sea,</i> 1952. First edition in first issue jacket. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> Flavius Vegetius Renatus, <i>De re militari libri quatuor,</i> 1553. Est: €3,000 <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> K. Marx, <i>Das Kapital,</i> 1867. Est: €30,000 <b>Ketterer, May 26:</b> Brassaï, <i>Transmutations,</i> 1967. Est: €6,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Th. McKenney & J. Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America, 1836-1844. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Biblia latina vulgata, manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: A. Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. S. Merian, Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, 1717-18. Est: €6,000
    Ketterer, May 26: PAN, 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer, May 26: E. Hemingway, The old man and the sea, 1952. First edition in first issue jacket. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De re militari libri quatuor, 1553. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer, May 26: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Est: €30,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Brassaï, Transmutations, 1967. Est: €6,000
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Blake | <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience.</i> Sold: 4,320,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> Sold: 1,920,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Machiavelli | <i>Il Principe,</i> a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leonardo da Vinci | <i>Trattato della pittura,</i> ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Henri Matisse | <i>Jazz,</i> Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • <center><b>Doyle<br>The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore<br>June 4, 2025</b></center> <B>DOYLE:</B> Peter Max, <i>Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore (Versions 1,2, 5, 6),</i> 2001. Estimate $10,000-15,000 <B>DOYLE:</B> The iconic screen-used wall-mounted "M" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Estimate $5,000-8,000 <B>DOYLE:</B> The Mary Tyler Moore Show by Al Hirschfeld. Estimate $4,000-6,000 <center><b>Doyle<br>The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore<br>June 4, 2025</b></center> <B>DOYLE:</B> Annie Leibovitz presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke for Vanity Fair. Estimate $4,000-6,000 <B>DOYLE:</B> Al Hirschfeld presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in the CBS Wednesday Night Lineup. Estimate $4,000-6,000 <B>DOYLE:</B> Richard McKenzie, <i>Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore.</i> Estimate $1,000-2,000 <center><b>Doyle<br>The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore<br>June 4, 2025</b></center> <B>DOYLE:</B> Three Original Bill Hargate Costume Designs for The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. Estimate $600-800 <B>DOYLE:</B> The famous Bonnie and Clyde "Wanted" broadside. Estimate $500-800 <B>DOYLE:</B> Ticket to the Final Episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show Estimate $400-600
    Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Peter Max, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore (Versions 1,2, 5, 6), 2001. Estimate $10,000-15,000
    DOYLE: The iconic screen-used wall-mounted "M" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Estimate $5,000-8,000
    DOYLE: The Mary Tyler Moore Show by Al Hirschfeld. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Annie Leibovitz presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke for Vanity Fair. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    DOYLE: Al Hirschfeld presents Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in the CBS Wednesday Night Lineup. Estimate $4,000-6,000
    DOYLE: Richard McKenzie, Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore. Estimate $1,000-2,000
    Doyle
    The Collection of Mary Tyler Moore
    June 4, 2025
    DOYLE: Three Original Bill Hargate Costume Designs for The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. Estimate $600-800
    DOYLE: The famous Bonnie and Clyde "Wanted" broadside. Estimate $500-800
    DOYLE: Ticket to the Final Episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show Estimate $400-600
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