Source : Doyle New York

Source Title Doyle New York
Description

Doyle New York is one of the city's major auction houses. Founded in 1962 by William Doyle, the privately held firm was still headed by members of the family almost half a century later. Doyle New York conducts around 35 auctions a year, drawing buyers and consignors from around the world. It has auctioned the estates of numerous household names such as James Cagney, Gloria Swanson, Bette Davis, Rock Hudson, Rex Harrison, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington.

Doyle regularly auctions material in categories such as fine art, jewelry, furniture, and books. Among the specialty departments maintained at Doyle is Books, Autographs, & Maps, and Prints & Posters. Doyle conducts two auctions per year in the books category, which includes autographs and maps. Books cover a diverse range of fields, including Americana, bibliography & fine printing, Illustrated and color plate books, atlases, literature, fine bindings, science & technology, travel & voyages, children's books, and more.

Approximately 15 auctions are run per year in the Prints & Posters category.
Scope of Text
Total Records in AED 40147
  • 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.