These are two of the five sales Swann is holding in October.
By Bruce McKinney
At Swann's this month it is a return to the busy pace of the 1950s when auction houses held sales every week and frequently multi-part sales through the week. Books, manuscripts and ephemera are these days more broadly defined to reflect changing tastes but for the collector, dealer, librarian and tire-kicker there are many things to consider this month. Here is a rundown of the scheduled sales.
On October 7th Swann conducts its second recent auction of The Work of Al Hirschfield. This is artwork relating to 20th century American entertainment.
On October 14th there is a sale of 100 Rare & Important American Posters. Images bring book collections to life. Many collectors purchase maps to display. Posters are equally effective.
A sale on October 19th of Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs provides the image collector with more choices. Photographic images often tell a different story than the printed word. Lot 278, Jack Kennedy campaigning in Ona, West Virginia, in 1959 provides a sense of the man and the times. A hundred related Kennedy titles on a shelf will not as effectively convey the uncertainty of his election campaign. There are several hundred arresting images in this sale. The Kennedy photograph is only one of them
An extensive catalogue of Printed & Manuscript Americana, 464 lots in total, comes up on October 21st. There is a nice Lewis & Clark section including a broadside extra [Lot 239], dated October 9th, 1806 announcing their return. It is quite rare and will be expensive. There are also 35 lots relating to the American Revolution, 363-397, that are interesting.
Finally, on October 28th, there is a sale called Magic. This is an annual sale and a required event for those involved in this field.
The Americana and Magic sales will be searchable in our upcoming auctions in the next week. For the other sales visit Swann online at www.swanngalleries.com Select the View Catalogue option and then select a sale to view.
Gros & Delettrez, June 12: LETTRE ENCYCLIQUE, manuscrit XIXe siècle
Gros & Delettrez, June 12: NOUVEAU TESTAMENT, Amsterdam 1668, reliure arménienne
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
Sotheby's Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
Sotheby's Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
