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<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Currier & Ives, <i>The Mississippi in Time of Peace,</i> hand-colored lithograph, 1865. $6,000 to $9,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Hartmann Schedel, <i>Liber Cronicarum...,</i> Nuremberg, 1493. $40,000 to $60,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Claudius Ptolemaeus, <i>Geographicae Enarrationis Libri Octo,</i> Lyons, 1535. $20,000 to $25,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Thomas Jefferys, <i>The American Atlas,</i> London, 1776-77. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> John Speed, <i>A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World,</i> 20 miniature maps, London, 1665. $2,000 to $3,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> <i>Biblia Das ist: Die Gantze Heilige Schrifft Durch D. Martin Luther Verteutscht,</i> illustrated cartographic Bible, Basel, 1665. $1,500 to $2,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Early Hawaiian-language school geography, Lahainaluna Seminary, 1840. $2,500 to $3,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Cornelis de Jode, <i>Africae Vera Forma, et Situs,</i> Antwerp, 1593. $4,000 to $6,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Maria Vincenzo Coronelli, <i>America Settentrionale Colle Nuove Scoperte Sin All Anno,</i> Venice, 1688. $7,000 to $10,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Johann Christoph Volkamer, <i>Nürnbergische Hesperides,</i> Nuremberg, 1708-1714. $12,000 to $18,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Johann Bayer, <i>Uranometria, Omnium Asterismorum Continens Schemata...,</i> 51 celestial charts, c. 1603. $5,000 to $7,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17:</b> Manuscript map of Commodore Perry’s Black Ship squadron at Edo Bay, with manuscript sketchbook, ink & watercolor, Japan, c. 1853. $2,500 to $3,500. -
<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> SHAKESPEARE, William. <i>Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies.</i> The second Impression. London, 1632. £120,000 to £180,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> [GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)]. <i>Das Römische Carneval.</i> Berlin and Gotha, 1789. £20,000 to £30,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> [SHAKESPEARE, William]. Manuscript part for a contemporary analogue to <i>Henry IV,</i> part I, n.p. [perhaps Oxford or London], n.d. [c.1580s – before c.1620]. £25,000 to £35,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832). <i>Faust. Ein Fragment... Ächte Ausgabe.</i> Leipzig: Georg Joachim Göschen, 1790. £3,000 to £5,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> SHAKESPEARE, William. <i>The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. As it is now Acted at his Highness the Duke of York's Theatre.</i> London, 1683. £60,000 to £90,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> [GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)]. <i>Die Leiden des jungen Werthers.</i> Leipzig: Weygand, 1774. £15,000 to £20,000. -
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<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> ALBUM AMICORUM OF SCHELOMITH FLAUM. Autograph album containing drawings, autograph quotations and signatures from over 47 contributors, India, Europe, America, Israel and elsewhere, 1923–50. £40,000 to £60,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> FLEMING, Ian (1908–1964). <i>Live and Let Die.</i> London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. £15,000 to £20,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> HISTORY OF CINEMA. Animal Farm (1954), an animation archive from the Halas and Batchelor studios, [c.1954]. £20,000 to £30,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> LE HAY, Jacques – [Charles de FERRIOL]. <i>Recueil de Cent Estampes representant differentes Nations du Levant...</i> Paris, 1714. [With:] <i>Explication des cents Estampes.</i> Paris, 1715. £25,000 to £35,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> THE LAST JUDGEMENT, historiated initial 'A' on a leaf from an Antiphonal on vellum illuminated by Nikolaus Bertschi [Augsburg, first quarter 16th century]. £7,000 to £10,000.<b>Christie’s London, Dec. 11:</b> VALTURIUS, Robertus (1413–1484). <i>De re militari.</i> [Verona:] Johannes Nicolai de Verona, 1472. £170,000 to £250,000. -
<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>Macbeth: A Tragedy.</i> London, 1673. FIRST SEPARATE AND FIRST QUARTO EDITION. THE CHARLTON HESTON COPY. $80,000 to $120,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. <i>In Our Time.</i> Paris, 1924. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. <i>Fanshawe, A Tale.</i> Boston, 1828. FIRST EDITION OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> THOREAU, HENRY DAVID. <i>Walden; Or, Life in the Woods.</i> Boston, 1854. FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies.</i> London, 1685. THE FOURTH FOLIO, Brewster/Bentley issue. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> STEIG, WILLIAM. Original maquette and 58 finished drawings for <i>The Agony in the Kindergarten,</i> one of Steig's most important books. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> VERNE, JULES. <i>A Journey to the Centre of the Earth.</i> New York & London, 1872. FIRST EDITION, RARE AMERICAN ISSUE, with Scribner & Welford cancel title. $5,000 to $8,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> KING, STEPHEN. <i>Carrie.</i> New York, 1974. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. $1,200 to $1,800.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> APPLE MACINTOSH PROTOTYPE. 1983. The earliest known Macintosh with "Twiggy" drive, one of only two known working machines. $120,000 to $180,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> PLATO. <i>Timaeus</i> [AND] <i>Critias</i> [from Ficini's 1484 Opera]. A LANDMARK OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT. $80,000 to $120,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> LOVELACE, AUGUSTA ADA. Sketch of the Analytical Engine Invented by Charles Babbage Esq. London, 1843. FIRST EDITION, JOURNAL ISSUE, MOST IMPORTANT PAPER IN EARLY DIGITAL COMPUTING. $15,000 to $20,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> APPLE-1 COMPUTER. Signed by Steve Wozniak, used in development of Apple II. $200,000 to $300,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. <i>On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection.</i> London, 1859. FIRST EDITION. $80,000 to $120,000.
Rago Arts and Auctions: Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints, 110819, Lambertville
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- 11/08/2019 - 11/08/2019
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920) | Untitled, 1950 | 1950 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 34 | Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) | Untitled, 1967 | 1967 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 44 | James Rosenquist (American, 1933-2017) | Cold Spaghetti Postcard, 1968 | 1968 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 46 | David Hockney (British, b. 1937) | Bell Tower, from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, 1969 | 1969 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 48 | Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) | Untitled, ca. 1942 | ca. 1942 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 49 | Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) | Untitled, ca. 1945 | ca. 1945 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 50 | Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006) | Nude in the Box, 1964 | 1964 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,937.50 | |
| 55 | Ad Reinhardt (American, 1913-1967) | # 6 from 10 Screenprints by Ad Reinhardt, 1966 | 1966 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 55a | Ad Reinhardt (American, 1913-1967) | # 2 from 10 Screenprints by Ad Reinhardt, 1966 | 1966 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 57 | Josef Albers (American/German, 1888-1976) | Reserved from Homage to the Square: Ten Works by Josef Albers, 1962 | 1962 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,125.00 | |
| 58 | Josef Albers (American/German, 1888-1976) | Porta Negra, from Soft Edge-Hard Edge, 1965 | 1965 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,750.00 | |
| 60 | Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) | The Souper Dress, ca. 1965 | ca. 1965 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 61 | Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) | Flowers, 1964 | 1964 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 62 | Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) | S & H Green Stamps, 1965 | 1965 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,125.00 | |
| 63 | Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) | Campbell's Soup Can on Shopping Bag, 1964 | 1964 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 | |
| 64 | Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) | Campbell's Soup Can on Shopping Bag, 1966 | 1966 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,500.00 | |
| 65 | Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) | Brushstroke, 1965 | 1965 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 66 | Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) | Crying Girl, 1963 | 1963 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,750.00 | |
| 67 | Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) | Temple, 1964 | 1964 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 68 | Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) | Pyramids, 1969 | 1969 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 | |
| 69 | Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) | Folded Hat, from S.M.S. No. 4, 1968 | 1968 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 70 | Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015) | Derrière le Miroir: Two exhibition catalogues, 1958 and 1964 | 1958 and 1964 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 71 | Al Held (American, 1928-2005) | Untitled (Cubes), 1969 | 1969 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 72 | Marcel Duchamp (French, 1887–1968) | Puns, Esquivons, 1968 | 1968 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,312.50 | |
| 74 | Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) | Self Portrait, 1947 | 1947 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
