Christies: Over the Horizon: Art of the Future from the Paul G. Allen Collection, 23619, New York

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Auction Date
September 12, 2024 - September 12, 2024
Page Size: 53 items in 3 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
201 WILLIAM A. MACKAY (1876-1939)

MAGNIFICENT PAGEANTS OF AIR-SHIPS BEARING WONDERFUL ELECTRIC LIGHTS

circa 1898. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 8,820.00
202 F. W. READ (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

IN FUTURO

circa 1901. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 6,930.00
203 GEORGE GIBBS (1870-1942)

RACING TO THE SHIP

circa 1916. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 10,710.00
204 GEORGE GIBBS (1870-1942)

STRANDED

circa 1916. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 15,120.00
205 HERBERT PAUS (1860-1944)

MONORAIL AIMS AT HIGH SPEED

circa 1930. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 7,560.00
206 NORMAN SAUNDERS (1907-1989)

DO WILD RADIO WAVES CAUSE AIR DISASTERS?

circa 1933. USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,048.00
207 FRANK R. PAUL (1884-1963)

TAKE-OFF FROM MT. EVEREST

circa 1934. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 25,200.00
208 FRANK R. PAUL (1884-1963)

NEW YORK IN 1973

circa 1934. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 21,420.00
209 LEE CONREY (1883-1976)

SCIENCE PLANS A NEW TOWER OF BABEL SIX MILES HIGH

circa 1935. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,930.00
210 STEVAN DOHANOS (1907-1994)

THE SCIENTISTS

in 1940. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 11,340.00
211 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

SATURN AS SEEN FROM TITAN

circa 1952. USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 302,400.00
212 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

THE SHIP STANDS NOSE UP, ALL READY FOR THE LONG DART TO MARS

circa 1947. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 56,700.00
213 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

MAN WILL CONQUER SPACE SOON: WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

circa 1952. USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 151,200.00
214 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

CROSSING THE LAST FRONTIER

circa 1952. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 138,600.00
215 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

THE BABY SPACE STATION

circa 1953. USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 119,700.00
216 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

THREE-STAGE LAUNCH VEHICLE DESIGNED TO SEND THE BABY SPACE STATION INTO ORBIT

circa 1953. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 63,000.00
217 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

ASSEMBLY OF THE MOONSHIPS 1,075 MILES ABOVE THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

circa 1952. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 113,400.00
218 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

DESCENDING TOWARD THE MOON

circa 1951. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 126,000.00
219 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

A GROUP OF TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS AND PREPARATORY DRAWINGS FOR "CUTAWAY OF THE PASSENGER MOON SHIP'S CREW MODULE"

circa 1952. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 21,420.00
220 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

THE UNLOADING ON THE MOON

circa 1952. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 100,800.00
221 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

LUNAR EXPEDITION IN SINUS RORIS

circa 1952. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 88,200.00
222 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

A GROUP OF FOURTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS FOR WERNHER VON BRAUN'S BOOK FIRST MEN TO THE MOON

Each circa 1959-1960. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 25,200.00
223 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

A GROUP OF SEVENTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS AND SKETCHES FOR WERNHER VON BRAUN'S "THE FIRST MEN TO THE MOON" AND "FIVE DAYS ON THE MOON" FOR THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

Each circa 1950-60. USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 27,720.00
224 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

ASSEMBLING THE MARS EXPEDITION

circa 1953. USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 107,100.00
225 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

IN ORBIT 600 MILES ABOVE MARS! PREPARING TO LAND

circa 1954. USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 176,400.00
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