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

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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
226 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

A GROUP OF TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS AND SKETCHES FOR WERNHER VON BRAUN'S "BLAST-OFF FROM THE MOON" AND "THE MARTIAN" FOR THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

Each circa 1950-60. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 32,760.00
227 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

THE STRAIGHT WALL

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 52,920.00
228 WERNHER VON BRAUN, c.1952

ARCHIVE OF SCIENTIFIC DRAWINGS, SCHEMATICS, AND CALCULATIONS

c.1952 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 189,000.00
229 HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)

SATURN V ROCKET, JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTRE, CAPE CANAVERAL, 1967 JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTRE, CAPE CANAVERAL, 1968

1967, 1968 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 17,640.00
234 RUDOLPH BELARSKI (1900-1983)

LUNAR COLONY WITH TRANSPORT SPHERES

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 20,160.00
235 HANNES BOK (1914-1964)

THEN THEY STARTED SENDIN' EM ROUND THE MOON - TAKIN' PICSHERS ALL THE TIME AS THEY FLEW

in 1947. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 21,420.00
236 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

TYCHO BRAHE LOCATES POSITION OF THE NOVA OF 1572 IN CASSIOPEIA

circa 1971. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 63,000.00
237 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

THE MOON FALLS BACK ON THE EARTH

circa 1947. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 37,800.00
238 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

EXPLORING COPERNICUS

circa 1969. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 69,300.00
239 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

TRANSIT OF THE EARTH

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 52,920.00
240 JACK COGGINS (1911-2006)

BY SPACESHIP TO THE MOON

circa 1951. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 40,320.00
241 KENNETH S. FAGG (1901-1980)

UNDERSEA CITIES

circa 1953. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 13,860.00
242 VIRGIL FINLAY (1914-1971)

SPACE SUIT

circa 1956. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 17,640.00
243 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

CLEAN AIR PARK

circa 1959. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 27,720.00
244 RUSS HEATH (1926-2018)

CAPRI SATELLITE

circa 1957. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 9,450.00
245 ROBERT GIBSON JONES (1889-1969)

VIDEO BLAST-OFF

circa 1952. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 8,820.00
246 ALEXANDER LEYDENFROST (1888-1961)

MISSILE INCEPTION OVER EASTERN UNITED STATES

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,560.00
247 ALEXANDER LEYDENFROST (1888-1961)

THE HANFORD PLANT

circa 1950. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 16,380.00
248 ROBERT T. MCCALL (1919-2010)

PIONEERING THE SPACE FRONTIER NO. 8

in 1986. USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 277,200.00
249 RAY PIOCH (20TH CENTURY)

A COLONY ON MARS

circa 1953. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,930.00
250 RAY PIOCH (20TH CENTURY)

THREE WORKS: NOW THEY'RE PLANNING A CITY IN SPACE

Each circa 1956. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 21,420.00
251 RAY PIOCH (20TH CENTURY)

INSIDE OUR FIRST SPACE STATION

circa 1962. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 11,970.00
252 ALEX SCHOMBURG (1905-1998)

SPACE STATION

in 1957. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 20,160.00
253 JAMES B. SETTLES (1902-1957)

SUPER TRAIN OF TOMORROW

in 1943. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 30,240.00
254 MALCOLM SMITH (1910-1966)

SPACE STATION OVER EAST ASIA

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 18,900.00
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