Bonhams: The Robert Richardson Collection, 31569, Los Angeles

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 20, 2025 - September 21, 2025
Page Size: 65 items in 3 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
40

A Sealed Piston Power Rings illuminating light box hanging sign,

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 448.00
41

A Union 76/Union oil porcelain sign,

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 256.00
42

A Pearl Oil (Kerosene) printed tin sign,

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 256.00
43

A Uniroyal Aluminum printed sign,

USD 350.00 - 600.00 USD 153.60
44

An Official Lamp Adjusting Station 2051 printed tin sign,

USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 128.00
45

A Bridgestone Illuminated hanging sign,

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 192.00
46

A Chevron Illuminated hanging sign,

USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 256.00
47

A Du Pont Duco-Dulux Automobile Painting porcelain sign,

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 448.00
49

A Seiberling Tires tin sign,

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 448.00
50

A Grant Batteries tin sign,

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 537.60
51

A Union 76 Tires tin sign,

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 140.80
52

An Allied Battery service flange mounted tin sign,

USD 450.00 - 650.00 USD 384.00
80

A California State line road sign,

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,024.00
159

A Quaker State Motor Oil "tombstone," flange sign,

USD 450.00 - 650.00 USD 281.60
347

A Bus Turn San Diago Transit System porcelain sign

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 281.60
348

A William Penn Motor Oil porcelain sign,

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 281.60
380

A 'Please drive forward to the pump/ Stop Motor' double-sided porcelain sign,

USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 153.60
394

A Double-sided movie poster display,

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 768.00
397

A 'Napoleon' Radio City Music Hall, 3 sheet, theatrical event poster,

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 358.40
398

A 'Les Miserables' 3 sheet theatrical event poster,

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 204.80
399

An 'Annie' 3 sheet, Broadway theatrical event poster,

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 128.00
400

A 'King Kong' 2005 movie poster in illuminated frame,

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 704.00
401

An original Hopalong Cassidy Returns poster,

USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
402

An original Broadway 'Anything Goes' theatrical event poster,

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 115.20
403

An original Broadway 'Phantom of the Opera' theatrical event poster, 1986,

1986 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 640.00
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    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
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    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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