Eldreds: The Marine Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Marine Sale | Total Sales (USD) | 42,367.50 |
| Auction Date | August 08, 2024 - August 09, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 33,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #80824 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 52,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 27 | ||
| Sold Lots | 22 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 36,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 56,201.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 75.39% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6292A | WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE BARK "STELLA" |
1860-1864 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 | |
| 6292 | AUSTIN BENNETT | WHALING JOURNAL OF AUSTIN BENNETT FROM THE BARK "SUNBEAM" OF NEW BEDFORD |
1882-1886. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,725.00 |
| 6505 | GEORGE H. GARDNER | JOURNAL KEPT BY GEORGE H. GARDNER OF NANTUCKET |
1841-1844 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,725.00 |
| 6632 | TWO WHALING PRINTS |
USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,095.00 | ||
| 6568 | MINIATURE IVORY TERRESTRIAL GLOBE SUNDIAL |
19th Century | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,528.00 | |
| 6569 | MINIATURE IVORY TERRESTRIAL GLOBE |
19th Century | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,402.00 | |
| 6286 | RARE COLLECTION OF LETTERS FROM WHALING WIFE SYLVIA R. LEONARD OF NEW BEDFORD |
1850s-1860s | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,276.00 | |
| 6643 | WHALE SHIP PAINTED WOODEN SIGN |
First Half of the 20th Century | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,268.00 | |
| 6287 | President Martin Van Buren. | WHALESHIP PASSPORT |
Dated 1839 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,638.00 |
| 6288 | Abraham Taber | NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN SIGNAL BOOK |
1850 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,260.00 |
| 6533 | FIFTEEN NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS |
19th and 20th Century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,197.00 | |
| 6507 | COFFIN FAMILY | EIGHT ITEMS PERTAINING TO THE COFFIN FAMILY |
Late 18th/19th Century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,134.00 |
| 6741 | SPECIAL EDITION COPY OF MARINE ART BOOK "FLYING THE COLORS" |
2009 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,071.00 | |
| 6629 | GEORGE WILLIAM SMITH | WHALING JOURNAL KEPT BY GEORGE WILLIAM SMITH |
Late 19th Century | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 882.00 |
| 6510 | MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FOR MATTHEW GARDNER AND SUSANNA PADDOCK |
Dated December 7, 1752 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 756.00 | |
| 6503 | STEREOSCOPIC VIEW CARDS OF NANTUCKET INTEREST |
Late 19th/Early 20th Century | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 630.00 | |
| 6506 | LETTER WRITTEN TO JOSIAH COFFIN DISCUSSING AN ASSAULT |
Dated March 8, 1771 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 598.50 | |
| 6574 | ENGRAVING OF LORD NELSON |
19th Century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 567.00 | |
| 6508 | SEAMAN'S CERTIFICATE FOR HENRY F. COFFIN |
Dated October 10, 1863 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 535.50 | |
| 6627 | FOUR PIECES OF WHALECRAFT EPHEMERA |
19th Century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 472.50 | |
| 6779 | AFTER FREDERIC PANSING | The S.S. Victorian Of The Allan Line. |
USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 315.00 | |
| 6670 | SIX BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS, MOSTLY OF WHALESHIPS |
Late 19th/Early 20th Century | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 252.00 |
