RR Auction: Art, Literature, and Classical Music - online 5/24
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Art, Literature, and Classical Music - online 5/24 | Total Sales (USD) | 743,968.00 |
| Auction Date | June 20, 2024 - June 20, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 496,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #682 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 701,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 226 | ||
| Sold Lots | 161 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,224,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 71.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,672,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 65 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.49% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6217 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Musical Manuscript |
no date but circa 1798-1799 | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 225,000.00 |
| 6218 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed to His Secretary |
no date but 1826 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 6152 | J. R. R. Tolkien | J. R. R. Tolkien Autograph Letter Signed on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings |
1961 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 38,750.00 |
| 6085 | Charles Dickens | Charles Dickens Signed Book - Sketches by Boz - Presented to a London Librarian |
1839 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 36,541.00 |
| 6110 | James Joyce | James Joyce Signed Book - Ulysses (Limited Edition, 1936) |
1936 | USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 24,079.00 |
| 6025 | Pablo Picasso | Pablo Picasso Autograph Letter Signed with Sketch - Postcard to Andre Level |
no date but postmarked August 17 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 22,000.00 |
| 6133 | Ayn Rand | Ayn Rand Signed Contract and Script for 'The Fountainhead' Stage Adaptation |
1968 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 21,889.00 |
| 6070 | Hans Christian Andersen | Hans Christian Andersen Autograph Manuscript Signed for 'The Last Pearl' |
no date but circa 1854 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 6216 | Samuel Barber | Samuel Barber Autograph Musical Quotation Signed for 'Adagio for Strings' |
1936 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 16,070.00 |
| 6125 | Margaret Mitchell | Margaret Mitchell Typed Letter Signed on Gone With the Wind: "Last month the book had sold a million copies in six months and my publishers tell me that this set a world record" |
1937 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 13,054.00 |
| 6153 | J. R. R. Tolkien's | J. R. R. Tolkien's Personal 'Introduction to Philosophy' Book and Handwritten Notes for Royal Navy and Air Force Cadet Courses |
1942 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 6230 | Giuseppe Verdi | Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Musical Quotation Signed for 'Aida' |
1871 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 6095 | Ian Fleming | Ian Fleming Signed Book - Goldfinger (First Edition) |
1959 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 11,503.00 |
| 6219 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Ludwig van Beethoven Personal Visiting Card |
USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,068.00 | |
| 6099 | Joel Chandler Harris | Joel Chandler Harris Handwritten Manuscript for 'Br'er Wolf Falls a Victim' |
1883 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,859.00 |
| 6093 | F. Scott Fitzgerald | F. Scott Fitzgerald Signed Book - This Side of Paradise |
1920 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,316.00 |
| 6042 | Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol Signed '1971 Tate Gallery' Dust Jacket - Rare Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor Signed Imagery |
1971 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 7,315.00 |
| 6131 | Mario Puzo | Mario Puzo Signed Book - The Godfather - With Quote: "Make me an offer I can't refuse" |
1969 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 7,139.00 |
| 6119 | Jack London | Jack London Autograph Manuscript Signed on Farming |
1916 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 6083 | James Fenimore Cooper | James Fenimore Cooper Handwritten Manuscript for 'The Headsman' |
c.1833 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,034.00 |
| 6135 | J. D. Salinger | J. D. Salinger Typed Letter Signed |
1957 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,294.00 |
| 6123 | Herman Melville | Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed |
1869 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,236.00 |
| 6096 | Kahlil Gibran | Kahlil Gibran Signed Ltd. Ed. Book - Sand and Foam |
1926 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,046.00 |
| 6112 | James Joyce | James Joyce Signed Ltd. Ed. Book - Finnegans Wake |
1939 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 6139 | Maurice Sendak | Maurice Sendak (4) Signed Prints from 'Where the Wild Things Are' |
1971 publication of these prints marked the first time these classic illustrations were printed on single sheets of paper for the collector market; over the years | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
