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Swann Galleries: Vintage Posters

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Auction Name Vintage Posters Total Sales (USD) 464,245.00
Auction Date August 08, 2024 - August 08, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 356,900.00
Sale Number #2676 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 522,850.00
Total Lots 372
Sold Lots 257 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 573,400.00
% of Lots Sold 69.09% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 841,300.00
Unsold Lots 115 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 55.18%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
136 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

MASKELYNE & COOKE'S MYSTERIES / DAVID DEVANT AND HIS MYSTIC KETTLE. Circa 1900.

Circa1900. USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 27,500.00
137 VAL PRINCE (DATES UNKNOWN)

DAVID DEVANT / MASKELYNE & DEVANT. Circa 1905.

Circa1905. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 27,500.00
138 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

THE MASCOT MOTH / MASKELYNE & DEVANT'S MYSTERIES. Circa 1905.

Circa1905. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 27,500.00
147 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

HUSCH, HUSCH ZU BUSCH / WINSTON'S WASSER - LOWEN UND TAUCHENDE NYMPHEN. 1924.

1924 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 12,500.00
98 LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942)

ABSINTHE GEMPP PERNOD. 1903.

1903 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,000.00
116 ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)

BISCUITS LEFEVRE - UTILE. 1897.

1897 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,000.00
333 ADOLPHE MOURON CASSANDRE (1901-1968)

GRAND - SPORT LA CASQUETTE. 1925.

1925 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 10,000.00
139 WILL OWEN (1869-1957)

MASKELYNE & DEVANT'S MYSTERIES / TABLEAUX FANTOMES. 1912.

1912 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 9,375.00
118 ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)

[THE TIMES OF THE DAY] / REVERIE DU SOIR. 1899.

1899 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,125.00
24 FRED SPEAR (DATES UNKNOWN)

ENLIST. 1915.

1915 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,500.00
117 ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)

[THE TIMES OF THE DAY] / EVEIL DU MATIN. 1899.

1899 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,750.00
152 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST. 1885.

1885 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,750.00
113 ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)

LORENZACCIO / THEATRE DE LA RENAISSANCE. 1896.

1896 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,000.00
21 JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960)

I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY. 1917.

1917 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,750.00
140 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

'HERE'S TO RELLOS.' Circa 1910.

Circa1910. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 5,750.00
99 LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942)

CACHOU LAJAUNIE. 1920.

1920 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,000.00
327 JEAN DUPAS (1882-1964)

XVme SALON DES ARTISTES DECORATEURS. 1924.

1924 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 4,750.00
129 WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962)

THE MODERN POSTER. 1895.

1895 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,500.00
169 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

WHO SAID 'CAN'T'? / TRY TRYING. 1929.

1929 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,500.00
157 PHILIPPE HENRI NOYER (1917-1985)

SOURCE BRAULT. 1938.

1938 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,250.00
153 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST. 1905.

1905 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,000.00
310 DAVID KLEIN (1918-2005)

NEW YORK / FLY TWA. Circa 1960.

Circa1960. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 4,000.00
20 HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (1872-1952)

GEE!! I WISH I WERE A MAN / I'D JOIN THE NAVY. 1918.

1918 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,750.00
192 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

CHRYSLER. 1938.

1938 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
203 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

KLM - ROYAL DUTCH AIR LINES / WEST INDIAN SECTION.

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,750.00
  • Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: 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.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: 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.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
  • Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
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