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Auction Name Illustration Art Signature Auction Total Sales (USD) 1,484,141.75
Auction Date August 08, 2024 - August 08, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,086,550.00
Sale Number #8174 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,667,900.00
Total Lots 410
Sold Lots 400 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,114,050.00
% of Lots Sold 97.56% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,709,400.00
Unsold Lots 10 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 86.82%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
71039 Hugh Joseph Ward (American, 1909-1945)

Death's Diary, Spicy Mystery Stories pulp magazine cover, May 1936 Oil on canvas 30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm)

1936 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 137,500.00
71106 Patrick Nagel (American, 1945-1984)

Blonde in Sunglasses (NC #5), 1983 Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)

1983 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 137,500.00
71038 George Rozen (American, 1895-1973)

The Black Master, The Shadow pulp magazine cover, March 1932 Oil on canvas 22 x 21 inches (55.9 x 53.3 cm)

1932 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 75,000.00
71075 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Masquerade (Jeanne Dean), 1950 Watercolor and pencil laid on board 22 x 20-1/2 inches (55.9 x 52.1 cm)

1950 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 60,000.00
71101 Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)

Toast of the Town (A Frame Worth Picturing), 1954 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)

1954 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 52,500.00
71102 Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)

Hold Everything (Making Friends; Puppy Love), 1949 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)

1949 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 43,750.00
71076 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

I Really Appreciate the New Negligee, Darling..., Playboy interior, August 1965 Watercolor on board 15 x 23-1/2 inches (38.1 x 59.7 cm)

1965 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 42,500.00
71003 Sam Butcher (American, 1939-2024)

Peace on Earth, 1982 Watercolor and pencil on board 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm)

1982 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 32,500.00
71001 Sam Butcher (American, 1939-2024)

Love is Kind, 1979 Watercolor and pencil on board 16-1/2 x 10 inches (41.9 x 25.4 cm)

1979 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 31,250.00
71002 Sam Butcher (American, 1939-2024)

Praise the Lord Anyhow, 1977 Watercolor and pencil on board laid on board 16 x 11 inches (40.6 x 27.9 cm)

1977 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 31,250.00
71077 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Two Pussycats, 1970 Watercolor and pencil on board 19 x 25 inches (48.3 x 63.5 cm)

1970 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 30,000.00
71074 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Queen of the Sea, circa 1950 Watercolor and pencil on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

circa1950 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 27,500.00
71104 Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)

Popular Number, 1954 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)

1954 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 25,000.00
71103 Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)

A Neat Display, 1953 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)

1953 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 22,500.00
71105 Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)

Brunette with Easter Basket - Haven't I Got Swell Eggs?, 1946 Oil on canvas 30-1/4 x 24-1/4 inches (76.8 x 61.6 cm)

1946 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,500.00
71016 Constantin Alajalov ( Russian-American, 1900-1987)

Coed Tourists in Italy, The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 2, 1958 Gouache on board 25-1/2 x 20 inches (64.8 x 50.8 cm)

1958 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 20,625.00
71026 Henry O'Hara Clive (American, 1881-1960)

Cleopatra, The American Weekly magazine cover, October 13, 1946 Oil on board 27-1/2 x 20 inches (69.8 x 50.8 cm)

1946 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 20,000.00
71005 Sam Butcher (American, 1939-2024)

Mother Sew Dear, 1979 Watercolor and pencil on board 9 x 6 inches (22.9 x 15.2 cm)

1979 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 18,750.00
71073 Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982)

Star Struck, circa 1930 Mixed media on board 28 x 16-1/2 inches (71.1 x 41.9 cm)

circa1930 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 17,500.00
71052 Malcolm Smith (American, 1912-1966)

Battle for the Stars, Imagination Science Fiction pulp magazine cover, June 1956 Gouache on board 13-1/4 x 12 inches (33.7 x 30.5 cm)

1956 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 15,000.00
71044 Robert McGinnis (American, b. 1926)

You Can't Live Forever paperback cover, 1959 Gouache on board 12-1/2 x 7-3/4 inches (31.8 x 19.7 cm)

1959 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
71066 Greg Staples (British, b. 1970)

Dracula, poster illustration, 2021 Mixed media on paper 25-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches (64.8 x 49.5 cm)

2021 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,500.00
71004 Sam Butcher (American, 1939-2024)

Love One Another, 1977 Watercolor and pencil on paper 6 x 4 inches (15.2 x 10.2 cm)

1977 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,875.00
71042 George Gross (American, 1909-2003)

The Mistress paperback cover, 1958 Oil on canvas 16-1/2 x 12-1/8 inches (41.9 x 30.8 cm)

1958 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 10,000.00
71088 Earl Moran (American, 1893-1984)

Bevies Of Beauties, Eyeful pulp magazine cover, March 1943 Pastel on board 27-3/4 x 21-3/4 inches (70.5 x 55.2 cm)

1943 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,000.00
  • 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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