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Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h. -
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD -
Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
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Dorotheum : Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900 | Total Sales (EUR) | 442,260.00 |
| Auction Date | October 01, 2024 - October 01, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 310,750.00 |
| Sale Number | #107899 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 413,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 140 | ||
| Sold Lots | 103 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 399,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 73.57% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 533,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 37 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 82.94% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Albrecht Durer | The Large Horse, 1505 |
1505 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 31,200.00 |
| 61 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1636 |
1636 | EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 16,900.00 |
| 8 | Albrecht Durer | Saint Christopher, 1511 |
1511 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 12,350.00 |
| 63 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | The Descent from the Cross: second plate, 1633 |
1633 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 11,700.00 |
| 11 | Albrecht Durer | The Hymn of the Chosen in Heaven (The Adoration of the Lamb), from the series "The Apocalypse", ca. 1496/97 |
ca.1496/97 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 10,400.00 |
| 58 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Joseph Telling His Dreams, 1638 |
1638 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 10,400.00 |
| 82 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Study from the Nude; Man seated on Ground with One Leg Extended, 1646 |
1646 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 10,400.00 |
| 51 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Study sheet with Saskia and other women's heads, 1636 |
1636 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 9,750.00 |
| 52 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Bearded Man in a Furred Oriental Hat, 1631 |
1631 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 9,360.00 |
| 6 | Albrecht Durer | The Cook and His Wife, ca. 1496/97 |
ca.1496/97 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 9,100.00 |
| 3 | Albrecht Durer | The Oriental and His Wife, ca. 1495/96 |
ca.1495/96 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 13 | Albrecht Durer | Christ Taken Captive, 1510, from the series "The Large Passion" |
1510 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 25 | Albrecht Durer | The Birth of the Virgin, ca. 1503, from the series "The Life of the Virgin" |
ca.1503 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 57 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple |
EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 | |
| 79 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors, 1654 |
1654 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 130 | Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Vue des restes de la Celle du Temple de Neptune, sheet XVII from the series "Differentes vues... de Pesto", 1778 |
1778 | EUR 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 9 | Albrecht Durer | Samson Slaying the Lion, ca. 1496-1497 |
ca.1496-1497 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 7,150.00 |
| 74 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | The Circumcision in the Stable, 1654 |
1654 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,150.00 |
| 75 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | The Flight into Egypt: Crossing a brook, 1654 |
1654 | EUR 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 7,150.00 |
| 114 | Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo, 1776 |
1776 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,150.00 |
| 4 | Albrecht Durer | The Bagpiper, 1514 |
1514 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,500.00 |
| 69 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | The Goldsmith, 1655 |
1655 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,240.00 |
| 50 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Self-Portrait in a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress, ca. 1642 |
ca.1642 | EUR 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,850.00 |
| 20 | Albrecht Durer | Christ Nailed to the Cross, ca. 1509-1511, from the series "The Small Passion" |
ca.1509-1511 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,460.00 |
| 76 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | The Rest on the Flight into Egypt: A Night Piece, ca. 1644 |
ca.1644 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,200.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")