-
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. -
ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000. -
![<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.")
Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
Back
Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 2024 Custom & Antique Furnishings, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 2024 Custom & Antique Furnishings, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories | Total Sales (USD) | 15,680.00 |
| Auction Date | October 12, 2024 - October 12, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 9,150.00 |
| Sale Number | #101224 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 16,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 47 | ||
| Sold Lots | 40 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 10,150.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.11% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 18,550.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 84.53% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480 | Large Group of Baseball Sports Cards |
1973-1979 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,560.00 | |
| 492 | 1970's Football Sports Cards |
1972-1978 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,304.00 | |
| 493 | Four Collectable Sports Cards. to include 1973 Mike Schmidt rookie, 1976 Walter Payton rookie, 1972 |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,152.00 | ||
| 491 | Large Group of Football and Basketball Sports Cards |
1970's | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,024.00 | |
| 197 | John Stobart (British 1929-2023) | "New York South Street Under a Full Moon in 1880" |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 896.00 | |
| 323 | After Frederick Cozzens (American 1846-1928) | Set of Seven Framed Pieces After Frederick Cozzens (American 1846-1928) |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 576.00 | |
| 368 | John Henry Twachtman (American 1853-1902) | Two John Henry Twachtman (American 1853-1902) "The Harbor, Bridgeport", "Four Boats on the Canal Near Dordrecht" (Holland) |
circa 1899, circa 1881 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 576.00 |
| 298 | Carol Collette (American B. 1945) | Six Carol Collette (American B. 1945) |
USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 448.00 | |
| 321 | After Frederick Cozzens (American 1846-1928) | Set of Eight Framed Pieces After Frederick Cozzens (American 1846-1928) |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 448.00 | |
| 301 | Group of Eight Framed Engravings |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 384.00 | ||
| 357 | Group of Nine Framed Pieces |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 384.00 | ||
| 225 | Richard Anuskiewicz | Two Richard Anuskiewicz Abstract Colored Serigraphs |
USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 352.00 | |
| 203 | Seven Framed Vintage Presidential and Broadcasting Photographs and Four WWII Era Framed and Signed Pieces |
USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 320.00 | ||
| 255 | Charles Bird King | Set of 10 After Charles Bird King (American 1785-1862) |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 320.00 | |
| 493A | Large Lot of Reference Books and Catalogs. Oriental Rug Review Volumes I-VII |
1983-1987 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 320.00 | |
| 493D | Editions 1-198 of HALI Magazines and Catalogs on Oriental Textiles |
1978-2016 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 320.00 | |
| 427 | After Friedrich Bernhard Werner (German 1690-1778) | "Fiorenza" 19th century |
USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 288.00 | |
| 493B | F.R. Martin | A History of Oriental Carpets Before 1800 |
1908 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 288.00 |
| 433 | Contemporary Three Fold Dressing Screen with Faux Books |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 224.00 | ||
| 191 | Set of Five 19th Century French Architectural Drawings |
19th Century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 192.00 | |
| 325 | Ernest Montaut (French 1879-1936) | "Coupe des Voiturettes, 1908" |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 192.00 | |
| 254 | Charles Bird King | Set of 10 After Charles Bird King (American 1785-1862) |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 160.00 | |
| 299 | 16 Framed Pieces |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 160.00 | ||
| 305 | Two Framed Vintage Posters |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 160.00 | ||
| 199 | John Stobart (British 1929-2023) | "New Orleans: The Robert E. Lee Leaving the Crescent City in 1880" |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 128.00 |
![<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.")
