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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. -
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.
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Bonhams: The Collection of Ron Rolly and Ron Michaux
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Collection of Ron Rolly and Ron Michaux | Total Sales (USD) | 225,894.40 |
| Auction Date | October 22, 2024 - October 22, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 144,650.00 |
| Sale Number | #30422 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 217,915.00 |
| Total Lots | 88 | ||
| Sold Lots | 85 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 159,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 96.59% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 239,415.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.35% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | JOAN MIRO | Equinoxe |
1967 | USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | USD 53,760.00 |
| 94 | JOAN MIRO | Le sarrasin a l'etoile bleue |
1973 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 30,720.00 |
| 93 | JOAN MIRO | Le grand ordinateur |
1969 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 87 | JOAN MIRO | La Femme au miroir |
1957 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 328 | ITALIAN SCHOOL (19th century) | Acteon Attacked by the Hounds of Diana |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 | |
| 95 | JOAN MIRO | Plate 4, from Quatre Colors aparien el mon |
1975 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 |
| 92 | JOAN MIRO | Le Dandy |
1969 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 156 | HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC | Carnaval |
1894 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,144.00 |
| 89 | JOAN MIRO | Partie de Campagne IV |
1967 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,500.00 | USD 5,120.00 |
| 8 | ALEXANDER CALDER | La Fleur |
1975 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 |
| 116 | PABLO PICASSO | L'Etreinte |
1963 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 |
| 18 | SALVADOR DALI | Prunier Hatif, plate 3 from Flordali (Les Fruits) |
1969-70 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 91 | JOAN MIRO | Plate 5 from Fissures |
1969 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 96 | HENRY MOORE | Sculptural Ideas 5, from the portfolio Sculptural Ideas |
1980 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 29 | SONIA DELAUNAY-TERK | Hommage a Tzara |
c. 1970 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,816.00 |
| 7 | ALEXANDER CALDER | Untitled, from Graphikmappe Hochschule St. Gallen |
1967 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 19 | SALVADOR DALI | Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the portfolio Much Ado About Shakespeare II |
1971 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 90 | JOAN MIRO | Femme et Oiseau Dans la Tourmente |
1967 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 33 | JAMES ENSOR | Le Roi Peste |
1895 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 57 | MARIE LAURENCIN | En Sourdine, from the series Fetes galantes |
1944 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 20 | SALVADOR DALI | Ultra-Surrealistic Corpuscular Galutska, from The Memories of Surrealism portfolio |
1971 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 71 | MARINO MARINI | Piccolo Teatro |
1972 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 5 | GEORGES BRAQUE | Le Trefle from Lettera Amorosa |
1963 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
| 11 | MARC CHAGALL | The Lithographs of Chagall Vols. II-VI |
1963-1986 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,216.00 |
| 70 | MARINO MARINI | From Color to Form I |
1969 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,216.00 |
![<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.")
![<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.")
