John McInnis Auctioneers: Important Estates Collections
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Important Estates Collections | Total Sales (USD) | 31,806.00 |
| Auction Date | January 04, 2025 - January 04, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 13,660.00 |
| Sale Number | #10425 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 25,510.00 |
| Total Lots | 46 | ||
| Sold Lots | 44 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 14,060.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.65% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 26,310.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 120.89% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353 | THOMAS JEFFERSON | THOMAS JEFFERSON to WILLIAM WINGATE, FEB 25, 1803 |
1803 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 9,920.00 |
| 501 | MAP of MINING LANDS NEWBURY NEAR NEWBURYPORT 1875 |
1875 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 2,790.00 | |
| 531 | J.J. AUDUBON | JULIUS BIEN 1860 RUFFED GROUSE by J.J. AUDUBON / A Later Printing |
1860 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,860.00 |
| 265 | 1806 LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of SIR TIMOTHY DEXTER |
1806 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,240.00 | |
| 394 | 1817 SHIP'S PASSPORT SIGNED by MADISON & ADAMS |
1817 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,240.00 | |
| 611 | (20th c) FOX STUDIOS AUTOGRAPHED FAN PHOTOS |
(20th c) | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 992.00 | |
| 502 | COL. SMEDBERG | COL. SMEDBERGS (19th/20th c) MILITARY SCRAPBOOK |
(19th/20th c) | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 992.00 |
| 393 | EARLY (20th c) CARVED & PAINTED TRADE SIGN |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 868.00 | ||
| 421 | N. CURRIER | 1856 N. CURRIER CHROMOLITHOGRAPH "CAMPING OUT" |
1856 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 868.00 |
| 401 | REVERSE PAINTED HUNTER BALTIMORE RYE TAVERN SIGN |
(19th/20th c) | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 744.00 | |
| 614 | (19th c) REPRODUCTION of (18th c) MAP of NEWBURY |
(19th c) | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 744.00 | |
| 500 | JOHN MILTON | PARADISE LOST by JOHN MILTON 1688 |
1688 | USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 744.00 |
| 449 | (2) SIDED W.T. DAVIES TAILOR & COSTUMER TRADE SIGN |
USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 620.00 | ||
| 388 | (3) HOLLOWCUT SILHOUETTES |
USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 620.00 | ||
| 514 | Charles A. Palmer | MERRIMACK ICE COMPANY YARD LONG PHOTOGRAPH |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 589.00 | |
| 585 | VINTAGE PAINTED SIGN with VIRTUOUS MOTTO |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 527.00 | ||
| 455 | JAMES MONROE | JAMES MONROE 1817 ILLINOIS TERRITORY LAND GRANT |
1817 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 527.00 |
| 569 | SHEFFIELD FARMS CO PAINTED WOOD ADVERTISING WAGON |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 496.00 | ||
| 422 | N. CURRIER | 1856 N CURRIER CHROMOLITHOGRAPH THE LAST WAR WHOOP |
USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 496.00 | |
| 376 | ECCLESIASTICAL OAK and LEADED GLASS EXIT SIGN |
(19th / 20th c) | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 403.00 | |
| 584 | FOOT PATH ONLY PAINTED SIGN |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 403.00 | ||
| 405 | VINTAGE NEW ENGLAND COKE ENAMELED SIGN |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 403.00 | ||
| 581 | GEORGE GROTE | A HISTORY OF GREECE in (12) VOLS. by GEORGE GROTE |
1884 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 403.00 |
| 583 | MR. BLISS PAINTED IRON SIGN CIRCA 1910 (REHOBOTH) |
CIRCA 1910 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 372.00 | |
| 402 | CHAS. DICKENS | RARE FIRST EDITION "BLEAK HOUSE" by CHAS. DICKENS |
1853 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 372.00 |
![Forum, July 17: Henry VII (King) & Philip the Fair (Duke of Burgundy). [Intercursus Magnus], [Commercial and Political Treaty between Henry VII and Philip Duke of Burgundy], manuscript copy in Latin, original vellum, 1499. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/148a7ca4-9746-44c9-a75e-86229b6f10d2.png "<b>Forum, July 17:</b> Henry VII (King) & Philip the Fair (Duke of Burgundy). [Intercursus Magnus], [Commercial and Political Treaty between Henry VII and Philip Duke of Burgundy], manuscript copy in Latin, original vellum, 1499. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![Forum, July 17: Sowerby (George Brettingham). Album comprising 22 leaves of original watercolour drawings of fossil remains of Cheltenham and Vicinity, [c.1840]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/863855a8-4b41-4512-b168-a4a3eab5d6a6.png "<b>Forum, July 17:</b> Sowerby (George Brettingham). Album comprising 22 leaves of original watercolour drawings of fossil remains of Cheltenham and Vicinity, [c.1840]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![DOYLE, July 23: [AUTOGRAPH - US PRESIDENT]FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. A signed photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Estimate $500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ce5fa1d-1943-4413-a80d-7b5c75383e7e.jpg "<b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> [AUTOGRAPH - US PRESIDENT]FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. A signed photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Estimate $500-800")
![DOYLE, July 23: [ARION PRESS]. ABBOTT, EDWIN A. Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions. San Francisco, 1980. Estimate $2,000-3,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fa635c85-6b12-44f2-8832-2087579574d9.jpg "<b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> [ARION PRESS]. ABBOTT, EDWIN A. <i>Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions.</i> San Francisco, 1980. Estimate $2,000-3,000.")
![DOYLE, July 23: TOLSTOY, LYOF N. and NATHAN HASKELL DOLE, translator. Anna Karénina ... in eight parts. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [1886]. Estimate: $400-600](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/af9f4e1a-90c2-428c-8d49-9624b070c7a9.jpg "<b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> TOLSTOY, LYOF N. and NATHAN HASKELL DOLE, translator. <i>Anna Karénina ... in eight parts.</i> New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [1886]. Estimate: $400-600")
