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Auction Name Rare Posters Total Sales (USD) 739,527.00
Auction Date March 05, 2025 - March 05, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 665,600.00
Sale Number #30525 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 843,200.00
Total Lots 264
Sold Lots 116 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,268,200.00
% of Lots Sold 43.94% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,593,100.00
Unsold Lots 148 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 46.42%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
213 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

Confetti

1894 USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 43,180.00
343

Les Maitres de l'Affiche complete portfolio of 256 plates

USD 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 33,020.00
212 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

L'Artisan Moderne

1896 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 30,480.00
269 Alphonse Mucha 1860--1939

La Dame aux Camelias

1896 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 30,480.00
203 Paul Colin 1892--1985

Tumulte Noir / Le Cabanon original signed drawing

1929 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 27,940.00
211 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

Jane Avril

1893 USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,400.00
271 Alphonse Mucha 1860--1939

Lady in a Straw Hat : Drawing

c.1900 USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,860.00
246 Ze'ev Raban 1890--1970

Come to Palestine

1929 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 22,440.00
207 Paul Colin 1892--1985

Le Tumulte Noir portfolio

1929 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 17,780.00
224 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

Elles : Femme en Corset

1896 USD 20,000.00 - 26,000.00 USD 17,780.00
225 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

The Chap Book

1896 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 17,780.00
236 Adolfo Hohenstein 1854--1928

Tosca

1899 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 17,780.00
290 Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen 1859--1923

Cocorico

1899 USD 17,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 17,780.00
156 David Dellepiane 1866--1932

Exposition International d'Electricite

1908 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,510.00
219 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

Divan Japonais

1893 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 16,510.00
223 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

Yvette Guilbert

1898 USD 17,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 15,240.00
226 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

Salon des Cent / Exposition Internationale d'Affiches

1895 USD 14,000.00 - 17,000.00 USD 15,240.00
359 Stephen Frykholm b.1942

Herman Miller Picnic: 22 Posters

22 USD 17,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 15,240.00
214 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

May Belfort

1895 USD 14,000.00 - 17,000.00 USD 13,970.00
264 Alphonse Mucha 1860--1939

Lorenzaccio

1896 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 13,970.00
275 Alphonse Mucha 1860--1939

Vernost : Drawing

USD 14,000.00 - 17,000.00 USD 13,200.00
155 Jules Cheret 1836--1932

Folies-Bergere / Dr. Carver

1880 USD 1,700.00 - 2,000.00 USD 12,700.00
262 Alphonse Mucha 1860--1939

Reverie

USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,220.00
104 Roger Broders 1883--1953

Vichy / Comite des Fetes

c.1926 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,160.00
216 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901

Marcelle Lender, en Buste

1895 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,160.00
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale
    April 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
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