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Swann Galleries: Autographs and Subculture

Auction Reports

Auction Name Autographs and Subculture Total Sales (USD) 345,593.00
Auction Date April 10, 2025 - April 10, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 271,050.00
Sale Number #2699 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 411,350.00
Total Lots 276
Sold Lots 179.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 493,600.00
% of Lots Sold 64.86% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 736,450.00
Unsold Lots 97 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 46.93%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
246 [DAVID BOWIE] KANSAI YAMAMOTO (1944-2020)

[DAVID BOWIE] KANSAI YAMAMOTO (1944-2020) Ziggy Stardust "Keyhole" costume.

USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 75,000.00
34 (CIVIL WAR--ALBUM.)

(CIVIL WAR--ALBUM.) Autograph album containing 10 items Signed or Signed and Inscribed

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
1 DYLAN, BOB.

DYLAN, BOB. Hematite. Hibbing High School Yearbook for 1959, Inscribed and Signed, "Bob Z[immerma]n

USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 10,625.00
53 KING, MARTIN LUTHER; JR.

KING, MARTIN LUTHER; JR. Time magazine cover Signed and Inscribed, "Best Wishes," at upper right.

USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 10,000.00
36 SHAW, ROBERT GOULD.

(CIVIL WAR.) SHAW, ROBERT GOULD. Autograph Letter Signed, "In haste your loving Son"

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 8,125.00
133 PICASSO, PABLO.

PICASSO, PABLO. Ink drawing Signed, "Picasso," sketch of a snail, on correspondence side

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 8,125.00
159 ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) Sean Lennon. Circa 1984.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,750.00
38

(ALBUM.) Guest book for the Cafe des Artistes restaurant in New York containing over 60 items

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,500.00
25 WARHOL, ANDY.

WARHOL, ANDY. Reproduction of his 1972 screenprint Mao 92, dated and Signed

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,250.00
189

[The Rose-Colored Dance]. With invitation

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,250.00
161 FRED W. MCDARRAH (1926-2007)

FRED W. MCDARRAH (1926-2007) An unpublished photograph of Bob Dylan on bench in Sheridan Square.

USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 5,000.00
127 GAUGUIN, PAUL.

GAUGUIN, PAUL. Autograph Letter Signed, to George-Daniel de Monfreid ("My dear Daniel"), in French,

USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 4,750.00
18

'Silas',"

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 4,000.00
39

(ALBUM.) Scrapbook containing over 200 notes and letters Signed by Canadian and American politician

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,750.00
52 KING, MARTIN LUTHER; JR.

KING, MARTIN LUTHER; JR. Invitation to a celebration of the first anniversary of Kenya's

USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,750.00
66 CRICK, FRANCIS.

(SCIENTISTS.) CRICK, FRANCIS. Group of 5 Autograph Letters Signed, "Francis" or "F,"

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,750.00
206 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

DESIGNER UNKNOWN Sun Ra in Space is the Place

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
78 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.

EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. Crusade in Europe.

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,500.00
79 JEFFERSON, THOMAS; AND JAMES MADISON.

JEFFERSON, THOMAS; AND JAMES MADISON. Clipped portion of partly-printed vellum document Signed

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
134 RENOIR, PIERRE AUGUSTE.

RENOIR, PIERRE AUGUSTE. Autograph Letter Signed, "Renoir," to author Teodor de Wyzewa and his wife,

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,500.00
215 COOKIE MUELLER (1949-1989)

COOKIE MUELLER (1949-1989) Archive of 17 books, magazines and ephemera items

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
21 ROCKWELL, NORMAN.

ROCKWELL, NORMAN. A Suite of Fifteen Color Prints of Saturday Evening Post Covers.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,250.00
146 ALLEN GINSBERG (1926-1997)

ALLEN GINSBERG (1926-1997) William S. Burroughs, Slightly Zonked. May 1961; printed 1991

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,250.00
160 DESIGNER UNKNOWN

DESIGNER UNKNOWN Bob Dylan at Philharmonic Hall.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,250.00
193 TOM WILKES (1939-2009)

TOM WILKES (1939-2009) Monterey International Pop Festival.

USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,250.00
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