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Desa Unicum: Contemporary Graphics
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| Auction Name | Contemporary Graphics | Total Sales (PLN) | 228,840.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 12, 2025 - May 12, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN) | 189,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #51225 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN) | 277,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 119 | ||
| Sold Lots | 54.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (PLN) | 483,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 45.38% | High Estimate of All Lots (PLN) | 678,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 65 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 33.71% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jerzy Nowosielski | Polakt, 1997 |
1997 | PLN 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | PLN 28,800.00 |
| 5 | David Hockney | Rozmowa (Starosc i mlodosc), 1980 |
1980 | PLN 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | PLN 24,000.00 |
| 6 | Wojciech Fangor | "Metro", 2014 |
2014 | PLN 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | PLN 16,800.00 |
| 53 | Mieczyslaw Wejman | "Bibcycle Rider I", 1966 |
1966 | PLN 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 10,800.00 |
| 10 | Magdalena Abakanowicz | Bez tytulu, 1985 |
1985 | PLN 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | PLN 9,000.00 |
| 73 | Henryk Stazewski | Kompozycja fakturowa |
N/A | PLN 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | PLN 9,000.00 |
| 54 | Mieczyslaw Wejman | "Rowerzysta IIIa", 1965, 1966 |
1965, 1966 | PLN 2,600.00 - 3,500.00 | PLN 8,400.00 |
| 114 | Aleksandra Waliszewska | Bez tytulu |
N/A | PLN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | PLN 8,400.00 |
| 13 | Ewa Kuryluk | "Eve with a Sneak", 1966 |
1966 | PLN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 7,800.00 |
| 30 | Antoni Starczewski | "Samogloski ze znakami korektorskimi", 1977/1979 |
1977/1979 | PLN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 6,600.00 |
| 9 | Magdalena Abakanowicz | Bez tytulu, lata 80. XX w. |
XX w. | PLN 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 18 | Jan Tarasin | "Stol gier", 1997 |
1997 | PLN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 19 | Jan Tarasin | "Szkola przedmiotow", 2008 |
2008 | PLN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 6,000.00 |
| 39 | Jozef Gielniak | "W holdzie przyjacielowi Z.G.", 1957 |
1957 | PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 5,760.00 |
| 62 | Edward Dwurnik | "Politycy to kurwy", XXI w. |
XXI w. | PLN 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | PLN 4,560.00 |
| 65 | Richard Anuszkiewicz | "Soft, pale gray" |
N/A | PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | PLN 3,840.00 |
| 1 | Jan Dobkowski | "Figlarz", XXI w. |
XXI w. | PLN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | PLN 3,360.00 |
| 20 | Jan Tarasin | Nieskonczony rejestr, 1990 |
1990 | PLN 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | PLN 3,360.00 |
| 7 | Igor Mitoraj | "La Maison du Sculpteur", 1991 |
1991 | PLN 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | PLN 3,120.00 |
| 61 | Edward Dwurnik | "Ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie", 1975, 1975 |
1975, 1975 | PLN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | PLN 3,120.00 |
| 75 | Henryk Stazewski | Bez tytulu, 1980 |
1980 | PLN 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | PLN 3,120.00 |
| 33 | Antoni Starczewski | "M 4" |
N/A | PLN 800.00 - 1,200.00 | PLN 2,880.00 |
| 2 | Jan Dobkowski | "Konestacja", XXI w. |
XXI w. | PLN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | PLN 2,640.00 |
| 24 | Stanislaw Fijalkowski | "XII Talmud polski", 1992, 1992 |
1992, 1992 | PLN 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | PLN 2,640.00 |
| 32 | Antoni Starczewski | "M 3" |
N/A | PLN 800.00 - 1,200.00 | PLN 2,640.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.