Christies: Online: MICA: THE COLLECTION OF MICA ERTEGUN, 23955, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 17, 2024 - December 17, 2024
Page Size: 80 items in 4 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1244 INDIA, RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR, 19TH CENTURY

TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES

USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 1,638.00
1245 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)

The Sumo Wrestler Ikuzuki Geitazaemon Fighting with Others

circa 1844 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,780.00
1246 Jaillot and Hondius & Mercator, 17th century

Two maps of the Ottoman Empire

Paris c.1700. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,016.00
1247 John James Audubon, 1971--72

The Birds of America, in elephant folio

Amsterdam & New York 1971--72. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 20,160.00
1248 J.F. Miller, 1796

Figures of rare and curious quadrupeds, birds, &c.

London 1796 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,670.00
1249 Adam Smith, 1828

The Wealth of Nations

Edinburgh London 1828 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,386.00
1250 Ivan Turgenev, 1903--04

The Novels and Stories of Ivan Turgenieff

New York 1903--04. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 756.00
1251 Ernest Hemingway, 1924--1962

Collection of 31 literary contributions

1924--1962. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,410.00
1252 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 17 works on Turkish decorative arts

20th--21st centuries. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 504.00
1253 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of seven books on Turkish architecture

20th--21st centuries. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 630.00
1254 Various, 20th century

Group of six books on fabrics and textiles

20th century. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 504.00
1255 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 16 books on Islamic decorative arts

20th--21st centuries. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 756.00
1256 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 18 works on Magritte and Hockney

20th--21st centuries. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,260.00
1257 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 25 books on 20th-century artists and artists' books

20th--21st centuries. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,008.00
1258 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 45 books on the Russian avant-garde art

20th--21st centuries. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,638.00
1259 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 30 books on Russian art and architecture

20th--21st centuries. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,008.00
1260 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 17 books on British country houses

20th--21st centuries. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,386.00
1261 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 10 books on French art and architecture

20th--21st centuries. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 504.00
1262 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 10 books on Italian art and architecture

20th--21st centuries. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 378.00
1263 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 19 books on art and architecture from around the world

London 1976 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 504.00
1264 Various, 20th century

Group of nine books on Central and South American decorative arts

20th century. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 378.00
1265 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 26 books on American interior design

20th--21st centuries. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,008.00
1266 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 11 works presented to Mica and Ahmet Ertegun for their contributions to music

20th--21st centuries. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 378.00
1267 Various, 20th--21st centuries

Group of 15 books on fashion

20th--21st centuries. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,260.00
1268 AFTER LUIGI MAYER (1776-1803)

Entrance to the Convent of St. Mary, from Views in the Ottoman Dominions

1810 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 378.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
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    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
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    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
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    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD