Swann Galleries: Art, Subculture & LGBTQ+ History, 2728, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Bennette Moore | Portrait of the dancer, artist, and eventual gay icon Paul Swan (1883-1972) in costume. 1926. |
1926 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 2 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Seated naked man and naked woman). Circa 1920s. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 3 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Seated male nude). 1931. |
1931 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 4 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Portrait of a Man). 1937. |
1937 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 5 | Various Designers | Various Designers, Bachelor. The first six issues of an early "queer-coded" mass-market magazine. 1937. |
1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 6 | Jared French | Jared French (PaJaMa), Paul Cadmus. 1937. |
1937 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,286.00 | |
| 7 | Jared French | Jared French (PaJaMa), Jose Martinez, Fire Island. 1939. |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 8 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Jared French in his studio. 1949. |
1949 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 10 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 11 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Four Drawings. Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 12 | Bernard Perlin | Bernard Perlin, Untitled. 1942. |
1942 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 13 | Bernard Perlin | Bernard Perlin, Untitled (Self Portrait). circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 14 | Perry Davis | Perry Davis, Rehearsal. Circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Christopher Isherwood. Circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 16 | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Alice B. Toklas with Her Dog in Paris. October 7, 1949. |
1949 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 17 | Cecil Beaton | Cecil Beaton, Self portrait on the set of My Fair Lady. 1963; printed 1970s. |
1963; printed 1970s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 18 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Wilbur "Billy" Pippin. Circa 1951. |
Circa 1951. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 19 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Alexander Jensen Yow on Bed. Circa 1952. |
Circa 1952. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,376.00 | |
| 20 | Theodore (Teddy) Haseltine | Theodore "Teddy" Haseltine, The Kingdom is There for the Will of the People. Circa 1952. |
Circa 1952. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 792.00 | |
| 21 | John B. Lear | John B. Lear Jr., Untitled (Nude Sketch). 1959. |
1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,904.00 | |
| 22 | John B. Lear | John B. Lear Jr., Otter. 1983. |
1983 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 23 | Robert Henry (Bob) Mizer | Bob Mizer, Ted Bentley & Dick Kreutel * Roy Webb & Robert Jackson * Gene Wilkinson. Circa 1950s; printed February 1992. |
Circa 1950s; printed February 1992. | USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 24 | Bruce Bellas | Bruce Bellas (Bruce of LA), A collection of 39 Bruce of LA male physique "beefcake" photographs. 1950s-60s. |
1950s-60s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,508.00 | |
| 25 | Pierre (1900) Molinier | Pierre Molinier, Autoportrait aux bas (Self-portrait with stockings). Circa 1960. |
Circa 1960. | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,206.00 |
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Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
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![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.