Du Mouchelles: April 2026: Day 2, 22864, Detroit
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 17, 2026 - April 17, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1029 | Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988) | Lithograph in Colors on Somerset Wove Paper 1979, 'Morning (Carolina Morning)' |
1979 | USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,580.00 | |
| 1035 | Horst P. Horst (Germany, 1906-1999) | Platinum Palladium Print on Agfa Paper, Ca. Later Printing (1980), 'Coco Chanel, Paris 1937' |
1980, 1937 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,322.00 | |
| 1036 | Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) | Etching, with Chine-applique to Wove Paper 1920, 'Mlle. M. M. (Mademoiselle Marguerite Matisse, from the Cinquante Dessins' |
1920 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,935.00 | |
| 1037 | Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) | Lithographs on Thick Heavy Wove Paper 1994-95, 'Nadia Au Visage Penche; Nadia Au Menton Pointu' |
1994-95 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,096.50 | |
| 1038 | Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) | Offset Lithographs on Paper 1920, 'Cinquante Dessins: Six Plates' |
Paris | 1920 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,419.00 |
| 1039 | After Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) | Offset Lithographs on Wove Paper 'Pierre Matisse; Portrait of a Woman; Planche XI (from Cinquante Dessins)' |
Paris | N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 903.00 |
| 1040 | After Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) | Offset Lithographs on Paper 1920, 'Cinquante Dessins: Three Plates' |
Paris | 1920 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 903.00 |
| 1041 | Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) | Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper 1968, 'Balloons' |
1968 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,740.00 | |
| 1042 | Stephen Wilkes (American, B. 1957) | Dye Bleach Print, Ca. 1998, 'Tuberculosis Ward, Statue of Liberty, Island 3', Includes Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom Hardcover Book |
1998 | USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 645.00 | |
| 1043 | Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) | Etching and Drypoint on Laid Paper 1648, 'Jews in the Synagogue' |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,806.00 | |
| 1045 | Achille Mauzan (French, 1883-1952) | Diveno - Letto Novaresi Lithograph Poster, Milano 1940 |
1940 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 838.50 | |
| 1046 | Afro Basaldella (Italian, 1912-1976) | Lithograph in Colors on Japanese Paper 1959, 'Isola Del Giglio' |
1959 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 580.50 | |
| 1095 | After Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) | Collotype on Paper 1980-83, 'Sketchbook 1928: the West Wind Relief: Three Works' |
Vienna. | 1980-83, 1928 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,290.00 |
| 1096 | After Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) | Collotypes on Paper with Book 'Sketchbook 1928: the West Wind Relief: Incomplete; Facsimilie Sheep Sketches' |
Vienna. | 1928 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 1097 | After Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) | Collotypes on Paper 1980-83, 'Sketchbook 1928: the West Wind Relief: Nine Works' |
Vienna. | 1980-83 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 387.00 |
| 1098 | After Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) | Collotypes on Paper 1980-83, 'Sketchbook 1928: the West Wind Relief: Six Works' |
Vienna. | 1980-83 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 419.25 |
| 1104 | Ian Hamilton Finlay (Scottish, 1925-2006) | Silkscreen on Paper, Ca. 1970, 'Prinz Eugen: Homage to Gomringer' |
1970 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 1110 | Alexandra Nechita (Romanian, B. 1985) | Lithograph on Paper H 26.5" W 20.5" |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 258.00 | |
| 1111 | Alexandra Nechita (Romanian, B. 1985) | Lithograph on Paper 2007 |
2007 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 322.50 | |
| 1112 | Alexandra Nechita (Romanian, B. 1985) | Lithograph on Paper H 26.5" W 20.5" |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 451.50 | |
| 1122 | Nora Chapa Mendoza (American, B. 1932) | Watercolor Monoprint, 2002, 'Al Despertar' |
2002 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 103.20 | |
| 1123 | Jean Capdeville (French, B. 1917) | Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper 'Trace II' |
N/A | USD 250.00 - 450.00 | USD 354.75 | |
| 1124 | Max Pavant (French, 1911-1944) | Lithograph on Wove Paper Geometric Abstract. SN: 12/150 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 290.25 | |
| 1125 | Marino Marini (Italian/Swiss, 1901-1980) | Lithograph on Wove Paper SN: 7/175 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 709.50 | |
| 1126 | Larry Rivers (American, 1923-2002) | Lithograph on Wove Paper 19878, 'Madame Butterfly', SN: 127/250 |
1987 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 387.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.