New England Auctions: May Americana, 50626, Branford

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 06, 2026 - May 06, 2026

Page Size: 40 items in 2 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
19		Painted silhouette of a gentleman; Folk watercolor depicting six birds	American	19th century	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 196.50
21		Miniature portrait of a young girl	American	early 19th century	USD 250.00 - 500.00	USD 589.50
29		Full-length portrait of a patriot or statesman	American	19th century	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,834.00
41		Miniature portrait of a young man	American	circa 1820	USD 600.00 - 1,200.00	USD 851.50
42		Miniature portrait of a man in a blue coat	American	1824	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 1,310.00
45		Family record for the Newton family	American	1797-1866	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 262.00
47	W.C.	Early acrostic poem		1812	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 131.00
55		Miniature portrait of a man seated on a red sofa	American	first half of the 19th century	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 720.50
56	Evelyn Dubiel	Five folk art watercolors of birds	Connecticut	1922–2019	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 524.00
57	Evelyn Saczawa Dubiel	Six folk art watercolors of birds	Connecticut	1922–2019	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 524.00
58	C. Negle	Scene of a hunter fighting a bear with his knife	American	circa 1900	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 458.50
83	Ph. Merz	Portrait of the fireboat Nettie L. Tice in NYC harbor	NYC	1895	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 851.50
84	George H. Wheatley	Painting of a Clipper Ship	American	early 20th century	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 786.00
85	William Formby Halsall	'The Finish' America's Cup Race off Sandy Hook, September 16th, 1885	Boston, Mass.	1885	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 163.75
101		Watercolor of a courting couple	American	19th century	USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 1,441.00
191		A View on Lake George, New York	American	late 19th century	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 327.50
196		Portrait of Child with grapes on Oil and canvas painted	American	circa 1845	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 131.00
197		Portrait of a woman in bonnett	American	circa 1840	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 262.00
200		Busch Homestead wiyth train in the backfround		Mid-19th century	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 851.50
201		Portrait of a child with roses	American	circa 1845	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 262.00
202		Early portrait of a woman	American	early 19th century	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 327.50
203	unknown	Portrait of Mrs. Catherine Moore of Whitehall, New York	American	circa 1830	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 229.25
212	J. C. Rutherford (1818-1901)	Portrait of Elbridge G. Hall	New Hampshire	circa 1845	USD 250.00 - 500.00	USD 851.50
215		Early portrait of a woman holding a wreath and branch	American	circa 1820	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 327.50
220	Sanford Mason (1798–1865)	portrait of Mr. Jonathan Bassett Nichols	Providence, Rhode Island	N/A	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 458.50

Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7

Sotheby’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, 2026

Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000

Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000

Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, 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. £2,000-3,000

Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000

Forum, 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. £1,000-1,500

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500

Forum, 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. £5,000-7,000

Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000

Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000

Forum, 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.