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Bogota Auction: Engravings and Multiples
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Engravings and Multiples | Total Sales (COP) | 257,400,000.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 25, 2022 - August 25, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (COP) | 136,950,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #82522 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (COP) | 347,250,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 88 | ||
| Sold Lots | 83.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (COP) | 141,450,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.32% | High Estimate of All Lots (COP) | 355,750,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 72.35% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Álvaro Barrios. | Communist painter, 2007 |
2007 | COP 2,000,000.00 - 40,000,000.00 | COP 12,000,000.00 |
| 34 | Edgar Negret. | Pequeña ofrenda, 1991 |
1991 | COP 8,000,000.00 - 14,000,000.00 | COP 9,600,000.00 |
| 42 | Beatriz González. | El Dorado, 1986 |
1986 | COP 5,000,000.00 - 10,000,000.00 | COP 7,800,000.00 |
| 15 | Fernando Botero. | La Toilette, sin fecha |
sin fecha | COP 5,000,000.00 - 12,000,000.00 | COP 7,200,000.00 |
| 48 | Fernando de Szyszlo. | [Mar de Lurín], [1994] |
[1994] | COP 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 | COP 7,200,000.00 |
| 52 | Antonio Caro. | Achiote, 2016 |
2016 | COP 4,000,000.00 - 8,000,000.00 | COP 7,200,000.00 |
| 60 | Juan Antonio Roda. | Horóscopo occidental / Calendario lunar chino, 1996 |
1996 | COP 6,000,000.00 - 10,000,000.00 | COP 7,200,000.00 |
| 10 | Beatriz González. | ¡Vive la France!,1979 |
1979 | COP 4,000,000.00 - 8,000,000.00 | COP 6,600,000.00 |
| 1 | Pedro Ruiz. | Desplazamiento 206, 2018 |
2018 | COP 2,000,000.00 - 4,000,000.00 | COP 6,000,000.00 |
| 32 | Manuel Hernández. | Sin título, 2013 |
2013 | COP 4,000,000.00 - 8,000,000.00 | COP 6,000,000.00 |
| 50 | Antonio Caro. | Manuel Quintin Lame, 1978 |
1978 | COP 5,000,000.00 - 10,000,000.00 | COP 6,000,000.00 |
| 8 | Ana Mercedes Hoyos. | Paisaje, 1969-1978 |
1969-1978 | COP 2,000,000.00 - 4,000,000.00 | COP 5,760,000.00 |
| 24 | Christo Vladimirov Javacheff. | Wrapped Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (Project), 1972 |
1972 | COP 4,000,000.00 - 6,000,000.00 | COP 5,760,000.00 |
| 63 | David Alfaro Siqueiros. | Nuestra imagen actual, 1945 |
1945 | COP 2,000,000.00 - 4,000,000.00 | COP 5,040,000.00 |
| 4 | Omar Rayo. | Tiranía de la lógica Nº10, sin fecha |
sin fecha | COP 4,000,000.00 - 8,000,000.00 | COP 4,800,000.00 |
| 5 | Omar Rayo. | Omikuji V, sin fecha |
sin fecha | COP 2,500,000.00 - 4,500,000.00 | COP 4,800,000.00 |
| 14 | Fernando Botero. | Pedrito, sin fecha |
sin fecha | COP 2,500,000.00 - 5,500,000.00 | COP 4,800,000.00 |
| 53 | Antonio Caro. | Mineria, 2004 |
2004 | COP 4,000,000.00 - 8,000,000.00 | COP 4,800,000.00 |
| 56 | Adolfo Bernal. | Seda Beatle, 1979 |
1979 | COP 3,000,000.00 - 6,000,000.00 | COP 4,800,000.00 |
| 58 | Jose Alejandro Restrepo. | Díptico Purgatorio, 2021 |
2021 | COP 3,500,000.00 - 6,000,000.00 | COP 4,800,000.00 |
| 13 | Beatriz González | Ya llegó la fecha I, 1977 |
1977 | COP 2,500,000.00 - 3,500,000.00 | COP 4,560,000.00 |
| 31 | Alberto Riaño. | Sin título, 1989 |
1989 | COP 2,500,000.00 - 4,500,000.00 | COP 4,560,000.00 |
| 21 | Saturnino Rámirez. | [Billar], 1989 |
1989 | COP 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 | COP 4,200,000.00 |
| 33 | John Castles. | Sin título, 2011 |
2011 | COP 2,000,000.00 - 4,000,000.00 | COP 4,200,000.00 |
| 47 | Carlos Jacanamijoy. | Memorias de la luz, 2001 |
2001 | COP 1,500,000.00 - 2,500,000.00 | COP 4,200,000.00 |
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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.