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Swann Galleries: Illustration Art

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Auction Name Illustration Art Total Sales (USD) 274,307.00
Auction Date December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 217,500.00
Sale Number #2690 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 331,500.00
Total Lots 233
Sold Lots 129 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 372,450.00
% of Lots Sold 55.36% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 565,850.00
Unsold Lots 104 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 48.48%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4 JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (1878 - 1958)

Dog Bath.

USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 52,500.00
5 JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (1874-1951)

Shoo Chickens!

USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,750.00
56 (NEW YORKER) CHARLES ADDAMS (1912-1988)

"And then I disconnected the booster from the Electro-Snuggie blanket."

USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,750.00
49 AL HIRSCHFELD (1903-2003)

Caricature promoting the El San Juan Hotel, circa 1970.

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,750.00
66 JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1877-1960)

Group of 29 WWII-era cartoons.

USD 5,200.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,750.00
7 KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957)

Pierrot with dolls.

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 8,125.00
150 ARNOLD FRIBERG (1913-2010)

Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora herding sheep.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,000.00
124 CHARLES SCHULZ / BILL MELENEDEZ / PEANUTS

A Charlie Brown Christmas Animation Cel 1965.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,500.00
143 PAGE WOOD

Working.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 4,750.00
223 PETER NEWELL (1862-1924)

"The Way We Bow."

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,750.00
172 RAYMOND JOHNSON (1915-1997)

I Can Get it for you Wholesale.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,160.00
140 ROBERT WEAVER (1924-1994)

Charlie Parker.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,750.00
149 ARNOLD FRIBERG (1913-2010)

Yvonne DeCarlo as Sephora at the well in Midian.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
186 HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (1872-1952)

"She used to bore me awfully about you."

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
190 ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939)

The Eiger and Monch from Murren, Switzerland.

USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
16 SPENCER DOUGLASS CROCKWELL (1904-1968)

"Christmas Club - Merriest Way to Save!"

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,500.00
148 ARNOLD FRIBERG (1913-2010)

Vincent Price as Baka.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,500.00
151 ROBERT EDMOND JONES (1887-1954)

Bartolo's Study.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,500.00
182 AUBREY BEARDSLEY (1872-1898)

Three Large Lilies.

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
185 ELEANOR VERE BOYLE (1825-1916)

Gift book of illustrations.

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
195 SAUL STEINBERG (1914-1999)

Flying Harpies.

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,250.00
189 ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939)

Sprite.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,000.00
210 KINUKO Y. CRAFT (1940- )

"Midas lifted a spoonful of porridge to his mouth" and "What's Wrong, Father?"

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,000.00
59 (NEW YORKER) WILLIAM STEIG (1907-2003)

"Who's a tyrant?"

USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,860.00
48 SPENCER DOUGLASS CROCKWELL (1904-1968)

"'Merry Christmas,' she said, 'And don't be sad any more. Please.'"

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,750.00
  • 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”.
    High Bids Win
    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 .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    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.
    High Bids Win
    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.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD