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Nye & Company Auctioneers: Chic & Antique Auction - Day 1

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Auction Name Chic & Antique Auction - Day 1 Total Sales (USD) 56,608.00
Auction Date December 04, 2024 - December 04, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 27,200.00
Sale Number #120424 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 43,700.00
Total Lots 38
Sold Lots 30 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 30,500.00
% of Lots Sold 78.95% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 49,200.00
Unsold Lots 8 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 115.06%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
275 Albrecht Durer, German 1471-1528,

Coat of Arms with Skull, Engraving

1503 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 21,760.00
274 Albrecht Durer, German 1471-1528,

The Monstrous Pig of Landser, Engraving

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,960.00
229 Salvador Dali, Spanish 1904-1989,

Stillness of Time, Lithograph

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,080.00
273 Albrecht Durer, German 1471-1528,

Ecce Homo, Woodcut

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,840.00
272 Albrecht Durer, German 1471-1528,

Christ Carrying the Cross, Engraving

1512 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,520.00
193 Ansel Adams, American 1902-1984,

Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Silver Gelatin Print

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,200.00
285 After John Trumbull, 1756-1843,

Declaration of Independence July 4th, 1776, Engraving

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,048.00
269 Pablo Picasso, Spanish 1881-1973,

Diable sur la mer, Etching

c. 1951 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 544.00
277

Rare Grand Prix of Cuba Racing, Poster Lithograph

1958 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 512.00
270 Pablo Picasso, Spanish 1881-1973,

Hibou Vallauris, Etching

1951 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 480.00
262 Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian 1720-1778,

Carceri d'invenzione or Imaginary Prisons, Etching

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 448.00
271 Rembrandt Van Rijn, Dutch 1606-1669,

Portrait of William van Coppenel, Etching, Engraving, and Drypoint

17th C. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 448.00
281 After Gilbert Stuart,

George Washington, Engraving

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 416.00
252 John Speed, English 1552-1629,

Kingdom of England, Hand-Colored Map

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 384.00
267 Francisco Goya, Spanish 1746-1828,

El Amor y la Muerte, Etching

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 320.00
282

Four George & Martha Washington, Engravings

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 320.00
263 Rico Lebrun, 1900-1964,

Encantadas, Woodcuts Portfolio

MCMLXIII. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 288.00
265 Georges Rouault, French 1871-1958,

Have Mercy, Aquatint Etching

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 288.00
254 Jock McDonald,

Three California, Black and White Photographs

2012 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 256.00
255 Jock McDonald,

Three California, Black and White Photographs

2012 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 256.00
260 Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French 1841-1919,

Le Chapeau Epingle, Etching

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 256.00
261 Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French 1841-1919,

Sur La Plage, a Berneval, Etching

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 256.00
268 Walt Whitman

Song of the Open Road By Walt Whitman

1990 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 256.00
280 Roy Lichtenstein, American 1923-1997,

Cathedral #4, Print

1969 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 256.00
283 John Chester Buttre 1821-1893

Declaration of Independence
Engraving
Unframed. Together with a milk glass plate commemorating 100 years since the signing of the declaration of independence. 2 pieces
Dimensions:
Engraving: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.), Frame: 1 1/4 x 13 1/

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 256.00
  • 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