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Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.
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Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
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Santa Fe Art Auction: Contemporary Art, Design & Photography
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Art, Design & Photography | Total Sales (USD) | 66,568.96 |
| Auction Date | September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 43,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #91725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 73,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 49 | ||
| Sold Lots | 40 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 50,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.63% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 84,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.59% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Robert Motherwell | Espana, 1990 |
1990 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,872.00 |
| 124 | George (1919) Morrison | Untitled, 1976 - 1978 |
1976 - 1978 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,084.80 |
| 132 | Ufan Lee | From Line 3, 1977 |
1977 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,936.00 |
| 133 | Ufan Lee | Untitled (from Point / from Line Series), 1977 |
1977 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,936.00 |
| 210 | Friedensreich Hundertwasser | Blood Garden House, 1975 |
1975 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,276.80 |
| 131 | John E. Buck | Needles, 2007 |
2007 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,833.92 |
| 126 | Sam Francis | Untitled, 1979 |
1979 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,519.04 |
| 140 | Gene Bernard Davis | Royal Canoe, 1977 |
1977 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,361.60 |
| 123 | Robert Motherwell | Primal Sign IV, 1980 |
1980 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,204.16 |
| 128 | Antoni Tapies | Creus i Forma, 1981 |
1981 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,204.16 |
| 214 | Joe Andoe | Cherokee Village (Blue), 2004 |
2004 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,802.24 |
| 177 | Morris Henry Hobbs | Group of Sixteen Female Nudes |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,731.84 | |
| 198 | Albert Solon | Air France Ala Littoria Original Poster |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,731.84 | |
| 150 | Rufino Tamayo | Untitled (Figure in Doorway) |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,574.40 | |
| 197 | Edmond Maurus | Golden Ray Air Union Original Poster, ca. 1935 |
ca.1935 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,574.40 |
| 206 | Diego Romero | Girl in the Anthropocene |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,474.56 | |
| 209 | Joan Nelson | Pair of Lithographs, Untitled, 1986 |
1986 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,310.72 |
| 139 | Dana Schutz | Untitled (#2064), 2005 |
2005 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,228.80 |
| 151 | Rufino Tamayo | Salome (Opera II), 1983 |
1983 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,102.08 |
| 138 | Judy Chicago | Almost Born, 1983 |
1983 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,022.72 |
| 186 | J. Jay McVicker | Structural Elements, 1958 |
1958 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,022.72 |
| 170 | Kiyoshi Saito | Two Works: Evening Tree (Blue) + Autumn in Aizu |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 983.04 | |
| 201 | Victor Beals | Santa Fe Railroad Poster, ca. 1950 |
ca.1950 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 944.64 |
| 168 | Jamie Wyeth | The Farm: Portfolio of Four Etchings, 1980 |
1980 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 901.12 |
| 213 | Peter Max | Walking in Reeds II, 1992 |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 865.28 |