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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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Sothebys: Contemporary Discoveries
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Discoveries | Total Sales (USD) | 578,612.00 |
| Auction Date | October 01, 2025 - October 01, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 400,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #N11787 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 605,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 57 | ||
| Sold Lots | 52 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 447,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.23% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 672,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.07% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 646 | Stanley Whitney | Untitled |
2019 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 69,850.00 |
| 677 | Richard Estes | D-Train |
1988 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 |
| 785 | Louise Lawler | 16 |
1985 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
| 828 | Andy Warhol | Golden Mushroom, from Campbell's Soup II (Feldman & Schellmann II.62) |
1969 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
| 756 | Catherine Opie | Dyke |
1993 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 892 | Massimo Vitali | Amadores |
2004 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 752 | Robert Polidori | Palm Court Inn, Highway 111 |
1998 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 24,130.00 |
| 717 | Zanele Muholi | MaID VIII, SunSquare, Cape Town |
2017 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 760 | Richard Prince | Untitled (Man's Hand with Cigarette) |
1980 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 639 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | Black Sea, Ozuluce |
1991 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 772 | Walid Raad | Preface to the Third Edition |
2013 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 826 | Roy Lichtenstein | Real Estate (Corlett 88) |
1969 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 777 | Ellsworth Kelly | Magnolia, from Suite of Plant Lithographs (Axsom 56) |
1966 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 789 | Pierre Huyghe | Timekeeper / Wiener / Secession / 28.04.1999 Scale 1 (1999) |
1999 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 875 | Cindy Sherman | Untitled #272 |
1992 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 921 | Mona Hatoum | Projection |
2006 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 757 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Like Praying I & II |
1994 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 762 | Bernd and Hilla Becher | Untitled (Duisburg) |
circa 1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 795 | Jasper Johns | Untitled (Red); Untitled (Yellow); and Untitled (Blue) (ULAE 224-226) |
1982 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 927 | Jeff Koons | Puppy (Vase) |
1998 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 926 | Andy Warhol | Cow (Feldman & Schellmann II.12A) |
1976 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 931 | Alex Katz | The Green Cap (Schroder 186) |
1985 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 714 | Tseng Kwong Chi | Puck Ball (The Gang's All Here) |
1983 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 786 | Louise Lawler | Grieving Mothers - Still |
2005 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 932 | Alex Katz | Portrait of a Poet: Kenneth Koch (Schroder 34) |
1970 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 8,255.00 |