-
Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly! -
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.
-
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
November 25 -
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.
Back
Clars Auction Gallery: Important Fine Art Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Important Fine Art Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 180,354.25 |
| Auction Date | September 18, 2025 - September 18, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 140,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #91825 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 219,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 132 | ||
| Sold Lots | 99 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 192,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 297,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 33 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 60.72% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5254 | Marc Chagall | Songe de Lamon et de Dryas (from Daphnis and Chloe), |
1961 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 19,650.00 |
| 5263 | Joan Miro | Oda A Joan Miro, |
1973 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 14,410.00 |
| 5281 | Robert Silvers | World, |
1999 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,550.00 |
| 5256 | Marc Chagall | Le Grand Paysan, |
1968 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,567.50 |
| 5238 | Patrick (1939) Hughes | Venice, |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,240.00 | |
| 5257 | Marc Chagall | Les Mimosas, |
1968 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,240.00 |
| 5265 | Joan Miro | La Dentelliere (The Lace Maker), |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,912.50 | |
| 5258 | Marc Chagall | The Sacrifice of Abraham (from The Bible portfolio), |
1958 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,257.50 |
| 5274 | L'Opie d'Or: La Reime des Cremes de Foie Gras, |
1935 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,257.50 | |
| 5294 | Harry Callahan | Wells Street, |
1949 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,257.50 |
| 5169 | Wayne Thiebaud | Tide Figures, |
2006 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,930.00 |
| 5225 | Rufino Tamayo | Sandias, |
1977 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,930.00 |
| 5243 | Gerald Leslie Brockhurst | Adolescence, |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 3,930.00 | |
| 5267 | Famille des Saltimbanques, |
circa 1950 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,930.00 | |
| 5194 | Robert Motherwell | Harvest in Scotland from the Summer Light Series, |
1973 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,602.50 |
| 5200 | Alexander (1898) Calder | Black Pyramid, |
1974 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,602.50 |
| 5264 | Joan Miro | Partie de Campagne V, |
1967 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,602.50 |
| 5282 | Roberto Edwards | Cuerpos Pintados- Painted Bodies, |
2002, printed 2008 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,602.50 |
| 5172 | Sam Francis | Untitled (SFE-031), |
1985 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,275.00 |
| 5208 | Peter Winslow Milton | Visiting Degas, Mary's Turn I, |
1994 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,275.00 |
| 5251 | Franz Marc | Schlafende Hirtin, |
1912 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,275.00 |
| 5201 | Alexander (1898) Calder | Autre Tetards, |
lithograph in colors | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,947.50 |
| 5279 | Christopher Burkett | Glowing Autumn Forest, Virginia, |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,620.00 | |
| 5190 | Edward Ruscha | Hell 1/2 Way Heaven, |
offset print | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,489.00 |
| 5189 | Keith Haring | The Story of Red and Blue, Plate #2, |
silkscreen | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,227.00 |