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Auction Name Spencer Tracy. Collection of a Screen Icon Total Sales (USD) 197,597.20
Auction Date December 11, 2025 - December 11, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 40,900.00
Sale Number #30867 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 63,000.00
Total Lots 48
Sold Lots 48.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 40,900.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 63,000.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 313.65%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
46 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. 1899-1961.

The Old Man and the Sea,

1952 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 83,050.00
24 KENNEDY, JOHN F. 1917-1963.

Why England Slept.

1940 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 15,360.00
49

"Peter Pan" and "Tinkerbell" Reproduction Celluloid Print From Peter Pan Signed by Walt Disney

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,600.00
44

"Alice" and Friends Mad Tea Party Reproduction Celluloid Print From Alice in Wonderland Signed by Walt Disney

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,960.00
28 STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

The Moon is Down.

1942 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 8,320.00
10 STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

Tortilla Flats.

1935 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,040.00
22 STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

The Long Valley.

1939 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,400.00
29

"Bambi" Reproduction Celluloid Print From Bambi Signed by Walt Disney

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,888.00
43

"Cinderella" and Friends Reproduction Celluloid Print From Cinderella

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 5,888.00
68 KENNEDY, JOHN F. 1917-1963.

Profiles in Courage.

1964 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,888.00
42 STREETER, EDWARD. 1891-1976.

Father of the Bride.

1949 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,864.00
7 STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.

To A God Unknown.

1933 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,328.00
5 STANLEY, HENRY MORTON. 1841-1904.

In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.

1890 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,072.00
37

"Bongo" and "Lulubelle" Hand Painted Animation Cel From Fun and Fancy Free

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,816.00
45 BRADLEY, OMAR NELSON. 1893-1981.

A Soldier's Story.

1951 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,816.00
57

Three Pocket Diaries Belonging to Spencer Tracy

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,560.00
56 Alois Lecoque

Village scene with spires

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,536.00
72

A Group of Books from the library of Spencer Tracy

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,536.00
50

"Lady" and "Tramp" Hand Painted Animation Cel From Lady and the Tramp

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,408.00
13

"Little Hiawatha" Hand Painted Animation Cel from Silly Symphonies

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,152.00
51

"Donald Duck" Hand Painted Animation Cel

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,152.00
54

A Group of Ephemera Pertaining to Old Man & The Sea

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,152.00
31

A Short Snorter $1 bill Signed by Spencer Tracy

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,088.00
30

"Jiminy Cricket" Hand Painted Animation Cel

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,024.00
8 Unknown Artist

Loving Father / Loving Daughter

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 832.00
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  • Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
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