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Nye & Company Auctioneers: Something to Love: A February Discovery Auction.
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| Auction Name | Something to Love: A February Discovery Auction. | Total Sales (USD) | 4,140.80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,180.00 |
| Sale Number | #20526 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 20,440.00 |
| Total Lots | 58 | ||
| Sold Lots | 49.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,120.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 24,340.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 17.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676 | Betty Page | Group of Assorted Betty Page Ephemera |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 371.20 |
| 276 | Salvador Dali | Salvador Dali, Spanish 1904-1989, Autumn, Drypoint Engraving |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 281.60 |
| 295 | Eduardo Chillida | Eduardo Chillida Lithograph for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games |
1972 | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 243.20 |
| 364 | Eduardo Bolioli | Eduardo Bolioli, Absolut Vodka Statehood Series - Hawaii Print |
1976 | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 243.20 |
| 673 | Group of Assorted Guido Crepax Erotic Story Books |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 166.40 | |
| 288 | Mary Nimmo Moran | Mary Nimmo Moran, 1842-1899, California Forest Interior, Drypoint Etching |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 153.60 |
| 303 | Kaoru Kawano | Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print "Girl with Mask" |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 153.60 |
| 362 | Thomas McKnight | Two Thomas McKnight Signed Prints, "Montauk" & "Vengera" |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 153.60 |
| 361 | Group of Assorted Framed Artwork |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 140.80 | |
| 299 | Eight Prints of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards |
1847 | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 128.00 | |
| 305 | Group of Botanical Prints |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 128.00 | |
| 324 | Seven Small Works of Art |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 128.00 | |
| 353 | Group of Black and White Prints |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 128.00 | |
| 357 | Philip Hicken | Philip Hicken, Abstract Fruit Silkscreen |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 115.20 |
| 281 | William Jewett | William Jewett, Mt. Washington on New York Island, Lithograph |
1847 | USD 20.00 - 50.00 | USD 102.40 |
| 360 | Group of Assorted Works of Art |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 102.40 | |
| 307 | Three Prints of New York |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 89.60 | |
| 399 | Group of Assorted Trading Cards |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 89.60 | |
| 559 | Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco Advertising Sign |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 76.80 | |
| 310 | Print of King George IV in Military Uniform |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 64.00 | |
| 407 | Group of Vintage Photographs of Youth Sports Teams |
Early 20th C. | USD 20.00 - 40.00 | USD 64.00 | |
| 415 | British Exchequer Recept Dated 1665 |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 64.00 | |
| 301 | Maurice Utrillo | Maurice Utrillo Print |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 57.60 |
| 306 | Three Assorted Prints |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 57.60 | |
| 334 | Emile Lecomte | Emile Lecomte, 1866-1938, Landscape, Print |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 500.00 | USD 57.60 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.