Fairhill Auction: Vintage Posters, Political Collectibles, and Erotica
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Vintage Posters, Political Collectibles, and Erotica | Total Sales (USD) | 45,955.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 36,090.00 |
| Sale Number | #20526 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 59,330.00 |
| Total Lots | 433 | ||
| Sold Lots | 192.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 77,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 44.34% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 126,380.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 241 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 36.36% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | VINTAGE HUNGARIAN PROPAGANDA POSTER BY MANNO MILTIADES |
1919 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 443 | 2 HOWARD SHOEMAKER PORSCHE RACE CAR POSTERS |
1970 | USD 160.00 - 240.00 | USD 2,470.00 | |
| 245 | ORIGINAL 1919 HUNGARIAN PROPAGANDA POSTER BY JOLAN SZILAGYI |
1919 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,340.00 | |
| 354 | WWI FRENCH-CANADIAN RED CROSS POSTER BY REGINA SEIDEN |
ca.1914-1918. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,690.00 | |
| 312 | MARINES HAVE LANDED JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG POSTER |
1942 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,170.00 | |
| 427 | COLLECTIBLE GERMAN EMERGENCY NOTGELDS |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,105.00 | |
| 214 | VINTAGE FINNISH MOVIE POSTER [2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY] |
ca.1968 | USD 60.00 - 100.00 | USD 975.00 | |
| 77 | EYVIND EARLE - PURPLE COASTLINE |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 845.00 | |
| 381 | WWII WAFFEN-SS GYORGY SZENNIK POSTER |
1944 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 650.00 | |
| 373 | WWII PROPAGANDA POSTER NEW ZEALAND FIGHTS |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 572.00 | |
| 92 | ORIGINAL1984 APPLE MACINTOSH ?PICASSO? SIGN |
1984 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 520.00 | |
| 223 | AUSTRIAN TYROL TRAVEL POSTER |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 520.00 | |
| 347 | UNITED WE WIN WWII POSTER BY ALEXANDER LIBERMAN |
1943 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 520.00 | |
| 64 | RODEO COWBOY BILLBOARD STOCK POSTER |
1930s | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 494.00 | |
| 220 | ALL ROADS LEAD TO SWITZERLAND TRAVEL POSTER HERBERT LEUPIN |
1939 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 494.00 | |
| 221 | AUSTRIA TRAVEL POSTER BY HERMANN KOSEL |
ca1930s. | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 494.00 | |
| 265 | WWI THE GREATEST MOTHER RED CROSS POSTER BY LAWRENCE WILBUR |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 468.00 | |
| 267 | WWI YWCA PROPAGANDA POSTER |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 468.00 | |
| 338 | SPANISH CIVIL WAR COMMUNIST PARTY POSTER |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 468.00 | |
| 445 | 17 CITROEN CAR EMBLEMS AND INSIGNIA |
1932 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 468.00 | |
| 90 | LEVI'S JEANS NUDE POSTER |
1973 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 442.00 | |
| 259 | HELP CRUSH THE MENACE OF THE SEAS WWI LIBERTY BOND POSTER |
ca.1918. | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 442.00 | |
| 268 | WWII GIVE IT YOUR BEST PROPAGANDA POSTER CHARLES COINER |
1942 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 416.00 | |
| 46 | 3 NUCLEAR WAR FALLOUT PROTECTION POSTERS |
1958-1960 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 390.00 | |
| 222 | AUSTRIAN TRAVEL POSTER 1930s |
ca.1930s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 390.00 |
-
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.