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Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 2026 Antique & Custom Furnishings, Fine Art, & Decor
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 2026 Antique & Custom Furnishings, Fine Art, & Decor | Total Sales (USD) | 18,447.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 02, 2026 - May 02, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 7,350.00 |
| Sale Number | #50226 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 15,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 49 | ||
| Sold Lots | 44.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 8,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 16,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 110.79% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Johann Martin Will (German 1727-1806); Thomas Hart (British, active 1776–77) | Johann Martin Will (German 1727-1806) and Thomas Hart (British, active 1776–77) |
1776 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 58 | Currier & Ives "The Life of a Fireman" |
c. 1854 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,376.00 | |
| 264 | Hulls Export Beer Vintage 1940's Cardboard Advertising Sign |
1940's | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,244.00 | |
| 96 | Adolph Heinze (American 1887 - 1958) | Adolph Heinze (American 1887 - 1958) |
1940's | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 924.00 |
| 335 | Edward Gorey (American 1925-2000) | Edward Gorey (American 1925-2000) |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 792.00 |
| 57 | Framed New York's Printing House Square Chromolithograph |
1864 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 660.00 | |
| 73 | Frederic Edwin Church (American 1826-1900); William Forrest (Scottish, 1805–1889) | After Frederic Edwin Church (American 1826-1900) |
1862 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 265 | Hull's Export Beer Vintage 1940's Cardboard Advertisement Sign |
1940's | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 528.00 | |
| 399 | Svenolov Ehren (1927-2004) | Three: Svenolov Ehren (Swedish 1927-2004) |
1979 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 528.00 |
| 462 | David Roth (B.1942) | Four: David Roth (American B.1942) |
1975 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 462.00 |
| 79 | Harry Gottlieb (American 1895-1922) | Harry Gottlieb (American 1895-1922) |
1940 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 396.00 |
| 74 | Harry Gottlieb (American 1895-1993) | Harry Gottlieb (American 1895-1922) |
1938 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 363.00 |
| 341 | Harry Gottlieb (1895-1993) | Harry Gottlieb (American 1895-1922) |
1943 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 342 | Georges Rouault (1871-1958); Ernst Barlach (1870-1938); Robert Henri | Two Framed Mid Century Lithographs and Architectural Study |
1923; c. 1920 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 409 | Arthur Seller (20th Century) | Two: Arthur Seller (American 20th Century) |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 64 | Smith Bros. & Company | Smith Bros. & Company |
c. 1850 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 297.00 |
| 244 | Roi George Partridge (American 1888,1984); Carlos Anderson (American 1905-1978) | Two Framed Early 20th Century Lithographs |
1926; c. 1935-1943 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 297.00 |
| 250 | Dr. Robert John Thornton (British 1768-1837) | Set of Six Framed Botanicals After Dr. Robert John Thornton (British 1768-1837) |
1808-1809 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 297.00 |
| 291 | Louis Van Houtte | Set of Five Trowbridge Botanicals in Mirrored Silver Frames |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 297.00 |
| 330 | Richard Haas (American B.1936) | Richard Haas (American B.1936) |
1983 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 297.00 |
| 99 | Marcello Dudovich (1878-1962); Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942) | Three Large Art Nouveau Italian Liquor Reproduction Lithographs |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 231.00 |
| 284 | John Stobart (American 1929-2023) | John Stobart (American 1929-2023) |
1977 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 231.00 |
| 327 | Sir Alfred James Munnings (British 1878-1959) | After Sir Alfred James Munnings (British 1878-1959) |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 231.00 |
| 334 | Richard Haas (American B.1936) | Richard Haas (American B.1936) |
1971 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 231.00 |
| 76 | Richard Haas (American B.1936) | Richard Haas (American B.1936) |
1974 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 198.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.