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Santa Fe Art Auction: Etcetera Spring Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Etcetera Spring Sale | Total Sales (USD) | 18,757.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 20, 2026 - April 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,740.00 |
| Sale Number | #42026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 83,921.00 |
| Total Lots | 84 | ||
| Sold Lots | 80.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,820.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 87,917.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 21.34% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willard Franklin Clark | Willard Clark, Untitled (Donkey Cart) |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 1,722.00 |
| 62 | Ben Shahn | Ben Shahn, Psalm 133 |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 984.00 |
| 238 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Two Northwest Coast Portrait Photogravures |
1910 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 2 | James Guilford Swinnerton | James Guilford Swinnerton, Bee Sting (Cartoon) |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 922.00 |
| 32 | Gustave Baumann | Gustave Baumann, November, 1912 |
1912 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 922.00 |
| 235 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Two Photogravures: Southwest + Northwest Portraits |
1903; 1910 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 922.00 |
| 224 | Gustavo Montoya | Gustavo Montoya, Pair of Serigraphs: Two Boys Fishing + Girl Selling Watermelon |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 999.00 | USD 861.00 |
| 33 | Howard Norton Cook | Howard Norton Cook, New England Church, 1931 |
1931 | USD 1,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 676.00 |
| 12 | Donald Vann | Donald Vann, Autumn Watch |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 615.00 |
| 58 | Bev Doolittle | Bev Doolittle, Bugged Bear |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 563.00 |
| 202 | Howard Terpning | Howard Terpning, Cheyenne at the Disappearing Creek Called Whitewoman, 2003/2004 |
2003; 2004 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 541.00 |
| 227 | Jeanette Pasin Sloan | Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Untitled, 1995 |
1995 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 384.00 |
| 234 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Two Southwest Photogravures |
1906; 1907 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 344.00 |
| 10 | Rudolph Carl Gorman | R. C. Gorman, Untitled (Woman in Blue Blanket), 1978 |
1978 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 319.00 |
| 243 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Group of Five Northwest Coast Photogravures |
1912; 1914; 1915 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 319.00 |
| 225 | Gustavo Montoya | Gustavo Montoya, Pair of Serigraphs: Girl in Pink + Boy in Blue |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 999.00 | USD 295.00 |
| 248 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Group of Five California + Northwest Coast Photogravures |
1914; 1915; 1924 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 281.00 |
| 24 | George Catlin | George Catlin, Group of Three Chromolithographs, ca. 1880-1913 |
c. 1880-1913 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 49 | Jay Moore | Jay Moore, Pair of Etchings: San Juan Aspen Grove + Sunny Morning, Buffalo Fork |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 246.00 |
| 245 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Group of Three Southwest Architecture Photogravures |
1907; 1921 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 246.00 |
| 53 | Kirk Hughey | Kirk Hughey, Untitled (Rodeo) |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 221.00 |
| 182 | Marion Barstow Huse | Marion Huse, In New Mexico |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 221.00 |
| 256 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Group of Three Northwest Coast Photogravures |
1901; 1909; 1910 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 221.00 |
| 257 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Group of Four Southwest Photogravures |
1903; 1907; 1925 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 221.00 |
| 233 | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Edward S. Curtis, Qahatika Girl, 1907 |
1907 | USD 20.00 - 999.00 | USD 206.00 |
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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.