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Winter Associates: Fine Silver, Porcelain and Glass; Jewelry; Paintings; Prints; Sculpture; Antique Furniture; Clocks; Asian; Oriental Rugs, etc.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Silver, Porcelain and Glass; Jewelry; Paintings; Prints; Sculpture; Antique Furniture; Clocks; Asian; Oriental Rugs, etc. | Total Sales (USD) | 10,464.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 20, 2026 - April 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,150.00 |
| Sale Number | #42026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 8,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 26 | ||
| Sold Lots | 21.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,675.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.77% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 9,275.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 112.82% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | Joichi Hoshi (Japanese, 1913 - 1979) | Joichi Hoshi "In the Forest" Woodblock Print |
1979 | USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 259 | Joichi Hoshi (Japanese, 1913 - 1979) | Joichi Hoshi "Silver" Woodblock Print |
1975 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,304.00 |
| 276 | Joichi Hoshi (Japanese, 1913 - 1979) | Joichi Hoshi "Evening Tree (blue)" Woodblock Print |
N/A | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
| 244 | Disney | Disney "Snow White" Cel: Lost Little Bird |
1993 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 114 | Puritan William Bates (English, 1625-1699); Rev. John Fletcher (American); Isaac Watts | Group of Four Early Volumes, 1691-1824 |
c. 1691; c. 1809; c. 1824; c. 1715 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 288.00 |
| 238 | Disney; Harry Holt | Disney Serigraphs and Drawing: 101 Dalmatians and Lady and the Tramp |
1993 | USD 125.00 - 225.00 | USD 288.00 |
| 32 | 1868 Rocky Point Clambake Excursion Broadside |
1868 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 256.00 | |
| 42 | Captain Ezra Foster (American, 1779-1864) | Captain Ezra Foster Maritime Ledger, 1814-1818 |
c. 1814–1818 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 224.00 |
| 231 | Taro Yashima (Japanese American, 1908-1994) | Taro Yashima "Crow Boy" Original Drawing |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 224.00 |
| 83 | Early Photography Albums and Framed Photographs |
1882 | USD 125.00 - 250.00 | USD 192.00 | |
| 279 | Disney | Disney "Bambi and Thumper" Cel |
c. 1990's | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 192.00 |
| 308 | Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858); Kitagawa Utamaro (Japan, 1753-1806) | Three Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints and One Reproduction |
c. 1833; c. 1800 | USD 125.00 - 250.00 | USD 192.00 |
| 233 | Disney | Disney Serigraph Cells: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White |
1990; 1993 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 160.00 |
| 283 | Hirose Chikuseki; Suian Hirafuku (1844 - 1890); Gekko Ogata (1859 - 1920) | Four Japanese Woodblock Prints |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 160.00 |
| 268 | Vic Guinnell (American) | World War II "To have and to hold!" War Bond Poster |
c. 1944 | USD 125.00 - 250.00 | USD 128.00 |
| 87 | Collection of Postcards, Trade Cards, and Stamped Envelopes |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 250.00 | USD 96.00 | |
| 240 | Disney; Harry Holt | Disney "Bambi" Serigraphs and Drawing |
1994; 1993 | USD 125.00 - 225.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 262 | Jerome Rozen (American, 1895-1987); Wesley Heyman (American, 1918-2002) | Three World War II Homefront Posters |
c. 1944; c. 1942 | USD 100.00 - 250.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 264 | Dean Cornwell (American, 1892-1960); Cecil Calvert Beall (American, 1892–1970); Alfred Parker (American, 1906-1985) | Four World War II War Bond Posters |
c. 1942; c. 1945 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 92 | Yale University Books, Albertypes, and Correspondence |
1870; 1916; 1934; 1890; 1922; 1930; 1927-1929 | USD 75.00 - 150.00 | USD 64.00 | |
| 112 | William and Henry Barraud; William Giller | "The Meet at Badminton" 1847 Fox Hunt Lithograph |
1847 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 64.00 |
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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.