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Santa Fe Art Auction: Art of the West: Day Two
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Art of the West: Day Two | Total Sales (USD) | 125,778.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 06, 2026 - May 06, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 62,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #50626 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 108,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 51 | ||
| Sold Lots | 46.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 67,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.20% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 116,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 107.78% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874-1952) | Santiago of Taos Pueblo |
c. 1930 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 17,220.00 |
| 337 | Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) | Pine and Aspen |
c. 1920 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,220.00 |
| 338 | Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) | Salt Creek |
1919; 1927 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 9,840.00 |
| 297 | Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) | Cliff Dwellers Ceremonial (from Frijoles Canyon Pictographs) |
1966 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,842.00 |
| 287 | Gene Kloss (1903-1996) | Deer Dance |
1969 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 5,535.00 |
| 295 | Gene Kloss (1903-1996) | Gorge Shadows |
1945 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,227.00 |
| 299 | Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) | Frijoles Canyon Pictographs |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,227.00 |
| 291 | Gene Kloss (1903-1996) | Enduring Sanctuary |
1973 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,920.00 |
| 294 | Gene Kloss (1903-1996) | Christmas Eve - Taos Pueblo |
1946 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,997.00 |
| 505 | Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) | Self-Portrait |
1899 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,690.00 |
| 298 | Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) | An Eagle Ceremony at Tesuque Pueblo |
1932 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,382.00 |
| 300 | John Nieto (1936-2018) | Nieto: Les Livres des Peintres |
1996 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,382.00 |
| 504 | Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) | A Walpi Man |
1900, printed 1921 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,382.00 |
| 293 | Gene Kloss (1903-1996) | Processional - Taos |
1948 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,075.00 |
| 292 | Gene Kloss (1903-1996) | Song of Creation |
1949 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,767.00 |
| 289 | Gene Kloss (1903-1996) | January Morning |
1973 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,968.00 |
| 514 | Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) | Two Southwest Photogravures: A Corner of Zuni; Replastering a Paguate House |
1903; 1925 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,968.00 |
| 282 | John Nieto (1936-2018) | Navajo |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 302 | Edward Borein (1872-1945) | Robes and Meat |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 516 | Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) | Two Southwest Portrait Photogravures: Sia Buffalo Mask; Oyi'-Tsa' ("Duck White"), Summer Cacique of Santa Clara |
1925; 1905 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,476.00 |
| 283 | John Nieto (1936-2018) | Wild Horse |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 278 | John Nieto (1936-2018) | Last American Survivor |
1982 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,353.00 |
| 523 | Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) | Group of Six Photogravures: Northwest Coast Masked Ceremonial Images |
1914 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,353.00 |
| 301 | Doel Reed (1894-1985) | What of this Day? |
1940 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,230.00 |
| 284 | Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) | Crazy Horse |
1974 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,107.00 |
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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.