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Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen: Book and Art Auction - Day 3
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Book and Art Auction - Day 3 | Total Sales (EUR) | 532,200.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 08, 2026 - May 08, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 409,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #143c | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 612,070.00 |
| Total Lots | 1232 | ||
| Sold Lots | 504.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 795,060.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 40.91% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,184,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 728 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.91% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3567 | Lyonel Feininger; Wassily Kandinsky; Paul Klee; Gerhard Marcks; Laszlo Moholy-Nagy; Oskar Schlemmer; Rudolf Baschant; Herbert Bayer; Paul Haberer; Dorte Helm; Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack; Kurt Schmidt; Georg Teltscher | Bauhaus-Postkarten |
1923 | EUR 95,000.00 - 140,000.00 | EUR 112,500.00 |
| 3865 | Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) | Los desastres de la guerra |
1892 | EUR 18,000.00 - 27,000.00 | EUR 22,500.00 |
| 4380 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1668) | Der Engel verlasst die Familie des Tobias |
N/A | EUR 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | EUR 18,750.00 |
| 4354 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Abraham und Isaak |
1645 | EUR 15,000.00 - 22,000.00 | EUR 15,000.00 |
| 4387 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1668) | Christus und die Samariterin zwischen Ruinen |
1634 | EUR 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 | EUR 12,500.00 |
| 4393 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Selbstbildnis am Fenster, zeichnend |
1648 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 10,000.00 |
| 4395 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Selbstbildnis mit der Scharpe um den Hals |
1633 | EUR 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 | EUR 10,000.00 |
| 4356 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1668) | Selbstbildnis mit Scharpe um den Hals |
1633 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 9,375.00 |
| 4374 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Die Auferstehung des Lazarus |
c. 1632 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 9,375.00 |
| 4375 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1668) | Die wandernden Musikanten |
c. 1635 | EUR 7,500.00 - 11,000.00 | EUR 9,375.00 |
| 4384 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Christus am Kreuz (kleine Platte) |
c. 1635 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 9,375.00 |
| 3743 | Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) | Die Flucht nach Agypten |
c. 1504 | EUR 5,500.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 8,750.00 |
| 3756 | Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) | Das Liebespaar und der Tod (Der Spaziergang) |
c. 1498 | EUR 6,500.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,750.00 |
| 4388 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669) | Christus die Handler aus dem Tempel treibend |
1635 | EUR 6,500.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,750.00 |
| 3730 | Jim Dine (1935) | Drag - Johnson and Mao |
1967 | EUR 6,500.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,125.00 |
| 4348 | Rembrandt Hamensz van Rijn (1606-1668) | Joseph seine Traume erzahlend |
1638 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 7,500.00 |
| 3746 | Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) | Die Heimsuchung |
1503/1504 | EUR 5,500.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 6,875.00 |
| 4351 | Rembrandt Hamensz van Rijn (1606-1668) | Die heilige Familie mit der Katze und der Schlange |
1654 | EUR 4,600.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,250.00 |
| 4362 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Selbstbildnis mit der flachen Kappe |
c. 1642 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | EUR 6,250.00 |
| 4389 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Der Goldschmied |
1655 | EUR 6,500.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 6,250.00 |
| 4397 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Drei Frauenkopfe, die eine Frau schlafend |
1637 | EUR 5,500.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 6,250.00 |
| 2956 | Bettina Rheims (1952-) | 16 Mars, Paris |
N/A | EUR 4,600.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 5,750.00 |
| 3749 | Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) | Die Busse des heiligen Johannes Chrysostomus |
c. 1496 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 5,625.00 |
| 4361 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) | Selbstportrat mit Saskia |
1636 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 5,625.00 |
| 3750 | Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) | Die sechs Kriegsleute |
c. 1495/96 | EUR 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | EUR 5,000.00 |
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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.