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Dunbar Sloane

Auction Info

Auction Name
NZ and International Fine Art - Day Sale
Auction Date
11/20/2025 - 11/20/2025
Sale Number
#1864
Total Lots
34
Sold Lots
31
Lots Sold
91.18%
Unsold Lots
3
Total Sales (NZD)
43,220.80
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD)
24,050.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD)
44,150.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD)
29,850.00
High Estimate of All Lots (NZD)
53,350.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
81.01%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
174 Ralph Hotere

Night Window, Carey's Bay

 1995 NZD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 NZD 6,545.00
145 Maud Sherwood

Trial Proof (a/f)

 NZD 300.00 - 600.00 NZD 3,808.00
112 John Drawbridge

Woman and Stars

 1980 NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 NZD 2,856.00
115 Philip Clairmont

Self-Portrait

 1978 NZD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 NZD 2,380.00
110 Jenny Dolezel

It felt like something was inside me

 NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 NZD 2,023.00
104 Michael Smither

Pleasure Boats II

 2016 NZD 800.00 - 1,600.00 NZD 1,666.00
189 Dame Robin White

Nautilus

 1985 NZD 800.00 - 1,600.00 NZD 1,666.00
197 Stanley Palmer

Antipodean Albatross

 2012 NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 NZD 1,428.00
159 Juliet Peter

Circus Day

 NZD 600.00 - 1,000.00 NZD 1,428.00
114 Philip Clairmont

Nude

 1979 NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 NZD 1,309.00
111 Grahame Sydney

Joey in the Studio

 2001 NZD 800.00 - 1,600.00 NZD 1,309.00
108 Michael Smither

Back Beach XIV

 1975 NZD 600.00 - 1,200.00 NZD 1,309.00
113 Philip Clairmont

Clothesline

 1976 NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 NZD 1,190.00
171 Colin McCahon

James K. Baxter Festival 1973

 1973 NZD 600.00 - 1,000.00 NZD 1,130.50
155 Nigel Brown

Section in the Suburbs

 1993 NZD 400.00 - 800.00 NZD 1,130.50
192 Dick Frizzell

Authentiki

 2007 NZD 800.00 - 1,600.00 NZD 1,071.00
154 Nigel Brown

Garden Path

 1990 NZD 600.00 - 1,000.00 NZD 1,071.00
151 Fatu Feu'u

Fa'asei

 2018 NZD 700.00 - 1,200.00 NZD 1,011.50
198 Stanley Palmer

Steep Hills - Goat Island

 1973 NZD 800.00 - 1,200.00 NZD 952.00
153 Nigel Brown

Fern for Rangitoto

 1989 NZD 600.00 - 1,000.00 NZD 952.00
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  • <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b LAUTRÉAMONT (COMTE DE). <i>Les Chants de Maldoror,</i> Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b PAULHAN (JEAN). <i>Braque le Patron,</i> Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b CHAR (RENÉ). <i>Le Soleil des eaux,</i> Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000.
    <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b BUFFON (COMTE DE). <i>Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado,</i> Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b MAÎTRES DE L'AFFICHE (LES). Publication mensuelle contenant la reproduction des plus belles affiches illustrées des grands artistes, français et étrangers. Paris, 1896-1899. €10,000 to €12,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b JACOB (MAX). <i>Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T.,</i> Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000.
    <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b RADIGUET (RAYMOND). <i>Les Pélican,</i> Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b KUPKA (FRANTIŠEK). <i>Quatre histoires de blanc et noir,</i> Paris, s.n., 1926. €15,000 to €20,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b BALZAC (HONORÉ DE). <i>Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu,</i> Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931. €5,000 to €6,000.
    <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b PIERRE (JOSÉ). <i>Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ? C'est les maronniers en fleurs,</i> Paris, Le Soleil Noir, 1974. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b BALZAC (HONORÉ DE). <i>Traité des Excitants Modernes,</i> Paris, Yves Rivière, 1989. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Chants de Maldoror, Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Braque le Patron, Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Soleil des eaux, Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado, Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000.
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    ALDE, Dec. 3:Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T., Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Pélican, Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Quatre histoires de blanc et noir, Paris, s.n., 1926. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu, Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Hommage à Pablo Picasso, Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ? C'est les maronniers en fleurs, Paris, Le Soleil Noir, 1974. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Traité des Excitants Modernes, Paris, Yves Rivière, 1989. €6,000 to €8,000.
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  • <b><center>Swann<br>Illustration Art<br>December 4, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> William Wallace Denslow (1856-1915). Pen and ink illustration for the first edition of Frank Baum's <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</i> (Chicago: George M. Hill, 1900), page 33. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021). <i>The Great Minu, African folk tale complete book, group of 15 illustrations. 1974. $12,000 to $16,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Charles Schulz (1922-2000). Peanuts, Snoopy's brother Spike Christmas Cactus illustration. 1989 $8,000 to $12,000.. <b><center>Swann<br>Illustration Art<br>December 4, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960). Dean Cornwell in his studio. Watercolor and pencil on board. 1920. $5,000 to $7,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Charles Samuel Addams (1912-1988). Study for "Movie Scream," 1947. $2,000 to $3,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Edmund Dulac (1882-1953). "Q was a quaint dainty queen." Watercolor and ink on paper. 1906. $6,000 to $9,000. <b><center>Swann<br>Illustration Art<br>December 4, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Albert Hirschfeld (1903-2003). Camelot. Pen and ink on board. 1960. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Maurice Sendak (1928-2012). "Chicken Soup" sketch. Ink on paper. Circa 1962. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Kay Nielsen (1886-1957). But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Pastel on board. Circa 1955. $5,000 to $7,000. <b><center>Swann<br>Illustration Art<br>December 4, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Julian De Miskey (1898-1976). Equestrian riding across 5th Avenue. Mixed media on board. Circa 1930. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Walt Disney Studios. Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon A Star" Jiminy Cricket Courvoisier animation cel. Gouache on celluloid over airbrushed background on board. 1940. $2,000 to $2,500. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Arnold Lobel (1933-1987). "I will tell you a story while we are waiting," graphite on tracing paper. 1976. $1,500 to $2,000.
    Swann
    Illustration Art
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    Swann, Dec. 4: William Wallace Denslow (1856-1915). Pen and ink illustration for the first edition of Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Chicago: George M. Hill, 1900), page 33. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021). The Great Minu, African folk tale complete book, group of 15 illustrations. 1974. $12,000 to $16,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Charles Schulz (1922-2000). Peanuts, Snoopy's brother Spike Christmas Cactus illustration. 1989 $8,000 to $12,000..
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960). Dean Cornwell in his studio. Watercolor and pencil on board. 1920. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Charles Samuel Addams (1912-1988). Study for "Movie Scream," 1947. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Edmund Dulac (1882-1953). "Q was a quaint dainty queen." Watercolor and ink on paper. 1906. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: Albert Hirschfeld (1903-2003). Camelot. Pen and ink on board. 1960. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Maurice Sendak (1928-2012). "Chicken Soup" sketch. Ink on paper. Circa 1962. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Kay Nielsen (1886-1957). But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Pastel on board. Circa 1955. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: Julian De Miskey (1898-1976). Equestrian riding across 5th Avenue. Mixed media on board. Circa 1930. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Walt Disney Studios. Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon A Star" Jiminy Cricket Courvoisier animation cel. Gouache on celluloid over airbrushed background on board. 1940. $2,000 to $2,500.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Arnold Lobel (1933-1987). "I will tell you a story while we are waiting," graphite on tracing paper. 1976. $1,500 to $2,000.
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  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>A Worldwide Grand Tour:<br>The Sven A. Behrendt Collection<br>2 December 2025</center</b> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Isaac Newton. <i>The mathematical principles of natural philosophy...,</i> London, 1729, first edition in English, 2 volumes, contemporary calf. £35,000 to £40,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Henri Abraham Chatelain. <i>Atlas historique,</i> Amsterdam, 1719-1721, 7 volumes, contemporary calf gilt. £7,000 to £9,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Sir Marc Aurel Stein. <i>Serindia. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China,</i> Oxford, 1921, 6 volumes, original cloth. £7,000 to £10,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Joseph Stöcklein. <i>Allerhand...</i> Reis-Beschreibungen, 1726-55, 32 parts in 5 volumes, contemporary pigskin. £5,000 to £6,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Rudyard Kipling. <i>The Complete Works in Prose and Verse,</i> 1937-39, 35 volumes, publisher's tan morocco gilt, first volume signed by the author. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Sotheby’s
    A Worldwide Grand Tour:
    The Sven A. Behrendt Collection
    2 December 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Isaac Newton. The mathematical principles of natural philosophy..., London, 1729, first edition in English, 2 volumes, contemporary calf. £35,000 to £40,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Henri Abraham Chatelain. Atlas historique, Amsterdam, 1719-1721, 7 volumes, contemporary calf gilt. £7,000 to £9,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Sir Marc Aurel Stein. Serindia. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China, Oxford, 1921, 6 volumes, original cloth. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Joseph Stöcklein. Allerhand... Reis-Beschreibungen, 1726-55, 32 parts in 5 volumes, contemporary pigskin. £5,000 to £6,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Rudyard Kipling. The Complete Works in Prose and Verse, 1937-39, 35 volumes, publisher's tan morocco gilt, first volume signed by the author. £4,000 to £6,000.