Auction Reports
Clars Auction Gallery
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- December Gallery Auction
- Auction Date
- 12/19/2025 - 12/19/2025
- Sale Number
- #121925
- Total Lots
- 27
- Sold Lots
- 18.0
- Lots Sold
- 66.67%
- Unsold Lots
- 9
- Total Sales (USD)
- 8,973.50
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 7,700.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 11,200.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 12,100.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 17,700.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 50.70%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7086 | A signed silver gelatin photograph of Theodore Roosevelt. Also bears pencil notations verso 'Estate of Walter Prendergast, 1992'. |
1992 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,703.00 | |
| 7091 | A silver gelatin photograph of Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor from 1937, |
1937 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,244.50 | |
| 7090 | A silver gelatin photograph of King Edward VIII, signed and dated, 1936. |
1936 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 851.50 | |
| 7216 | Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1936), | "Codice Miguelito," digital serigraph |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 491.25 | |
| 7211 | Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997), | "Parmenide (Orange, Red, and Blue)," serigraph, |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 491.25 | |
| 7209 | Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985) | (lot of 6) , Five plates from "Dessins Pour La Bible" series, and "La Baie des Anges," lithograph in colors, |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 491.25 | |
| 7092 | A silver gelatin photograph depicting the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 12, 1937, Knole House; |
1937 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 458.50 | |
| 7008 | Two 1899 U.S. silver certificates, FR#236 PMG-VF30; FR#233 PMG-VF25 |
1899 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 425.75 | |
| 7207 | Louis Schanker (American, 1903-1981), | "Polo Player," lithograph, |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 425.75 | |
| 7204 | Robert Graham (Mexican/American, 1938-2008), | Untitled, 1995, etching, |
1995 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 393.00 |
| 7087 | A framed photograph of President Warren G. Harding, inscribed 'To Walter F. Prendergast, with very best wishes... |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 360.25 | ||
| 7205 | Kiki Smith (American, b. 1954), | "Untitled," 1994, screenprint |
1994 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 327.50 |
| 7206 | After Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), | "Andy Warhol's Exposures," 1979 |
1979 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 327.50 |
| 7214 | Shoichi Ida (Japanese, 1941-2006), | "Paper Between a Stone and Brook," 1983, mixed media print |
1983 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 262.00 |
| 7203 | Matsumi Kanemitsu (American/Japanese, 1922-1992), | Untitled, 1965, lithograph on paper |
1965 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 |
| 7202 | Matsumi Kanemitsu (American/Japanese, 1922-1992), | Spectre, 1961, lithograph on paper, |
1961 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 |
| 7208 | Jean Charlot (French/American, 1898-1979), | Fiji, screenprint, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | |
| 7088 | A signed photograph of Andrew Mellon, Secretary of Treasury under Harding and Roosevelt, inscribed |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 131.00 | ||
| 7805 | Ting Shao Guang (born 1939) - | Dance of the Peacock. Serigraph |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 7803 | Ting Shao Kuang (Born 1939) - | Morning Walk. Serigraph |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
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![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5ac2876b-2794-47d3-9df7-c4a002016bd6.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000")
