• <b><center>Swann<br>Rare & Important Travel Posters<br>November 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> James Northfield. Australia / Koala. 1931. $800 to $1,200. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Mitsuharu Horiuchi. The North China Railway Co. Circa 1939. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000. <b><center>Swann<br>Rare & Important Travel Posters<br>November 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> White Star Line / Types of World Famous Liners. Circa 1927. $2,500 to $3,500. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Visit the USSR. 1958. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Stefan Norblin. Wilno. Circa 1930. $800 to $1,200. <b><center>Swann<br>Rare & Important Travel Posters<br>November 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Samuel Henchoz. Villars Chesières Suisse. 1948. $800 to $1,200. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Roger Broders. Marseille / Porte de l'Afrique du Nord. 1929. $5,000 to $7,500. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Arthur Vivian Farrar. Time is Money / Underground. Gouache maquette. 1930. $1,000 to $1,500. <b><center>Swann<br>Rare & Important Travel Posters<br>November 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Hawaii / Paradise of the Pacific. 1908. $800 to $1,200. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> David Klein. New York / Fly TWA. 1956. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Leslie Ragan. The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System. 1939. $15,000 to $20,000.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
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    Swann, Nov. 25: James Northfield. Australia / Koala. 1931. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Mitsuharu Horiuchi. The North China Railway Co. Circa 1939. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
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    Swann, Nov. 25: White Star Line / Types of World Famous Liners. Circa 1927. $2,500 to $3,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Visit the USSR. 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Stefan Norblin. Wilno. Circa 1930. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: Samuel Henchoz. Villars Chesières Suisse. 1948. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Roger Broders. Marseille / Porte de l'Afrique du Nord. 1929. $5,000 to $7,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Arthur Vivian Farrar. Time is Money / Underground. Gouache maquette. 1930. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: Hawaii / Paradise of the Pacific. 1908. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: David Klein. New York / Fly TWA. 1956. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Leslie Ragan. The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System. 1939. $15,000 to $20,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>November & December</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Audebert, Jean-Baptiste — Louis-Pierre Vieillot. <i>Oiseaux dorés ou à reflets métalliques,</i> Paris, 1801-1802. €40,000 to €60,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Orbigny, Alcide d'. <i>Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale...</i> Paris, Pitois-Levrault et Cie et Strasbourg, Levrault, 1834-1847. €10,000 to €15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Chelidonius, Benedictus. <i>Passio Jesu Chriti.</i> [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Cassini de Thury, César-François. Carte générale de la France faite en 1744. Paris, 1756-1788. 178 cartes entoilées, réunies dans 28 emboîtages. €15,000 to €20,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    November & December
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Audebert, Jean-Baptiste — Louis-Pierre Vieillot. Oiseaux dorés ou à reflets métalliques, Paris, 1801-1802. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Orbigny, Alcide d'. Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale... Paris, Pitois-Levrault et Cie et Strasbourg, Levrault, 1834-1847. €10,000 to €15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Chelidonius, Benedictus. Passio Jesu Chriti. [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Cassini de Thury, César-François. Carte générale de la France faite en 1744. Paris, 1756-1788. 178 cartes entoilées, réunies dans 28 emboîtages. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • <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.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:
    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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Auction Info

Auction Name
Mona Lisa of Pop. Property from The Duffy Archive
Auction Date
11/05/2025 - 11/05/2025
Sale Number
#31612
Total Lots
29
Sold Lots
22
Lots Sold
75.86%
Unsold Lots
7
Total Sales (GBP)
481,854.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
304,700.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
373,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
474,700.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
602,000.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
80.04%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): The original dye transfer artwork print for David Bowie's iconic Aladdin Sane album cover,

 1973 GBP 250,000.00 - 300,000.00 GBP 381,400.00
5 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two original contact sheets of David Bowie for his album Aladdin Sane,

 1973 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 19,200.00
35 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Five vintage archival prints from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) shoot with David Bowie as 'Pierrot',

 1980 GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 9,600.00
31 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Five original vintage contact sheets from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) photoshoot,

 1980 GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 9,600.00
33 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Five original vintage prints from the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) shoot with David Bowie as 'Pierrot',

 1980 GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 9,600.00
9 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A set of seven (and one finished) signed original printer pull colour separations for the inside cover of Aladdin Sane,

 1973 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 7,040.00
7 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Set of three signed original Aladdin Sane printer's proof separations,

 1973 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 5,888.00
10 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A record sleeve printer pull colour separation for the album cover of Aladdin Sane annotated by Duffy,

 1973 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 5,376.00
14 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two printer's proofs of the front cover (signed) and inside cover (unsigned) for the record sleeve for of Aladdin Sane,

 1973 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 3,840.00
27 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Autographed Polaroid of David Bowie with Marlboro Packet,

 1979 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 3,584.00
12 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two printer's proofs for the front cover (signed) and inside cover (unsigned) of the record sleeve of Aladdin Sane, together with copy of the LP,

 1973 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 3,328.00
32 Chris Duffy

Chris Duffy (born 1956): Two original contact sheets for Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps),

 1980 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 3,072.00
16 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A Signed Double-sided printer's proof poster for Aladdin Sane together with copy of the LP,

 1973 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,816.00
11 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Duffy's personal copy of the Aladdin Sane LP with vinyl cover proof,

 1973 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 2,432.00
17 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A Signed Double-sided printer's proof poster for Aladdin Sane,

 1973 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,432.00
34 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A sepia/bromide print from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps),

 1980 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,304.00
21 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A handwritten note about the creation of the Aladdin Sane album cover image and name,

 circa 2006 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,176.00
25 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A Test Print from Lodger,

 1979 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,176.00
19 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): Two Double-sided posters for Aladdin Sane signed by Duffy,

 1973 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,920.00
18 Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy (1933-2010): A Signed Double-sided poster for Aladdin Sane, and an original Show Souvenir,

 1973 GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,792.00
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  • <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 24th</center></b> <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> M. Waldseemüller, <i>Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus,</i> 1520. Est: € 250,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> I. Newton, <i>Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica,</i> 1687. Est: € 100,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 24th</center></b> <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b>H. Schedel, <i>Liber chronicarum,</i> 1493. Est: € 30,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Collection of 18 postcards <i>“Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“</i> Est: € 40,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 24th</center></b> <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, <i>Vivarium naturae,</i> 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, <i>The Little Prince,</i> 1943. First American edition. Est: € 6,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 24th</center></b> <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Ibn Butlan, <i>Tacuini sanitatis,</i> 1531. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Hermann Hesse, <i>Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola,</i> 1927. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Pop Art portfolio <i>Reality & Paradoxes,</i> 1973. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: M. Waldseemüller, Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus, 1520. Est: € 250,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: I. Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, 1687. Est: € 100,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24:H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 30,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Collection of 18 postcards “Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“ Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, Vivarium naturae, 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943. First American edition. Est: € 6,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Ibn Butlan, Tacuini sanitatis, 1531. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Hermann Hesse, Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola, 1927. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Pop Art portfolio Reality & Paradoxes, 1973. Est: € 12,000
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