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New England Auctions

Auction Info

Auction Name
Early Photography and Advertising
Auction Date
09/10/2025 - 09/10/2025
Sale Number
#91025
Total Lots
203
Sold Lots
201
Lots Sold
99.01%
Unsold Lots
2
Total Sales (USD)
143,000.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
70,700.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
119,300.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
71,100.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
120,050.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
119.12%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
150

Three Early Photo Albums, with some Military Content

circa1870 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 7,150.00
261

Cigar Trade Sign

circa1900 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,500.00
252

Electrical Engineering Contractor Lightbulb Sign

circa1940 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,460.00
215

Early Dentist Trade Sign

circa1880 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,680.00
282

John W. Masury House Paints Sign

circa1910 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,900.00
222

Mistick Magic Sign

circa1950 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 3,120.00
219

Optometrist Reverse Glass Sign - H. L. Venable

circa1920 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,860.00
47

Oddfellows Sign - 'Welcome'

1910 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 2,600.00
236

Straight Razor Trade Sign

circa1930 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,600.00
120

Kansas Occupational Ambrotype of a Prospector

circa1850 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 2,600.00
160

Four Cased Images of Double-Armed Civil War Soldiers

circa1870 USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,080.00
254

Hockanum Ice Co. Crate with Ice Saw Blade

early 20th century USD 200.00 - 350.00 USD 2,080.00
203

J. Craddock and Co. Soap Factory Sign

early 20th century USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,950.00
118

Daguerreotype of a Man with Two Portrait Paintings

circa1845 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 1,950.00
217

Optometrist Trade Sign

circa1880 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,820.00
202

Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers Trade Sign

circa1910 USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,690.00
162

Large Group of Military Images and Others

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,560.00
285

New Bachelor Quality Cigar Sign

Early 20th century USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,430.00
281

Fountain Tobacco Tin Lithograph Sign - Tuchfarber Co.

circa1900 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,430.00
250A

Pocket Watch Trade Sign

19th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,300.00

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