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Auction Name
Pin-Up, Playboy, and Men's Magazine Illustration Art Showcase Auction
Auction Date
07/14/2026 - 07/14/2026
Sale Number
#15266
Total Lots
100
Sold Lots
99.0
Lots Sold
99.00%
Unsold Lots
1
Total Sales (USD)
0.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
112,800.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
169,200.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
175,200.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
NaN%

Top twenty five by sale price

Top twenty five lots by sale price
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17041 McGinnis Robert (1926-2025)

Robert McGinnis (American, 1926-2025) Ms. Hite Oil on board 20-3/4 x 15 inches (52.7 x 38.1 cm) Signed lower right: Robert McGinnis

2000 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 23,750.00
17005 Elvgren Gil (1914-1980)

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Golf Girl, NAPA auto parts study, circa 1970 Oil on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm) Signed lower right: Elvgren Property from the Collection of Louis K. Meisel and Susan Meisel

circa 1970 USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 12,500.00
17040 McGinnis Robert (1926-2025)

Robert McGinnis (American, 1926-2025) Nina's Nocturne Oil on board 13 x 9-1/2 inches (33.0 x 24.1 cm) Signed lower right: Robert McGinnis Signed and titled faintly on the reverse: Nina's Nocturne / Robert McGinnis

N/A USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 12,500.00
17001 Driben Peter (1902-1968)

Peter Driben (American, 1902-1968) Sitting Pretty, Titter pulp magazine cover, October 1947 Acrylic on board 35 x 26-1/2 inches (88.9 x 67.3 cm) Signed lower center: Peter Driben

1947 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 8,750.00
17016 Frush Pearl Aleryn

Pearl Aleryn Frush (American, 20th Century) Grime Doesn't Pay!, 1954 Gouache and tempera on board 17-1/4 x 13 inches (43.8 x 33.0 cm) (sight) Signed lower right: Frush

1954 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 8,750.00
17039 Neiman LeRoy (1921-2012)

LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) Playboy Playmate Ellen Michaels, 1980 Pastel and charcoal on paper 24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower left: LeRoy Neiman / '80

1980 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,250.00
17004 Elvgren Gil (1914-1980)

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Water Skier, NAPA auto parts calendar study, 1969 Oil on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm) Signed center right: Elvgren Property from the Collection of Louis K. Meisel and Susan Meisel

1969 USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 6,000.00
17002 Elvgren Gil (1914-1980)

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Doctor's Orders, 1939 Oil on canvas 31 x 25-1/8 inches (78.7 x 63.8 cm) Attributed and titled on the reverse: Red Cross Girl / Elvgren

1939 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 5,750.00
17072 Williams Richard

Richard Williams (American, 20th Century) Beauty of the Brambles, 2021 Oil on canvas 61-1/2 x 35 inches (156.2 x 88.9 cm) Signed and dated lower right: RA Williams / 2021

2021 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 5,750.00
17010 DeVorss Billy (1908-1985)

Billy DeVorss (American, 1908-1985) A Sight to Sea, 1945 Pastel on board 31 x 24 inches (78.7 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower right: Billy DeVorss Property from the Collection of Louis K. Meisel and Susan Meisel

1945 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,500.00
17058 Silke Jim (1931-2025)

Jim Silke (American, 1931-2025) Nude: The Job of Figure Drawing interior, 2011 Watercolor on paper 16-1/2 x 19 inches (41.9 x 48.3 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower right: Silke '10 From the Estate of Jim Silke

2011 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,250.00
17012 Runci Edward (1921-1986)

Edward Runci (American, 1921-1986) Lucky Dog, 1948 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: Runci

1948 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 5,000.00
17022 Vargas Alberto (1896-1982)

Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) Art Deco Flying Face Beauty Watercolor and pencil on board 14-5/8 x 20 inches (37.1 x 50.8 cm) Signed later twice lower right: Varga The Vargas Trust Collection

N/A USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 4,750.00
17070 Williams Richard

Richard Williams (American, 20th Century) Venom and Velvet, 2018 Oil on canvas 58 x 30 inches (147.3 x 76.2 cm) Signed and dated lower right: RW / R.A. Williams / 2018

2018 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 4,750.00
17084 Ward Bill (1919-1998)

Bill Ward (American, 1919-1998) No, the Lights didn't Go Out, Stare digest magazine cartoon, February 1968 Charcoal, pencil, and gouache on paper 23-1/4 x 16-3/4 inches (59.1 x 42.5 cm) (image) Signed lower left: Ward

1968 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 4,000.00
17014 Buell Al (1910-1996)

Al Buell (American, 1910-1996) Fireside Beauty, March 1962 Oil and pencil on board 20-1/4 x 15 inches (51.4 x 38.1 cm) Initialed lower left: AB

1962 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 4,000.00
17013 Buell Al (1910-1996)

Al Buell (American, 1910-1996) Short n' Snappy, Al Buell's Delectabelles, February 1960 Oil and pencil on board 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm) Signed lower right: Al Buell

1960 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 4,000.00
17003 Elvgren Gil (1914-1980)

Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) Track Girl/A Knock Out, 1939 Oil on canvas 29 x 23 inches (73.7 x 58.4 cm) Not signed

1939 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 3,750.00
17029 Vargas Alberto (1896-1982)

Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) Men's Toiletries bottle designs, 1955 Watercolor and pencil on board 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm) Signed and dated at center: Vargas / Sept, 12 1955 The Vargas Trust Collection

1955 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 3,500.00
17019 von Lind Baron (1937-2017)

Baron von Lind (American, 1937-2017) Veronika, November 8, 2007 Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower right: Baron

2007 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 3,250.00

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  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Wisdens, English Bibles
    1500-1800
    22nd July 2026
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 83 – Westall & Owen. Picturesque Tour of the River Thames, 1st edition, 1828. £2,000-3,000.
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 88 – Blume. Rumphia, Botanicae de plantis Indiae Orientalis, 1835-1848. £2,000-3,000.
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 101 – Michaux. Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, 1810-1812. £700-1,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Wisdens, English Bibles
    1500-1800
    22nd July 2026
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 102 – Miller & Shaw. Cimelia Physica, 1796 [but c. 1816]. £3,000-5,000.
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 104 – Parkinson. Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants, London: Thomas Cotes, 1640. £800-1,200.
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 159 – Plancius. Orbis Terrarum..., double hemisphere map, 1594-99. £5,000-8,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Wisdens, English Bibles
    1500-1800
    22nd July 2026
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 217 – Illuminated Medieval Manuscript. From a Breviary, 14th/15th c. £3,000-4,000.
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 224 – The newe Testament … By Wylliam Tyndall…, 1549. £3,000-5,000.
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 238 – Douay-Rheims Bible. 3 volumes, 1582/1609/1610. £7,000-10,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Wisdens, English Bibles
    1500-1800
    22nd July 2026
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 336 – Ashendene Press. A Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle, 1903. £1,000-1,500.
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 393 – Sassoon. Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, signed limited edition, 1931. £800-1,200.
    Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 402 – Dylan Thomas. Twenty-Five Poems, 1st edition in d.j., 1936. £400-600.
  • Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000
    Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000
    Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000
    Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000
    Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000
    Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000
    Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000
    Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000
  • Case Auctions
    2026 Summer Auction
    August 1st and 2nd
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Timberlake, Henry: A DRAUGHT OF THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY on the West Side of the Twenty Four Mountains, Commonly Called "Over the Hills". $18,000 to $22,000.
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Manuscript orderly book detailing day to day activities of multiple Virginia regiments in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary,1776-1777. $7,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Cormac McCarthy, The Orchard Keeper, Random House, New York, 1965. Signed 1st Edition. $3,800 to $4,200.
    Case Auctions
    2026 Summer Auction
    August 1st and 2nd
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Battle of Kings Mountain Pamphlet by Isaac Shelby, April 1823, Signed. $1,800 to $2,200.
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Large Tintype CSA Lt. Col. Thomas Coke Johnson, 19th GA, w/ Southern Cross, Book. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Rare Civil War Ambrotype, 19th GA Infantry with Johnson Family of GA. $800 to $1,200.
    Case Auctions
    2026 Summer Auction
    August 1st and 2nd
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: A signed note written by Thomas Alva Edison to an unknown recipient, in which he shares his thoughts on Guglielmo Marconi, regarded as the inventor of the radio. $800 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Rare 1931 TN Grasslands Steeplechase Book, Gallatin. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: War of 1812 related Broadside, Petersburg Volunteers. $700 to $800.
    Case Antiques, Aug. 1: 2 World War I Posters, “Our Colored Fighters” and “No Slacker”. $800 to $1,000.