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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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  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
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    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
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    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
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    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
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    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.