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Auction Name
December 2025 Auction
Auction Date
12/13/2025 - 12/13/2025
Sale Number
#416
Total Lots
68
Sold Lots
36.0
Lots Sold
52.94%
Unsold Lots
32
Total Sales (USD)
22,153.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
19,500.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
34,900.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
59,300.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
94,600.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
23.42%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
80 Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931 - 2004)

House and Barn in the Distance, 1991

 1991 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,198.00
107 Pal (Jean de Paleologue) (Romanian/American, 1860 -- 1942)

"Concours Internationaux d'Escrime", 1900

 1900 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,722.00
79 After Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987)

Moonwalk, 1987

 1987 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,230.00
54 Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)

Beggar with a Wooden Leg, ca. 1630

 ca.1630 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,199.00
113 Stanley Charles Rowles (H.L. Roowy) (b. 1887) & Philippe Chapellier (19th/20th Century)

Les Huiles La Semeuse.

USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,138.00
112 Henri Edouard Loux (German, 1873 - 1907)

Exposition Universelle de 1900 Restaurant de la Maison Kammerzell Vieux Strasbourg, 1900

 1900 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,138.00
98 Eugene Grasset (French, 1845-1917)

Encre L. Marquet, 1892

 1892 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,107.00
108 Pal (Jean de Paleologue) (Romanian/American, 1860 -- 1942)

Rayon d'Or, ca. 1895

 ca.1895 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,015.00
97 Eugene Grasset (French, 1845-1917)

Librairie Romantique, 1887

 1887 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 923.00
109 Leopoldo Metlicovitz (Italian, 1868 - 1944)

Impermeabili Moretti, 1921

 1921 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 646.00
82 Peter Max (American, b. 1937)

Umbrella Man with Angels, 2015

 2015 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 646.00
99 Eugene Grasset (French, 1845-1917)

L'Histoire & L'Architecture Fracaise au Mont St. Michel.

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 627.00
53 Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528)

Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Desert ca. 1503-04

 ca.1503-04 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 615.00
115

Kohler Sewing Machines Vintage Poster. Kohler, 1927

 1927 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 615.00
70 Roberto Burle Marx (Brazilian, 1909-1994)

Serra Dourada", 1991

 1991 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 615.00
111 Georges Favre (French, Late 19th/Early 20th Century)

Berger Grillon, ca. 1932

 ca.1932 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 615.00
81 Peter Max (American, b. 1937)

Brown Lady with Angel, 2017

 2017 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 584.00
62 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)

Theoclymenus, from The Odyssey II, 1975

 1975 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 523.00
84 Peter Max (American, b. 1937)

Better World, 2017

 2017 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 523.00
75 After Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987)

Three prints: "Liz", "Marilyn", & "Self-Portrait (Camouflage)", 1989

 1989 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 504.00
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    Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    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.
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    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
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    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
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