Auction Reports
Christies
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Skybreakers: Between Heaven and Earth
- Auction Date
- 12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
- Sale Number
- #24589
- Total Lots
- 33
- Sold Lots
- 33.0
- Lots Sold
- 100.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 0
- Total Sales (USD)
- 811,276.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 253,000.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 392,500.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 253,000.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 392,500.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 206.69%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988) | A PORTION OF THE WHEEL-SHAPED SPACE STATION IN CUTAWAY |
circa 1952. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 63,500.00 |
| 44 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | RETURN OF THE ROCKET SHIP'S THIRD STAGE |
circa 1952. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 |
| 26 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | ZERO HOUR MINUS FIVE |
circa 1949 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 |
| 46 | RON MILLER (b.1947) AND WERNHER VON BRAUN (1912-1977) | TWO DRAWINGS OF THE LUNAR LANDER |
circa 1992 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 3 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | FORMATION OF THE EARTH |
circa 1978. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
| 43 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | SEPARATION OVER THE PACIFIC |
circa 1961. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
| 63 | FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988) and WERNHER VON BRAUN (1912-1977) | EMERGENCY! MAN'S SURVIVAL IN SPACE |
circa 1953 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
| 1 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | MILKY WAY GALAXY |
circa 1975. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 |
| 60 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | LAUNCH VEHICLE'S WINGED THIRD STATE AND ITS EMERGENCY EJECTION CAPSULES |
circa 1953. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 |
| 28 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | THE 1976 VOYAGER MISSION ARRIVES AT SATURN, 16 JANUARY 1980 |
1975 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 |
| 62 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | REENTRY OF THE BABY SPACE STATION |
circa 1953. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 |
| 25 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | ROCKET TO THE MOON |
circa 1945. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 78 | RON MILLER (B.1947) | APPROACH TO MARS |
circa 1990. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 79 | FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988) | CAN WE GET TO MARS? |
circa 1954 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 59 | FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988) | CUTAWAY OF THE INTERIOR OF UNDERGROUND LUNAR BASE HABITATION AND LABORATORY STRUCTURES |
circa 1952. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 24 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | EARLY STUDIES OF PLANETARY LANDSCAPES |
circa 1940 | USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 80 | RON MILLER (B.1947) | EXPLORERS OF MARS PREPARING TO RETURN TO EARTH |
circa 1992. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 2 | CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986) | TWO WORKS: THE SURFACE OF MARS |
circa 1950. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 76 | FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988) | INSIDE THE 'BABY' SPACE STATION |
circa 1953. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 77 | ALEXANDER LEYDENFROST (1888-1961) | TWO WORKS OF NUCLEAR ATTACK ON WASHINGTON, D.C.: MISSILE INTERCEPTION AND EVACUATION ROUTES |
circa 1954. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
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![Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:
HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:
HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
