• <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>By a Lady<br>1-15 October 2025</b> <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.
    Sotheby’s
    By a Lady
    1-15 October 2025
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000.
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.
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  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000

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Auction Info

Auction Name
Fine Autographs and Artifacts
Auction Date
09/10/2025 - 09/10/2025
Sale Number
#725
Total Lots
777
Sold Lots
555
Lots Sold
71.43%
Unsold Lots
222
Total Sales (USD)
789,819.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
487,500.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
741,800.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
748,900.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
1,126,000.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
70.14%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Document Signed as Secretary of State - Act of Congress to Promote the Progress of Useful Arts (Patent Act of 1793)

 USD 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 58,243.00
1 George Washington

George Washington Signed Revolutionary War Discharge Certificate (1783)

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 56,783.00
5 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Document Signed as Secretary of State, Setting a Day for the First Annual Meeting of Each Future Congress

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 24,996.00
682 Rock and Roll Legends

Rock and Roll Legends Multi-Signed (100+) Book, with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Simon and Garunkel, and Many More

 1973 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 21,403.00
237 Sitting Bull and One Bull

Sitting Bull and One Bull Signatures - Rare Autographs of the Sioux who Vanquished Custer at Little Bighorn

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,444.00
653 Composers

Composers Autograph Album with (100+) Signed Musical Quotations, Including Alexander Borodin, Edvard Grieg, Ruggero Leoncavallo, and Many More

 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 14,739.00
361

George A. Custer Lock of Hair and Original Carte-de-Visite Photograph

 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 13,750.00
855 Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Signed Membership Card for the First Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute (1966-1967)

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,364.00
154 Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Signature, with Colleagues from the American Philosophical Society

 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,003.00
184 Brigham Young

Brigham Young Rare Document Signed as Governor of Utah Territory - Original Act of the First Utah Territorial Legislature (1852)

 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 10,313.00
679 Prince

Prince Signature - Signed in Purple Ink on His 27th Birthday

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 9,525.00
373 Robert Stobo

French and Indian War: Certified True Copy of Robert Stobo's Letter from Captivity at Fort Duquesne, Following George Washington's Only Surrender

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,748.00
842 Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Signature

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 8,529.00
609 Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Signed to a Scribner's Bookseller, Referring to The Old Man and the Sea: "Hope you like my new one"

 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,263.00
674 Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix Signature - aEUoeStay Sweet, Jimi Hendrix" (Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 27, 1967)

 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,954.00
15 James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield Document Signed as President - Dated Two Weeks Before His Assassination

 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,970.00
235 Rain in

Rain in the Face Scarce Signed Cabinet Photograph - Issued for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,958.00
659 Beatles

Beatles Signatures and (9) Original Candid Photographs - Obtained in the Bahamas During the Filming of Help! (March 7, 1965)

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,875.00
420 George A. Custer

George A. Custer Hand-Addressed Envelope to "Mrs. Genl. Custer"

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,715.00
360 Elizabeth B. Custer

Elizabeth B. Custer Autograph Manuscript Signed on Mathew Brady's Portrait of George A. Custer: "The wide felt hat was captured from a Confederate"

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,600.00
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  • <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> NEWTON, ISAAC. <i>Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.</i> London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum.</i> 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BECKMANN, MAX. <i>Apokalypse.</i> Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. <i>Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln.</i> AND: <i>Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln…</i> CHF 30,000 to 50,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. <i>Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten.</i> Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>2 October<br>Beatrix Potter:<br>The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit,</i> 1st privately printed edition, 1901. £40,000-£60,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). <i>Squintina Tabby, Licensed dealer in Tea.</i> £7,000-£10,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). A pair of original illustrations from <i>The Tale of Benjamin Bunny.</i> £8,000-£12,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>2 October<br>Beatrix Potter:<br>The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). <i>A Happy Pair,</i> 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter, c. 1920. £3,000-£5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). <i>The Fairy Caravan,</i> 1st (autographed limited) edition, 1929. £2,000-£3,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>2 October<br>Beatrix Potter:<br>The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). <i>The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin,</i> 1st edition, 1903, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £1,500-£2,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). <i>The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher,</i> 1st deluxe edition, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £3,000-£5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). <i>The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin,</i> 1st deluxe edition, 1903, rare trial binding. £2,000-£3,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>2 October<br>Beatrix Potter:<br>The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). <i>The Tailor of Gloucester,</i> 1st privately printed edition, December 1902. £2,000-£3,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter Signed, 26 October 1936. £2,000-£3,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix). Signed and Inscribed ICAA Christmas Card, 1938. £1,500-£2,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1st privately printed edition, 1901. £40,000-£60,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). Squintina Tabby, Licensed dealer in Tea. £7,000-£10,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). A pair of original illustrations from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. £8,000-£12,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). A Happy Pair, 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter, c. 1920. £3,000-£5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Fairy Caravan, 1st (autographed limited) edition, 1929. £2,000-£3,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st edition, 1903, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £1,500-£2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1st deluxe edition, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £3,000-£5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st deluxe edition, 1903, rare trial binding. £2,000-£3,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st privately printed edition, December 1902. £2,000-£3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter Signed, 26 October 1936. £2,000-£3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Signed and Inscribed ICAA Christmas Card, 1938. £1,500-£2,000.