Aspire Auctions: April 2024 Auction - online 4/5, 41324, Pittsburgh

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 13, 2024 - April 13, 2024
Page Size: 48 items in 2 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
105 John James Audubon (American, 1785 - 1851)

Sciurus Longipilis No. 6, Plate XXVII, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,

Philadelphia 1845-48. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 504.00
108 After Fernand Leger (French, 1881-1955)

L'Opera from the portfolio entitled "La Ville", 1959.

1959 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 381.00
109 After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881 - 1973)

Portraits Imaginaires exhibition poster, 1971.

1971 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 320.00
110 Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893 - 1983)

Katalonien, 1970

1970 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,292.00
111 After Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893 - 1983)

Composition Originale Pour Fernand Mourlot, 1983.

1983 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 98.00
112 Norman Rockwell (American 1894 - 1978)

Bicentennial Celebration, Benjamin Franklin", 1976.

1976 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 689.00
113 Norman Rockwell (American 1894 - 1978)

John F. Kennedy.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 640.00
119 Victor Vasarely (Hungarian 1908 - 1997)

VY37B from Enigmas portfolio, 1974

1974 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 517.00
120 Victor Vasarely (Hungarian 1908 - 1997)

VY37D, from Enigmas Portfolio, 1974.

1974 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 418.00
121 Sarah Churchill (British, 1914-1982) and Curtis Hooper (British, 1945-2000)

Winston Churchill and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 437.00
122 Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921 - 2006)

Untitled (Abstract Composition), 1958.

1958 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 566.00
123 LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921 - 2012)

Ali vs. Frazier, 1972.

1972 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
124 Yaacov Agam, (Israeli, b. 1928)

High Rhythm, 1981.

1981 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 246.00
125 Yaacov Agam, (Israeli, b. 1928)

Hidden Star. Rectilinear "Agamograph" print,

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 898.00
128 Philip J. von Raabe (American, b. 1943)

Die Bruke - The Bridge.

USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
131 Charles Fazzino (American, b. 1955)

Hoops, 1992.

1992 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 135.00
132 Alan R. Smith (American, 20th Century)

Alta, Stanmer Park - 1948.

1948 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 252.00
139 Christian Voigt (German, b. 1961)

Vault Series.

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
184 Charles Paul De Kock

Works of Charles Paul De Kock, 25 vol.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
185 Theodore Roosevelt,

The Works of Teddy Roosevelt

NY 1900, USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
186 Nicholas Machiavelli

, Les Oevres de Machiavel

Paris 1664, USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
187 Thomas Hardy,

Thomas Hardy's Works, 10 vol. 1896-1898.

1896-1898. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
188 William Shakespeare,

Bell's Edition of Shakespeare's Plays, 9 vol.

London 1773-1774 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
189 William Shakespeare,

Midsummer Night's Dream, 1 vol. 1908,

London USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 Not Sold
190 Washington Irving

Complete Works of Washington Irving, 26 vol. 1864,

NY USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,292.00
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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