Profiles in History: The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Part III
Auction Reports
Auction Name | The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Part III | Total Sales (USD) | 2,292,237.50 |
Auction Date | December 19, 2013 - December 19, 2013 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,403,000.00 |
Sale Number | #61 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,329,000.00 |
Total Lots | 216 | ||
Sold Lots | 196 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,512,000.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 90.74% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,488,000.00 |
Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 92.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
119 | George III, King of Great Britain. | Highly important series of nearly 140 autograph letters, mostly signed |
1766-68 and 1782-83 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 149,500.00 |
2 | Adams, John. | Book signed: A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, London, 1787 |
1787 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 115,000.00 |
45 | MacArthur, Douglas. | Louise Brooks MacArthur, comprising seventy-five autograph letters signed |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 74,750.00 | |
69 | Washington, George. | Extraordinary autograph letter signed |
1798 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 69,000.00 |
105 | Alexander II. | Description du Sacre et du Couronnement de leurs Majestés Impériales l’Empereur Alexandre II et l’Impératrice Marie Alexandrovna |
1856 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 63,250.00 |
51 | Paine, Thomas. | Extraordinary autograph manuscript signed |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 46,000.00 | |
68 | Washington, George. | Autograph manuscript signed twice |
1797 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 40,250.00 |
216 | Wright, Wilbur. | Autograph letter signed, 2 pages |
1911 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 40,250.00 |
67 | Washington, George. | Letter signed |
1783 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 37,375.00 |
185 | [Atomic Energy.] Exceptional collection of over 100 letters and documents relating to the early history of nuclear physics and the politics of atomic energy from the files of Lewis Strauss, 1919- 1969. |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 37,375.00 | ||
44 | Lincoln, Abraham. | Autograph letter signed |
1856 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 34,500.00 |
106 | Alexander III. | Autograph manuscript diary written in Russian on |
1894 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 31,625.00 |
139 | Shakespeare, William. | The Tempest and TheTwo Gentlemen of Verona |
1623 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 31,625.00 |
63 | Washington, George. | Letter signed |
1778 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 28,750.00 |
21 | Gerry, Elbridge. | Manuscript letter in a secretarial hand docketed and with a few emendations by Elbridge Gerry, 4 pages |
1775 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 25,875.00 |
62 | Washington, George. | Important letter signed |
1777 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,000.00 |
64 | Washington, George. | Letter signed |
1778 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,000.00 |
70 | Washington, George. | Important autograph letter signed |
1791 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,000.00 |
71 | Washington, George. | Autograph letter signed |
1798 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,000.00 |
214 | Wright, Orville. | Highly important pair of typed letters signed and a typed statement to Ernest L. Jones, Editor of “Aeronautics,” |
1912 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,000.00 |
217 | Wright, Wilbur. | Typed letter signed with autograph additions in Wright’s hand, 2 pages |
1911 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,000.00 |
26 | Hancock, John. | Important letter signed as President of the Continental Congress, 2 pages |
1776 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 20,700.00 |
31 | Jefferson, Thomas. | Letter signed |
1780 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,700.00 |
61 | Washington, George. | Important letter signed |
1781 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 19,550.00 |
65 | Washington, George. | Letter signed |
1778 | USD 15,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 19,550.00 |