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Auction Info

Auction Name
April Cornucopia: Art, Furniture & Decorative Arts
Auction Date
04/30/2024 - 04/30/2024
Sale Number
#43024
Total Lots
81
Sold Lots
68
Lots Sold
83.95%
Unsold Lots
13
Total Sales (USD)
13,734.50
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
11,535.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
18,965.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
13,895.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
22,890.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
60.00%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6037 FREDERICK MERSHIMER

A GROUP OF THREE UNTITLED NEW YORK CITY ETCHINGS IN COLOR

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 780.00
6313 SEBASTIAN MUNSTER

THREE MAPS OF ASIA: TABULA ASIAE IIII, V, AND X, 16TH CENTURY

16TH CENTURY USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 617.50
6303

GROUP OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKS OF LITERATURE

USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 520.00
6036 FREDERICK MERSHIMER

A GROUP OF FOUR PRINTS: LAMP LIGHT, WINTER'S CALM, FOOTSTEPS and WINTER WINDOW

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 487.50
6310 LORENZ FRIES and HENRI ABRAHAM CHATELAIN

TWO MAPS: PTOLEMY'S MAP OF PALESTINE, CYPRUS AND SYRIA ETC; WITH A MAP OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN/APOSTLE PAUL AND JUDAIC ANTIQUITY, 1719

1719 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 487.50
6034 FREDERICK MERSHIMER

ROOFTOPS along with BOWLING GREEN

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 455.00
6060 LYNN SHALER

L'ACCOSTAGE, VENISE EN HIVER and LE SEJOUR

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 422.50
6126 JOHN GOULD

DIPHYLLODES GULIELMI III - WAIGOU BIRD OF PARADISE and CACATUA GYMNOPSIS

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 422.50
6040 AL HIRSCHFELD

ELVIS PRESLEY - BLUE SUEDE SHOES

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 422.50
6053 JIM DINE

TWO RED BOOTS ON A BLACK GROUND, 1965

1965 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 390.00
6081 AFTER JAY KELLY

ONE WAY

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 390.00
6315 NICOLAS SANSON

MAP OF THE CARIBBEAN, 'LES ISLES ANTILLES....' 1700

1700 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 390.00
6038 FREDERICK MERSHIMER

A GROUP OF FOUR ETCHINGS: ACROSS THE STREET, HERMES, CRANES + CEMENT and ONE UNTITLED

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 357.50
6035 FREDERICK MERSHIMER

A GROUP OF THREE PRINTS: SUNDAY TIMES, REBUILDING 8TH AVENUE and AN UNTITLED STILL LIFE

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 357.50
6020 ARNOLD SKOLNICK

3 DAYS OF PEACE & MUSIC - WOODSTOCK, 1969

1969 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 357.50
6300

GROUP OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKS ON EUROPEAN HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
6306

GROUP OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKS, ANCIENT HISTORY AND HISTORY OF FRANCE

USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
6311 ABRAHAM ORTELIUS

MAP OF THE HOLY LAND, 'TYPUS CHOROGRA PHICUS...' 1596

1596 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
6316 JOHANN BAPTIST HOMANN

MAP OF ASIA

USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
6052 ALEXANDER LIBERMAN

UNTITLED - BA #3

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 292.50

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  • 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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