Brunk Auctions: Premier Auction - Books, Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Premier Auction - Books, Prints | Total Sales (USD) | 131,644.00 |
| Auction Date | September 14, 2019 - September 14, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 78,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #91419 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 121,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 78 | ||
| Sold Lots | 70 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 86,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.74% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 132,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 99.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1115 | ANDY WARHOL (New York/Pennsylvania, 1928-1987) | Flowers (F. & S. II.6), 1964 |
1964 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 26,400.00 |
| 840 | REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (Dutch, 1606-1669) | Abraham Entertaining the Angels |
1656 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,800.00 |
| 993 | THOMAS MORAN (California/Pennsylvania, 1837-1926) | Grand Canyon of Arizona From Hermit Rim Road, 1913, |
1913 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,455.00 |
| 1123 | HOWARD HODGKIN (British/New York, 1932-2017) | Acquainted with the Night, 2012 |
2012 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,610.00 |
| 1112 | SALVADOR DALI (Spanish, 1904–1989) | The Twelve Apostles (as Knights of the Round Table) |
1977 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 1032 | JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (New York, 1785-1851) | Wild Turkey, Plate 287 from The Birds of America, Bien edition, London, 1858 |
1858 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 1066 | COLLECTION OF CROW RESERVATION EPHEMERA |
early 20th century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 3,900.00 | |
| 1146 | GRANT WOOD (Iowa, 1891-1942) | January, 1938 |
1938 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 1114 | JOAN MIRO (Spanish, 1893–1983) | Ma de proverbis, 1970 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 | |
| 1075 | ALFRED HEBER HUTTY (Charleston, South Carolina, 1877-1954) | Deep South, |
USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 837 | KAWASE HASUI, THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, UNFRAMED (Japanese, 1883-1957) |
1883-1957 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 1291 | Walt Whitman | LEAVES OF GRASS |
1871 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 839 | HIROSHI YOSHIDA | 11 JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, HIROSHI YOSHIDA |
20th century | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 1296 | Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinye | THE COMPLEAT GARDENER |
1693 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 919 | ROBERT JOHN THORNTON, PUBLISHER (British, 1768-1837) | Cupid Inspiring Plants with Love, a rare impression from The Genera of Exotic and Indigenous Plants that are to be met with in Great Britain; |
1800 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 951 | ABRAHAM MUNTING (Dutch, 1626-1683) | Four botanical plates from Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassn, 1696, or Phytographia Curiosa, 1713, |
1696, 1713, | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 1311 | JOHN SENEX | JOHN SENEX MAP OF NORTH AMERICA |
18th century | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,599.00 |
| 1124 | MADELINE AND ROBERT LONGSTREET (American, 20th/21st century) | Elephant Ears |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |
| 1145 | THOMAS HART BENTON (American, 1889–1975) | Hymn Singer, 1950 |
1950 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 1082 | MARK CATESBY (British, 1679-1749) | Four fish plates |
1731-1743 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 1065 | MCKENNY & HALL (19th century) | Six Native American Portraits: |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,020.00 | |
| 1309 | FOUR BOOKS WITH AUSTRALIAN FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS |
1824 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 984.00 | |
| 1117 | VICTOR VASARELY (French/Hungarian, 1906–1997) | Cephei-S (B.740), 1968 |
1968 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 1294 | Sir Walter Raleigh | THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD |
1677 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 856 | FRANCESCO PIRANESI (Italian, 1758-1810) | Two engravings: Veduta interna del Pronao del Panteon; Veduta degli avanzi superiori delle Terme di Diocleziano |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 780.00 |
