Christies: In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides | Total Sales (USD) | 2,204,625.00 |
| Auction Date | January 21, 2021 - January 22, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,265,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #18947 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,776,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 38 | ||
| Sold Lots | 31 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,324,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,865,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 118.21% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315 | CONTINENTAL CONGRESS | A CONTEMPORARY BROADSIDE EDITION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
1776 | USD 600,000.00 - 800,000.00 | USD 990,000.00 |
| 302 | PAUL REVERE | THE BLOODY MASSACRE PERPETRATED IN KING STREET, BOSTON, ON MARCH 5TH 1770, BY A PARTY OF THE 29TH REGT. |
1770 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 412,500.00 |
| 311 | EZEKIEL RUSSEL | BLOODY BUTCHERY BY THE BRITISH TROOPS, OR, THE RUNAWAY FIGHT OF THE REGULARS |
1775 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 212,500.00 |
| 290 | WILLIAM HUBBARD | THE PRESENT STATE OF NEW-ENGLAND - WITH THE "WINE HILLS" MAP |
1677 | USD 70,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 327 | AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), WILLIAM HOME LIZARS (1788-1859) AND ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) | Iceland or Jer Falcon (Plate CCCLXVI) Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus |
1837 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 314 | CONTINENTAL CONGRESS | A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED COLONIES OF NORTH-AMERICA ... SETTING FORTH THE CAUSES AND NECESSITY OF THEIR TAKING UP ARMS |
1775 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 308 | HENRY DAWKINS | LIBERTY TRIUMPHANT OR THE DOWNFALL OF OPPRESSION |
C. 1774 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
| 291 | AFTER JOHN VERELST | ETOW OH KOAM, KING OF THE RIVER NATION; AND TEE YEE HO GA ROW EMPEROUR OF THE SIX NATIONS |
1710 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 307 | JOHANN MARTIN WILL | THE BOSTONIANS IN DISTRESS |
C. 1774-1783 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 295 | THOMAS JOHNSTON | QUEBEC, THE CAPITAL OF NEW-FRANCE |
1759 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 303 | JONATHAN MULLIKEN, AFTER PAUL REVERE | THE BLOODY MASSACRE PERPETRATED IN KING STREET |
C. 1770 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 326 | AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), WILLIAM HOME LIZARS (1788-1859) AND ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) | Great American Hen & Young. Vulgo, Female Wild Turkey (Plate VI) Meleagris gallopavo |
1827 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 305 | AFTER FRANICS EDWARD ADAMS | A NEW METHOD OF MACARONY MAKING |
1774 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 292 | AFTER JOHN VERELST | TOMO CHACHI MICO, ODER KÖNIG VON YAMACRAN, UND TOOANAHOWI SEINES BRUDERS DES MICO ODER KÖNIGES VON ETICHITAS SOHN |
C. 1734 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 306 | PHILLIP DAWE | THE BOSTONIAN'S PAYING THE EXCISE MAN OR TARRING AND FEATHERING |
1774 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 322 | ABEL BOWN | U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION, OF 44 GUNS |
C. 1812 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 323 | ANDREW DULUC | FIRST VIEW OF THE BATTLE OF PATAPSCO NECK |
1814 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 312 | ROBERT AITKEN | A CORRECT VIEW OF THE LATE BATTLE AT CHARLESTOWN |
1774, 1775 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 297 | WILLIAM COOPER | GENTLEMEN, WE, THE FREEHOLDERS AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF BOSTON |
1772 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 300 | EDWARD FISHER | B. FRANKLIN OF PHILADELPHIA |
1762 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 318 | GEORGE WASHINGTON | A DISCHARGE FOR A CONTINENTIAL SOLDIER |
1783 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 316 | SAYER & BENNETT | CAPT. PAUL JONES SHOOTING A SAILOR WHO HAD ATTEMPTED TO STRIKE HIS COLOURS IN AN ENGAGEMENT |
1780 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 301 | BENJAMIN WILSON | THE REPEAL, OR THE FUNERAL OF MISS AME=STAMP |
1766 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 304 | PAUL REVERE | THE BOSTON MASSACRE, PERPETRATED ON MARCH THE 5TH, 1770 |
1772 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,625.00 |
| 293 | PETER PELHAM | COTTONUS MATHERUS - THE FIRST AMERICAN MEZZOTINT |
1727 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
