Swann Galleries: 20th Century Illustration
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 20th Century Illustration | Total Sales (USD) | 551,571.00 |
| Auction Date | January 23, 2014 - January 23, 2014 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 363,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #2337 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 534,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 268 | ||
| Sold Lots | 184 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 556,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 68.66% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 811,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 84 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 67.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | ERNEST H. SHEPARD. | Their search for Small. |
1928 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 51 | W.W. DENSLOW. | Illustration from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. |
1900 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 30,720.00 |
| 113 | GEORGE HERRIMAN. | Krazy Kat and Ignatz. |
1933 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 40 | HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY. | . |
1913 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 199 | CHARLES M. SCHULZ. | Peanuts. |
1956 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 240 | GENNADY SPIRIN. | Candy City. |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 | |
| 226 | DR. SEUSS [THEODOR GEISEL.] | The Mortal Enemies. |
Circa 1930s. | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 |
| 227 | DR. SEUSS [THEODOR GEISEL.] | New Departure Ball Bearings. |
1941 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 247 | VANISHED NEW YORK MARC TAUSS. | Cover art for Bright Lights, Big City. |
1984 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 85 | MAX GINSBURG. | A Separate Peace. |
1981-82. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 242 | GENNADY SPIRIN. | Magical Toyland. |
2011 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 68 | ALEXANDRA | EXTER. |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 8,125.00 | |
| 92 | EDWARD GOREY. | The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder. |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 | |
| 95 | EDWARD GOREY. | Haunted America. |
1990 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 121 | AL HIRSCHFELD. | I Love Lucy. |
1954 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 119 | AL HIRSCHFELD. | The Duchess Misbehaves. |
1946 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 178 | GEORGE PETTY. | . . . so take my advice and just bet your shirt! Early variant of July 1941 Esquire Magazine Centerfold. |
1941 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 135 | ORIGINAL INK DRAWING AND PENCIL STUDY ROCKWELL KENT. | Full-page drawing for endpapers of "Candy." Pen, ink, and wash on paper. |
1934 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,000.00 |
| 202 | RONALD SEARLE. | The Pair. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 | |
| 93 | EDWARD GOREY. | The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie. |
1994 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 96 | EDWARD GOREY. | The Specter From the Magician's Museum. |
1998 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 123 | AL HIRSCHFELD. | Ziegfeld Follies. |
1956 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 142 | BERNARD LAMOTTE. | Contest submission sketchbook for The Limited Editions Club edition of Swann's Way by Marcel Proust. |
1954 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 94 | EDWARD GOREY. | The Ghost in the Mirror. |
1993 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 97 | EDWARD GOREY. | Early figure study. |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
