Clars Auction Gallery: Modern Design, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Design, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 123,041.75 |
| Auction Date | July 18, 2025 - July 18, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 67,150.00 |
| Sale Number | #71825 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 101,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 92 | ||
| Sold Lots | 71 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 97,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 77.17% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 148,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 21 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 82.72% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485 | Richard Serra (American, 1938-2024) | Finkle Forge II, 1996 |
1996 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 18,340.00 |
| 485A | Richard Serra (American, 1938-2024) | Finkle Forge I, 1996 |
1996 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 14,410.00 |
| 457 | Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991) | Sandias con Manzana, 1985 |
1985 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,100.00 |
| 524 | Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971) | Russian Midget Friends in a Living Room on 100th St. New York City, 1963 (later printing) |
1963 (later printing) | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,860.00 |
| 458 | Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991) | Personajes con Pajaros, 1988 |
1988 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,205.00 |
| 526 | Robert Adams (American, b. 1937) | Concrete and Ice, Missouri River, Clay County, South Dakota, 1977 from "The Mission West" series |
1977 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,912.50 |
| 459 | Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991) | Hombre Negro en Fondo Rojo, 1976 |
1976 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,930.00 |
| 461 | Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991) | Figura en Negro, 1980 |
1980 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,602.50 |
| 462 | Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991) | Personaje en Gris, 1980 |
1980 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,602.50 |
| 16 | A Collection of 8 US National Currency Notes 1902,1918: |
1902, 1918 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 3,275.00 | |
| 460 | Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991) | Nino Con Pajaros, 1976 |
1976 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,227.00 |
| 510 | Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876-1950) | Sailing Boats-Night from "The Inland Sea Series," |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,834.00 | |
| 481 | Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) | Red Again |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,703.00 | |
| 478 | Christopher Brown (American, b. 1951) | Eighty-Second Street, 1993 |
1993 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,572.00 |
| 456 | Maximino Javier (Mexican, b. 1948) | Tio Viva, 1983 |
1983 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,441.00 |
| 518 | (lot of 22) Jose Maria Lupercio (Mexican, 1870-1927) and Tina Modotti (Italian, 1896-1942) | Photographs of Diego Rivera's Murals at Secretaria de Educacion Publica, Mexico City, circa 1928 |
circa 1928 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,441.00 |
| 468 | Gunther Gerzso (Mexican, 1915-2000) | Personaje, 1988 |
1988 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,310.00 |
| 17 | A Collection of 7 US Currency Washington DC 1907 and 1918 |
1907 and 1918, 1917 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,244.50 | |
| 483A | Robert Goodnough (American, 1917-2010) | Red, Blue, and Gray, 1974 |
1974 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,244.50 |
| 467 | Gunther Gerzso (Mexican, 1915-2000) | La Mujer de la Jungla IV, 1988 |
1988 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,179.00 |
| 497 | Joseph Jacinto Mora (American/Uruguayan, 1876-1947) | California/ El Dorado, 1927 |
1927 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,179.00 |
| 498 | Joseph Jacinto Mora (American/Uruguayan, 1876-1947) | The Seventeen Mile Drive, 1927 |
1927 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,179.00 |
| 480 | Chiura Obata (American/Japanese, 1885-1975) | Untitled (Bamboo) |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,048.00 | |
| 15 | A Collection of 8 1914 US Currency Large Blue Seal Bills, $10 and $20, comprising of (5) $10 bills; (3) $20 bills [8 total] |
1914 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 917.00 | |
| 469 | Gunther Gerzso (Mexican, 1915-2000) | Paisage, 1988 |
1988 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 917.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
