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Nye & Company Auctioneers: American Spirit: Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom, Independence and Craftsmanship

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Auction Name American Spirit: Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom, Independence and Craftsmanship Total Sales (USD) 3,168.00
Auction Date January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 4,500.00
Sale Number #12226 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 7,400.00
Total Lots 18
Sold Lots 10.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 7,100.00
% of Lots Sold 55.56% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 11,500.00
Unsold Lots 8 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 27.55%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
704 William Charles McNulty, 1884-1963,

The Whirlpool, Etching

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 640.00
702 Devitt Welsh, 1888-1942,

The Brooklyn Bridge, Etching

1930 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 512.00
700 Karl Dehmann, 1886-1974,

Two Bridges, Etching

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 448.00
705 Hans Figura, 1898-1978,

Brooklyn Bridge, Colored Etching

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 384.00
490

Miscellaneous Group of Books on American Furniture

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 256.00
687

Four Early Volumes from the Library of Bielby Thompson of Escrick

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 256.00
491

Miscellaneous Group of Books on Primarily American Painters

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 224.00
665 After Fernando Botero, Colombian 1932-2023,

Three Portraits, Print on Canvas

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 192.00
701 Hedwig Weiss, 1860-1923,

Portrait of Kathe Kollwitz, Etching

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 192.00
688 Esop

Selected Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists in Three Books

1784 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 64.00