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Aspire Auctions: April 2026 Online Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | April 2026 Online Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 14,553.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 11, 2026 - April 11, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 13,075.00 |
| Sale Number | #418 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 22,875.00 |
| Total Lots | 62 | ||
| Sold Lots | 50.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 40,475.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.65% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 60,175.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 24.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 86. Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889 - 1975) | Loading Corn, 1945. |
1945 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,230.00 |
| 109 | 109. David Hockney (British, b. 1937) | San Francisco Opera 1982 (Detail from Bedlam from The Rake’s Progress 1975), 1982. |
1982 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 984.00 |
| 101 | 101. Sam Francis (American, 1923 - 1994) | Affiche Moderna Museet, Stockholm (L-16, p.66), 1960. |
1960 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 892.00 |
| 115 | 115. John Lennon (British, 1940-1980) | Afternoon Tea 1998. |
1998 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 713.00 |
| 112 | 112. Maxwell Taylor (Bahamian (active South Carolina), b. 1939) | Jammin', 1989. |
1989 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 627.00 |
| 73 | 73. Emile Antoine Bordelles (French, 1861 - 1929) | Figures with horses from "La reine de Saba (The Queen of Sheba)", ca. |
1922 | USD 75.00 - 125.00 | USD 560.00 |
| 91 | 91. John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946) | Sanctuary, 1944. |
1944 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 523.00 |
| 117 | 117. John Lennon (British, 1940-1980) | Manhattan Diary. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 467.00 |
| 978 | 978. Joichi Hoshi (Japanese, 1913 - 1979) | The Great Dipper, 1969. |
1969 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 467.00 |
| 105 | 105. Sergio Gonzalez Tornero (Chilean, b. 1927) | Harvest Moon, 1976. |
1976 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 461.00 |
| 113 | 113. John Lennon (British, 1940-1980) | Dada Mama. |
1992 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 431.00 |
| 116 | 116. John Lennon (British, 1940-1980) | #9 Dream, 1997. |
1997 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 114 | 114. John Lennon (British, 1940-1980) | A Frog Marching, 1998. |
1998 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 381.00 |
| 152 | 152. Gerard Courbouleix–Deneriaz aka Razzia (French, b. 1950) | Pasta, 1983. |
1983 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 369.00 |
| 77 | 77. John Taylor Arms (American, 1887 - 1953) | Bourges (The Cathedral of St. Etienne), 1925. |
1925 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 344.00 |
| 974 | 974. Tsuchiya Koitsu (Japanese, 1879 - 1949) | Snow at Ukimido, Katata, 1934. |
1934 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 344.00 |
| 134 | 134. War Telegram Marking Map | War Telegram Marking Map of the Virginia Territory. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 332.00 |
| 90 | 90. William Joseph Schaldach (American, 1896-1982) | October Flight - Woodcock. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 289.00 |
| 85 | 85. Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985) | “L'aigle, la Laie et la Chatte”, from Les Fables de la Fontaine, 1952. |
1952 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 264.00 |
| 111 | 111. Maxwell Taylor (Bahamian (active South Carolina), b. 1939) | Years of Farming 1985. |
1985 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 258.00 |
| 367 | 367 | Fifty Uncirculated Consecutive Numbered 1976 Series $2 Bills |
1976 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 258.00 |
| 83 | 83. Max Pollak (Czech/American, 1886 - 1970) | Ira Marsen, 1922. |
1922 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 252.00 |
| 110 | 110. Maxwell Taylor (Bahamian (active South Carolina), b. 1939) | Head Scarf with Yellow. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 252.00 |
| 153 | 153. Gerard Courbouleix–Deneriaz aka Razzia (French, b. 1950) | La Coupole, 1981. |
1981 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 234.00 |
| 122 | 122. John Sokol (American, b. 1947) | Poem, 1970. |
1970 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 228.00 |
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Book of Hours.- Heures de nostre dame a l'usaige de Romme, Paris, Antoine Chappiel pour Germain Hardouin, [1504]. £6,000-8,000Forum, May 28: Colonna (Francesco). La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, second edition, Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1545. £15,000-20,000Forum, May 28: The Christ Child holding a crystal orb and surrounded by banderoles with devotional exhortations, on a leaf most probably from a Book of Hours, [Southern Netherlands, last decades of the fifteenth century]. £2,000-3,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Jackson (Shirley). The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Claude Fredericks, 1960. £2,000-3,000Forum, May 28: Lennon (John). In His Own Write, first edition, first impression, signed by the author, 1964. £3,000-4,000Forum, May 28: Doves Press.- Keats (John). [Poems], one of 200 copies on paper, Doves Press, 1914. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Rodrigues (João Barbosa). Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium, 2 vol., first and only edition, Brussels, 1903. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Newton (Sir Isaac). Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica…editio ultima, auctior et emendatior, Amsterdam, Sumptibus Societatis, 1714. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Kepler (Johannes). Ad Vitellionem paralipomena, wuibus astronomiae pars optica traditur, first edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1604. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000Forum, May 28: Lootsman (Jacobsz). The Lightning Colomne, or Sea-Mirrour, containing the Sea-Coasts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Navigation..., 1670. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Ribelles y Helip (José), Attributed to. An album comprising 33 finely executed watercolours of Spanish costume, bull-fighting scenes, and other genre subjects, [circa 1830]. £10,000-15,000 -
