Auction Reports
New England Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Early Photography and Advertising
- Auction Date
- 09/10/2025 - 09/10/2025
- Sale Number
- #91025
- Total Lots
- 203
- Sold Lots
- 201
- Lots Sold
- 99.01%
- Unsold Lots
- 2
- Total Sales (USD)
- 143,000.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 70,700.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 119,300.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 71,100.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 120,050.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 119.12%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | Three Early Photo Albums, with some Military Content |
circa1870 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 7,150.00 | |
| 261 | Cigar Trade Sign |
circa1900 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,500.00 | |
| 252 | Electrical Engineering Contractor Lightbulb Sign |
circa1940 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,460.00 | |
| 215 | Early Dentist Trade Sign |
circa1880 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,680.00 | |
| 282 | John W. Masury House Paints Sign |
circa1910 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,900.00 | |
| 222 | Mistick Magic Sign |
circa1950 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,120.00 | |
| 219 | Optometrist Reverse Glass Sign - H. L. Venable |
circa1920 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,860.00 | |
| 47 | Oddfellows Sign - 'Welcome' |
1910 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 236 | Straight Razor Trade Sign |
circa1930 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 120 | Kansas Occupational Ambrotype of a Prospector |
circa1850 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 160 | Four Cased Images of Double-Armed Civil War Soldiers |
circa1870 | USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 254 | Hockanum Ice Co. Crate with Ice Saw Blade |
early 20th century | USD 200.00 - 350.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 203 | J. Craddock and Co. Soap Factory Sign |
early 20th century | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,950.00 | |
| 118 | Daguerreotype of a Man with Two Portrait Paintings |
circa1845 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,950.00 | |
| 217 | Optometrist Trade Sign |
circa1880 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,820.00 | |
| 202 | Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers Trade Sign |
circa1910 | USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,690.00 | |
| 162 | Large Group of Military Images and Others |
USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 | ||
| 285 | New Bachelor Quality Cigar Sign |
Early 20th century | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,430.00 | |
| 281 | Fountain Tobacco Tin Lithograph Sign - Tuchfarber Co. |
circa1900 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,430.00 | |
| 250A | Pocket Watch Trade Sign |
19th century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,300.00 |
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![<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.")
