Auction Reports
Swann Galleries
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Autographs
- Auction Date
- 04/09/2026 - 04/09/2026
- Sale Number
- #2735
- Total Lots
- 185
- Sold Lots
- 162.0
- Lots Sold
- 87.57%
- Unsold Lots
- 23
- Total Sales (USD)
- 467,086.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 263,750.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 410,800.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 307,650.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 481,050.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 97.10%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | Friedrich Nietzsche | Friedrich Nietzsche — Photograph Signed and Inscribed |
1884-1900 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
| 101 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson — Letter Signed |
1781 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 174 | Maurits Cornelis Escher | Maurits Cornelis Escher — Archive of 8 items Signed |
1963-70 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 108 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln — Autograph Note Signed |
1863 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 18 | Gilbert du Motier Lafayette | Gilbert du Motier Lafayette — Autograph Letter Signed |
1782 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 11,220.00 |
| 16 | Elbridge Gerry | Elbridge Gerry — Autograph Letter Signed |
1776 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 42 | Thomas A. Edison | Thomas A. Edison — Document Signed |
1881 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 102 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson — Autograph Letter Signed |
1815 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 7 | Babe Ruth | Babe Ruth — Signature |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 168 | Rabindranath Tagore | Rabindranath Tagore — Autograph Letter Signed |
1915 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 96 | Chuck Close; Hillary Clinton | Hillary Clinton; and Chuck Close — Signed Portrait |
2016 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 117 | Zachary Taylor | Zachary Taylor — Autograph Letter Signed |
1841 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 100 | Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson — Autograph Letter Signed |
1821 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 64 | Albert Einstein; Underwood & Underwood | Albert Einstein — Photograph dated and Signed |
1921 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 17 | Alexander Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton — Autograph Note Signed |
1781 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 125 | Johannes Brahms | Johannes Brahms — Autograph Letter Signed |
1873 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,112.00 |
| 58 | Alfred Nobel | Alfred Nobel — Autograph Note |
1895 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 7,112.00 |
| 179 | Sol LeWitt | Sol LeWitt — Three items: Ink drawing, catalogue, poster |
1974; 1976 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 175 | Maurits Cornelis Escher | Maurits Cornelis Escher — Brief Autograph Note Signed |
1967 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 5,842.00 |
| 38 | Charles Darwin | Charles Darwin — Letter Signed |
1876 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,588.00 |
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