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Auction Name
Property of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
Auction Date
03/19/2026 - 03/19/2026
Sale Number
#31926
Total Lots
130
Sold Lots
101.0
Lots Sold
77.69%
Unsold Lots
29
Total Sales (USD)
76,209.20
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
22,800.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
39,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
27,000.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
47,200.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
161.46%

Top twenty five by sale price

Top twenty five lots by sale price
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5016

California Engine Company #4 Firehouse (and Related Vignettes)

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 9,825.00
5164

Blue Suds,

1971 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,585.00
5006

Society of California Pioneers Membership Certificate,

1861 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 3,930.00
5163 Beth Van Hoesen

Matilya Poppy (plate 2) from the portfolio - Poppies and Peony

1976 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 3,930.00
5011

View of San Francisco,

1850 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 3,930.00
5035

Bird's Eye View of San Francisco,

1852 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 2,947.50
5165

Pendulum Spit Bite,

1977 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,947.50
5010

Interior View of the Merchants Exchange, San Francisco,

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 2,620.00
5081 Charles (1821) Parsons

City of Panama, New Granada,

1856 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 2,227.00
5144 Cy Twombly

The Song of the Border Guard,

1952 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,227.00
5140 Fernand Leger

La fin du monde, filmee par l'ange N.D. by Blaise Cendrars (Paris: Editions de la Sirene, 1919)

1919 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,703.00
5143 Cy Twombly

The Song of the Border Guard,

1952 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,703.00
5083 Francisco de Goya

Nadie se Conoce (plate 6) from Los Caprichos,

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,441.00
5036

Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Steamer - Japan,

N/A USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,441.00
5025

Broadside for Duncan's Chinese Salesroom,

1865 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,244.50
5009 August Wenderoth

Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco,

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,179.00
5017

The Forge at Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Iron Works at Benicia,

1855 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,113.50
5159 Beth Van Hoesen

Boris,

1981 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,113.50
5030

Members of the Society of California Pioneers,

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 982.50
5139 William T. Wiley

Suite of Daze,

1976 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 851.50

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