Christies: We the People: America at 250, 24256, New York

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Auction Date
January 23, 2026 - January 23, 2026
Page Size: 20 items in 1 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
204

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Philadelphia [8] July 1776 USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 USD 431,800.00
205

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

[Exeter, New Hampshire: c. 15-19 July 1776] USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 USD 5,687,000.00
206

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Watertown, 22 July 1776 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 241,300.00
208 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790)

Letter signed to David Hartley, Passy, 25 January 1779.

Passy, 25 January 1779 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 101,600.00
209 PHILLIS WHEATLEY PETERS (1753-1784)

Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral

London: 1773 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 120,650.00
210 [THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826)]

The Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms

Philadelphia: 1775 USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 114,300.00
211

THE BIBLE OF THE REVOLUTION

Philadelphia: 1781-1782 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 152,400.00
214 THE UNITED STATES; RUFUS KING (1755-1827)

We, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity,

[Philadelphia: 13 September 1787]. USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 USD 7,395,000.00
215 [HAMILTON, Alexander (1739-1802), James MADISON (1751-1836) and John JAY (1745-1829)].

The Federalist Papers

New York: 1788 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 203,200.00
216 GEORGE CLINTON (1739-1812)

Circular letter signed, Poughkeepsie, 26 July 1788

Poughkeepsie, 26 July 1788 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 88,900.00
224 JOHN AUGUSTUS SUTTER (1803-1880)

Describing the Beginning of the California Gold Rush

1848 USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 USD 165,100.00
225 AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878)

Snowy Owl (Plate CXXI)

, circa 1831 USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 139,700.00
229

A LARGE, THREE-SHEET CAMPAIGN BROADSIDE FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ANDREW JOHNSON

1864 USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD 508,000.00
230 ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865)

The "Authorized Edition" of the Emancipation Proclamation

[Philadelphia: 6 June 1864] USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 USD 6,785,000.00
231 UNITED STATES CONGRESS

THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

[Washington, D.C., February 1865] USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 584,200.00
232

THE LOUISIANA ORDINANCE OF SECESSION

25 January 1861 USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD 190,500.00
233 ALEXANDER GARDNER (1821-1882)

United States Overland Stage starting for Denver from Hays City, 289 miles west of Missouri River, from Scenes in the Indian Country, 1867

1867 USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 USD 152,400.00
239 HANK WILLIS THOMAS (B. 1976)

American Gothic, 2014

2014 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 59,690.00
241 ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984)

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

1941, printed by 1967 USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 Not Sold
242 WOZNIAK, Steve (b.1950), and WAYNE, Ronald (b.1934).

THE APPLE COMPUTER COMPANY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

[Mountain View, California] 1 April 1976. USD 2,000,000.00 - 4,000,000.00 USD 2,515,000.00
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000