Auction Reports
Heritage Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Illustration Art Signature Auction
- Auction Date
- 11/04/2025 - 11/04/2025
- Sale Number
- #8224
- Total Lots
- 457
- Sold Lots
- 443.0
- Lots Sold
- 96.94%
- Unsold Lots
- 14
- Total Sales (USD)
- 3,868,080.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 2,284,960.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 3,427,440.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 2,322,160.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 3,483,240.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 111.05%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71020 | Frank Frazetta (American, 1928-2010) | A Princess of Mars, 1970 |
1970 | USD 1,200,000.00 - 1,800,000.00 | USD 1,437,500.00 |
| 71076 | Frank Xavier Leyendecker (American, 1877-1924) | Pierrot and Columbine, Vanity Fair magazine cover, June 1915 |
1915 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71001 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Space Station Under Construction, Sunday Mirror Magazine interior, June 19, 1949 |
1949 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71051 | Ernest Howard Shepard (British, 1879-1976) | Winnie-the-Pooh book cover & interior studies (five works), 1926 |
1926 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71120 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Ballerina, 1946 |
1946 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 61,250.00 |
| 71075 | Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) | A Song of Faith, The Delineator magazine interior, December 1905 |
1905 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 71089 | Lawrence Toney (American, 20th Century) | Rest-A-While, The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 11, 1928 |
1928 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 |
| 71047 | Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (American, 20th Century) | Treebeard, Lord of the Rings calendar, August 1976 |
1976 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 71090 | Eugene Iverd (American, 1893-1936) | Halloween Smiles, The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 3, 1934 |
1934 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 71065 | Charles Addams (American, 1912-1988) | She Shows Up Every Halloween, New Yorker cartoon, October 30, 1937 |
1937 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
| 71004 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Unloading the Space Ship, Rocket to the Moon endpapers and book interior, 1961 |
1961 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 71085 | Dean Cornwell (American, 1892-1960) | Mary Washing Jesus's Feet, The Man of Galilee book interior, 1928 |
1928 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71139 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Darling, It's My Hat I Want Your Opinion On, Playboy interior, April 1963 |
1963 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71096 | John Philip Falter (American, 1910-1982) | It's American... To be Democratic, American Airlines advertisement, 1947 |
1947 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 71098 | Tom Lovell (American, 1909-1997) | How Houdini Did It, True: The Man's Magazine interior, December 1954 |
1954 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 71008 | Norman Saunders (American, 1907-1989) | Polaris and the Goddess Glorian, Fantastic Novels pulp magazine cover, September 1950 |
1950 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71044 | Gerald Brom (American, b. 1965) | The Last Note, Dragon Magazine cover, November 1998 |
1998 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71003 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Arrival on the Moon, Rocket to the Moon book cover and interior, 1961 |
1961 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71002 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | The Star-Studded Reaches of Measureless Space, LIFE magazine cover, December 20, 1954 |
1954 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71038 | Michael Whelan (American, b. 1950) | The Gods Laughed paperback cover, 1982 |
1982 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
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