Lewis, James Otto 

[The Aboriginal Portfolio]. [Philadelphia: Lehman & Duval, 1835-1836] 

Found at Sothebys, New York
Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana, Including Cartography, Lot 113
17. Jan - 17. Jan 2018
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 32.500 USD
Lewis, James Otto 
[THE ABORIGINAL PORTFOLIO]. [PHILADELPHIA: LEHMAN & DUVAL, 1835-1836] 
ILLUSTRATION: 3 letterpress advertisement leaves, 69 (of 72) hand-colored lithographed plates after Lewis by Lehman & Duval.
Folio (17 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.; 435 x 283 mm).  BINDING: Expertly bound to style in dark purple half morocco over period purple cloth covered boards, spine with raised bands in six compartments, ruled in gilt on either side of each band, lettered in second compartment.
Occasional spot to title, spotting to tissue guards, very occasional spot to plate, lacking plates 66, 68 and 70. Generally very clean—unusually good copy of this book.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work The Aboriginal Portfolio. Philadelphia: Lehman & Duval, 1835-1836  by James Otto Lewis was sold in the Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana, Including Cartography auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2018. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 32,500.00 (€ 26,150.63) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by James Otto Lewis have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May last year the work Plates From The Aboriginal Port Folio was auctioned for USD 37,800.00 (€ 35,225.05).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit The Aboriginal Portfolio. Philadelphia: Lehman & Duval, 1835-1836  von James Otto Lewis wurde im Januar 2018 in der Auktion Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana, Including Cartography bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 40.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 32.500,00 (€ 26.150,63) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von James Otto Lewis konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai letzten Jahres die Arbeit Plates From The Aboriginal Port Folio für USD 37.800,00 (€ 35.225,05) versteigert.

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