An important and rare early broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence was sold for $722,500, firmly above its estimate of $450,000 - $650,000. The work was sold at Christie’s Fine Books and Manuscripts auction on 24 June 2009 in New York. Only a few copies of the early broadsheet editions survive.
Christie’s Images Ltd. 2009
Bloomsbury’s first major sale of 2009 was a complete sell-out. The auction house offered a collection of books with unique drawings and dedications made by the Russian artist Marc Chagall. Estimated to fetch £250,000, the collection sold for £314,400.
These San Sisto Choir Books sold in November 2008 for £657,250 at Christie's in London, over the estimate of £480,000 - £600,000, despite a softening market.
