{"id":11874,"date":"2012-12-30T21:59:03","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T02:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=11874"},"modified":"2012-12-30T22:52:15","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T03:52:15","slug":"profiles-in-history-hollywood-auction-53-hammers-5-1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/profiles-in-history-hollywood-auction-53-hammers-5-1-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Profiles in History Historical Document Auction hammers $5.1 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Auction54CatCover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-11877\" alt=\"Auction54CatCover\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Auction54CatCover-231x300.jpg\" width=\"139\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Auction54CatCover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Auction54CatCover.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a>Profiles in History&#8217;s<\/em><\/strong>, &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profilesinhistory.com\/auctions\/extraordinary-document-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector: Part 1<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; (<em>auction #54<\/em>) hammered $5,1oo,000 million dollars. Factoring the bp, the sales total of the 299 lot auction, was $6.011,100.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Highlights included<\/em><\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em>Lot #19<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Davis, Jefferson. Superb autograph letter signed. Est. $40,000-$60,000. Sold for $50,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">L<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ot #46<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Jefferson, Thomas. Highly important autograph letter. Est. $200,000-$300,00. Sold for $250,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff9900;\"><em><strong>Lot #100<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">:<\/span><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><em>Washington, George. Extraordinary autograph letter signed twice. Est. $80,000-$120,000. Sold for $$110,000<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">L<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ot #126<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Poe, Edgar Allan. Collection of Poe memorabilia. Est. $30,000-$50,000. Sold for $80,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">L0t #136<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Gauguin, Paul. Autograph letter. Est. $20,000-$30,000. Sold for $90,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em>Lot #137<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Gauguin, Paul. Autograph letter. Est. $20,000-$30,000. Sold for $75,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lot #144<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Van Gogh, Vincent. Extraordinary autograph letter. Est. $200,000-$300,00. Sold for $280,00<\/em>0.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lot #161<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Shakespeare, William. The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. Est. $15,000-$20,000. Sold for $60,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lot #170<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Medieval Tally Sticks. Est. $60,000-$80,000. Sold213:\u00a0 for $140,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em>Lot #213<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Marx, Karl (Heinrich). Remarkable autograph letter, in English. Est. $20,000-$30,000. Sold for $95,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lot #217<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Beethoven, Ludwig von. Autograph letter. Est. $40,000-$60,000. Sold for $110,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lot #254<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: <em>Darwin, Charles On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Est. $60,000-$80,000. Sold for $120,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe id=\"basic_facebook_social_plugins_likebutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moviepropcollectors.com%2Fmagazine%2Fprofiles-in-history-hollywood-auction-53-hammers-5-1-million%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:px; height:25px\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Profiles in History&#8217;s, &#8220;The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector: Part 1&#8221; (auction #54) hammered $5,1oo,000 million dollars. Factoring the bp, the sales total of the 299 lot auction, was $6.011,100. Highlights included: Lot #19: Davis, Jefferson. Superb autograph letter signed. Est. $40,000-$60,000. Sold for $50,000. Lot #46: Jefferson, Thomas. 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