Auction details
The Estate of Katharine Hepburn (N08004)
11:45 PM PT - Dec 31st, 2010
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offered by
Sotheby's New York
New York, NY 10021

Gray Sevilla
2126067844
Expert Contact
Kevin Schwartz
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
20% up to 500000
12% above 500001
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 3000 | 250 |
| 4000 | 400 |
| 6000 | 500 |
| 7000 | 1000 |
| 8000 | 2000 |
| 10000 | 3000 |
| 13000 | 4000 |
| 17000 | 5000 |
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217 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 219 |
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A STUART OAK COFFER, MID-17TH CENTURY The rectangular top lifting to reveal a plain interior abo... |
500 - 700 |
1 Bids
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| 220 |
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Ellsworth Kelly |
1,000,000 - 2,000,000 |
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| 221 |
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A PRINTER'S FABRIC STENCILLING ROLLING PIN Now mounted as a lamp; the metal foliate stencils attached... |
300 - 500 |
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| 222 |
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A FRENCH PROVINCIAL GREEN-PAINTED ARMCHAIR The ladder back above curved arms enclosing a slatted s... |
300 - 500 |
3 Bids
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| 223 |
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AN AMERICAN CARVED GILTWOOD EAGLE-FORM ORNAMENT With outstretched wings, perched on a half-sphere. <... |
100 - 200 |
2 Bids
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| 224 |
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A GEORGE III STYLE GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR The pierced foliate and leaf-carved crest above a serrated... |
300 - 500 |
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| 225 |
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A PAIR OF AMERICAN CAST GILT-METAL AND MARBLE FIGURAL CANDELABRA, MID-19TH CENTURY With a bas-relief scene of... |
400 - 600 |
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| 226 |
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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE AND ENAMELED CARRIAGE CLOCK The rectangular molded-egde top with swing bail handle abo... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bids
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| 227 |
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Fran Rich Bronze with a greenish brown pa... |
400 - 600 |
2 Bids
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| 228 |
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Fran Rich Including a seated bronze ... |
600 - 800 |
1 Bids
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| 229 |
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A GROUP OF FIREPLACE EQUIPMENT Comprising a pair of cast-iron andirons, each with a flatt... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bids
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| 230 |
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Gertrude O'Brady b. 1901 signed <... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
2 Bids
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| 231 |
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William Edmondson 1874-1951 |
6,000 - 8,000 |
1 Bids
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| 232 |
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Katharine Hepburn 1907-2003 |
2,000 - 4,000 |
2 Bids
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| 233 |
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Robert Johnson McKnight 1905-1989 |
2,000 - 4,000 |
1 Bids
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| 234 |
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A NORTHWEST COAST STYLE POLYCHROME-PAINTED WOOD TOTEM FIGURE Depicting a face in an eagle-crested hood. |
250 - 350 |
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| 235 |
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A GROUP OF MEXICAN BLACK EARTHENWARE Comprising two squat ovoid vases, a plate, a shallow bowl ... |
200 - 300 |
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| 236 |
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A Group of Three carved stone Figures Comprising a figural group of two seated women, a sea l... |
400 - 600 |
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| 237 |
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A VICTORIAN HAND-COLORED ENGRAVED CUT-PAPER THEATER DIORAMA, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Depicting the stage ... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bids
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| 238 |
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*** Kanin signed and dated 1946, terra-cotta ... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bids
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| 239 |
A Group of Italian Related Travel Books Consisting of eighteen books and booklets from Katharine H... |
500 - 700 |
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| 240 |
An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nomination Awarded to Katharine Hepburn in 1955 for outstandin... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 242 |
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A 1956 Passport and International Driver's Licenses Passport issued to Katharine Houghton Hepburn on February... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
1 Bids
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| 243 |
A Contract For The Rainmaker, 1956 Typescript, 2 pages double sided, agreement dated February... |
800 - 1,200 |
1 Bids
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| 244 |
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A Group of Cancelled Checks, 1956 60 Bank of America checks, all signed by Katharine Hepburn... |
2,500 - 3,500 |
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| 245 |
An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nomination Awarded to Katharine Hepburn in 1956 for outstandin... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 246 |
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Katharine Hepburn 1907-2003 |
400 - 600 |
1 Bids
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| 247 |
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A Wooden Painting Board, Circa 1945 Used by Katharine Hepburn as a desk while she sketched and... |
300 - 500 |
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| 248 |
A Box Office Blue Ribbon Award Presented to Katharine Hepburn in February 1957 for her pe... |
200 - 400 |
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| 249 |
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A Group of Cancelled Checks, 1957 70 Bank of America checks, all signed by Katharine Hepburn... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 250 |
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The Hasty Pudding Club's Annual Woman of the Year Award Presented to Katharine Hepburn on February 25, 1958 ... |
500 - 700 |
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| 251 |
An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nomination Awarded to Katharine Hepburn in 1959 for outstandin... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 252 |
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Two Wallets, a 1960 Calendar and a Notebook All used by Katharine Hepburn, comprising a red leather... |
300 - 500 |
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| 253 |
A black leather bound address book with Addresses... |
300 - 500 |
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| 254 |
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Two Smythson Leather Bound Address Books, Circa 1955 - 1975 Including a black leather-bound book embossed at ... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 255 |
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Katharine Hepburn 1907-2003 |
400 - 600 |
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| 256 |
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A VICTORIAN FAUX-BAMBOO TURNED RUSH-SEAT CHILD'S HIGH CHAIR, MID-19TH CENTURY Wear to finish and rush-sea... |
300 - 500 |
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| 257 |
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Incorporating antique elements; the rectangular paneled ba... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 258 |
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A WHITE-PAINTED CAST-IRON HALL STAND Of meandering foliate form, with an arrangement of hooks c... |
300 - 500 |
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| 259 |
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French School 20th century |
400 - 600 |
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| 260 |
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British School 19th Century wat... |
500 - 700 |
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| 261 |
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Jean-Louis Forain 1852-1931 |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 262 |
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British School 19th Century |
300 - 500 |
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| 263 |
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Jesús (Chucho) Reyes 1880 or 1882-1977 Child with h... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 264 |
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A LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL WALNUT BUREAU PLAT, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY The rectangular top above a frieze of thre... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 265 |
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A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY MINIATURE CHEST OF DRAWERS, MID-19TH CENTURY The three-quarter-galleried top above two s... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bids
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| 266 |
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AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL STYLE MARQUETRY CHIFFONIERE The rectangular bow-front top above three graduated drawe... |
300 - 500 |
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| 267 |
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AN ENGLISH ARTS AND CRAFTS BRASS-MOUNTED WALNUT BLANKET CHEST, CIRCA 1880 The leaf-carved lid above a rosette... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 268 |
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A REGENCY STYLE EBONIZED AND PAINTED WOOD ARMCHAIR The circular scroll-carved crestrail over an X-form back f... |
300 - 500 |
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| 269 |
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An Alpujarra armorial rug, Spain Mid-19th century, the burgundy field with a crowned eagle ... |
200 - 300 |












































