The New York Sale

Updated September 28, 2026

What's in this auction

282 lots, mostly fine art & prints (71), electronics & gaming (3), antiques & furniture (1), vehicles & automotive (1). 282 lots have photos. Pre-sale estimates $100–$22,000 across 282 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.

Highest-estimated lots

• Berenice Abbott, "El" Second and Third Avenue Lines, Hanover Square and Pearl Street, March 6, 1936. — est. $18,000–$22,000
• John R. Grabach, Canyons of New York, circa 1940. — est. $15,000–$20,000
• Lewis W. Hine, Bricklayer on Empire State Building, circa 1930. — est. $10,000–$15,000
• Chesley Bonestell, New York Central Building / At The Gateway To A Continent, 1930. — est. $8,000–$12,000
• Martin Lewis, Rain on Murray Hill, Drypoint printed in dark greenish, bluish black on cream laid paper, 1928. — est. $8,000–$12,000

From the auction house

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In this auction (282 lots)

Categories: Fine Art & Prints (71) · Electronics & Gaming (3) · Antiques & Furniture (1) · Vehicles & Automotive (1)

• Lot 1 — Nathaniel Currier, View of the Great Conflagration at New York July 19th 1845.
• Lot 2 — Designer Unknown, New Spring & Summer Goods / William Snider, 1855.
• Lot 3 — Herman H. Smith, Map of the City of New York, 1933.
• Lot 4 — David Davidson, Micrographic portrait of Mayor Daniel F. Tiemann, circa 1860.
• Lot 5 — John Bachmann, Central Park, 1863.
• Lot 6 — Currier & Ives, City of New York and Environs, 1875.
• Lot 7 — A selection of 17 photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge under construction, circa 1875-83.
• Lot 8 — A group of 9 iconic New York City views, 1880s-90s.
• Lot 9 — Jacob Riis, Hester Street, Lower East Side, circa 1890; printed by Alexander Alland in 1947.
• Lot 10 — Herald Square, 1890.
• Lot 11 — Gifford Beal, New York Harbor, Watercolor, 1890.
• Lot 12 — Various Artists, The New York Sunday World, Group of 8 covers. 1890s.
• Lot 13 — Various Artists, The New York Sunday World, Group of 9 covers. 1890s.
• Lot 14 — Arthur Bowen Davies, On the Harlem.
• Lot 15 — Arthur Bowen Davies, New York City from Staten Island, Oil on panel, 1897.
• Lot 16 — Alfred Stieglitz, Spring Showers -- The Street-Cleaner, from Camera Work Number 36, 1900-01; printed 1911.
• Lot 17 — A selection of 27 subway construction and survey photographs, including some by Pierre Pullis, 1900-17 (24) and 1940-59 (3).
• Lot 18 — Album with 100 charmingly detailed photographs of turn-of-the-century Manhattan, 1908.
• Lot 19 — John Sloan, 1871-1951, Fifth Avenue 1909, Etching, 1941.
• Lot 20 — Eugene de Salignac, Delancey Street, North Side, July 29, 1908; printed 1980s.
• Lot 21 — Karl Struss, The White Ferry Boat, 1909.
• Lot 22 — Karl Struss, New York Public Library, 1914.
• Lot 23 — Joseph Pennell, New York from Brooklyn Bridge, Etching, 1908.
• Lot 24 — D.N.A., New York from Glasgow by the Anchor Line, Circa 1910.
• Lot 25 — Group of 3 bronze medals commemorating city life and history., Each approximately 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) round.
• Lot 26 — Jessie Tarbox Beals, Washington Square Park, circa 1910.
• Lot 27 — Augustus Sherman, A selection of 8 photographs of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, circa 1905-20.
• Lot 28 — Lewis W. Hine, Down and Out, New York City, circa 1910; printed circa 1931.
• Lot 29 — Abraham Walkowitz, Untitled, Cityscape, 1911.
• Lot 30 — Abraham Walkowitz, New York Scene, 1913.
• Lot 31 — Designer Unknown, [The Armory Show] International Exhibition of Modern Art, 1913.
• Lot 32 — Bronze relief of the Woolworth Building, created to honor its architect upon its completion. 1913.
• Lot 33 — Earl Horter, The Woolworth Building, Etching on cream wove paper, circa 1915.
• Lot 34 — Frederick Theodore Weber, Gramercy Park, Metropolitan Life Tower, 1914.
• Lot 35 — Joseph Pennell, Unbelievable City, No. 2, Etching, 1915.
• Lot 36 — Paul Strand, New York from the Park, from Camera Work Number 48, 1916.
• Lot 37 — Bror J. O. Nordfeldt, Brooklyn Bridge, Etching, circa 1917.
• Lot 38 — Martin Lewis, Dock Workers Under the Brooklyn Bridge, aquatint and etching, 1916-18.
• Lot 39 — J.M.D., Brooklyn Botanic Garden / The Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences, Circa 1917.
• Lot 40 — Designer Unknown, Brighton Beach Music Hall / Vaudeville, Subway card. Circa 1920s.
• Lot 41 — Richard Rummell, French Line / "France" [New York Harbor], Circa 1920.
• Lot 42 — Frank Newbould, White Star to New York, Circa 1920.
• Lot 43 — John Marin, Downtown, The El, Etching, 1921.
• Lot 44 — Eugene de Salignac, Williamsburg Bridge, View Looking West, January 29, 1923; printed 1980s.
• Lot 45 — Fairchild Aerial Surveys, A selection of 24 aerial views of New York by Fairchild Surveys, 1923-31.
• Lot 46 — Ralph Steiner, Madison Square Garden Tower, 1921; printed 1922.
• Lot 47 — Leon Dolice, Old Madison Square Garden, Etching and aquatint, 1924.
• Lot 48 — Joseph Pennell, The Three Towers, New York, Etching, 1921.
• Lot 49 — Joseph Pennell, New York, From Grace Court, Etching, 1924.
• Lot 50 — Arthur Allen Lewis, Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition of the Art Students' League, 1925.
• Lot 51 — Frank Joseph Reilly, Dream Ball / Art Students League, Circa 1930.
• Lot 52 — Harry Herman Wickey, Bryant Park, NYC, Etching, Circa 1926.
• Lot 53 — Karl Dehmann, Woolworth Building Through the Arch, Etching on laid paper, circa 1925.
• Lot 54 — Otto August Kuhler, Gateway to the New World, Etching on Japan paper, 1926.
• Lot 55 — Otto August Kuhler, Grand Central Station, Etching and drypoint, 1927.
• Lot 56 — Earl Horter, Grand Central Terminal / The Gateway to a Continent, 1927.
• Lot 57 — Adolph Robert Schutz, Bowling Green, New York, Etching on cream wove paper, 1927.
• Lot 58 — John Sloan, Fourteenth Street, the Wigwam, Etching, 1928.
• Lot 59 — F. Werner Hoppe, Little Church Around the Corner, circa 1928.
• Lot 60 — Horace Taylor, The Royal Mail To New York, Circa 1925.
• Lot 61 — Nathan Sidney Harris, Empire State Building / The World's Highest Structure, Gouache maquette. Circa 1930s.
• Lot 62 — Hanns Welti, 1894-1934, New York!, Portfolio with 12 lithographs, 1927.
• Lot 63 — Hayley Lever, Central Park in Summer, 1928.
• Lot 64 — Anton Schütz, Pair of etchings. 1929.
• Lot 65 — Ottomar Anton, Southampton New York / Hamburg - American Line, Circa 1930.
• Lot 66 — Chesley Bonestell, New York Central Building / At The Gateway To A Continent, 1930.
• Lot 67 — Edward J. Kelty, Coney Island, Luna Park, circa 1930.
• Lot 68 — Delancey Street from Suffolk Street, a nighttime long exposure, 1930s.
• Lot 69 — Wrigley's Gum Neon Sign, Harlem 125th Street, 1930s.
• Lot 70 — Hal Morey, Sun Beams into Grand Central Station. Circa 1930.
• Lot 71 — Adriaan Lubbers, The El at Chatham Square, Lithograph, 1930.
• Lot 72 — William C. McNulty, New York from Governor's Island, Drypoint, 1930.
• Lot 73 — Isaac Friedlander, Two etchings, 1931.
• Lot 74 — Album with more than 120 photographs documenting the construction and inauguration of the George Washington Bridge, 1930-31.
• Lot 75 — Wendell MacRae, A selection of 5 photographs, circa 1930-39; printed 1980.
• Lot 76 — Lewis W. Hine, Workers guiding hoisting cable, Empire State Building, circa 1930.
• Lot 77 — Lewis W. Hine, Bricklayer on Empire State Building, circa 1930.
• Lot 78 — Leo John Meissner, It’s a Small World, Wood engraving, 1930.
• Lot 79 — Leon Dolice, Manhattan Street Scene at Dawn, Circa 1930.
• Lot 80 — Leon Dolice, Group of 15 greeting cards, 12 color woodcuts and three etchings, circa 1930's.
• Lot 81 — Ernest Fiene, Waterfront, Manhattan, Lithograph, 1931.
• Lot 82 — Ernest Fiene, Untitled (54th Street and Fifth Avenue).
• Lot 83 — Martin Lewis, View of Manhattan from Under Hell Gate Bridge, Pencil on grey laid paper, circa 1920.
• Lot 84 — Martin Lewis, Cathedral Steps., Drypoint on laid paper, 1931.
• Lot 85 — Martin Lewis, Rain on Murray Hill, Drypoint printed in dark greenish, bluish black on cream laid paper, 1928.
• Lot 86 — Edith Nankivell, New York Public Library (Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street), Aquatint, circa 1930s.
• Lot 87 — Claude E. Millard, Manhattan / First City in America, 1933.
• Lot 88 — Leo John Meissner, Spring on the El, Wood engraving, 1934.
• Lot 89 — Gifford Beal, Central Park, Etching, 1934.
• Lot 90 — Don Freeman, Passing Fancy, Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor, 1934.
• Lot 91 — Armin Landeck, View of New York, Lithograph, 1932.
• Lot 92 — Armin Landeck, Manhattan Canyon, Drypoint, 1934.
• Lot 93 — Armin Landeck, Housetops, 14th Street, Drypoint and sandpaper ground, 1937.
• Lot 94 — Armin Landeck, York Avenue Tenements, Drypoint, 1938.
• Lot 95 — Armin Landeck, Demolition #1, Drypoint, 1940.
• Lot 96 — Leslie Ragan, New York / The Upper Bay from Lower Manhattan, 1935.
• Lot 97 — Leslie Ragan, Rockefeller Center New York, Circa 1935.
• Lot 98 — Peter Sekaer, Election Posters, 10th Avenue, New York, circa 1935; printed 2000.
• Lot 99 — Ernest Thorne Thompson, Brooklyn Bridge, Watercolor on board.
• Lot 100 — Harry LeRoy Taskey, Brooklyn Bridge, Aquatint and etching, 1933-34.
• Lot 101 — Underwood & Underwood, Queensboro Bridge at Night, 1930s.
• Lot 102 — Berenice Abbott, New York at Night, 1932; printed 1976.
• Lot 103 — Berenice Abbott, Pike and Henry Streets, Manhattan, March 6, 1936; printed 1980s.
• Lot 104 — Berenice Abbott, Fifth Avenue Houses, Nos. 4, 6, 8, 1936; printed 1980s.
• Lot 105 — Berenice Abbott, Sumner Healey Antique Shop, 942 Third Avenue, Manhattan, October 8, 1936.
• Lot 106 — Berenice Abbott, "El" Second and Third Avenue Lines, Hanover Square and Pearl Street, March 6, 1936.
• Lot 107 — Berenice Abbott, Facade: Alwyn Court, 174-182 West 58th Street and 911-917 Seventh Avenue, Manhattan, August 10, 1938.
• Lot 108 — Berenice Abbott, Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, May 18, 1938.
• Lot 109 — Reginald Marsh, Portfolio entitled Photographs of New York with 48 (of 50) photographs, 1930s-early 40s; printed 1977.
• Lot 110 — A selection of 10 press prints depicting Mayor Fiorello Henry La Guardia, circa 1934-43.
• Lot 111 — Weegee, New York City Fire Commissioner John J. McElligott and Mayor La Guardia, December 21, 1936.
• Lot 112 — Beulah Stevenson, Brooklyn, NY, Lithograph, circa 1938.
• Lot 113 — Ilse Bing, Chrysler Building, 1936.
• Lot 114 — Ilse Bing, Dead End I, Queensborough Bridge, 1936.
• Lot 115 — Helen Greene Blumenschein, Lower New York from Brooklyn Bridge, Lithograph, 1936.
• Lot 116 — Luigi Kasimir, New York, Brooklyn Bridge, Color etching and aquatint, 1937.
• Lot 117 — Luigi Kasimir, Fog and Mist, New York, Color aquatint and etching, 1936.
• Lot 118 — James Edward Allen, Four Pipelines, Lithograph, 1937.
• Lot 119 — Catharine C. Lewis, Pair: Night Watchman And Elevated Train with Pedestrians, Two Ink Drawings. Circa 1930s.
• Lot 120 — Designer Unknown, "Spices of 1936" / Sensational New York Revue, 1936.
• Lot 121 — Nembhard N. Culin, In 1939 The New York World's Fair, 1937.
• Lot 122 — S. Hine, This Year . . . Fly to the Fair! / Eastern Air Lines, 1939.
• Lot 123 — Leslie Ragan, The Scenic Route to New York World's Fair / New York Central System, 1939.
• Lot 124 — Mortimer Borne, Columbus Circle, Etching, 1938.
• Lot 125 — Herman Rose, 59th Street From the Park, Oil on canvas mounted to masonite. Circa 1950s.
• Lot 126 — Walter Rosenblum, Flea Market, Pitt Street, New York, 1938; printed 1960s.
• Lot 127 — Walter Rosenblum, Gypsy Children Playing Cards, Pitt Street, New York, 1938; printed 1960s.
• Lot 128 — William Witt, Street Peddler, 1939; printed mid-late 1950s.
• Lot 129 — Leon Bibel, Lexington Avenue Subway, 1938.
• Lot 130 — Leon Bibel, Subway Entrance, 1939.
• Lot 131 — Leon Bibel, Polo Grounds, 1939.
• Lot 132 — Edward Schwartz, Love and Romance in N.Y. City (East River Pier about East 22nd St.), June 1939.
• Lot 133 — Irving Wolfson, Boys Playing, Central Park, circa 1940.
• Lot 134 — Elias Grossman, Adventure Calls, City Yacht Basin, circa 1940.
• Lot 135 — William Sharp, East River & 34th Street. Circa 1940.
• Lot 136 — William Sharp, Under the Brooklyn Bridge. Circa 1940.
• Lot 137 — Elias Grossman, The Subtreasury Building, Trinity Church.
• Lot 138 — Weegee [Arthur Fellig], On the Fire Escape, 1940.
• Lot 139 — Weegee, Strike Two (bolt of lightning apparently striking the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, New York), July 27, 1940.
• Lot 140 — Joe DeBiase, Times Square at Night, 1940s.
• Lot 141 — Margaret Bourke-White, An aerial view of Park Avenue, including the Waldorf Astoria, 1940.
• Lot 142 — Harry Gottlieb, Statue of Liberty, Color screenprint, 1940.
• Lot 143 — A composite of the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty, circa 1940.
• Lot 144 — Sol Libsohn, Where Will You Spend Eternity?, the Gospel Mission at James Slip, Manhattan, circa 1940s; printed 1970s.
• Lot 145 — John R. Grabach, Canyons of New York, circa 1940.
• Lot 146 — William Sharp, Chess Game in Alley Pond Park, Queens, Oil on canvas, circa 1940.
• Lot 147 — William Sharp, Landscape with Felled Trees, Alley Pond Park, Oil on canvas, circa 1940.
• Lot 148 — Ray Euffa, Fulton Market, Color screenprint, 1940.
• Lot 149 — Witold Gordon, 7 illustrations, New York Storefronts, 1934-1943.
• Lot 150 — Helen Levitt, Untitled (Face on Tin), N.Y.C, circa 1939; printed 2000.
• … and 132 more lots

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