Auction Preview: The Air and Space Sale at Bonhams, New York, September 17
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What: The Air and Space SaleWhere: Bonhams, 580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, U.S.AWhen: September 17, 1:00 pm EDTPublic Viewing: September 14, 2019, 12:00 - 17:00 EDT, September 15, 2019, 12:00 - 17:00 EDT, September 16, 2019, 10:00 - 17:00 EDT, SeptemAuction Preview: The Air and Space Sale at Bonhams, New York, September 17
What: The Air and Space SaleWhere: Bonhams, 580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, U.S.AWhen: September 17, 1:00 pm EDTPublic Viewing: September 14, 2019, 12:00 - 17:00 EDT, September 15, 2019, 12:00 - 17:00 EDT, September 16, 2019, 10:00 - 17:00 EDT, September 17, 2019 10:00 - 12:00 EDTTop Lots at the Sale:— “SPUTNIK-1 EMC/EMI Lab Model,” 1957. Full scale vintage test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, Moscow, [February, 1957], serial number “OKб-1/001/1957,” with live transmitter (modern 12 volt power supply included). Polished metal sphere with four external antennae, approximately 23 inches in diameter on manganese brass stand with anti-static o-ring, stand approximately 57 inches (1,448 mm) tall, stand and model together approximately 78 inches (1,981 mm) tall, weighing approximately 100 lbs. Featured in lot 34. Estimate: 400,000 USD - 600,000 USD— “Early Aviation Photography Archive,” Chronicling 20th Century Aviation from the Earliest Wright Brothers Images Through to Commercial and Military Applications. Over 1,300 photographs, generally silver gelatin prints, approximately 13 1/2x10 1/4 inches through 2 3/8x3 3/8 inches, early 1900s through c.1945, many with editor’s marks, publication stamps on verso. Featured in lot 4. Estimate: 50,000 USD - 70,000 USD— “CIAM/NASA Wind Tunnel Model,” 1991. Metal test model, 126 inches in length, approximately 8-1/2 inches in diameter. Rotating tail fins. Contained in a white-painted fiberglass custom-fitted transport case with red “NASA” lettering. Featured in lot 56. Estimate: 25,000 USD - 35,000 USD— “Alexei Leonov on Apollo-Soyuz, Extensive Manuscript by Leonov Detailing the Mission.” Autograph Manuscript, 52 pages, recto only, approximately 12x8 1/4 inches, in Russian, [1975], with extensive corrections and additions. * With: Autograph Manuscript Signed (“Leonov”), 1 page, 12x8 1/2 inches, in Russian, [c. 1995]. Featured in lot 48. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “First Telephone Call to the Moon,” President Nixon and the Apollo Crew Sign a Partial Transcript of the Historic First Call to the Moon. Document Signed (“Richard Nixon,” “Neil Armstrong,” “Buzz Aldrin,” and “M Collins”) 1 p, dated July 20, 1969. Featured in lot 90. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “Apollo 17 Flight Plan Flown to the Lunar Surface.” Flown Apollo 17 Flight Plan, pp a-g, on four sheets printed recto and verso. NASA/MSC, November 6, 1972, 5 1/2x8 inches. Signed on each of the eight pages by Gene Cernan including on the provenance label on the final, blank page. With a Typed Letter Signed by Gene Cernan. Featured in lot 136. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “Apollo-Soyuz Cyclogram From General Kerim A. Kerimov, Used by the General to Follow the Entire Mission.” Original manuscript consisting of seven tri-fold charts in string-bound wrappers, 6 1/2x5 1/2 inches with each chart unfolding to 6x16 inches, pen and crayon with charts on graph paper and wrappers on thicker stock, signed by Kerimov, July 11, 1975, in Russian. Featured in lot 49. Estimate: 18,000 USD - 25,000 USDFor details, visit: https://www.bonhams.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more