largest: 40 1/2 x 18 inches
Estimate: $200 - $400
Price Realized:
$1,250
Includes buyer's premium
comprising Map of the World showing the Western Pacific Railway Company and Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Département de L'Hérault Map, King's Historical Portfolio of the United States featuring historical cycles, and National Geographic Map of the Reaches of the Nation's Capital
unframed
Property from the Estate of Seymour Stein
each with some wear to each including areas of toning, discoloration, along with minor losses
Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.
The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.