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  • Letter to Elaine Attributed to Frank Merlo
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 167

    Letter to Elaine Attributed to Frank Merlo

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    $100 - $200
  • John Steinbecks Wallet with Business Card and $1
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 168

    John Steinbecks Wallet with Business Card and $1

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    $100 - $200
  • Copy of John Steinbecks Estate Tax in 1969
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 169

    Copy of John Steinbecks Estate Tax in 1969

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    $100 - $200
  • Letters Elaine Steinbeck wrote from 1959-1969
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 169a

    Letters Elaine Steinbeck wrote from 1959-1969

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    $200 - $400
  • 5 Hand Signed Signature Cards by John Steinbeck
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 170

    5 Hand Signed Signature Cards by John Steinbeck

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Chamber Pot Cupboard
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    Lot 171

    Chamber Pot Cupboard

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  • Eight Dining Room Chairs
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    Lot 172

    Eight Dining Room Chairs

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  • Side Table on Brass Casters
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    Lot 173

    Side Table on Brass Casters

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  • French Provincial Style Cabinet
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    Lot 174

    French Provincial Style Cabinet

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    $200 - $400
  • Glass Top Bamboo Style Coffee Table
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    Lot 175

    Glass Top Bamboo Style Coffee Table

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  • Victorian What Not Corner Shelf
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    Lot 176

    Victorian What Not Corner Shelf

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  • Collection of 11 embroidered pillows and seats
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    Lot 176a

    Collection of 11 embroidered pillows and seats

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    $100 - $200
  • Photo of Elaine Pastures of Heaven - John Bryson
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 177

    Photo of Elaine Pastures of Heaven - John Bryson

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    $100 - $200
  • Photo of Henry Fonda in Grapes of Wrath
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    Lot 178

    Photo of Henry Fonda in Grapes of Wrath

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    $100 - $200
  • Facsimile Copy of 1st ed. of Mice and Men
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 179

    Facsimile Copy of 1st ed. of Mice and Men

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    $100 - $200
  • Photo of Elaine Steinbeck Filming Of Mice and Men
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 180

    Photo of Elaine Steinbeck Filming Of Mice and Men

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    $100 - $200
  • 5 Hand Signed Signature Cards by John Steinbeck
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 181

    5 Hand Signed Signature Cards by John Steinbeck

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Steinbeck Newsletters and other Literature
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 182

    Steinbeck Newsletters and other Literature

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    $100 - $200
  • Eleven Mock ups of Steinbeck Book Covers
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    Lot 183

    Eleven Mock ups of Steinbeck Book Covers

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    $100 - $200
  • Elaine Steinbeck's Copy of A Life in Letters
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 184

    Elaine Steinbeck's Copy of A Life in Letters

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    $100 - $200
  • Elaine Steinbeck's Family Bible
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 184a

    Elaine Steinbeck's Family Bible

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    $100 - $200
  • English Tea Caddy
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    Lot 185

    English Tea Caddy

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    $200 - $400
  • 12 Early Lenox Dinner Plates
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    Lot 185a

    12 Early Lenox Dinner Plates

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    $200 - $400
  • Limoges Partial Dinner Service
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 185b

    Limoges Partial Dinner Service

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    $100 - $200
  • Talking Peace Signed by Jimmy Carter
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    Lot 186

    Talking Peace Signed by Jimmy Carter

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    $100 - $200
  • Elaine Steinbecks Copy of Vonnegut's Timequake
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 186a

    Elaine Steinbecks Copy of Vonnegut's Timequake

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    $100 - $200
  • Redwood Curtains signed by Lanford Wilson
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    Lot 187

    Redwood Curtains signed by Lanford Wilson

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    $100 - $200
  • Two Signed Copies of House Made of Air
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    Lot 188

    Two Signed Copies of House Made of Air

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    $100 - $200
  • Two Plays by John Steinbeck's sons -Thomas & John
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    Lot 189

    Two Plays by John Steinbeck's sons -Thomas & John

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    $100 - $200
  • Baker Empire Style Console Table
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 190

    Baker Empire Style Console Table

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    $400 - $600
  • Letter from a fan and Elaines responses
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 190a

    Letter from a fan and Elaines responses

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    $100 - $200
  • Pair of Baker Egyptian Revival Side Tables
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 191

    Pair of Baker Egyptian Revival Side Tables

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    $400 - $600
  • Tole Wall Clock With Porcelain Face
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    Lot 191a

    Tole Wall Clock With Porcelain Face

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    $100 - $200
  • Baker Directoire Style Side Table
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    Lot 192

    Baker Directoire Style Side Table

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    $100 - $200
  • Brass Footman and Two Brass Buckets
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    Lot 192a

    Brass Footman and Two Brass Buckets

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    $100 - $200
  • Letters to Elaine Steinbeck by Notable People
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 193

    Letters to Elaine Steinbeck by Notable People

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    $200 - $400
  • Letters to Elaine from the Hustons
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 194

    Letters to Elaine from the Hustons

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    $100 - $200
  • Three Pre Columbian Fragments Gift from Huston
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 195

    Three Pre Columbian Fragments Gift from Huston

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    $400 - $600
  • Etruscan Bucchero Kyathos
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 196

    Etruscan Bucchero Kyathos

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    $400 - $600
  • Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 196a

    Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery

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    $100 - $200
  • Letters to Elaine Steinbeck by Notable People
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 197

    Letters to Elaine Steinbeck by Notable People

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    $200 - $400
  • Elaine Steinbeck Correspondence and Ephemera
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 198

    Elaine Steinbeck Correspondence and Ephemera

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    $100 - $200
  • Steppenwolf at 25 Photographic Collection signed
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 198a

    Steppenwolf at 25 Photographic Collection signed

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    $400 - $600
  • Bay Street Theatre Dinner - Elaine Steinbeck Honor
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 199

    Bay Street Theatre Dinner - Elaine Steinbeck Honor

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    $100 - $200
  • Unframed Photo of Elaine Steinbeck and Friend
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 199a

    Unframed Photo of Elaine Steinbeck and Friend

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    $100 - $200
  • Short Article by John Steinbeck for Sons School
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 200

    Short Article by John Steinbeck for Sons School

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    $400 - $600
  • "Sea Slugs" Poem by John Steinbeck
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    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 201

    "Sea Slugs" Poem by John Steinbeck

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    $1,000 - $2,000
  • John Steinbeck handwritten response to a fan
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 202

    John Steinbeck handwritten response to a fan

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    $400 - $600

Auction Description

The John Steinbeck Collection by Curated Estates Auctions
Curated Estates is proud to present the personal memorabilia of John and Elaine Steinbeck. John Steinbeck is one of America's greatest storytellers. His work has garnered him The Pulitzer Prize, The National Book Award and The Nobel Prize. Elaine Steinbeck was a tour de force in John's life accompanying him around the globe on travels. Elaine was notable in her own right as one of Broadway's first female stage managers. This auction goes through John's life from childhood to eighteen years of John and Elaine's marriage to Elaine's life after John's passing. These important objects and ephemera have been in storage for almost 20 years and are offered to the public for the first time. Read more
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