Original drawing on board by Vincent Zito, being a large caricature of Goldberg, — Goldberg, Rube. 1883-1970.

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Estimate: $1,000–$1,500 hammer
Result: upcoming — 13 June 2019
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, New York · 13 June 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-838345
Record: first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rube Goldberg, Original drawing on board by Vincent Zito, being a large caricature of Goldberg,. Bonhams, 13 Jun 2019, lot 190. estimate $1,000–$1,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-838345.

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71% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%

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Rube Goldberg, Original drawing on board by Vincent Zito, being a large caricature of Goldberg,. Bonhams, 13 Jun 2019, lot 190. estimate $1,000–$1,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-838345.

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From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscripts · Jun 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. London: John …	Darwin	$8,000–$12,000
BARRIE, JAMES MATTHEW. 1860-1937. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Lo…	Arthur Rackham	$800–$1,200
The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902.	Whitman, Walt. 1819-1892.	$1,500–$2,500
An Ideal Husband. London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1893.	Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900.	$2,000–$3,000
6 Jeeves titles: 1. Carry On, Jeeves. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1925.	P.g. Wodehouse	$500–$700
The Caine Mutiny. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1951.	Wouk, Herman. 1915-2019.	$1,000–$2,000

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