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Auction Update Review

38 Auctions Archived, 32 upcoming

For the week ended Saturday 6 June 38 auctions were archived to the RBH database; 1 in Australian dollars, 19 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 11 in US dollars.  Turnover was $23,293,813 as 20,302 lots were offered and 14,350 sold for a 71% success rate.  And this is summer?
 
6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 30th: $6,037,056 
Sothebys. Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts on May 28th: $4,083,804 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 19th: $1,561,249 
Christies. Posters on June 4th: $1,280,711 
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Manuscripts and Graphic Arts on May 22nd: $1,278,181 
Galerie Bassenge. 15th -19th Century Prints on May 28th: $1,190,848 

The Arader Galleries Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR AUTOGRAPH WORKING MANUSCRIPT OF THE ORCHESTRAL SUITE NO.2 OP.53 on May 28th Actual price: USD $503,370.
  2. Dorotheum Rituals/Pontifical, Sacramentary, Calendar and Computistical Notes For the Notre Dame Cathedral in Le Puy-en-Velay, on June 1st Actual price: USD $399,616.
  3. Sothebys MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS FINE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF MOZART’S TRANSCRIPTION OF THE “STABAT MATER” BY MARCHESE EUGENIO LIGNIVILLE, [K.ANH.238 (ANH. on May 28th Actual price: USD $255,510.
  4. Ader Paysages et Intérieurs. on May 28th Actual price: USD $210,130.
  5. Sothebys THE HOBBIT. on June 4th Actual price: USD $209,610. ARader Auction Galleries
  6. Sothebys BOOK OF HOURS. USE OF ROME on May 28th Actual price: USD $172,125.
  7. Heritage Auctions Alex Raymond Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-21-39 (King Features Syndicate, 1939). on May 30th Actual price: USD $155,350.
  8. Sothebys MANN, THOMAS IMPORTANT SERIES OF C. 90 EARLY AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND POSTCARDS, TO OTTO GRAUTOFF, ABOUT BUDDENBROOKS, INCLUDING ELEVEN UNPUBLISHED ITEMS, WITH POEMS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS on May 28th Actual price: USD $153,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Winsor McCay Little Nemo in Slumberland Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-18-09 (New York Herald, 1909). on May 30th Actual price: USD $131,450.
  10. Sothebys THEOCRITUS AND DIOSCORIDES A VOLUME OWNED BY FLETCHER OF SALTOUN, on May 28th Actual price: USD $118,575.
  11. Hauswedell and Nolte Decretales cum glossa Bernardi Parmensis. on May 20th Actual price: USD $112,865.
  12. Sothebys WAGNER, RICHARD AUTOGRAPH SKETCH-LEAF CONTAINING DRAFTS AND IDEAS FOR “SIEGFRIED” AND “SIEGFRIEDS TOD”, THE FIRST VERSION OF “GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG”, on May 28th Actual price: USD $99,450.
  13. Sothebys BOULEZ, PIERRE AUTOGRAPH WORKING MANUSCRIPT OF 'CONDUITE' FROM LE VISAGE NUPTIAL, FOR VOICES AND LARGE ORCHESTRA with the title at the head of the first page ("I. on May 28th Actual price: USD $99,450.
  14. Christies MOULIN ROUGE- LA GOULUE on June 4th Actual price: USD $95,625.
  15. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT FOR A PICTORIAL NONSENSE ALPHABET, 26 SEPARATE LEAVES, EACH WITH PEN AND INK LETTER FOLLOWED BY DRAWING AND VERSE BENEATH, on June 4th Actual price: USD $91,800.
  16. Sothebys THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. on June 4th Actual price: USD $91,800.
  17. Heritage Auctions Alex Raymond Flash Gordon Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-12-36 (King Features Syndicate, 1936). on May 30th Actual price: USD $89,625.
  18. Sothebys PLATO OMNIA PLATONIS OPERA. on May 28th Actual price: USD $86,063.
  19. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #33 (DC, 1939) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages. on May 30th Actual price: USD $83,650.
  20. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Reise in das Innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834. on May 19th Actual price: USD $79,200.
  21. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages. on May 30th Actual price: USD $77,675.
  22. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. on May 30th Actual price: USD $77,675.
  23. Sothebys BOULEZ, PIERRE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF 'STRUCTURE 1A', THE OPENING MOVEMENT OF STRUCTURES, PREMIER LIVRE, FOR TWO PIANOS on May 28th Actual price: USD $76,500.
  24. Galerie Bassenge Die Cappella Paolina im Vatikan während der Zer... on May 28th Actual price: USD $74,592.
  25. Sothebys STRAVINSKY, IGOR FINE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF BERCEUSES DU CHAT AND PRIBAOUTKI, [VOCAL SCORE], SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE COMPOSER TO PRINCESS EUGÈNE (VIOLETTE) MURAT on May 28th Actual price: USD $72,675.


5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

Dorotheum . Autographs on June 1st: 298.56% 
Ader. Prints on May 28th: 163.86% 
Ader. Prints on May 29th: 121.45% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Old & Rare Conjuring Books on May 31st: 108.41% 
ALDE. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on May 29th: 106.33% 


12 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Heritage Auctions. Doodle for Hunger Illustration Art Auction Benefiting St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelter - online on June 1st: 100.00% 
Aspire Auctions. Printed Art - Internet bidstart 5/22 on May 30th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - Genealogy, Ephemera, Kane, etc. on May 31st: 99.80% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 30th: 99.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 97.95% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Old & Rare Conjuring Books on May 31st: 95.65% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints - Day 2 on May 31st: 92.47% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/28 on June 4th: 89.07% 
Australian Book Auctions. THE COLLECTION OF JOHN LANE MULLINS on June 1st: 84.42% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on May 30th: 82.26% 
Christies. Posters on June 4th: 80.00% 


38 total sales reported this week: 

Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part I - Prints on May 30th: 77.22% 
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Manuscripts and Graphic Arts on May 22nd: 68.28% 
Bloomsbury Auctions. Photo Opportunities on June 4th: 61.90% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books and Ephemera - Day 2 on May 29th: 62.02% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books and Ephemera - Day 1 on May 28th: 71.65% 
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Manuscripts, Incunabula and Books on May 28th: 54.55% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/28 on June 4th: 89.07% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Old & Rare Conjuring Books on May 31st: 95.65% 
Christies. Posters on June 4th: 80.00% 
Sothebys. Library on an English Bibliophile, Part IV on June 4th: 64.84% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - Genealogy, Ephemera, Kane, etc. on May 31st: 99.80% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 3rd: 67.06% 
Dorotheum . Autographs on June 1st: 66.56% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 2nd: 76.19% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints - Day 2 on May 31st: 92.47% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on May 30th: 82.26% 
Audap and Mirabaud. Weapons, Hunting, Militaria, Historical Memories on May 19th: 27.27% 
Audap and Mirabaud. Sport on May 30th: 41.30% 
Aspire Auctions. Printed Art - Internet bidstart 5/22 on May 30th: 100.00% 
Binoche et Giquello. Books on May 29th: 47.04% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paul Coze Archives - Wakanda on April 10th: 0.00% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Comic Strips on May 29th: 63.87% 
Ader. Prints on May 29th: 66.21% 
Ader. Prints on May 28th: 77.67% 
Australian Book Auctions. THE COLLECTION OF JOHN LANE MULLINS on June 1st: 84.42% 
ALDE. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on May 29th: 60.48% 
Skinner. Americana and European Prints and Photography on May 29th: 68.81% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Books and Manuscripts on May 27th: 50.80% 
Hauswedell and Nolte. Rare Books and Autographs on May 20th: 49.68% 
Hauff and Auvermann. Modern and contemporary art. Paintings, prints, sculptures. on May 23rd: 39.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Doodle for Hunger Illustration Art Auction Benefiting St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelter - online on June 1st: 100.00% 
Galerie Bassenge. 15th -19th Century Prints on May 28th: 58.33% 
Hauff and Auvermann. Books, autographs, avant-garde and posters on May 22nd: 49.64% 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 19th: 72.63% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 97.95% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 30th: 99.60% 

Sothebys. Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts on May 28th: 64.76% 

 

For the week ahead 32 sales are scheduled: 

Mon. Jun. 8th
Audap and Mirabaud. PARIS. From Empire to Literary Salons. 34 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Tintinomania. 508 lots
Skinner. Bolton. Gentleman's Auction - Online Bidstart 5/28. 20 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 84 lots

Tue. Jun. 9th
Christies. London -South Kensington. Posters. 286 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Important Collection of Modern and Contemporary Prints. 108 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Books, Old Paper. 133 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Max Reneman - The Magical Provo, initiator of the 'Insect Sect' and the 'Expertology Lab'. 44 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Old Master Prints. 91 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Contemporary Art - Prints. 166 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Modern Art/Contemporary Art - Prints. 39 lots

Wed. Jun. 10th
Swann Galleries. New York. Art, Press & Illustrated Books. 376 lots
ALDE. Paris. Books of an Amateur Collector. 142 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. PRINTED BOOKS, MAPS & EPHEMERA, NATURAL HISTORY & FISHING BOOKS, SPORTING ART, TAXIDERMY & FOSSILS. 720 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints and Photographs. 100 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Modern Literature: The Personal Collection of Anthony Hobson. 250 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Modern Art - Prints. 203 lots

Thu. Jun. 11th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile. 427 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 6/4. 237 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. Historical Auction. 199 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Books. 361 lots
Sothebys. Hong Kong. Boundless: Contemporary Art. 31 lots

Fri. Jun. 12th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History. 413 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts - Including Americana. 213 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books. 331 lots

Sat. Jun. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Civil War and Militaria. 534 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Works on Paper and Books. 543 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Estate Auction - Prints, books, documents. 34 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Audubons, Maps, and Natural History. 311 lots
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Old and Modern Art, Modern Photography, Antiques. 349 lots

Sun. Jun. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 6/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 6/7.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD