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Twenty five Auctions Archived, 15 Upcoming

For the week ended Saturday, January 29th, 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 15 in US dollars.  Turnover was $8,487,938 as 5,478 lots were offered and 4,018 sold for a 73% success rate.

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Old Master Prints on January 25th: $4,635,188 



3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 137.25% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 106.11% 
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 102.21% 


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

Gibson Auction Inc.. Rare Americana Books and Maps on July 2nd: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art, Ephemera, and Collectibles on January 21st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.73% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.18% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. American Prints & Drawings: 1925-1975 on January 25th: 99.15% 
Doyle New York. The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection - Books and Manuscripts on January 11th: 98.77% 
Gibson Auction Inc.. IMPORTANT JOSEPH “ABE” LEISCH CIVIL WAR AUCTION on December 10th: 98.09% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 91.55% 
Swann Galleries. Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection on January 26th: 89.04% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 87.66% 
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 81.25% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies The Submersion of Pharaoh’s Army in the Red Sea on January 25th Actual price: USD $751,500.
  2. Sothebys Astérix – Le Devin Planche 6 on January 21st Actual price: USD $341,865.
  3. Christies Saint Michael slaying the Dragon on January 25th Actual price: USD $211,500.
  4. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on January 25th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  5. Christies A Scholar in his Study ('Faust') on January 25th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  6. Christies The Three Trees on January 25th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  7. Christies Triton and Nereid on January 25th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  8. Gibson Auction Inc. John Lederer on July 2nd Actual price: USD $129,375.
  9. Christies The Death of the Virgin on January 25th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  10. Christies Landscape with a Cottage and a large Tree on January 25th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  11. Christies Madonna lactans with the Last Supper on January 25th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  12. Christies La Tauromaquia on January 25th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  13. Christies Carceri d’Invenzione on January 25th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  14. Christies Melencolia I on January 25th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  15. Christies El famoso Americano, Mariano Ceballos, from: The Bulls of Bordeaux on January 25th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  16. Christies Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician on January 25th Actual price: USD $77,500.
  17. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  18. Christies Coat of Arms with a Skull on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  19. Christies Saint Eustace on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  20. Christies Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print') on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  21. Christies The Great Jewish Bride on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  22. Christies Hercules, or: The Effects of Jealousy on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  23. Christies The Windmill on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  24. Christies The Angel appearing to the Shepherds on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  25. Christies The Large Hercules on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.



25 total sales reported this week:

Gibson Auction Inc.. Rare Americana Books and Maps on July 2nd: 100.00%
Gibson Auction Inc.. IMPORTANT JOSEPH “ABE” LEISCH CIVIL WAR AUCTION on December 10th: 98.09%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Books, Literature, Manuscripts, Maps, Works of Art on December 13th: 65.73%
Swann Galleries. Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection on January 26th: 89.04%
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 81.25%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. American Prints & Drawings: 1925-1975 on January 25th: 99.15%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiques, Interiors, Collectibles - Books, Prints on December 7th: 47.06%
Dorothy Sloan Rare Books. The Mexican-American War - Day 2 on December 16th: 23.08%
Dorothy Sloan Rare Books. The Mexican-American War - Day 1 on December 15th: 28.57%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 87.66%
Christies. Old Master Prints on January 25th: 77.22%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - Internet bidstart 1/12 on January 19th: 50.00%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents on January 24th: 27.81%
JellyFishTree. Collectible Books on January 18th: 39.31%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 91.55%
National Book Auctions. Books, Art, Ephemera, and Collectibles on January 21st: 100.00%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints on January 21st: 77.59%
Doyle New York. The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection - Books and Manuscripts on January 11th: 98.77%
Auctionata. Antiques and Collectibles - Books on January 23rd: 7.14%
Auctionata. Prints, Multiples and Photography on January 18th: 15.94%
Auctionata. Post War and Contemporary Art on January 18th: 15.04%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Palm Beach January Auction on January 19th: 65.79%
Sothebys. Comic Strips on January 21st: 66.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.18%


For the week ahead 15 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 30th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs. 962 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 96 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Historical Autographs and Maps - Internet bidstart 1/19. 219 lots

Tue. Jan. 31st
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Photo Opportunities. 218 lots
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions. Jerusalem. Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Posters & Periodicals, Postcards, Maps, Zionism. 590 lots

Wed. Feb. 1st
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration. 102 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photographs. 90 lots

Fri. Feb. 3rd
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 306 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Antiquarian and Modern Books, Engravings and Autographs. 903 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints. 46 lots

Sat. Feb. 4th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Golden Age of Magic Posters. 294 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books and Ephemera.

Sun. Feb. 5th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. The February Auction - Fine Art: Prints. 15 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/29.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/29.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • 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.