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October Week Two Revised

For the week ended Saturday 8 October 2017 33 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 7 denominated in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 21 in US dollars.  Turnover was $7,066,303 as 8,721 lots were offered and 6,671 sold for a 76% success rate.  The average lot value was $1,059.26.

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Sothebys. Photographs on October 5th: $2,901,375 

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

RR Auction. The Prince Auction - Online bidstart9/14 on September 27th: 204.13% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on October 3rd: 155.24% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Asian Fine Art - Prints on September 23rd: 131.49% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 4th: 127.09% 
Jacksons Auction. Important Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on September 26th: 112.48% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 111.45% 
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints - online bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 106.26% 
Chiswick Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts on September 27th: 100.35% 


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

Carlsen Gallery. September Anniversary Antique Auction - Books, Prints on September 17th: 100.00% 
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints - online bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 99.88% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 99.03% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 98.52% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 96.97% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/3 on October 1st: 95.92% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on October 3rd: 93.26% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Asian Fine Art - Prints on September 23rd: 91.26% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 4th: 87.35% 
Il Ponte. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - session 10: Books on October 2nd: 86.97% 
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on October 5th: 85.32% 
RR Auction. The Prince Auction - Online bidstart9/14 on September 27th: 85.20% 
Jacksons Auction. Important Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on September 26th: 80.10% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys JOHN QUINCY ADAMS on October 5th Actual price: USD $360,500.
  2. Sothebys 'CHARLESTON, S. C.' on October 5th Actual price: USD $348,500.
  3. Sothebys NUDE ON SAND  on October 5th Actual price: USD $324,500.
  4. Bonhams Ginkgo Leaves (New York), 1990 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $199,500.
  5. Bonhams The Golden Gate before the Bridge, San Francisco, California, 1933 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $162,500.
  6. Sothebys 'WHITE ANGEL BREADLINE' (SAN FRANCISCO) on October 5th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  7. Sothebys 'MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, N.M.' on October 5th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  8. RR Auction Prince's Personally-Owned and Stage-Worn Yellow Boots on September 27th Actual price: USD $75,148.
  9. Sothebys SELECTED MOTION STUDIES on October 5th Actual price: USD $72,500.
  10. Sothebys 'AU LUXEMBOURG' (LA FONTAINE DE CARPEAUX AU LUXEMBOURG) on October 5th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  11. Sothebys 'PARMELIAN PRINTS OF THE HIGH SIERRAS' on October 5th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  12. RR Auction Prince's Own 1980 Rick James Tour All Access Pass on September 27th Actual price: USD $60,367.
  13. Sothebys CEREMONY COMMEMORATING THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE FRENCH EMPIRE, MARTINIQUE on October 5th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  14. RR Auction Prince 1986 'Camille' Advance Pressing on September 27th Actual price: USD $58,787.
  15. Sothebys DR. CHARLES LINNAEUS ALLEN STUDYING ANATOMY WITH STUDENT on October 5th Actual price: USD $56,250.
  16. Bonhams Portfolio IV: What Majestic Word--In Memory of Russell Varian, on October 2nd Actual price: USD $56,250.
  17. RR Auction Prince's Purple Rain Nine-Page Handwritten Musical Enhancement Notes on September 27th Actual price: USD $51,323.
  18. RR Auction Prince's Cherry Moon Personal Notebook with Extensive Handwritten Working Script on September 27th Actual price: USD $44,839.
  19. Sothebys 'NEW YORK CITY' (GIRLS IN THE WINDOWS) on October 5th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  20. Sothebys CIEL CHARGÉ - MER MÉDITERRANÉE (CLOUDY SKY, MEDITERRANEAN SEA) on October 5th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  21. Sothebys 'MOUNT MCKINLEY AND WONDER LAKE, ALASKA' on October 5th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  22. Sothebys 'WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA' on October 5th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  23. Bonhams Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August, 1955 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $35,000.
  24. Sothebys CHINESE GOLD MINERS POSED WITH NUGGETS, CALIFORNIA on October 5th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  25. Sothebys STREET SCENE IN BENICIA, SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA on October 5th Actual price: USD $32,500.



33 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Photographs on October 5th: 54.77%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 96.97%
Il Ponte. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - Prints on October 6th: 72.22%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art – Antique Engravings & Lithographs – Works on Paper on October 5th: 74.68%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, etc. - Books, Prints on October 4th: 50.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on October 5th: 85.32%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Art - Prints on October 5th: 75.36%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 4th: 87.35%
RR Auction. The Prince Auction - Online bidstart9/14 on September 27th: 85.20%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 99.03%
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on October 4th: 75.37%
Chiswick Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts on September 27th: 75.29%
Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 8/30 on September 13th: 72.06%
The Antiquarian Book. Online sale of Fine & Rare Antiquarian Books and Documents on October 3rd: 41.18%
Carlsen Gallery. September Anniversary Antique Auction - Books, Prints on September 17th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents on the History of Mexico on October 3rd: 30.57%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on October 3rd: 93.26%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 3rd: 44.44%
Winter Associates. Modern, Fine Art - Prints on October 2nd: 60.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints - online bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 100.00%
OSENAT. Works of Art - Prints on October 1st: 60.00%
Bonhams. Photographs on October 2nd: 30.56%
Il Ponte. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - session 10: Books on October 2nd: 86.97%
Il Ponte. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - Prints on September 29th: 75.34%
The Written Word Autographs. Autographs on September 30th: 40.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 99.88%
Heritage Auctions. The Connie Francis Collection Entertainment on October 1st: 46.09%
Potomack Company. Books, Prints, Asian & Decorative Arts Online Auction on September 27th: 67.43%
Jacksons Auction. Important Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on September 26th: 80.10%
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Modern Art, Modern Photography, Old Paintings & Antiques on September 29th: 44.02%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Asian Fine Art - Prints on September 23rd: 91.26%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 98.52%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/3 on October 1st: 95.92% 

 

For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 9th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Old Master Prints and Modern Prints. 360 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History: Timed Online Auction - bidstart 9/28. 446 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 104 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Personal Property Auction of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds - Day 3. 168 lots

Tue. Oct. 10th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. ROMANTIC ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, R. B.L.'S COLLECTION. 103 lots
Christies. New York. VISIONARIES: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE EMILY AND JERRY SPIEGEL COLLECTION. 40 lots
Christies. New York. Photographs. 111 lots
Christies. New York. Important Photographs from the Collection of Donald and Alice Lappe. 67 lots
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Bruxelles . Live Auction - Books, Prints. 469 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. ROMANTIC LITERARY WORKS, ORIGINAL EDITIONS, R. B.L.'S COLLECTION. 261 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Prints, Autographs, Photographs, Music. 427 lots
PIASA. Paris. FRANÇOIS DAUTRESME COLLECTION , MEMORIES OF CHINA - books, photos. 48 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 10/3. 802 lots

Wed. Oct. 11th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 651 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books. 243 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 9/28. 775 lots
Heritage Auctions. New York. Photographs. 467 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books and Manuscripts. 589 lots
Ader. PARIS. Modern Illustrated Books.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books and Prints. 50 lots

Thu. Oct. 12th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Books - Internet Bidstart 10/5. 241 lots
Forum Auctions. London. The Edge Hall Library. 311 lots
Ader. PARIS. Abstract and Contemporary Art - Books and Prints.

Fri. Oct. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art. 365 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Modern and Contemporary Art, Modern Prints. 83 lots

Sat. Oct. 14th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints. 143 lots

Sun. Oct. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/8.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/8.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/17. 263 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints. 44 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • 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
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000