Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 108 Auctions Archived, another 119 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 28 November, 108 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 1 in Czech koruna, 33 in euros, 14 in British pounds, 2 in Hong Kong dollars,1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, a in Polish zloty, 3 in Swedish krona, 48 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $61,510,732.13. The average lot brought $2,983.06.

 

This report includes this past week’s Top 25s for 15 categories, full details for this past week’s sales, as well as a full listing of the upcoming week’s 119 sales.

 

Start by clicking on the tabs for the Top 25s. They are live!

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. on November 22nd Actual price: USD $9,120,000.
  2. Sothebys Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as The Great Wave, Edo period, 19th century on November 22nd Actual price: USD $2,793,248.
  3. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta Luana US Movie Poster / Vampirella #31 Cover Original Art (Capital Productions, 1973/Warren Publications, 1974). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $1,750,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Neal Adams Superman #233 Cover Original Art (DC, 1971). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $1,500,000.
  5. Sothebys Sudden Rain beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u), also known as Black Fuji, Edo period, 19th century on November 22nd Actual price: USD $914,411.
  6. Koller Auctions Buste de femme d'apres Cranach le Jeune. 1958. on November 27th Actual price: USD $745,034.
  7. Sothebys Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, Edo period, 19th century on November 22nd Actual price: USD $734,795.
  8. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta The Moon Men Paperback Novel Cover Original Art (Ace, 1974). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $718,750.
  9. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. on November 24th Actual price: USD $378,657.
  10. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta ERB-dom #78 Centerfold Painting Original Art (Camille Cazedessus, 1974). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $350,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Action Comics #15 (DC, 1939) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. on November 22nd Actual price: USD $264,000.
  12. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus. 2 Teile in 1 Band. on November 24th Actual price: USD $235,156.
  13. Koller Auctions Apple. 1985. on November 27th Actual price: USD $222,517.
  14. Heritage Auctions Todd McFarlane The Amazing Spider-Man #316 Story Page 7 Original Art (Marvel, 1989). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $218,750.
  15. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta - Leopard Painting Original Art (undated). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $212,500.
  16. Koller Auctions Grevy's Zebra. 1983. on November 27th Actual price: USD $206,623.
  17. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC VG/FN 5.0 White pages. on November 22nd Actual price: USD $204,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Action Comics #12 (DC, 1939) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. on November 22nd Actual price: USD $204,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Stagecoach (United Artists, 1939). Folded, Very Fine+. One Sheet (27" X 41"). on November 21st Actual price: USD $200,000.
  20. Swann Galleries (Album.) Autograph album containing 29 ALsS by each of the U.S. presidents from Washington to Coolidge. Vp, 1785-1945. on November 6th Actual price: USD $188,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Gustaf Tenggren Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Movie Poster Illustration Original Art (Walt Disney, 1937). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $187,500.
  22. Heritage Auctions Sal Buscema The Defenders #11 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1973). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $175,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Todd McFarlane Spider-Man #13 Black Costume Story Page 14 Original Art (Marvel, 1991). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $162,500.
  24. Galerie Bassenge Das Rhinozeros on November 26th Actual price: USD $155,748.
  25. Heritage Auctions Robert Williams Psychic Pedestrians On a Spiral Horizon (Barycenter) Painting Original Art (1971). on November 23rd Actual price: USD $150,000.

 

 

11 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Comic Art Signature Auction on November 23rd: $14,911,934
Heritage Auctions. Comic Books Signature Auction on November 22nd: $14,456,850
Sothebys. Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art on November 22nd: $4,564,920
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 24th: $2,604,873
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on November 27th: $2,101,990
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Signature Auction on November 21st: $1,575,768
Galerie Bassenge. Art Auction - 15th-19th Century Prints on November 26th: $1,479,697
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on October 30th: $1,442,682
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 16th: $1,152,179
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 21st: $1,136,369
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on October 23rd: $1,052,022

 


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

Bukowskis. John Bauer on November 23rd: 340.94%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History on November 26th: 331.25%
Bonhams. The Gene Hackman Collection, Part II on November 21st: 268.39%
Sothebys. Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art on November 22nd: 259.16%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Literature on November 22nd: 197.14%
Doyle New York. Doyle @ Home on November 24th: 176.39%
Il Ponte. Prints and Multiples on November 26th: 162.69%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Collector's Auction to include Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria on November 27th: 162.64%
Fleischer's Auctions. Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection on November 22nd: 159.62%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Semi-Annual Premier Americana -Day 3 on November 22nd: 154.01%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Semi-Annual Premier Americana -Day 2 on November 21st: 142.30%
Bukowskis. Here Far Away – Photographs by Pentti Sammallahti on November 22nd: 140.55%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 24th: 138.57%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters - Cinema on November 27th: 129.83%
Aguttes. Impressionist and Modern Art on November 25th: 126.64%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 26th: 122.77%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on November 27th: 113.69%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Autumn Auction on November 22nd: 112.22%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Gordon Lightfoot: His Life & Collection on November 26th: 111.61%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on November 25th: 111.21%
Purcell Auctioneers. Truly Exceptional Sale Of The Library Of An Irish Gentleman and Other Very Important Clients to include the World Renowned First Edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle (July, 1493) and Other Incunabula on November 26th: 110.34%
Bubb Kuyper. Fine Arts - Part 2 on November 27th: 109.26%
Sothebys. Modern Day Auction on November 21st: 108.71%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on November 26th: 104.70%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Auction on November 22nd: 101.45%
OSENAT. Asian Art from China and Japan on November 23rd: 101.09%


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

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Collector's Auction to include Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria on November 27th: 100.00%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Charity Auction: Franco Lucini, the collection on November 27th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 26th: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History on November 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 26th: 100.00%
KC Auction Company. November Antiques, Furniture & Silver Auction on November 24th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Discovery on Sunset on November 24th: 100.00%
Bukowskis. John Bauer on November 23rd: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Auction on November 22nd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art on November 22nd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Modern Day Auction on November 21st: 100.00%
Sothebys. Exquisite Corpus Day Auction on November 21st: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Session II on November 21st: 100.00%
Bonhams. Fall Automobilia Online, on November 21st: 100.00%
Bonhams. The Gene Hackman Collection, Part II on November 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Andes Collection of Colombian Banknotes World Paper Money Showcase Auction on November 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on November 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 25th: 99.83%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Books Signature Auction on November 22nd: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 23rd: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art Signature Auction on November 23rd: 99.60%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 26th: 99.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 23rd: 98.99%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Semi-Annual Premier Americana -Day 3 on November 22nd: 98.63%
Leland Little Auctions. November Estate Auction on November 25th: 98.39%
Fleischer's Auctions. Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection on November 22nd: 98.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on November 25th: 96.91%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on November 23rd: 96.20%
Il Ponte. Prints and Multiples on November 26th: 95.24%
Aguttes. Impressionist and Modern Art on November 25th: 95.24%
Doyle New York. Doyle @ Home on November 24th: 94.44%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs Unlimited on November 21st: 92.86%
Purcell Auctioneers. Truly Exceptional Sale Of The Library Of An Irish Gentleman and Other Very Important Clients to include the World Renowned First Edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle (July, 1493) and Other Incunabula on November 26th: 92.15%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on November 25th: 91.52%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Semi-Annual Premier Americana -Day 2 on November 21st: 90.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on November 15th: 90.14%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Thankful for Treasures: Holiday discovery Auction on November 24th: 90.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 19th: 88.68%
Aguttes. Post-War and Contemporary Art on November 26th: 88.64%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 26th: 87.96%
Bukowskis. Here Far Away – Photographs by Pentti Sammallahti on November 22nd: 87.50%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on November 20th: 87.50%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on November 27th: 86.73%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on October 23rd: 86.72%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on November 26th: 86.20%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Gordon Lightfoot: His Life & Collection on November 26th: 86.15%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Signature Auction on November 21st: 85.74%
Early American. History Auction on November 22nd: 84.92%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Literature on November 22nd: 84.89%
Freeman's | Hindman. American Historical Ephemera & Early Photography Online on November 24th: 84.27%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 22nd: 82.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on November 17th: 82.39%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 21st: 81.70%
Damien Voglaire. Books on November 22nd: 81.57%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 6th: 81.55%


108 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Collector's Auction to include Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria on November 27th: 100.00%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on November 27th: 86.73%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Old Masters, Modern and Contemporary Art on November 25th: 56.28%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Charity Auction: Franco Lucini, the collection on November 27th: 100.00%
Duke's. Interiors on November 27th: 63.16%
Dreweatts. Arts and Interiors (Timed Online) on November 27th: 45.00%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographs on November 27th: 75.14%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 26th: 87.96%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Discoveries on November 27th: 75.00%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 26th: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History on November 26th: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. Truly Exceptional Sale Of The Library Of An Irish Gentleman and Other Very Important Clients to include the World Renowned First Edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle (July, 1493) and Other Incunabula on November 26th: 92.15%
Olympia Auctions. Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art on November 26th: 74.07%
Il Ponte. Prints and Multiples on November 26th: 95.24%
Galerie Bassenge. Art Auction - 15th-19th Century Prints on November 26th: 58.18%
Forum Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Editions on November 27th: 67.82%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on November 26th: 86.20%
Dunbar Sloane. The Tony Arthur Library on November 26th: 66.78%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters - Cinema on November 27th: 75.03%
Aspire Art Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Art - Day Sale on November 26th: 44.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 26th: 100.00%
Chorley's. Modern Art and Design on November 26th: 76.92%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 26th: 99.44%
Aguttes. Post-War and Contemporary Art on November 26th: 88.64%
Ader. Books and Photographs - First American Editions from 1890 to 2019 on November 27th: 62.33%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books on November 26th: 70.37%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Gordon Lightfoot: His Life & Collection on November 26th: 86.15%
Bubb Kuyper. Fine Arts - Part 2 on November 27th: 74.16%
OSENAT. Photographs and Cameras on November 14th: 38.05%
Bubb Kuyper. Fine Arts - Part 1 on November 27th: 67.97%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Manuscripts - Part 5 on November 26th: 66.67%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Manuscripts - Part 4 on November 26th: 68.15%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Manuscripts - Part 3 on November 25th: 73.60%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Manuscripts - Part 2 on November 25th: 58.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Literature and Illustrated Books Auction on November 14th: 65.22%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Manuscripts - Part 1 on November 24th: 74.45%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on November 15th: 90.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on November 19th: 79.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 19th: 88.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on November 17th: 82.39%
Soler Y Llach. Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts and Maps on November 25th: 62.08%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on November 25th: 15.36%
Swann Galleries. Rare and Important Travel Posters on November 25th: 75.90%
Leland Little Auctions. November Estate Auction on November 25th: 98.39%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on November 25th: 91.52%
Desa Unicum. Polish Contemporary Art on November 25th: 0.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Thankful for Treasures: Holiday discovery Auction on November 24th: 90.09%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 24th: 71.60%
L'Autographe Auctions. Antique Books and Autographs on November 24th: 20.71%
KC Auction Company. November Antiques, Furniture & Silver Auction on November 24th: 100.00%
Freeman's | Hindman. American Historical Ephemera & Early Photography Online on November 24th: 84.27%
EinsZwei. eAuction of Autographs and Signatures on November 24th: 65.70%
Doyle New York. Doyle @ Home on November 24th: 94.44%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints - Designs - Ancient and Modern Paintings - Sculptures on November 24th: 68.42%
Aguttes. Impressionist and Modern Art on November 25th: 95.24%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on November 25th: 69.73%
Bonhams. Discovery on Sunset on November 24th: 100.00%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Weekly Antiques, Collectables & Effects on November 25th: 64.63%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 9 on November 23rd: 57.50%
OSENAT. Asian Art from China and Japan on November 23rd: 78.57%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on November 23rd: 96.20%
Bukowskis. John Bauer on November 23rd: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Auction on November 22nd: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on November 22nd: 54.55%
Hansons. Antiques and Collectors Auction Days 3 & 4 on November 25th: 54.39%
Hansons. Penshurst November Jewellery, Silver, Watches, Antiques & Fine Art Auction on November 24th: 44.44%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Literature on November 22nd: 84.89%
Hansons. November Newark Fine Art and Antiques on November 22nd: 38.64%
Fleischer's Auctions. Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection on November 22nd: 98.25%
Early American. History Auction on November 22nd: 84.92%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Autumn Auction on November 22nd: 68.58%
Bukowskis. Here Far Away – Photographs by Pentti Sammallahti on November 22nd: 87.50%
Bukowskis. Photographic Discoveries on November 22nd: 52.78%
Arader Galleries. Fine Art, Rare Maps and Natural History on November 22nd: 53.37%
Sothebys. Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art on November 22nd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Modern Day Auction on November 21st: 100.00%
Sothebys. Exquisite Corpus Day Auction on November 21st: 100.00%
Soler Y Llach. Online - Banknotes and Bibliography on November 21st: 79.23%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs Unlimited on November 21st: 92.86%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Session II on November 21st: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Semi-Annual Premier Americana -Day 3 on November 22nd: 98.63%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Semi-Annual Premier Americana -Day 2 on November 21st: 90.91%
Damien Voglaire. Books on November 22nd: 81.57%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on November 21st: 79.82%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Auction on November 22nd: 61.17%
Clars Auction Gallery. November Gallery Auction on November 21st: 68.79%
Bonhams. Fall Automobilia Online, on November 21st: 100.00%
Bonhams. The Gene Hackman Collection, Part II on November 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 25th: 99.83%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on November 25th: 96.91%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 23rd: 98.99%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 23rd: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. The Andes Collection of Colombian Banknotes World Paper Money Showcase Auction on November 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on November 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Signature Auction on November 21st: 85.74%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Books Signature Auction on November 22nd: 99.75%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 22nd: 82.67%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art Signature Auction on November 23rd: 99.60%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on August 7th: 77.49%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 21st: 81.70%
Swann Galleries. The New York Sale - Vintage Posters on September 25th: 74.88%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 16th: 78.42%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on October 23rd: 86.72%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on October 30th: 73.58%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 6th: 81.55%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on November 20th: 87.50%


For the week ahead 119 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 1st
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Books, Graphics, Ephemera - Session I. 540 lots
EinsZwei. Prague. Fine Arts Auction. 25 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Marine Sciences and Voyages. 52 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Actors Auction Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction. 37 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Private Collection of Oriental Art. 25 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. NRC Auctions - Art Evening Sale. 23 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. International Avant-Garde. 235 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700). 132 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale!. 845 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly featuring 20th Century Design & Pop Culture. 41 lots
Sworders. Essex. Open House | With Arms and Militaria. 59 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Bishton Hall November Jewellery, Silver, Ceramic, Collectible, Antique, Toys & Textiles.. 22 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Weekly Antiques, Collectables & Effects. 131 lots

Tue. Dec. 2nd
Sworders. Essex. Paint. Print. Sculpt.. 194 lots
Finarte. Milan. Prints and Multiples. 372 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 1. 640 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Icons and Heroes: Comics. 195 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 471 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 151 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 99 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Avenue Auction. 106 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Icons and Heroes: Comic Art. 59 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Signet/New American Library Collection of Paperback Art Showcase Auction. 106 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. NRC Auctions - Art (online). 32 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. International Avant-Garde. 225 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Winter World Treasures - Day 1. 35 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Jewish Ceremonial Art and Photographs. 378 lots
Sothebys. New York. Arcade | New York. 10 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Books, Graphics, Ephemera - Session II. 442 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale! Day 2. 850 lots
Sothebys. London. A Worldwide Grand Tour: The Sven A. Behrendt Collection. 35 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Collectables & Estate Auction. 41 lots

Wed. Dec. 3rd
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples - Online Only. 92 lots
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 116 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books, Manuscripts and Prints.
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Edition. 129 lots
EinsZwei. Prague. eAuction of Autographs and Signatures. 356 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Bindings & Modern Illustrated Books. 300 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Western Medieval Manuscripts: the Property of a Gentleman. 60 lots
Christies. London - King Street. The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part III. 101 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Contemporary, Fine, Folk, and Outsider Art.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 358 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 110 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1. 1567 lots
Common Crow Books. Pittsburgh. Rare Books & Ephemera. 306 lots
Sothebys. London. Old Master and 19th Century Paintings - Evening Auction. 1 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 2. 570 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Chatsworth Christmas Fine Arts and Antiques Sale. 43 lots
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Fine & Dec Arts featuring Native American, Western Americana & More!. 98 lots
Gros & Delettrez. PARIS. Caucasus Library - Collection B. Outtier. 104 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Winter World Treasures - Day 2. 21 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art.
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Books, Graphics, Ephemera - Session III. 550 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Chic and Antique.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 85 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700). 52 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale! Day 3. 494 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Sound & Cinema with property from the Marianne Faithfull Estate. 105 lots

Thu. Dec. 4th
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Modern Literature.
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antiquarian and Modern Books.
Freeman's | Hindman. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia.
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature with the Counterculture & the Residents. 471 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Travel, Transport, and Exploration.
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 337 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. The Gene Hackman Collection. A Life in Art, Part III. 47 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis - The Art of Garfield Comic Art Showcase Auction. 106 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones Treasures from the Ali Zayeri Collection Music Memorabilia Signature Auction. 121 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Dr. Richard Meli Collection Pulps Signature® Auction. 471 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 3. 525 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. 19th CENTURY, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. 1st Part - From the 2nd half of the XIX Century to 1940' With German Expressionist Prints and Drawings. 37 lots
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Hot Wheels, Comic Books, Rock 'n Roll Memorabilia, Guitars & More. 277 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photo Gallery Background.
Tabula Auctions Ltd. London. Antique Maps and Books. 120 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2. 921 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Books, Graphics, Ephemera - Session IV. 408 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Vintage & Crime Book Collection.
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian & Collectable Books & Related Items.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale! Day 4. 442 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Holiday Sale.
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Live Online: Murakami Unlimited.
SD Auctions. GRESSVIK. The Odfjell Collection | Polar - History - Ornithology - Colour Plate Books. 112 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Art to Give - Year End Auction.

Fri. Dec. 5th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Books and Manuscripts.
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Advertising & General Store - Las Vegas.
Propstore. Hertfordshire. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - London Winter 2025. 538 lots
Sothebys. London. Old Master Prints.
Marion Antique Auctions. Marion. December 2025 Auction.
Freeman's | Hindman. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia.
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Rago, Live Online: Prints Unlimited.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction. 480 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3.
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Books, Graphics, Ephemera - Session V. 441 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated Auction. 31 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700). 77 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale! Day 5. 130 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Sport - Paris.
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Asian Arts. 17 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Toys & Models, Sporting & Fishing..

Sat. Dec. 6th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings at Auction.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comics.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Wars Movie Posters Signature® Auction: The Doug Hott Collection. 511 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Trading Card Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction. 29 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Photography Books Auction. 9 lots
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Prints and Editions Winter.

Sun. Dec. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 220 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyers Premium.
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Pre-Holiday Antique Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fall U.S. Currency Showcase Auction. 362 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Stamps and Postal History.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Affordable Art Auction.
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. American Art and Impressionists.
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. The 20th Chabad Auction for Chodesh HaGeulah.
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Empire at Fontainebleau -Second Day.
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Contemporary Atmosphere #7.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE


  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000