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22 Auctions Archived, 28 Upcoming

For the week ended Saturday 17 October 19 auctions were archived to the RBH Transaction Database:  3 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 11 in US dollars.  Turnover was $10,256,471 as 6,240 lots were offered and 5,208 sold for an 83% success rate.

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Sothebys. The Library of Stéphane Mallarmé on October 15th: $5,078,872 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 14th: $1,912,637 
Swann Galleries. Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs on October 15th: $1,403,712 

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

Sothebys. The Library of Stéphane Mallarmé on October 15th: 155.85% 
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Auction of Old & Modern Books & Graphics, Cartography on October 13th: 108.30% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Arts - Photography on October 15th: 101.99% 


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

National Book Auctions. Hollywood, Rackham, Engravings on October 11th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on October 10th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on October 9th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/4 on October 11th: 99.65% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/4 on October 11th: 97.71% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 91.92% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 14th: 89.64% 
Sothebys. The Library of Stéphane Mallarmé on October 15th: 88.69% 
Bonhams. The Sporting Sale on October 14th: 85.26% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 13th: 82.05% 


19 total sales reported this week: 

Auctionata. Illustration and Comic Art on October 14th: 50.56% 
PBA Galleries. Illustrated & Children's Books - Oz - Fine Books in All Fields on October 15th: 60.25% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Prints on October 16th: 76.68% 
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile on October 15th: 79.11% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 91.92% 
Swann Galleries. Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs on October 15th: 66.30% 
Sothebys. The Library of Stéphane Mallarmé on October 15th: 88.69% 
Bonhams. The Sporting Sale on October 14th: 85.26% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Arts - Photography on October 15th: 72.54% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents: Travel and Exploration including Australia, Greece, and the Levan on October 14th: 76.57% 
Michaans Auctions. Estate Auction on October 10th: 41.38% 
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Auction of Old & Modern Books & Graphics, Cartography on October 13th: 77.09% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 13th: 82.05% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 14th: 89.64% 
National Book Auctions. Hollywood, Rackham, Engravings on October 11th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on October 10th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on October 9th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/4 on October 11th: 97.71% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/4 on October 11th: 99.65%

 

The Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys JAMAIS [SIC] UN COUP DE DÉS N’ABOLIRA LE HASARD. MAQUETTE AUTOGRAPHE POUR FIRMIN-DIDOT, IMPRIMEUR D’AMBROISE VOLLARD. [AVRIL OU DÉBUT MAI 1897]. on October 15th Actual price: USD $1,097,820.
  2. Sothebys LES FLEURS DU MAL. PARIS, POULET-MALASSIS ET DE BROISE, 1861. on October 15th Actual price: USD $413,820.
  3. Sothebys [LES POÈMES D’EDGAR POE ET NOTES SUR LE LANGAGE]. MANUSCRITS AUTOGRAPHES. [RESPECTIVEMENT VERS 1870-1875 ET 1869] on October 15th Actual price: USD $342,684.
  4. Sothebys LIBER AMICORUM DE MÉRY LAURENT. on October 15th Actual price: USD $263,340.
  5. Sothebys STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ ET AUGUSTE RENOIR. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. on October 15th Actual price: USD $233,244.
  6. Sothebys LE CORBEAU. THE RAVEN. on October 15th Actual price: USD $222,300.
  7. Swann Galleries "Candy Cigarette." on October 15th Actual price: USD $215,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Bear Facts (A Modest Look; Bearback Rider), Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration on October 14th Actual price: USD $209,000.
  9. Sothebys 6 JEUX D’ÉPREUVES POUR UN COUP DE DÉS JAMAIS N’ABOLIRA LE HASARD DE L’ÉDITION DÉFINITIVE CHEZ VOLLARD. on October 15th Actual price: USD $140,220.
  10. Heritage Auctions Pin-Up with her Hair Up, #327 on October 14th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  11. Sothebys VERS SUR UN GALET D’HONFLEUR. [ETÉ 1892 OU ÉTÉ 1894.] on October 15th Actual price: USD $88,236.
  12. Sothebys 2 LETTRES AUTOGRAPHES SIGNÉES À STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ. HÔTEL NORMANDIE [FÉVRIER 1891] ET HÔTEL DE L'ATHÉNÉE, 25 FÉVRIER [1891]. on October 15th Actual price: USD $85,500.
  13. Sothebys PREMIER ÉTAT D’UN UN COUP DE DÉS JAMAIS N’ABOLIRA LE HASARD. MANUSCRIT AUTOGRAPHE. [FÉVRIER OU AVANT LE 5 MARS 1897]. on October 15th Actual price: USD $71,250.
  14. Swann Galleries Portfolio #4: "What Majestic Word, In Memory of Russell Varian," on October 15th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  15. Heritage Auctions Unexpected Lift (A Nice Catch), Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration on October 14th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  16. Sothebys L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE. ÉGLOGUE. on October 15th Actual price: USD $68,400.
  17. Heritage Auctions Lady Standing on Statue of Liberty, #326 and PN977 on October 14th Actual price: USD $65,625.
  18. Sothebys LA DERNIÈRE MODE. GAZETTE DU MONDE ET DE LA FAMILLE. 6 SEPTEMBRE AU 20 DÉCEMBRE 1874. on October 15th Actual price: USD $64,125.
  19. Heritage Auctions Some Sun Fun on October 14th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  20. Heritage Auctions Great Dame on October 14th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  21. Sothebys LES POÉSIES. on October 15th Actual price: USD $57,713.
  22. Sothebys LA PRIÈRE DU GUEUX [PLACET]. [AU VERSO :] L’ENFANT PRODIGUE. POÈMES AUTOGRAPHES.  on October 15th Actual price: USD $57,000.
  23. Sothebys ÉVENTAIL [DE MADEMOISELLE MALLARMÉ]. POÈME AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉ. on October 15th Actual price: USD $55,575.
  24. Heritage Auctions Daisies Are Telling (Love Me, Love Me Not), Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration on October 14th Actual price: USD $55,000.
  25. Sothebys GERMAIN NOUVEAU EN BUSTE, DE TROIS-QUART. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. on October 15th Actual price: USD $54,150.

 

For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled: 

Mon. Oct. 19th 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 65 lots 

Tue. Oct. 20th 
Bonhams. San Francisco. Prints and Multiples. 264 lots 
Bonhams. New York. Conflicts of the 20th Century. 91 lots 
Ader. PARIS. Prints. 12 lots 

Wed. Oct. 21st 
Bonhams. London. Richard Attenborough: Life Both Sides of the Camera. 198 lots 
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Antiquarian Books - Travel Books. 372 lots 

Thu. Oct. 22nd 
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 705 lots 
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . History, Geography and Travel Books. 216 lots 
RR Auction. Amherst. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 10/15. 474 lots 
Swann Galleries. New York. Autographs. 387 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/15. 402 lots 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. 20th Century Books and Works on Paper. 269 lots 
Sothebys. New York. The Creative Genius of Sam Simon: A Lifetime of Memorabilia. 277 lots 
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Rare Books. 467 lots 
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Manuscripts, Rare Books, Theology. 196 lots 
PIASA. Paris. Boxing, Etc.. 

Fri. Oct. 23rd 
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature and Children's Books. 545 lots 
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Autographs. 445 lots 
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Prints, Maps and Photographs. 5849 lots 

Sat. Oct. 24th 
Sothebys. Paris. Collection J.-A. S. - Grand Masters of Comic Strips. 100 lots 
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Automobilia. 165 lots 
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature. 488 lots 
Archives International Auctions. FORT LEE,. AIA Part XXIX - Session 1 - Wall St. Bourse. 420 lots 
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Estate Auction - Cohasset, MA. 38 lots 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints and Photography. 

Sun. Oct. 25th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/18. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/18. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Legends of the West. 110 lots 

 

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
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