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Auction Update Review

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17 Auctions Archived, 11 Sales Upcoming

For the week ended Saturday 27 August 2016 17 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 2 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 10 in US dollars.  Turnover was a slim $1,287,862 as 4,124 lots were offered and 3,553 for an 81% success rate.  It’s late summer and very quiet.


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

Eldreds. Asian Art Auction - Books, Maps, Prints on August 20th: 126.86%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera on August 26th: 111.03%


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

Heritage Auctions. 2016 August Doodle for Hunger Celebrity Art Auction - Internet bidstart 7/20 on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 21st: 99.35%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Sale on August 20th: 93.25%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 23rd: 85.00%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile on August 25th: 84.52%
James D Julia Auctioneers. Spectacular End of Summer Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction - Session 2 on August 25th: 83.33%
James D Julia Auctioneers. 3-Day Spectacular End of Summer Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction on August 24th: 81.58%


17 total sales reported this week:

Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera on August 26th: 74.36%
James D Julia Auctioneers. Spectacular End of Summer Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction - Session 3 on August 26th: 65.22%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art & Works on Paper on August 25th: 67.62%
James D Julia Auctioneers. Spectacular End of Summer Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction - Session 2 on August 25th: 83.33%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera on August 25th: 74.05%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile on August 25th: 84.52%
James D Julia Auctioneers. 3-Day Spectacular End of Summer Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction on August 24th: 81.58%
Purcell Auctioneers. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints on August 24th: 66.67%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Interiors: Day 1 - Prints on August 23rd: 33.33%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors with Pictures: Prints on August 22nd: 58.82%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 23rd: 85.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 7/22 on August 10th: 63.70%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 21st: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. 2016 August Doodle for Hunger Celebrity Art Auction - Internet bidstart 7/20 on August 18th: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Sale on August 20th: 93.25%
Eldreds. Asian Art Auction - Books, Maps, Prints on August 20th: 60.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. RR Auction John Adams ALS on August 10th Actual price: USD $30,679.
  2. RR Auction Beatles Program on August 10th Actual price: USD $22,982.
  3. RR Auction Declaration of Independence Force Print Force print on August 10th Actual price: USD $18,751.
  4. RR Auction 20th Century Literature Archive on August 10th Actual price: USD $14,700.
  5. RR Auction Mary Todd Lincoln ALS on August 10th Actual price: USD $14,493.
  6. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 on August 21st Actual price: USD $13,145.
  7. RR Auction George Washington DS on August 10th Actual price: USD $12,128.
  8. RR Auction Ernest Hemingway Baseball cap on August 10th Actual price: USD $10,780.
  9. James D Julia Auctioneers PORTRAIT DE FILLETTE. on August 24th Actual price: USD $10,073.
  10. RR Auction Beatles Signatures on August 10th Actual price: USD $8,636.
  11. RR Auction Benjamin Franklin DS on August 10th Actual price: USD $8,087.
  12. RR Auction Abraham Lincoln DS on August 10th Actual price: USD $7,175.
  13. RR Auction Chuck Jones Sketch on August 10th Actual price: USD $6,386.
  14. RR Auction Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine made for Prince Amadeo of Savoy Carbine on August 10th Actual price: USD $6,371.
  15. RR Auction Bob Dylan SP on August 10th Actual price: USD $6,145.
  16. RR Auction Abraham Lincoln Endorsement on August 10th Actual price: USD $6,086.
  17. RR Auction Charles Darwin Signature on August 10th Actual price: USD $5,897.
  18. RR Auction Nirvana Pass on August 10th Actual price: USD $5,794.
  19. RR Auction Apollo 11 SP on August 10th Actual price: USD $5,520.
  20. RR Auction Bob Dylan Guitar on August 10th Actual price: USD $5,428.
  21. RR Auction Harry Houdini SP on August 10th Actual price: USD $5,232.
  22. RR Auction Jimmy Page. on August 10th Actual price: USD $5,225.
  23. RR Auction Ian Fleming TLS on August 10th Actual price: USD $5,145.
  24. RR Auction Alan Bean Tie Clip on August 10th Actual price: USD $5,019.
  25. RR Auction The Land of Sleepy Hollow. on August 10th Actual price: USD $4,986.


For the week ahead 11 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 29th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 39 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Summer Hybrid Sale - Prints. 35 lots

Tue. Aug. 30th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Making and Breaking Records: Entertainment and Sports Memorability. 59 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Manuscripts. 367 lots

Wed. Aug. 31st
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 535 lots
Rossini. Paris. 19th Century Posters, Prints, Lithographs. 45 lots

Thu. Sep. 1st
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Modern First Editions. 316 lots
Quagga Rare Books and Art. Stellenbosch. Assorted Africana - Internet bidstart 8/25. 22 lots

Sat. Sep. 3rd
Bonhams. London. Automobilia - Books and Prints. 49 lots

Sun. Sep. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 8/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 8/28.

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.
  • 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.