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16 Auctions Archived, 34 Sales upcoming

For the week ended Saturday, November 5th, 16 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 3 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 11 in US dollars.  Turnover was $12,804,497 as 4,023 lots were offered and 3,281 sold for an 82% success rate.

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on October 28th: $7,983,375 
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 3rd: $2,693,419 

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

Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 131.20% 
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 1st: 107.36% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 1st: 103.77% 
 

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

Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 100.00% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 99.31% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 98.47% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Autumn Auction - Prints, Books on November 1st: 95.24% 
Eldreds. The Rosenthal Collection on October 28th: 92.31% 
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 1st: 89.12% 
Audap and Mirabaud. Papadopoulos Library chez Audap & Mirabaud on October 28th: 87.23% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 1st: 85.51% 
PBA Galleries. Fine Press Books on November 3rd: 84.05% 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys ANGST (WOLL 63; SCHIEFLER 61) on October 28th Actual price: USD $826,000.
  2. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JEUNE FILLE, D'APRÈS CRANACH LE JEUNE.II (B. 859; BA. 1053) on October 28th Actual price: USD $610,000.
  3. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE ACCOUDÉE (FEMME ACCOUDÉE) (B. 922; BA. 1240) on October 28th Actual price: USD $310,000.
  4. Sothebys BULL PROFILE (C. 116-121) on October 28th Actual price: USD $262,000.
  5. Sothebys MADONNA (W. 39; S. 33) on October 28th Actual price: USD $225,000.
  6. Sothebys 0 THROUGH 9 (ULAE 3) on October 28th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  7. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JEUNE FILLE, D'APRÈS CRANACH LE JEUNE. II (B. 859; BA. 1053) on October 28th Actual price: USD $143,750.
  8. Sothebys BOOSTER on October 28th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  9. Sothebys UNTITLED on October 28th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  10. Sothebys JACQUELINE LISANT (B. 1181; BA. 1292 AND BA. 1294) on October 28th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  11. Sothebys BLACK DRESS on October 28th Actual price: USD $131,250.
  12. Sothebys JACQUELINE AU CHAPEAU DE PAILLE (TÊTE DE FEMME) (B. 1067; BA. 1279) on October 28th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  13. Sothebys SELF PORTRAIT/COLOR on October 28th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  14. Sothebys TWO HUMAN BEINGS (THE LONELY ONES) (W. 13; S. 20) on October 28th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  15. Sothebys GRACE KELLY (F. & S. II.305) on October 28th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  16. Sothebys $ (9) (SEE F. & S. II.285 - 286) on October 28th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  17. Sothebys TWO MAPS II (ULAE 26) on October 28th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  18. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE DE FACE. II (TÊTE DE FEMME) (B. 1063; BA. 1280) on October 28th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  19. Sothebys THE GIRLS ON THE BRIDGE (W. 232; S. 200) on October 28th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  20. Sothebys USUYUKI (ULAE 216) on October 28th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  21. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE AU BANDEAU, ACCOUDÉE (FEMME AU BANDEAU) (B. 1081; BAER 1306) on October 28th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  22. Sothebys SONGES (C. BK.12) on October 28th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  23. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE DE FACE. I (TÊTE DE FEMME) (B. 1064; BA. 1278) on October 28th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  24. Sothebys THE SICK CHILD I (W. 72; S. 59) on October 28th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  25. Sothebys THE SEERS (M. 661-666) on October 28th Actual price: USD $60,000.


16 auctions reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Fine Press Books on November 3rd: 84.05%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 3rd: 62.87%
Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on November 2nd: 64.61%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 2nd: 61.76%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Autumn Auction - Prints, Books on November 1st: 95.24%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 1st: 89.12%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors - Books and Pictures on October 31st: 38.10%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 1st: 85.51%
Eldreds. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints on October 29th: 73.68%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 99.31%
Audap and Mirabaud. Papadopoulos Library chez Audap & Mirabaud on October 28th: 87.23%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. East Anglian Sale - Books on October 28th: 59.55%
Eldreds. The Rosenthal Collection on October 28th: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 98.47%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on October 28th: 79.83%

For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 7th
Sothebys. London. China in Print and on Paper. 263 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24. 93 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 88 lots

Tue. Nov. 8th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. The Library of Pierre Berge - Part 2. 185 lots
25 Blythe Road. LONDON. Charles Miller - Maritime. 20 lots

Wed. Nov. 9th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Editions. 190 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Books, Maps and Documents. 587 lots
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 233 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Rare Books, Maps, Photographs, Prints and Drawings. 1841 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 10/21. 943 lots
JellyFishTree. Johannesburg. Collectible Books. 41 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Library of Pierre Berge - Part 2, Day 2. 191 lots

Thu. Nov. 10th
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Literature. 304 lots
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Milan. Posters - Internet bidstart 10/31. 510 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND GUSTAVE LE GRAY. 170 lots
Christies. Paris. Photographs. 123 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Motoring Literature, Early Cycling, Automobilia, Maritime & Models. 455 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Prints, Lithographs.
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Gustave Le Gray: 18 Views of Paris. 18 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Photographs. 103 lots

Fri. Nov. 11th
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare, Out of Print and Used Books. 500 lots
Sothebys. London. Bowie/Collector Part II: Modern and Contemporary Art, Day Auction. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 524 lots
25 Blythe Road. LONDON. Bruce Marchant - Film Posters and Memorabilia - Internet bidstart 11/9. 100 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Military and Aviation History. 101 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Americana - Books and Prints; War Memorabilia.
Sothebys. Paris. Photographs from Atkins to Warhol - An Important European Collection. 79 lots

Sat. Nov. 12th
Christies. Paris. Photographs. 69 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . November Estate Auction - Books and Prints.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction. 769 lots

Sun. Nov. 13th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. 19th Century Spirit.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 11/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 11/6.

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.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • 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
  • 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.