Auction Update Review: October Week Two Revised | The Week ending October 7 ,2017 « Rare Book Hub - Rare Books, Book Auctions, Antiquarian Book Collecting

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Joseph F. Kernan, College Football, oil on canvas, The Saturday Evening Post cover, 1932. $25,000 to $35,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Joseph C. Leyendecker, Golfer Lighting a Cigarette, oil on canvas, c.1920. $7,000 to $10,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Howard Chandler Christy, In the Field, charcoal & watercolor, published in Scribner’s, 1902. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: N.C. Wyeth, Standish Reading, pen & ink, for The Courtship of Miles Standish, 1920. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Johnanna Stewart Mapes, A Fairy Book, conté crayon, for St. Nicholas Magazine, 1907. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Arnold Lobel, pen & ink, for The Frog & Toad Coloring Book, 1981. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Antonio Lopez, Today’s Fashions, study for The New York Times, 1981. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Charles Schulz, “I’ll have to go back to the house…I forgot my rubbers…” pen & ink, original 4-panel Peanuts comic, 1960. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Constantin Alajalov, Family Tree, watercolor and gouache, cover for The New Yorker, 1938. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
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<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Schedel (Hartmann). Liber Chronicarum, first edition, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493. £30,000 to £50,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: [Greek Orthodox Church].- Menaion, manuscript in Greek, on paper, in Greek letters, [Eastern Mediterranean], [c. 1400]. £5,000 to £7,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription, and on reverse an engraving of the "North River" [Hudson River], 1777. £5,000 to £7,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Illuminated prayer book.- Maria Carcer y Trigueros... Santa Misa y Oraciones, illuminated manuscript in Spanish, on paper, [c. 1850]. £5,000 to £7,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Hardy (Thomas). The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 vol., first edition in book form, original cloth, 1886. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: [Austen (Jane)]. Emma: A Novel, first edition, Printed for John Murray, 1816. £7,000 to £10,000.

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Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Brontë (Charlotte). Jane Eyre. An Autobiography, 3 vol., first edition, Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Cruikshank (George). The Road to the Derby, one of two proof copies, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1882. £600 to £800.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Meunier (Charles, binder).- Gruel (Leon). Manuel Historique et Bibliographique de l'Amateur de Reliures, 2 vol., Paris, 1887.-1905. £3,000 to £4,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Burne-Jones (Sir Edward). The Work of Edward Burne-Jones, edited by Philip Burne-Jones, one of 200 copies, [c.1900]. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Nazraeli Press.- Six by Six, 36 vol. [a complete set], one of 100 sets, each with signed photograph, Portland, Or., 2010-16. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Australasia.- Péron (Francois) and Freycinet. Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes, 5 vol. including Atlas, second edition, Paris, 1824. £6,000 to £8,000.

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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.

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

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<center>Arader Galleries January Auction January 23, 2021

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: AUDUBON, John James. Carolina Parrot, Plate 26. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838. $125,000 to $175,000.

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: AUDUBON, John James. Fish Hawk or Osprey, Plate 81. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838. $145,000 to $175,000.

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: AUDUBON, John James. Brown Pelican, Plate 421. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838. $75,000 to $100,000.

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Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: DE BRY, Johann Theodore, attributed to. Pair of Watercolor studies of Tulips. $40,000 to $60,000.

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: FUERTES, Louis Agassiz. Alaskan Brown Bear. Watercolor and gouache on board. $10,000 to $15,000.

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: HILL, Thomas. Big Trees. Oil on canvas. c. 1903. $40,000 to $60,000.

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Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Macropodidae or Family of Kangaroos. London: by the author, August 1st 1841-May 1st 1842. $40,000 to $60,000.

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America. London: Richard and John E. Taylor for the Author, [1844]-1850. $15,000 to $20,000.

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: JANSSONIUS, Joannes. Atlantis majoris quinta pars, orbem maritimum seu omnium marium… Amsterdam: Joannes Janssonius, 1652. $50,000 to $80,000.

<center>Arader Galleries January Auction January 23, 2021

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: DONCKER, Hendrik. De Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Waereld, vertoonende alle de Zee-Kusten van het bekende deel des Aerd-Bodems. Amsterdam: Henrick Doncker, [1658-1665]. $80,000 to $120,000.

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: BURR, David. Map of the City and County of New York with the Adjacent Country. Engraved map with original hand color. Ithaca, NY: Stone & Clark, 1839. $9,000 to $12,000.

Arader Galleries, Jan. 23: CURRIER, Nathaniel and IVES, James Merritt. The City of New York. Lithograph with original hand color. New York: Currier & Ives, 1884. $15,000 to $20,000.