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Rare Book Hub: 28 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 23 February, 2019 28 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 in Australian dollars, 4 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 18 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.  Turnover was $11,288,771 as 7,510 lots were offered and 6,247 sold for a 83% success rate.  Auctions in the rare book and collectible paper fields have become an international field.

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Bibliothèque Marc Litzler on February 20th: $4,973,554 
RR Auction. Sports - Internet Bidstart 2/7 on February 21st: $2,371,345 
Swann Galleries. Photographs - Art and Visual Culture on February 21st: $1,356,695 
 

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

Tooveys. Antique and Collectible Books on February 12th: 148.27% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: An Art Reference Library on February 21st: 135.34% 
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on February 20th: 121.79% 
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 15th: 116.38% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on February 16th: 108.25% 
Christies. Bibliothèque Marc Litzler on February 20th: 106.81% 


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

Leland Little Auctions. Presidents' Weekend Sale - Books, Prints on February 16th: 100.00% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: An Art Reference Library on February 21st: 100.00% 
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. Early 20th Century Design, Decor & More on February 2nd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 99.55% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 99.32% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 99.21% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 99.11% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Friday Night Sale - prints, books on February 15th: 96.88% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/20 on February 17th: 93.94% 
Tooveys. Antique and Collectible Books on February 12th: 92.02% 
Aspire Auctions. February Sale - Internet bidstart 2/8 on February 16th: 91.84% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 16th: 89.94% 
Christies. Bibliothèque Marc Litzler on February 20th: 85.48% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 19th: 83.33% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on February 16th: 81.92%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Apocalypsis cu[m] figuris, on February 20th Actual price: USD $390,980.
  2. Christies Jazz. on February 20th Actual price: USD $336,740.
  3. RR Auction Babe Ruth 1932 New York Yankees Signed Player Contract on February 21st Actual price: USD $295,531.
  4. Christies The Prose of the Transsiberian and the little Jehanne of France. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 268,375.
  5. RR Auction Lou Gehrig 1935 New York Yankees Signed Player Contract on February 21st Actual price: USD $183,500.
  6. Christies Small and large glasses, choice of the best cocktails collected by N. Toye and AH Adair and put in French by Ph. Le Huby. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 134,188.
  7. Christies Passion of our Lord, from St Padua, Mantua for Brother Dominic Mancino Sedulio and Battista Alberti Dureri Noricans Chelid together with the figures of the painter, on February 20th Actual price: $ 134,188.
  8. RR Auction 1933 Goudey #106 Napoleon Lajoie - PSA NM-MT 8 on February 21st Actual price: USD $127,904.
  9. Christies Maximilian 65 or the illegal exercise of astronomy. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 127,125.
  10. Christies human fabrica ... on February 20th Actual price: $ 98,875.
  11. Christies Hours in the use of Troyes. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 96,050.
  12. Christies CANTIQUE (Le) on February 20th Actual price: USD $93,225.
  13. Christie's The treasury or shrine of the goods were called riches of salvation and eternal bliss. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 91,813.
  14. Swann Galleries Installation of 38 exuberant photographs highlighting graphic elements of West African culture, on February 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  15. Christies Mirror of bullfighting. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 77,688.
  16. Christies Neuw Grotteßken Book inventirt gradirt and published by Christoph Jamnitzer ... on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 77,688.
  17. Christies Fables chosen, put in verse. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 76,275.
  18. RR Auction 1911 T206 White Border Near Complete Set with (32) PSA Graded - with Magie, Demmitt and O'Hara! on February 21st Actual price: USD $72,294.
  19. Christies Fugaku Hyakkei [The Hundred Mount Fuji Views], on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 70,625.
  20. RR Auction Christy Mathewson 1902 New York Giants Signed Player Contract on February 21st Actual price: USD $68,482.
  21. Christies Les Climats. on February 20th Actual price: USD $67,800.
  22. Christies The Horrible and Espovantables Faictz and prowess of the renowned Pantagruel, King of the Dipsodes ... on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 63,563.
  23. Christies The Book of the Jungle. - The Second Book of the jungle. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 63,563.
  24. Christies The Bestiary or procession of Orpheus. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 63,563.
  25. Christies Original etchings for Buffon's texts. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 59,325.


28 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Rare Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography on February 21st: 73.09%
RR Auction. Sports - Internet Bidstart 2/7 on February 21st: 79.67%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Ancient and Contemporary Books and Documents on February 19th: 47.04%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on February 16th: 81.92%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on February 17th: 75.00%
Swann Galleries. Photographs - Art and Visual Culture on February 21st: 70.90%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Cape Town | Fine Art & Design Auction - The Library of the Late Frikkie Botha. on February 5th: 67.92%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: An Art Reference Library on February 21st: 100.00%
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on February 20th: 78.79%
Christies. Bibliothèque Marc Litzler on February 20th: 85.48%
Michael Treloar. Signed Modern Firsts, and Australia - Online bidstart 1/25 on February 3rd: 67.04%
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. Early 20th Century Design, Decor & More on February 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Online Photographs - Bidstart 1/30 on February 20th: 78.69%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Old and Modern Books on February 19th: 56.59%
Tooveys. Antique and Collectible Books on February 12th: 92.02%
Aspire Auctions. February Sale - Internet bidstart 2/8 on February 16th: 91.84%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Auction on February 18th: 73.92%
Leland Little Auctions. Presidents' Weekend Sale - Books, Prints on February 16th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 19th: 83.33%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 99.21%
Eldreds. Winter Market Auction on February 16th: 73.77%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Friday Night Sale - prints, books on February 15th: 96.88%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 15th: 64.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/20 on February 17th: 93.94%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 99.11%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 16th: 89.94%


For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 25th
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Books, Prints. 47 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 95 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Select Modern and Contemporary Editions and Artists' Books. 184 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Treasures of the Civil War - Timed auction bidstart 2/14. 228 lots

Tue. Feb. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 2/19. 515 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 2/19. 252 lots

Wed. Feb. 27th
Christies. New York. Contemporary Editions. 177 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Rare Books and Works on Paper. 138 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Railwayana - signs, posters - books, prints. 85 lots
University Archives. Westport. Rare Autographs, Books. 266 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Banksy X Editions. 10 lots

Thu. Feb. 28th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 288 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Mountain Memorabilia. 100 lots
Central Mass Auctions. Boston,. Antiques Estates Auction - books, prints.
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Waverly Rare Books Presidential & Americana Auction. 211 lots

Fri. Mar. 1st
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Rare Books, Documents, Graphic Arts and Photographs. 226 lots
Christies. New York. Matisse on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - Online bidstart. 28 lots

Sat. Mar. 2nd
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Important Spring Auction - Books, Prints. 47 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Multiple Estates Art and Antiques. 36 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Sporting Books and Art and Art Books. 288 lots
Skinner. Boston. American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Prints. 40 lots

Sun. Mar. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 2/3. 209 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 2/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 2/24.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • 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
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • 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