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Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 23 October 2020, 46 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish kroner, 14 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos,  and 28 in US dollars.  Turnover was $33,257,217 as 12,711 lots were offered and a svelte 10,926 sold for a 86% success rate.  Exceptional!

 

 

For the week ahead 49 more are coming up.

 

 

7 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples on October 22nd: $9,055,750 
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 21st: $6,457,000 
Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples Day Sale on October 23rd: $2,389,464 
Heritage Auctions. The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction, Part III on October 16th: $2,289,047 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 16th: $2,168,984 
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 15th: $2,114,525 
Bonhams. Exploration and Travel on October 21st: $1,489,103 

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

Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 10/13 on October 22nd: 313.05% 
Arenberg Auctions. Collection of Marianna Delvaux on October 15th: 169.16% 
Heritage Auctions. The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction, Part III on October 16th: 152.34% 
Bonhams. Exploration and Travel on October 21st: 137.09% 
Arenberg Auctions. Books on October 17th: 135.26% 
Christies. Matisse on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller-Matisse - bidstart 10/8 on October 22nd: 129.67% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 16th: 121.95% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 22nd: 120.86% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 119.47% 
Heritage Auctions. The Maurice Storck Collection of Currency Special Monthly Online Auction on October 18th: 119.21% 
Arenberg Auctions. Books and Prints on October 16th: 116.61% 
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 15th: 110.78% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 100.00% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Fall Estate Auction on October 22nd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The Maurice Storck Collection of Currency Special Monthly Online Auction on October 18th: 100.00% 
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 15th: 98.97% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 98.89% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 10/11 on October 19th: 98.51% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 98.43% 
Bruneau & Co. . Comic, Toy and Doll Auction - Comics on October 17th: 97.75% 
Heritage Auctions. The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction, Part III on October 16th: 97.36% 
Christies. Matisse on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller-Matisse - bidstart 10/8 on October 22nd: 97.22% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Book Auction on October 16th: 96.73% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 16th: 96.62% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 17th: 95.50% 
Bonhams. Exploration and Travel on October 21st: 93.87% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety - bidstart 10/9 on October 20th: 92.45% 
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 10/13 on October 22nd: 91.67% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 22nd: 91.10% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Sports Memorabilia on October 20th: 89.66% 
Arenberg Auctions. Collection of Marianna Delvaux on October 15th: 86.57% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 20th: 86.36% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/2 on October 14th: 85.16% 
Arenberg Auctions. Books on October 17th: 84.44% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 10/2 on October 13th: 84.38% 
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Illustrated Books on October 8th: 82.58% 


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys MADONNA (SCHIEFLER 33; WOLL 39) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $2,016,500.
  2. Sothebys CAMPBELL'S SOUP I (FELDMAN & SCHELLMANN II. 44-53) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $927,500.
  3. Sothebys MYTHS (FELDMAN & SCHELLMANN II.258-267) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $867,000.
  4. Christies Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune on October 21st Actual price: USD $687,500.
  5. Christies Campbell's Soup II on October 21st Actual price: USD $525,000.
  6. Sothebys STILL WATER (THE RIVER THAMES, FOR EXAMPLE) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $378,000.
  7. Christies Madonna on October 21st Actual price: USD $375,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Patrick Nagel (American, 1945-1984) Jeana, 1983 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 25 inches (101.6 x 63.5 cm) Signed and dated lower right on October 16th Actual price: USD $350,000.
  9. Sothebys MARILYN MONROE (MARILYN) (F. & S. II.31) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $327,600.
  10. Sothebys MICKEY MOUSE (SEE F. & S. IIB.265) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $327,600.
  11. Heritage Auctions Astronomicum Cæsareum. on October 16th Actual price: USD $325,000.
  12. Sothebys ELECTRIC CHAIRS (F. & S. II.74-83) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $277,200.
  13. Christies Untitled on October 21st Actual price: USD $243,750.
  14. Christies Nude with Yellow Pillow, from Nude Series on October 21st Actual price: USD $218,750.
  15. Sothebys FALSE START I (ULAE 9) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $201,600.
  16. Sothebys LIFE SAVERS (SEE F. & S. IIB.353) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  17. Sothebys SHADOWS I (SEE F. & S. II.204-209) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  18. Sothebys PARAMOUNT (SEE F. & S. IIB.352) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $163,800.
  19. Sothebys MARILYN MONROE (MARILYN) (F. & S. II.23) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $163,800.
  20. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE AU CHAPEAU DE PAILLE (B. 1067; BA. 1279) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $163,800.
  21. Christies Paysage de Collioure on October 22nd Actual price: USD $162,500.
  22. Bonhams The Yellowstone National Park, and the Mountain Regions of Portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. on October 21st Actual price: USD $150,075.
  23. Christies Mustangs on October 21st Actual price: USD $150,000.
  24. Christies Nature morte sous la lampe on October 21st Actual price: USD $150,000.
  25. Christies La Femme au chapeau on October 21st Actual price: USD $143,750.



46 total sales reported this week:

Brunk Auctions. Specialty Auction and Emporium Auction on October 23rd: 70.31%
Christies. The Sleep of Reason: Frances Goya's "Los Caprichos" - bidstart 10/8 on October 23rd: 60.00%
Swann Galleries. Photographs and Photobooks on October 22nd: 77.08%
Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples Day Sale on October 23rd: 79.43%
Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples on October 22nd: 71.19%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 10/13 on October 22nd: 91.67%
PBA Galleries. Fine Books - Fine Bindings - Fine Press on October 22nd: 70.83%
Leland Little Auctions. The Fall Estate Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 22nd: 91.10%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories on October 22nd: 64.91%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Photographs on October 22nd: 60.08%
Christies. Matisse on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller-Matisse - bidstart 10/8 on October 22nd: 97.22%
Potomack Company. October Cornucopia Sale on October 21st: 53.13%
Lion Heart Autographs. Rare & Remarkable Autographs and Manuscripts on October 21st: 57.38%
Bonhams. Exploration and Travel on October 21st: 93.87%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 21st: 74.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 20th: 86.36%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 17th: 95.50%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety - bidstart 10/9 on October 20th: 92.45%
Morton Subastas. Collection of a Mexican Library on October 20th: 41.28%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Sports Memorabilia on October 20th: 89.66%
Dorotheum . Master Prints Before 1900 - bidstart 10/14 on October 20th: 56.58%
ALDE. Antiquarian Books from the 15th to 19th Centuries on October 20th: 66.09%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 98.89%
Rossini. Lithographs on October 19th: 30.86%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic, Toy and Doll Auction - Comics on October 17th: 97.75%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Book Auction on October 16th: 96.73%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 10/11 on October 19th: 98.51%
Arenberg Auctions. Books on October 17th: 84.44%
Arenberg Auctions. Books and Prints on October 16th: 78.20%
Arenberg Auctions. Collection of Marianna Delvaux on October 15th: 86.57%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 15th: 98.97%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Illustrated Books on October 8th: 82.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/9 on October 16th: 75.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/2 on October 14th: 85.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 10/2 on October 13th: 84.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 10/2 on October 12th: 73.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/2 on October 11th: 75.93%
Venator and Hanstein. Modern and Contemporary Graphics - Modern Books on September 26th: 70.58%
Venator and Hanstein. Books - Graphic - Autographs on September 25th: 61.81%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 16th: 96.62%
Heritage Auctions. The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction, Part III on October 16th: 97.36%
Heritage Auctions. The Maurice Storck Collection of Currency Special Monthly Online Auction on October 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 98.43%

 


For the week ahead 49 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 26th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Urban and Contemporary Art - Prints. 341 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 58 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 10/16. 80 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Unreserved Online Auction. 11 lots

Tue. Oct. 27th
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed Books. 231 lots
ALDE. Paris. Children's Books and Comics. 252 lots
Tajan. Paris. Old and Modern Prints. 158 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 10/20. 675 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/20. 160 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 26 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 10/16. 34 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Premium Auction - Books and Maps. 61 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - bidstart 10/21. 75 lots
Pot of Gold Estate Liquidations DBA AZFirearms.com. Avondale. Antique & Vintage Book Auction. 245 lots

Wed. Oct. 28th
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 302 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Photography. 211 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 252 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. Decorative Pictures.. 130 lots
Christies. New York. Aperture - bidstart 10/19. 66 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. GRAPHIC AUCTION - INCLUDES POSTERS SECTION OF THE 75 DEGREES WORKSHOP BY ARTURO NEGRETE. 271 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Online Catalog: Inktoberfest for the Ed Asner Center Online Charity Auction. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/16. 150 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1. 642 lots

Thu. Oct. 29th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising - Signs, Displays, Posters and Prints. 566 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books. 293 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spooktacular Auction: Americana, Mining, Numismatics, & More: Session 1. 232 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC WORK AUCTION. INCLUDES AVANT-GARDE SECTION AND DOCUMENTAL. 117 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsmanad. 21 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 2. 661 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - Online bidstart 10/22. 600 lots

Fri. Oct. 30th
Bonhams. New York. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 190 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spooktacular Auction: Americana, Mining, Numismatics, & More: Session 2. 84 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Pop-Up Auction. 38 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Annual Art Auction. 43 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Bidstart 10/23. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/23. 95 lots

Sat. Oct. 31st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art Prints, Books - online bidstart 10/23. 43 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Advertising. 126 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Magic Collection of Rudiger Deutch - Part II. 100 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Late October Premier Collector Auction. 120 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Estate Fine Art and Antiques. 52 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Art book library: Fine arts, contemporary art, photography, Africa, Napoleon.... 609 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spooktacular Auction: Americana, Mining, Numismatics, & More: Session 3. 632 lots

Sun. Nov. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 10/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/18. 244 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spooktacular Auction: Americana, Mining, Numismatics, & More: Session 4. 490 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/23. 40 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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.