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Rare Book Hub: 33 Auctions Archived, another 54 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 12th March 2021, 33 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 2 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 14 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $9,355,880 as 85% of all lots offered sold.  Eight thousand five-hundred-ninety-five lots were posted and 7,298  changed hands.

 

For the week ahead 54 new sales are posted.  Prepare your paddles!

 

3 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 10th: $1,697,875
Artcurial. Maurice Houdayer Library on March 9th: $1,584,339
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on March 11th: $1,412,802

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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/19 on March 3rd: 230.18%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The Kenn Back Polar Library, Napoleonic Manuscripts on March 10th: 195.55%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Old Prints on March 8th: 151.31%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera - online on March 10th: 147.95%
Artcurial. Maurice Houdayer Library on March 9th: 139.77%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. The Collector's Sale on March 3rd: 124.13%
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness on March 7th: 118.36%
Sothebys. NOW! Online bidstart 3/4 on March 11th: 115.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/19 on February 28th: 110.03%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 9th: 107.01%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 10th: 102.82%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 100.53%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 100.27%


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

Artcurial. Maurice Houdayer Library on March 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 2/28 on March 8th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/21 on March 7th: 99.60%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 97.45%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/19 on March 3rd: 97.33%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. The Collector's Sale on March 3rd: 96.77%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 6th: 96.50%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera - online on March 10th: 95.48%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The Kenn Back Polar Library, Napoleonic Manuscripts on March 10th: 93.79%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Old Prints on March 8th: 92.50%
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness on March 7th: 92.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 9th: 90.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/19 on March 1st: 87.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/19 on March 2nd: 85.71%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 10th: 84.53%
Sothebys. NOW! Online bidstart 3/4 on March 11th: 83.87%
Skinner. Country Americana - bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 83.78%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on March 10th: 82.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26 on March 5th: 81.65%
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Forum Auctions Cirque (Cramer 68) on March 11th Actual price: USD $149,244.
  2. Christies Frau mit kind (Woman with Child) on March 10th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  3. Christies Hotel Acatlán: First Day, from Moving Focus on March 10th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  4. Christies URGE on March 10th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  5. Swann Galleries Migrant Mother (horizontal). on March 11th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  6. Christies LOST TIME, ALONE AGAIN, FAR FAR DOWN on March 10th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  7. Sothebys Eau-forte XXXVI - 1979 on March 11th Actual price: USD $63,351.
  8. Christies D-Train on March 10th Actual price: USD $56,250.
  9. Artcurial One cent life. on March 9th Actual price: USD $52,661.
  10. Christies 0 Through 9, from Lead Reliefs on March 10th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  11. Forum Auctions Profil de Jacqueline on March 11th Actual price: USD $48,504.
  12. Artcurial Parler seul, poème. on March 9th Actual price: USD $46,643.
  13. Christies ISOLATION TOWER on March 10th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  14. Christies Blue with Red on March 10th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  15. Artcurial La Maigre. on March 9th Actual price: USD $42,129.
  16. Artcurial L'Odyssée. on March 9th Actual price: USD $42,129.
  17. Christies Vermalung (grau) (Inpainting (Grey)) on March 10th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  18. Christies La Rosa, from The Drape Suite on March 10th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  19. Christies La Cucitrice, from The Drape Suite on March 10th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  20. Forum Auctions Cavalier de Cirque et Clown (Mourlot 511) on March 11th Actual price: USD $37,311.
  21. Christies Tales of Genji VI on March 10th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  22. Christies Le Fugitif on March 10th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  23. Sothebys Time Exposed, 1991 on March 11th Actual price: USD $33,184.
  24. Artcurial La Tentation de l'Occident. on March 9th Actual price: USD $33,102.
  25. Artcurial Eaux fortes originales pour des textes de Buffon. on March 9th Actual price: USD $33,102.




33 total sales reported this week:

Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera - online on March 10th: 95.48%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on March 11th: 78.33%
Sothebys. NOW! Online bidstart 3/4 on March 11th: 83.87%
Morton Subastas. Prints and Multiples on March 11th: 39.68%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books, Maps and Prints - bistart 3/4 on March 11th: 35.98%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper 1500 - 2020 on March 11th: 69.60%
Trafford Books. Books and Postal History on March 10th: 78.00%
Skinner. Country Americana - bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 83.78%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on March 10th: 82.54%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The Kenn Back Polar Library, Napoleonic Manuscripts on March 10th: 93.79%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. The Collector's Sale on March 3rd: 96.77%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 10th: 84.53%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online Auction on March 10th: 76.23%
Tajan. Modern and Contemporary Prints on March 2nd: 68.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 99.55%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 9th: 90.27%
Artcurial. Maurice Houdayer Library on March 9th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Old Prints on March 8th: 92.50%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 97.45%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 2/28 on March 8th: 99.72%
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness on March 7th: 92.00%
Vermot de Pas. SPORLYMPIQUE VI : MULTISPORTS, OLYMPISM, CYCLE POSTER COLLECTION, CYCLE AND AUTOMOBILE POSTER COLLEC on March 6th: 64.47%
PosterConnection Inc.. Winter Sale - Affordable Posters on March 6th: 68.66%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26 on March 5th: 81.65%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 2/19 on March 4th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/19 on March 3rd: 97.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/19 on March 2nd: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/19 on March 1st: 87.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/19 on February 28th: 74.36%
Binoche et Giquello. LITTERATURE AND ARTS OF THE XXTH CENTURY - AVANT-GARDES on March 5th: 75.15%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 6th: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/21 on March 7th: 99.60%

 

For the week ahead 54 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 15th
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art. 414 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/5. 119 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 113 lots

Tue. Mar. 16th
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Manuscripts. 321 lots
Tajan. Paris. Old Books and Manuscripts. 197 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain - bidstart 3/9. 141 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/9. 663 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/9. 170 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Chinese Contemporary Photographs and Works. 23 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Special Auction for Pessach and 11th Nissan: Honoring the Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. 60 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part I. 10 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/5. 26 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases, Engravings, Historical Documents & Books. 187 lots

Wed. Mar. 17th
ALDE. Paris. Max Cointreau gastronomic & oenological library. 190 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 239 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples. 166 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collector's Books. 182 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part II - bidstart3/9. 44 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Studio Art - bidstart 3/9. 80 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 130 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/5. 130 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Discovery Auction.

Thu. Mar. 18th
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Posters. 288 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy X Forum Auctions. 33 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases. 157 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature with Beats, Bukowski, and Counterculture. 416 lots
Sothebys. London. Banksy - bidstart 3/9. 49 lots
Ader. PARIS. Judaica. 118 lots
ALDE. Paris. Max Cointreau humanist library. 110 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Autographs and Manuscripts. 264 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports MonthlyShowcase. 389 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Asian Art: Session II. 59 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Auction.

Fri. Mar. 19th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Americana Auction - Day 1. 27 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books, Prints, Autographs. 354 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Music and Prince - bidstart 2/19. 857 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection. 267 lots
Sothebys. London. Otto Dix: Haunted Visions | Graphic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection - bidstart 3/9. 32 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/5. 90 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12. 111 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books.

Sat. Mar. 20th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . A 50-Year Old Railroadiana Collection. 23 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art at Online Auction, featuring Cleveland School Artists. 146 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and contemporary Prints · Drawings · Multiples · Modern Books. 336 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Americana Auction - Day 2. 27 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Jewelry, Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Art, Asian Art. 82 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Decorators and Designers Special Auction.

Sun. Mar. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/7. 273 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Jewelry & Timepieces, Furniture & Design, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction. 40 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/12. 40 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 3/12. 32 lots

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.
  • 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.