• Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
  • Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • 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

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Rare Book Hub: 48 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 23 April 2021, 48 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 30 in US dollars.

 

 

Turnover was $42,072,560 as 81% of all lots sold.  Thirteen thousand two-hundred-thirty-six were posted and 10,671 changed hands.

 

 

It was just a routine week at the office and $42,072,560 changed hands in the auction rooms.  We now live in the new reality.

 

 

11 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

ChristiesIlluminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenber on April 23rd: $12,405,625
Heritage AuctionsSports Monthly Showcase on April 15th: $4,832,867
SothebysPrints and Multiples on April 22nd: $4,277,070
Sothebys50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs on April 21st: $3,696,060
Forum AuctionsOnly Banksy on April 23rd: $2,623,969
ChristiesFine Printed and Manuscript Americana - online bidstart 4/8 on April 22nd: $2,102,500
Galerie BassengeRare Books and Manuscripts, Autograph Letters on April 15th: $1,993,583
SothebysPrints and Multiples, Day Sale - bidstart 4/15 on April 23rd: $1,870,911
RR AuctionSpace Exploration and Aviation - bidstart 4/15 on April 22nd: $1,659,358
Gonnelli Casa DAsteGraphics and Books on April 21st: $1,029,115
Doyle New YorkPrints and Multiples on April 20th: $1,021,385

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

Nadeau's Auction GalleryAmerican Antiques, Chinese, Folk Art, and Custom Furniture Spring Auction on April 17th: 349.19%
Gonnelli Casa DAsteGraphics and Books on April 21st: 189.39%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2 on April 14th: 167.92%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/2 on April 12th: 162.29%
AderPost-War Prints on April 20th: 145.65%
Doyle New YorkPrints and Multiples on April 20th: 129.19%
Dorotheum Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures on April 22nd: 118.90%
SothebysPrints and Multiples, Day Sale - bidstart 4/15 on April 23rd: 114.85%
ChristiesIlluminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenber on April 23rd: 112.66%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on April 20th: 106.46%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 105.27%


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

Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 18th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersThursday Morning @ Stair on April 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsVideo Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/11 on April 19th: 99.90%
Heritage AuctionsSports Monthly Showcase on April 15th: 99.55%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/11 on April 18th: 99.45%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 99.21%
New England AuctionsFine Books and Ephemera on April 20th: 98.88%
Neal Auction CompanySpring Auctions Sale on April 18th: 98.81%
ChristiesIlluminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenber on April 23rd: 97.61%
Aspire AuctionsFine Art - Prints - bidstart 4/9 on April 17th: 97.30%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 17th: 96.00%
Doyle New YorkPrints and Multiples on April 20th: 95.65%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2 on April 14th: 93.55%
Purcell AuctioneersAuction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pa on April 21st: 93.28%
Alaska AuctionVariety, including Rare Baseball Cards on April 22nd: 93.02%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on April 20th: 92.23%
Nadeau's Auction GalleryAmerican Antiques, Chinese, Folk Art, and Custom Furniture Spring Auction on April 17th: 91.67%
SothebysPrints and Multiples on April 22nd: 89.47%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/2 on April 12th: 89.47%
Garth's Auctioneers and AppraisersEclectic Auction - Timed Online Only - bidstart 4/8 on April 18th: 88.46%
ChristiesFine Printed and Manuscript Americana - online bidstart 4/8 on April 22nd: 86.79%
SothebysPrints and Multiples, Day Sale - bidstart 4/15 on April 23rd: 85.63%
Dorotheum Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures on April 22nd: 85.51%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 85.37%
Alaska AuctionVariety, including Civil War Currency, Prints on April 21st: 85.11%
Forum AuctionsOnly Banksy on April 23rd: 83.87%
Cowans AuctionsAmerican Historical Ephemera and Photography on April 20th: 82.28%
AderPost-War Prints on April 20th: 81.39%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum on April 23rd Actual price: USD $3,630,000.
  2. Sothebys William Henry Fox Talbot’s Gifts to his Sister: Horatia Gaisford’s Collection of Photographs and Ephemera on April 21st Actual price: USD $1,956,000.
  3. Christies Opera. Translated by Marsilio Ficino (1433-99). on April 23rd Actual price: USD $1,026,000.
  4. Christies BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum on April 23rd Actual price: USD $966,000.
  5. Christies A rare contemporary broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence: the Goodspeed-Sang-Streeter copy. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $930,000.
  6. Christies The 'Book of Hours of Charles V', use of Rome, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum on April 23rd Actual price: USD $870,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions 2000 Upper Deck Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant (Game Jerseys Combo 2) #MJKB-A BGS NM-MT+ 8.5 Auto 10. on April 15th Actual price: USD $516,000.
  8. Sothebys Nude on April 21st Actual price: USD $504,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1993 SP Derek Jeter Foil Rookie #279 PSA Gem Mint 10 - The Burgess Lee Berlin, M.D., J.D. Collection. on April 15th Actual price: USD $468,000.
  10. Forum Auctions People Who Enjoy Waving Flags Don't Deserve To Have One on April 23rd Actual price: USD $409,123.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 PSA Gem Mint 10 - The Burgess Lee Berlin, M.D., J.D. Collection. on April 15th Actual price: USD $408,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions 2020 LeBron James NBA Top Shot (Series 1) From The Top - Dunk #3/59 on April 15th Actual price: USD $387,600.
  13. Sothebys Nude with Yellow Pillow (Corlett 283) on April 22nd Actual price: USD $378,000.
  14. Sothebys Jazz (Duthuit Books 22) on April 22nd Actual price: USD $378,000.
  15. Christies Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum on April 23rd Actual price: USD $375,000.
  16. Christies Book of Hours, use of Châlons-sur-Marne, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum on April 23rd Actual price: USD $312,500.
  17. Christies Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum on April 23rd Actual price: USD $300,000.
  18. Christies The Dall'Armi Hours, use of Rome, in Latin and Italian, illuminated manuscript on vellum on April 23rd Actual price: USD $262,500.
  19. Forum Auctions Girl with Balloon on April 23rd Actual price: USD $260,351.
  20. Sothebys Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (Feldman & Schellmann II.24) on April 22nd Actual price: USD $252,000.
  21. Sothebys 'Harlequin Dress' on April 21st Actual price: USD $252,000.
  22. Sothebys Untitled Film Still #37 on April 21st Actual price: USD $252,000.
  23. Sothebys Van Gogh Chair (Black) on April 22nd Actual price: USD $239,400.
  24. Sothebys Andy Mouse (Littmann p. 65) on April 22nd Actual price: USD $239,400.
  25. Christies Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum on April 23rd Actual price: USD $218,750.



48 total sales reported this week:

Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on April 23rd: 83.87%
Neal Auction Company. Spring Auctions Sale on April 18th: 98.81%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples, Day Sale - bidstart 4/15 on April 23rd: 85.63%
Christies. Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenber on April 23rd: 97.61%
Galerie Bassenge. Rare Books and Manuscripts, Autograph Letters on April 15th: 63.89%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning @ Stair on April 22nd: 100.00%
Sothebys. 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs on April 22nd: 56.00%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on April 22nd: 89.47%
RR Auction. Space Exploration and Aviation - bidstart 4/15 on April 22nd: 74.86%
PBA Galleries. Comics - Timed, Online - bidstart 4/12 on April 22nd: 78.15%
Dorotheum . Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures on April 22nd: 85.51%
Christies. Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana - online bidstart 4/8 on April 22nd: 86.79%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books, Maps and Prints - bistart 4/15 on April 22nd: 36.03%
Alaska Auction. Variety, including Rare Baseball Cards on April 22nd: 93.02%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on April 22nd: 62.62%
Cowans Auctions. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on April 20th: 82.28%
Ader. Post-War Prints on April 20th: 81.39%
Trafford Books. Books, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. on April 21st: 54.17%
Sothebys. 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs on April 21st: 64.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pa on April 21st: 93.28%
Morton Subastas. Online Only: Morton Weekly - bidstart 4/8 on April 21st: 48.57%
Moreshet Auctions. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika objects and more on April 21st: 62.29%
Alaska Auction. Variety, including Civil War Currency, Prints on April 21st: 85.11%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: 76.62%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on April 20th: 98.88%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 20th: 95.65%
Artcurial. MORE: Design, Limited Editions, Urban and Photography on April 20th: 66.10%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 20th: 92.23%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 100.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Political Posters and Propaganda on April 19th: 69.25%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/11 on April 19th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 18th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - Timed Online Only - bidstart 4/8 on April 18th: 88.46%
Clars Auction Gallery. Online Only Auction on April 18th: 75.56%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. American Antiques, Chinese, Folk Art, and Custom Furniture Spring Auction on April 17th: 91.67%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on April 17th: 54.84%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/11 on April 18th: 99.45%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - bidstart 4/9 on April 17th: 97.30%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Monthly Showcase on April 15th: 99.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2 on April 14th: 93.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/2 on April 13th: 72.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/2 on April 12th: 89.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/2 on April 12th: 65.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/2 on April 11th: 77.50%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 17th: 96.00%


For the week ahead a fresh 48 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 26th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 100 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/16. 92 lots

Tue. Apr. 27th
Freemans. Philadelphia. American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Art. 11 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/20. 647 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/20. 178 lots
Sothebys. London. Collection of a Connoisseur: History in Manuscript, Part 2 - bidstart 4/15. 135 lots
PIASA. Paris. Editions - Bidstart 4/19. 238 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Wisdom and Natures. 30 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antiquarian and Contemporary Books. 247 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Collections from The Laskett | Modern Art & Design. 172 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/16. 44 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiques and Interiors Sale. 27 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. A Gentleman's Pursuits. 43 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety. 41 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/20. 17 lots

Wed. Apr. 28th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/14. 824 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 244 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Books, Manuscripts, Photographs: from the Middle Ages to the Moon - bidstart 4/14. 212 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Notable Studio & Art Pottery, Fine & Decorative Art. 42 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . Hidden Away for Decades, Two Extraordinary Autograph Collections Are Now Back on the Market. 178 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Vintage Posters, Advertising and Cinema. 322 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Weekly Auction - including Prints and Books - bidstart 4/14. 79 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/16. 143 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Stage and Screen. 132 lots

Thu. Apr. 29th
ALDE. Paris. Travel Books - Maps - Oriental Manuscripts. 133 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The April Marine Sale - Session 1. 20 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Antiquarian and Modern Literature and Illustrated Books. 302 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Giant Steps: Fine, Modern and Contemporary Art. 21 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. California & the West. With Americana - Travel - Maps. 372 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps. 123 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books and Manuscripts. 171 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Modern Made | Design on the Move: Posters from the Shell Heritage Art Collection. 49 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard. 144 lots
Rossini. Paris. Classic Interiors. 24 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23. 36 lots

Fri. Apr. 30th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. April Marine Sale - Session 2. 66 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Paper Money Fair Signature Auction. 687 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art Signature Auction. 521 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Bidstart 4/23. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23. 85 lots

Sat. May. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia. 1368 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Mid-Century, Contemporary, Outdoor Furniture, and Decorative Accessories Auction Date: May 1, 2021 V. 25 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots

Sun. May. 2nd
Grogan and Company. Dedham. The Spring Auction. 27 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/18. 293 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/25.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/23. 41 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    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
    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
    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
    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.
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