Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 43 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 11 March 2022, 41 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Columbian pesos, 2 in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $14,534,375 as 81% of all lots sold. There were 10,182 lots posted and 8,274 changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,757.
In these trying times we wish you the best.
4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games on March 4th: $3,789,153
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 9th: $2,214,072
Swann Galleries. Prints and Drawings on March 10th: $2,120,305
Sothebys. Contemporary Curated on March 11th: $1,667,862
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Gorringes. The Spring Fine Sale on March 8th: 155.09%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Cover to Cover: Artist Books and Ephemera on March 10th: 133.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/18 on March 2nd: 127.46%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 10th: 126.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Traveler Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction on March 6th: 124.74%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, English Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings on March 9th: 120.61%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 9th: 118.25%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 112.35%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Surrealism/Art Brut/Modern Art on March 10th: 110.84%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 110.25%
29 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/20 on March 6th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Cover to Cover: Artist Books and Ephemera on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Traveler Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction on March 6th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. VIRTUAL ON LINE AUCTION ON-SITE KENNEBUNK MAINE on March 6th: 100.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Winter Sale 2022 on March 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Selections From the Bobby G. Murphy Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games on March 4th: 99.55%
Gorringes. The Spring Fine Sale on March 8th: 98.57%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/27 on March 7th: 98.20%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on March 5th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 95.65%
Bruun Rasmussen. NASA Photographs on March 9th: 94.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 94.61%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Robert Peak Illustration Art Showcase Auction on March 10th: 92.59%
Sothebys. Contemporary Curated on March 11th: 92.31%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on March 8th: 91.76%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 9th: 89.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/18 on March 2nd: 87.33%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on March 8th: 86.49%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 10th: 85.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/18 on February 27th: 83.64%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, English Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings on March 9th: 82.46%
Heritage Auctions. In Focus: Women Photographers on February 9th: 81.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/25 on March 4th: 80.58%
Bogota Auction. Engravings and multiples. Decorative arts and design. on March 3rd: 80.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/18 on February 28th: 80.00%
41 total sales reported this week:
Sothebys. Contemporary Curated on March 11th: 92.31%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Prints, Multiples and Works on Paper: session 1 on March 11th: 79.37%
Bogota Auction. Engravings and multiples. Decorative arts and design. on March 3rd: 80.26%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Surrealism/Art Brut/Modern Art on March 10th: 62.24%
Swann Galleries. Prints and Drawings on March 10th: 70.25%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Cover to Cover: Artist Books and Ephemera on March 10th: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Decorative and Graphic Arts with Illustrated & Antiquarian Books, Fine Press & Fine Bindings on March 10th: 63.32%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography on March 10th: 22.78%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 10th: 85.83%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 27.37%
Heritage Auctions. Selections From the Bobby G. Murphy Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Robert Peak Illustration Art Showcase Auction on March 10th: 92.59%
Sothebys. Living Contemporary - bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 73.17%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/18 on March 9th: 64.33%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, English Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings on March 9th: 82.46%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 9th: 89.61%
Bruun Rasmussen. NASA Photographs on March 9th: 94.74%
Heritage Auctions. In Focus: Women Photographers on February 9th: 81.30%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 99.71%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on March 8th: 86.49%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on March 8th: 91.76%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 99.84%
Gorringes. The Spring Fine Sale on March 8th: 98.57%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Timed Online Rare Book & Collectors Sale - bidstart 2/25 on March 8th: 65.56%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 8th: 77.08%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/27 on March 7th: 98.20%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 94.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/25 on March 4th: 80.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/18 on March 2nd: 87.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/18 on March 1st: 78.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/18 on February 28th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - bidstart 2/18 on February 26th: 36.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/18 on February 27th: 83.64%
John McInnis Auctioneers. VIRTUAL ON LINE AUCTION ON-SITE KENNEBUNK MAINE on March 6th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on March 5th: 97.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Winter Sale 2022 on March 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Traveler Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/20 on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games on March 4th: 99.55%
For the week ahead 43 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Mar. 14th
Ader. PARIS. Photography Books. 287 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Mid-Century Modern, Eldred Wheeler & Fine Furniture; Paintings; Prints; Asian; Jewelry; Art Pottery. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/4. 98 lots
Tue. Mar. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/8. 526 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/8. 154 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/8. 113 lots
Guernseys. New York, NY. African American Historical and Cultural Artifacts. 1 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain. 114 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions - bidstart 3/1. 72 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs - Collection Sale. 268 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Country Americana online - bidstart 3/5. 32 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction. 460 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Antiques and Decorative Arts. 51 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety. 32 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/4. 36 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases, Engravings, Historical Documents & Books. 164 lots
Wed. Mar. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/9. 340 lots
ALDE. Paris. Old books from the 15th to the 19th century, Sciences & Medicine. 167 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Cape Town,. Modern and Contemporary Art. 13 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/10. 39 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 382 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Posters and Propaganda. 353 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Two Day Book Sale. 495 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/13/4. 153 lots
Thu. Mar. 17th
RR Auction. Amherst. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 3/10. 67 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 207 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Gambling, Playing Cards, Coin-Op, & Advertising. 413 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Prints and Editions. 181 lots
Sothebys. New York. Modern: Discoveries - bidstart 3/4. 42 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Books and Manuscripts - Philately - Postcards. 321 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. March Antiques and Accessories. 53 lots
Fri. Mar. 18th
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Spring Auction. 965 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Monthly Picture Sale. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/11. 112 lots
Sat. Mar. 19th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction. 40 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper -. 200 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Western Collector Auction. 190 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Inaugural J. Doyle Dewitt Collection of Americana & Political Signature® Auction. 117 lots
Sun. Mar. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 3/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 3/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/6. 277 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/11. 67 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 3/11. 29 lots
Bruce McKinney
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Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.