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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 3 June 2022, 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 13 in euros, and 22 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $7,578,161 as 78% of all lots sold. There were 8,564 offers posted and 6,695 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,132.

 

The summer has arrived but expect interesting material will continue to be posted straight through August.
 
 
2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 30th: $1,539,726
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: $1,112,639
 

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

Skinner. Arts of Japan: Ukiyo-e to Shin hanga - online - bidstart 5/21 on May 31st: 168.82%
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: 160.09%
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 23rd: 137.41%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 112.94%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 103.94%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 30th: 103.77%


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

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/25 on June 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Spider-Steve Showcase Auction on June 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 5/22 on May 30th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Showcase Auction on May 29th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/15 on May 29th: 99.17%
New England Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera List #15 With An Imporant Oriental Color Costume Book, 1862 on May 31st: 95.69%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on May 28th: 94.00%
Skinner. Arts of Japan: Ukiyo-e to Shin hanga - online - bidstart 5/21 on May 31st: 92.95%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 5/25 on May 31st: 92.31%
Christies. The Private Collection of William S. Reese Part Three - bidstart 5/19 on June 2nd: 90.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15/13 on May 25th: 88.50%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. NRC - 17: Post-War and Contemporary Art on May 31st: 88.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/13 on May 24th: 87.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/13 on May 22nd: 86.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/13 on May 23rd: 84.72%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art on June 2nd: 84.47%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. NRC - 17: Old Master to Modern Art on May 30th: 83.33%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. A Contemporary Vision: Works from the Melva Bucksbaum Collection, Part II on June 1st: 81.08%
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: 80.12%


37 total sales reported this week:

Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: 80.12%
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 23rd: 74.74%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 30th: 71.66%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. NRC - 17: Post-War and Contemporary Art on May 31st: 88.06%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. NRC - 17: Old Master to Modern Art on May 30th: 83.33%
Waverly Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints on June 2nd: 72.69%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Sport Art Architecture Literature History Travel Ephemera on June 2nd: 62.40%
Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on June 2nd: 79.40%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art on June 2nd: 84.47%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on June 2nd: 53.67%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Minerals Galore - Western Americana Auction - session 1 on June 2nd: 56.28%
Heritage Auctions. The Spider-Steve Showcase Auction on June 2nd: 100.00%
Christies. The Private Collection of William S. Reese Part Three - bidstart 5/19 on June 2nd: 90.54%
Binoche et Giquello. 19th Century and Modern Books - Autographs on June 2nd: 50.51%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. Manuscripts & Collectibles Auction on June 1st: 44.65%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. A Contemporary Vision: Works from the Melva Bucksbaum Collection, Part II on June 1st: 81.08%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/25 on June 1st: 100.00%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Books and Ephemera Auction on June 1st: 55.61%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 5/25 on May 31st: 92.31%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Marine and Voyage on May 31st: 62.90%
Skinner. Arts of Japan: Ukiyo-e to Shin hanga - online - bidstart 5/21 on May 31st: 92.95%
New England Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera List #15 With An Imporant Oriental Color Costume Book, 1862 on May 31st: 95.69%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 31st: 78.95%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Spring Militaria & Historical Autographs Timed Auction on May 29th: 48.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 5/20 on May 27th: 67.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15/13 on May 25th: 88.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/13 on May 24th: 87.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/13 on May 23rd: 84.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 5/13 on May 22nd: 15.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/13 on May 22nd: 86.89%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on May 28th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 5/22 on May 30th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Showcase Auction on May 29th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/15 on May 29th: 99.17%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages. on June 2nd Actual price: USD $240,000.
  2. Ader Moulin Rouge, la Goulue on May 24th Actual price: USD $178,660.
  3. Ader Le Grillon, 1899 on May 24th Actual price: USD $134,682.
  4. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Hortus Eystettensis on May 30th Actual price: USD $107,368.
  5. PBA Galleries The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer on June 2nd Actual price: USD $75,000.
  6. Ketterer Kunst Doerling A-Initiale auf Pergament on May 30th Actual price: USD $73,815.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CBCS VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. on June 2nd Actual price: USD $72,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages. on June 2nd Actual price: USD $69,000.
  9. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Topographia Germania on May 30th Actual price: USD $64,421.
  10. Ader I. Kunstausstellung – Secession, 1898. (Version après la censure). on May 23rd Actual price: USD $57,721.
  11. Ader La Maison moderne, 1900 on May 24th Actual price: USD $52,224.
  12. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Bugenhagenbibel on May 30th Actual price: USD $51,000.
  13. Ader Le Progrès, 1927 on May 24th Actual price: USD $48,101.
  14. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. on June 2nd Actual price: USD $44,400.
  15. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Eau-forte no. XIII on May 30th Actual price: USD $40,263.
  16. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Geccelli-Mappe on May 30th Actual price: USD $38,921.
  17. Ader Clinique Chéron, 1905 on May 24th Actual price: USD $37,106.
  18. Ader Cycles Perfecta, 1902 on May 24th Actual price: USD $37,106.
  19. Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Pair of celestial and terrestrial globes mounted on a tripod foot in varnished mahogany. on May 31st Actual price: USD $30,054.
  20. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Catalogue of the collection of miniatures on May 30th Actual price: USD $29,526.
  21. Ader Tournée du chat noir avec Rodolphe Salis, 1896 on May 24th Actual price: USD $26,112.
  22. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Sammlung von Autogrammkarten und Porträtfotos on May 30th Actual price: USD $25,500.
  23. Binoche et Giquello Correspondence with André Messager. on June 2nd Actual price: USD $25,124.
  24. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Eau forte no. VII on May 30th Actual price: USD $24,158.
  25. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Douze lithographies originales on May 30th Actual price: USD $24,158.



For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 6th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. JEWELRY, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, ART OBJECTS, MOVIE POSTERS. 230 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 464 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/27. 88 lots

Tue. Jun. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/31. 351 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 5/31. 52 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/31. 175 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Collectables. 218 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - online only - bidstart 5/27. 32 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Art and Prints - Online Only - bidstart 5/27. 45 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 69 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/27. 37 lots

Wed. Jun. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/1. 342 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography. 350 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Prints, drawings & paintings | Old master, modern and contemporary art. 671 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 198 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 5/27. 141 lots
Ader. PARIS. Online - Photographs. 165 lots

Thu. Jun. 9th
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 245 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Comic Books. 350 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 269 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 6/2. 539 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Pulps and Collectibles Showcase Auction. 416 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The John H. Walker Collection of Confederate States. 379 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. NASA Photography: The History of the Space Conquest. 320 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Book Auction - bidstart 5/27. 38 lots

Fri. Jun. 10th
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Books, Maps, Globes & Manuscripts. 228 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 6/4. 108 lots

Sat. Jun. 11th
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings at Auction. 337 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Signature Summer Auction. 40 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. June 2022 - bidstart 6/3. 51 lots
Macon Brothers Auctioneers. Walla Walla. Rare Books, Maps, Atlases & Ephemera. 199 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games. 495 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. History Auction. 283 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana & Political. 335 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper -. 200 lots

Sun. Jun. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 6/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 6/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/28. 376 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Books.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The LII Collection Currency. 285 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/3. 66 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • 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
  • 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.