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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 53 Auctions Archived, another 38 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 28 April 2023, 53 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 11 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 31 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $15,560,929.81 as 83.27% of all lots changed hands.  There were 12,335 offered and 10,271 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,515.04.

 

Spring is in the air!

 

 

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on April 22nd: $2,429,210
Arader Galleries. April 2023 Auction on April 22nd: $2,130,031
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 25th: $1,688,799
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on April 26th: $1,181,889
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 25th: $1,159,452
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 22nd: $1,148,428
 

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

Sothebys. Ex Libris: The Wolf Family Collection Art Reference Library on April 25th: 236.75%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 28th: 164.05%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 28th: 144.17%
Aguttes. Letters and Manuscripts on April 27th: 114.07%
Lyon and Turnbull. Vintage Posters on April 26th: 106.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/7 on April 18th: 104.97%
Christies. The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples: Online - bidstar on April 25th: 104.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 27th: 104.11%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on April 26th: 102.94%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Collection of Prints and Design on April 21st: 101.70%


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

Sothebys. Ex Libris: The Wolf Family Collection Art Reference Library on April 25th: 100.00%
Christies. The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples: Online - bidstar on April 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/19 on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Showcase Auction on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Notre Dame Football Man Cave on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/19 on April 26th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on April 22nd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/9 on April 23rd: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 22nd: 98.66%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale: Books on Decorative Arts and Architecture on April 24th: 97.44%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 25th: 96.77%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 25th: 96.62%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/15 on April 22nd: 96.00%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 28th: 95.96%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on April 26th: 95.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 3/12 on April 23rd: 93.45%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 28th: 93.43%
Aguttes. Letters and Manuscripts on April 27th: 93.10%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on April 26th: 92.11%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on April 19th: 91.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 15th: 88.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 27th: 88.18%
Lyon and Turnbull. Vintage Posters on April 26th: 88.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 16th: 86.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/7 on April 18th: 81.82%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Arader Galleries A Map of the British and French Dominions of North America. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $718,750.
  2. Heritage Auctions Pokémon Trophy Pikachu No. 3 Trainer Bronze PSA Trading Card Game NM-MT 8 (Media Factory, 1997) 1st Tournament, Holo. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $300,000.
  3. Arader Galleries [World Map] Universalior cogniti orbis tabula ex recentibus confecta observationi (A Universal Map of the Known World, Constructed by Means of Recent Observations). on April 22nd Actual price: USD $300,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Pokémon Unlimited Base Set Test Print Uncut Sheet (Wizards of the Coast, 1999) Cosmos Foil. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $250,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Pokémon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on April 22nd Actual price: USD $237,500.
  6. Heritage Auctions Pokémon Charizard 4 1st Edition Base Set PSA Trading Card Game GEM MT 10 (The Pokémon Company, 1999) Rare, Holo. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $212,500.
  7. Heritage Auctions Pokémon VS 2001 Tropical Mega Battle Complete Deck CGC Trading Card Game Graded (The Pokémon Company, 2001). on April 22nd Actual price: USD $175,000.
  8. Nate D. Sanders Auctions John Wilkes Booth Reward Poster for the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln -- Rare First Printing of One of the Most Important Documents in the History of the United States, With Only a Few Extant on April 27th Actual price: USD $166,375.
  9. Arader Galleries Cosmographia universalis ab Orontio olim descripta. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $150,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky Rookie #18 PSA Mint 9 - Only Two Higher! on April 22nd Actual price: USD $132,000.
  11. Rago Arts and Auctions Mick Jagger on April 26th Actual price: USD $119,700.
  12. Arader Galleries Il Disegno Del Discoperto Della Nova Franza, il quale s'e hauuto ultimamente dalla nouissima nauigatione de""Franzesi in quel luogo. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $112,500.
  13. Arader Galleries Tipus orbis universalis iuxta Ptolemei cosmographi traditionem et Americi Vespucii aliorque lustrationes a Petro Apiano Leysnico elucbrat An. Do. MDXX. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $112,500.
  14. Arader Galleries New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus ... the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $112,500.
  15. Arader Galleries Still life with flowers in an elaborate vase. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $93,750.
  16. Arader Galleries Virginia Partridge, Plate 76. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $90,000.
  17. Doyle New York PORTRAITS IMAGINAIRES on April 25th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  18. Heritage Auctions Partial Coverage, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration on April 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  19. Heritage Auctions All Right, Children, A Nice Big Sneer, Now, Addams Family cartoon on April 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  20. Arader Galleries Amaryllis Superba. Brazil (imported bulb) at Mrs. Arnold Harrison’s 21st April, 1828. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $57,500.
  21. Heritage Auctions Did You Recognize Me by My Voice?, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration on April 25th Actual price: USD $57,500.
  22. Arader Galleries Columbia Jay, Plate 96. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $54,000.
  23. Doyle New York FAUNE DÉVOILANT UNE FEMME (BLOCH 230; BAER 609) on April 25th Actual price: USD $50,400.
  24. Heritage Auctions Vargas Girl, Playboy illustration on April 25th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  25. Rago Arts and Auctions Flowers on April 26th Actual price: USD $47,880.



53 total sales reported this week:

Koller Auctions. Italian 16th-19th Century Books and Art - Online Only - bidstart 3/21 on April 6th: 66.98%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs - Online Only - bidstart 3/21 on April 6th: 59.52%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on April 28th: 54.17%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 28th: 95.96%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 28th: 93.43%
Aguttes. Letters and Manuscripts on April 27th: 93.10%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Collection of Prints and Design on April 21st: 60.00%
North American Auction Company. Fine Montana Collector Sale on April 22nd: 66.89%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on April 27th: 63.38%
Sloane Street Auctions. The Spring Fine Art and Antiques Sale. Old Masters, Modern British, as well as Private Collections o on April 27th: 67.14%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia on April 27th: 21.43%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 27th: 88.18%
The Ohio Company. Spring Auction on April 26th: 79.78%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on April 26th: 92.11%
Lyon and Turnbull. Vintage Posters on April 26th: 88.16%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Hollywood Entertainment Memorabilia Auction on April 26th: 40.65%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Notre Dame Football Man Cave on April 26th: 100.00%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on April 26th: 95.24%
Forum Auctions. Spring Selection: Modern and Contemporary Editions on April 26th: 43.11%
Fairhill Auction. April Militaria and Collectibles Auction on April 26th: 65.53%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Showcase Auction on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/19 on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/19 on April 26th: 99.75%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 25th: 96.77%
Sothebys. Ex Libris: The Wolf Family Collection Art Reference Library on April 25th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 25th: 77.33%
Christies. The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples: Online - bidstar on April 25th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 25th: 73.68%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale: Books on Decorative Arts and Architecture on April 24th: 97.44%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Voyaging to Vaillant on April 24th: 69.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 25th: 96.62%
Moreshet Auctions. Part 2 Kodesh books, letters, privileged copies and much more on April 23rd: 52.06%
Moreshet Auctions. Part 1: Biography, bibliography and facsimiles, polemic, Land of Israel and Zionism, paperwork and m on April 23rd: 52.63%
PosterConnection Inc.. Poster Auction on April 22nd: 67.01%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. 2 Day Book Sale on April 21st: 71.78%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on April 19th: 91.76%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on April 22nd: 50.00%
Arader Galleries. April 2023 Auction on April 22nd: 45.00%
Rossini. Books on April 21st: 61.77%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on April 22nd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 22nd: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/9 on April 23rd: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 3/12 on April 23rd: 93.45%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/15 on April 22nd: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/7 on April 18th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/7 on April 17th: 72.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 17th: 2.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 16th: 86.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 15th: 88.24%


For the week ahead 38 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 1st
Sothebys. New York. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Eveni. 56 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21. 34 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/17. 69 lots

Tue. May. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/25. 380 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/25. 107 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Photographs. 156 lots
Sothebys. New York. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day S. 132 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 108 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/21. 41 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 2: Rare and Important Manuscripts and Items of the Gross Family Collection. 74 lots

Wed. May. 3rd
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 170 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Ancient and Modern Books. 430 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/26. 279 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/26. 120 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia. 163 lots
Doyle New York. New York. American Paintings and Prints. 23 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 234 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Yellowstone Collection of 1847 Issue Covers. 127 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CSNS US Currency Signature Auction. 1481 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Stamps and Postal History.. 60 lots

Thu. May. 4th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature - with Beats, and the Counterculture. 551 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed Books. 308 lots
Sothebys. London. The Coronation Sale. 30 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Happy and Glorious: God Save the King. 78 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/24. 186 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. History Auction at Early American. 129 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard - Online only sale. 36 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The MLJ Heroes Showcase Auction. 150 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Wars Franchise Movie Posters. 299 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Estate Auction. 45 lots

Fri. May. 5th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. LIBRARY OF GASTRONOMY, OENOLOGY AND TOBACCOOLOGY - PART TWO. 317 lots

Sat. May. 6th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/29. 200 lots
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Fine Art. 39 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 225 lots

Sun. May. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/23. 362 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. DAY FOUR MAY 7TH OF FOUR DAY SALE.

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.