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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 8 March, 41 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Canadian dollars, 1 in Columbian pesos, 1 in Danish krone, 5 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 28 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $12,391,480.03 as 85.32% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,408.60 

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Genazym. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2 on March 5th: $5,185,370

 

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

Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on March 7th: 279.16%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Postal History on March 2nd: 215.52%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Natural History, Early Herbals & Charles Darwin on March 7th: 130.42%
Genazym. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2 on March 5th: 113.23%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. Géza Homonnay Collection of First Issues of the World on Cover on March 5th: 104.41%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on March 7th: 100.86%


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

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 6th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Multi-Estate Virtual Online Auction on March 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Romance Featuring Fox Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on March 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 5th: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 5th: 99.65%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Postal History on March 2nd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 5th: 99.25%
Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Ancient Prints on January 25th: 99.06%
EV Stamps. Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on March 2nd: 99.05%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 6th: 98.75%
Ripley Auctions. March Fine Art & Antiques: Featuring the Estate Collection of Evelyn Farber on March 2nd: 98.55%
Genazym. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2 on March 5th: 97.91%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. Géza Homonnay Collection of First Issues of the World on Cover on March 5th: 96.48%
Carlsen Gallery. Antique & Decorative Arts Auction on March 3rd: 94.74%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 2nd: 94.71%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on March 7th: 92.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 3rd: 92.05%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on February 29th: 91.59%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Natural History, Early Herbals & Charles Darwin on March 7th: 89.02%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on March 7th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 87.97%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Ephemera, Americana & Historical Memorabilia on March 7th: 87.03%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on March 7th: 86.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16 on February 28th: 86.36%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 5th: 85.71%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Chabad Auction on March 4th: 84.72%
Doyle New York. MAPS, TRAVEL & SPORTING BOOKS INCLUDING THE ESMOND BRADLEY MARTIN COLLECTION - online 2/26 on March 7th: 82.76%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Genazym Slavita Shas! on March 5th Actual price: USD $508,400.
  2. Sothebys Braddock's Expedition on January 29th Actual price: USD $304,800.
  3. Genazym Early Parchment Ashkenazi Siddur on March 5th Actual price: USD $285,200.
  4. Genazym Beis Yosef Orach Chaim. Tur Orach Chaim by Rabbi Yaakov on March 5th Actual price: USD $210,800.
  5. Genazym Sefer HaZohar. on March 5th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  6. Genazym Sacred Autographed Letter by the Admor Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, Author of Divrei Chaim. on March 5th Actual price: USD $173,600.
  7. Genazym Beis Yosef Choshen Mishpat. on March 5th Actual price: USD $136,400.
  8. Genazym The principles of faith. Sefer Ikrim. on March 5th Actual price: USD $117,800.
  9. Genazym Autographed Letter by the Admor Rabbi Yechezkel of Shinova. on March 5th Actual price: USD $105,400.
  10. Genazym Code of the Bikur Cholim Society of Frankfurt on March 5th Actual price: USD $99,200.
  11. Genazym Map of the Third Beis Hamikdash by the Tosfos Yom Tov on March 5th Actual price: USD $99,200.
  12. Gonnelli Casa DAste Sontuoso primo guz' di Corano safavide - on March 7th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  13. Genazym Meohr Einayim. on March 5th Actual price: USD $81,840.
  14. Genazym Shu"t HaRosh. on March 5th Actual price: USD $79,360.
  15. Genazym Handwritten Letter of Approbation by the Beis Halevi, Founder of the Brisker Dynasty on March 5th Actual price: USD $76,880.
  16. Genazym Siddur Safa Brurah. on March 5th Actual price: USD $69,440.
  17. Genazym Autographed Tehillim of the Admor the Pnei Menachem of Gur on March 5th Actual price: USD $69,440.
  18. Genazym Haggadah shel Pesach with Yeffe Nof Commentary. on March 5th Actual price: USD $66,960.
  19. Genazym Rav Yaivy. on March 5th Actual price: USD $66,960.
  20. Genazym Manuscript. Shu"t Teshuvah Me'ahavah. on March 5th Actual price: USD $64,480.
  21. Poster Auctions International, Inc. Affiches Charles Verneau. "La Rue." 1896. on March 3rd Actual price: USD $64,000.
  22. Sothebys Washington, George Autograph letter signed on January 29th Actual price: USD $63,500.
  23. Sothebys Six Plans of the Different Dispositions of the English Army Under the Command of the late General Braddock in North America. on January 29th Actual price: USD $63,500.
  24. Genazym Handwritten Kabbalistic Drashah by the Chasam Sofer on Transforming Middas Hadin to Middas Hachessed. on March 5th Actual price: USD $62,000.
  25. Genazym Valuable Collection of Letters. The Battle by Gedolei Yisrael to Preserve traditional Judaism in Eretz Yisrael. An Historical account on March 5th Actual price: USD $62,000.

 

41 total sales reported this week:

Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints + Multiples on March 7th: 68.06%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on March 7th: 88.89%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Ephemera, Americana & Historical Memorabilia on March 7th: 87.03%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views on March 7th: 66.05%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on March 7th: 86.82%
Doyle New York. MAPS, TRAVEL & SPORTING BOOKS INCLUDING THE ESMOND BRADLEY MARTIN COLLECTION - online 2/26 on March 7th: 82.76%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - bidstart 2/29 on March 7th: 28.57%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. on March 6th: 68.08%
Toronto Book Auctions. Art & Photo Books; Artist’ Books & Multiples; Military (non) Fiction; Art Prints And Photographs; Glass Art; And More. on March 6th: 62.09%
Hansons. Derby March Music Memorabilia and Film Auction on March 6th: 63.08%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on March 7th: 92.47%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Natural History, Early Herbals & Charles Darwin on March 7th: 89.02%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 6th: 98.75%
Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Ancient Prints on January 25th: 99.06%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 5th: 85.71%
Sothebys. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana on January 29th: 31.25%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online - 2/23 on March 4th: 73.53%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Chabad Auction on March 4th: 84.72%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XCII: Rare Posters on March 3rd: 40.10%
Genazym. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2 on March 5th: 97.91%
Carlsen Gallery. Antique & Decorative Arts Auction on March 3rd: 94.74%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. Géza Homonnay Collection of First Issues of the World on Cover on March 5th: 96.48%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Postal History on March 2nd: 99.38%
Ripley Auctions. March Fine Art & Antiques: Featuring the Estate Collection of Evelyn Farber on March 2nd: 98.55%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Multi-Estate Virtual Online Auction on March 2nd: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on March 2nd: 35.00%
EV Stamps. Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on March 2nd: 99.05%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on February 29th: 91.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16 on February 28th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16 on February 26th: 77.55%
Catawiki B. V.. EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 56.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 87.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 45.07%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 5th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 3rd: 92.05%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 5th: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 5th: 99.79%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 2nd: 94.71%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Romance Featuring Fox Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on March 1st: 100.00%


For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 11th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Prints, Drawings, Old and Modern Paintings. 25 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Vintage Posters - Winter and Spring.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1. 71 lots

Tue. Mar. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 515 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 236 lots
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs, and Prints - online 2/23. 383 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction. 319 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 1. 480 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 227 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, & Works on Paper, Paintings. 458 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 48 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 46 lots

Wed. Mar. 13th
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 2. 549 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 344 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
OSENAT. PARIS. Photographs and Cameras. 118 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. British & European Paintings and Works on Paper, Old Master & Modern Prints, Vintage Posters. 166 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction - Day 1. 44 lots
PIASA. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art. 18 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper.
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/23. 611 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Featuring Latin American Photographs Showcase Auction. 163 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1. 57 lots

Thu. Mar. 14th
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 3. 516 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - bidstart 3/4. 310 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Unveiled Beauty. 160 lots
Ader. PARIS. Modern Prints - 100 Prints at 100 Euros. 100 lots
Christies. New York. Contemporary Editions. 142 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 358 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction. 153 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. March 2024: Day 1. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Neil Gaiman Collection Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction. 126 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Modern and Contemporary Art. 38 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures. 103 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Art: Prints and Drawings. 389 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper - Day 2.
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction - Day 2. 14 lots

Fri. Mar. 15th
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books and Paintings. 372 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Spring Auction. 603 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. March 2024: Day 2. 145 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . March Gallery Auction.

Sat. Mar. 16th
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books. 498 lots
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography. 48 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Spring Auction. 707 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Frontier Splendor. 216 lots

Sun. Mar. 17th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 254 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Timed Auction: Ceramics, Silver, Jewellery, Pictures, Works of Art, Furniture, Books, etc - online 3/11.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • 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