Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week
Heritage Auctions. International Original Art Signature Auction on March 10th: $2,373,526
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 8th: $1,975,746
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 14th: $1,906,632
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Art: Prints and Drawings on March 14th: $1,385,320
Heritage Auctions. The Neil Gaiman Collection Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction on March 14th: $1,029,392
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Ader. Modern Prints - 100 Prints at 100 Euros on March 14th: 299.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sergio Sucre Venezuela Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 239.76%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 1 on March 14th: 147.17%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints, Drawings, Old and Modern Paintings on March 11th: 144.97%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 1 on March 12th: 142.15%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 8th: 126.08%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings and Works on Paper, Old Master & Modern Prints, Vintage Posters on March 13th: 119.17%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 2 on March 13th: 117.00%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction on March 14th: 110.22%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 12th: 105.29%
33 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 3 on March 14th: 100.00%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 1 on March 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Neil Gaiman Collection Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 2 on March 13th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 1 on March 12th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sergio Sucre Venezuela Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. March Pulp Showcase Auction Featuring the Collection of Malcolm Edwards on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. International Original Art Signature Auction on March 10th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 12th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 8th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 12th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 10th: 99.20%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 13th: 98.84%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 9th: 98.26%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on March 12th: 97.92%
Ader. Modern Prints - 100 Prints at 100 Euros on March 14th: 94.00%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - bidstart 3/4 on March 14th: 92.26%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints, Drawings, Old and Modern Paintings on March 11th: 92.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction on March 14th: 90.20%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. March Madness - session 2 on March 10th: 89.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/23 on March 4th: 89.58%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 12th: 86.96%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper - Day 1 on March 13th: 85.23%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings and Works on Paper, Old Master & Modern Prints, Vintage Posters on March 13th: 84.34%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Featuring Latin American Photographs Showcase Auction on March 13th: 83.44%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 14th: 83.10%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. March Madness - session 1 on March 9th: 83.05%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 10th: 82.63%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction on March 14th: 81.50%
55 total sales reported this week:
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Art: Prints and Drawings on March 14th: 71.47%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper - Day 2 on March 14th: 71.26%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures on March 14th: 51.46%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - bidstart 3/4 on March 14th: 92.26%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction - Day 2 on March 14th: 78.57%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 3 on March 14th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Modern and Contemporary Art on March 14th: 68.42%
Morton Subastas. Online only | Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books on March 14th: 26.61%
Finarte. Photographs: Unveiled Beauty on March 14th: 61.25%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 1 on March 14th: 100.00%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction on March 14th: 81.50%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 14th: 83.10%
Ader. Modern Prints - 100 Prints at 100 Euros on March 14th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Neil Gaiman Collection Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction on March 14th: 90.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/23 on March 13th: 71.03%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper - Day 1 on March 13th: 85.23%
PIASA. Modern and Contemporary Art on March 13th: 50.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings and Works on Paper, Old Master & Modern Prints, Vintage Posters on March 13th: 84.34%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction - Day 1 on March 13th: 72.73%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on March 12th: 97.92%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on March 12th: 72.25%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, & Works on Paper, Paintings on March 12th: 23.58%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 2 on March 13th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 1 on March 12th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles Estate Auction VIII on March 12th: 41.18%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 12th: 86.96%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Inculabula, Early Prints Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters on March 10th: 79.43%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Australiana, Patrick White, Navy, Natural History, Cooking, Philosophy, Music etc on March 10th: 59.27%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on March 10th: 100.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints, Drawings, Old and Modern Paintings on March 11th: 92.00%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. March Madness - session 2 on March 10th: 89.87%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. March Madness - session 1 on March 9th: 83.05%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on March 9th: 37.14%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. March Auction 2024 on March 9th: 70.11%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Fine Art, Literature, History, Biggles, James Bond, Fine Bindings on March 8th: 77.74%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs on March 8th: 72.64%
Rossini. General Sales - Part 1 on March 6th: 69.09%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 9th: 98.26%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Featuring Latin American Photographs Showcase Auction on March 13th: 83.44%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 13th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 12th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 10th: 99.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 10th: 82.63%
Heritage Auctions. Sergio Sucre Venezuela Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 12th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. International Original Art Signature Auction on March 10th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 8th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. March Pulp Showcase Auction Featuring the Collection of Malcolm Edwards on March 8th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/23 on March 4th: 89.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - bidstart 2/23 on March 3rd: 44.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/23 on March 3rd: 79.79%
For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Mar. 18th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction. 184 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. March Premium Auction. 83 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Online 3/8. 64 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. COMICS, HEAD PRINTS COLLECTION, ORIGINALS. 428 lots
Tue. Mar. 19th
ALDE. Paris. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various. 81 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 567 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 232 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts. 220 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction Online 2/27. 752 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Postal History. 585 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Sporting and Collectors Auction. 148 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 53 lots
Rossini. Paris. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL & PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF WORKS BY ANKER SPANG-LARSEN. 407 lots
Wed. Mar. 20th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs. 291 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 302 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 108 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Revere Auctions Fine Art Evening Sale. 23 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/13. 111 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Theme Auction: Selected Maps. 80 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Treasures from Planet Hollywood Signature Auction. 93 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana. 47 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 135 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Collect: Americana. 18 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. British. Cool. online 3/8. 169 lots
Thu. Mar. 21st
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture. 455 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana. 470 lots
Christies. Paris. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12. 277 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Spring Modern and Contemporary Art. 62 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution Featuring: Vintage Computing and Video Games. 64 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Ancient and rare books, italian first editions of 20th century. 347 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11. 233 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. The Bigger Picture: Fine Photographica & Panoramas. 211 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. RYE, NH VIRTUAL ONLINE DOWNSIZING AUCTION Dr. And Mrs. Greenberg. 36 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana - Day 2. 81 lots
Fri. Mar. 22nd
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 55 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Old Books. 212 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Spring Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 2103 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana - Day 3. 158 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Ancient and rare books, italian first editions of 20th century - Day 2. 451 lots
Sat. Mar. 23rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 166 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction - Day 1. 312 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Anime, Dragon Ball, and More Animation Art Showcase Auction. 703 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. March Exceptional Estates Auction - online 3/7. 21 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Barbie by David Levinthal Photographs Showcase Auction. 28 lots
Sun. Mar. 24th
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. 47 lots
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. University of Regina President's Collection, Shumiatcher Donation - 2. 37 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction - Day 2. 25 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
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. -
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.