Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 22 March, 55 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 11 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 26 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $17,443,650.96 as 83.4% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,752.08.

 

For the coming week 46 sales are scheduled.

 

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

SothebysPrints and Multiples - bidstart 3/13 on March 20th: $3,707,999
ChristiesRare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: $1,789,578
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: $1,670,169
BonhamsBritish. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: $1,222,025
Koller AuctionsBooks and Autographs on March 20th: $1,146,370
Hake's AuctionsHake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: $1,059,761

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

One Source Auctions13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 3473.92%
Fleischer's AuctionsThe Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 420.36%
New England AuctionsCountry Americana on March 21st: 187.48%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesWinter Americana on March 20th: 167.30%
ALDEGastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 166.51%
BonhamsBooks and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 162.23%
Chorley'sThe Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 149.12%
Lay's AuctioneersThe Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 145.00%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 144.45%
Stockholms AuktionsverkTheme Auction: Selected Maps on March 20th: 142.75%
Damien VoglaireBooks on March 16th: 140.27%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesWinter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 127.62%
ChristiesRare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 125.58%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 123.63%
Bearnes Hampton and LittlewoodThe Sporting and Collectors Auction on March 20th: 123.30%
Robert Siegel GalleriesUnited States Postal History on March 20th: 122.07%
Damien VoglaireBooks and Paintings on March 15th: 116.32%
BonhamsBritish. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: 107.88%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 106.31%
FreemansCollect: Americana on March 20th: 103.96%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 102.35%
Koller AuctionsBooks and Autographs on March 20th: 100.46%


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

New England AuctionsCountry Americana on March 21st: 100.00%
John McInnis AuctioneersRYE, NH VIRTUAL ONLINE DOWNSIZING AUCTION Dr. And Mrs. Greenberg on March 21st: 100.00%
Revere AuctionsRevere Auctions Fine Art Evening Sale on March 20th: 100.00%
Fleischer's AuctionsThe Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 19th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 19th: 99.81%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 19th: 99.65%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 17th: 99.61%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 20th: 99.01%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesWinter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 98.77%
ALDEGastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 98.77%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 20th: 98.15%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 17th: 97.89%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesWinter Americana on March 20th: 97.87%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 97.30%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 16th: 93.75%
Robert Siegel GalleriesUnited States Postal History on March 20th: 93.68%
FreemansThe Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II on March 14th: 93.55%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 93.33%
BonhamsBooks and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 93.13%
Du MouchellesMarch 2024: Day 2 on March 15th: 93.10%
ChristiesRare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 91.70%
Winter AssociatesImportant Prints, Paintings, and Sculpture on March 18th: 90.91%
Hake's AuctionsHake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: 90.29%
Chorley'sThe Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 87.73%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 11th: 87.32%
One Source Auctions13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 86.96%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 86.79%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 85.96%
Lay's AuctioneersThe Timed Art Sale - online 3/1 on March 17th: 85.71%
Lay's AuctioneersThe Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 84.80%
FreemansCollect: Americana on March 20th: 83.33%
Damien VoglaireBooks on March 16th: 82.93%
Swann GalleriesPrinted and Manuscript African Americana on March 21st: 80.85%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection on March 20th Actual price: USD $389,530.
  2. Sothebys Muhammad Ali on March 20th Actual price: USD $356,601.
  3. Bonhams Mick Jagger, from 'Mick Jagger Portfolio', 1975 on March 20th Actual price: USD $259,857.
  4. Sothebys Mickey Mouse, from Myths on March 20th Actual price: USD $243,137.
  5. Sothebys Bald Eagle, from Endangered Species on March 20th Actual price: USD $243,137.
  6. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed Apple Business Card (c. 1983) - PSA GEM MT 10 on March 21st Actual price: USD $181,183.
  7. Sothebys Sandro Botticelli (Birth of Venus, 1482), from Details of Renaissance Paintings on March 20th Actual price: USD $178,300.
  8. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed 1976 Apple Computer Check No. 3 - PSA GEM MINT 10 on March 21st Actual price: USD $176,850.
  9. Sothebys Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe, d'apres Manet on March 20th Actual price: USD $162,091.
  10. Bonhams Lithograph of Water Made of Lines, a Green Wash, and a Light Blue Wash, 1978-80 on March 20th Actual price: USD $146,393.
  11. Koller Auctions Freud, Sigmund, Begrunder der Psychoanalyse (1856-1939). Sammlung von 23 eigenhandigen Briefen an Alphonse Maeder in Zurich. on March 20th Actual price: USD $144,359.
  12. Koller Auctions Biblia latina - Franzosisches Bibel-Manuskript. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament. on March 20th Actual price: USD $144,359.
  13. Sothebys Pine Barrens Tree Frog, from Endangered Species on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  14. Sothebys $ (Quadrant) on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  15. Sothebys Sunset on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  16. Koller Auctions Jung, Carl Gustav, Psychiater und Begrunder der analytischen Psychologie (1875--1961). Sammlung von 26 eigenh. und 3 maschinenschr. on March 20th Actual price: USD $115,487.
  17. Robert Siegel Galleries Canton, China, to New York via Philadelphia, 1834. on March 20th Actual price: USD $106,200.
  18. Sothebys Mick Jagger on March 20th Actual price: USD $105,359.
  19. Bonhams Cabinet photograph on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,765.
  20. Sothebys Circle Limit IV (Heaven and Hell) on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  21. Sothebys Girl with Balloon on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  22. Sothebys Mick Jagger on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  23. Christies La Prose du Transsiberien et de la Petite Jehanne de France. Couleurs simultanees de Mme Delaunay-Terk. on March 21st Actual price: USD $94,500.
  24. Bonhams Autograph manuscript of his short story 'Funes el memorioso' on March 20th Actual price: USD $89,661.
  25. Christies Le Surrealisme et la peinture. on March 21st Actual price: USD $88,200.



55 total sales reported this week:

Sydney Rare Book Auctions. March Musings: Books and Maps on March 21st: 71.79%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 21st: 80.85%
RR Auction. Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution Featuring: Vintage Computing and Video Games on March 21st: 75.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture on March 21st: 78.68%
New England Auctions. Country Americana on March 21st: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. RYE, NH VIRTUAL ONLINE DOWNSIZING AUCTION Dr. And Mrs. Greenberg on March 21st: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 98.77%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 21st: 78.93%
Clars Auction Gallery. Spring Modern and Contemporary Art on March 21st: 72.58%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 91.70%
Chiswick Auctions. The Bigger Picture: Fine Photographica & Panoramas on March 21st: 59.24%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Book Auction on March 21st: 43.68%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 93.13%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Theme Auction: Selected Maps on March 20th: 76.25%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/13 on March 20th: 72.97%
Revere Auctions. Revere Auctions Fine Art Evening Sale on March 20th: 100.00%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on March 20th: 72.85%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana on March 20th: 97.87%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 20th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 20th: 99.01%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on March 20th: 83.33%
Bonhams. British. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: 71.60%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 93.33%
Rossini. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL & PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF WORKS BY ANKER SPANG-LARSEN on March 19th: 69.78%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 86.79%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on March 20th: 93.68%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: 90.29%
Chorley's. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 87.73%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Sporting and Collectors Auction on March 20th: 78.38%
Freemans. The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II on March 14th: 93.55%
OSENAT. Photographs and Cameras on March 13th: 42.37%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints - online 2/23 on March 12th: 30.55%
ALDE. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 98.77%
Winter Associates. Important Prints, Paintings, and Sculpture on March 18th: 90.91%
Vermot de Pas. COMICS, HEAD PRINTS COLLECTION, ORIGINALS on March 18th: 62.85%
Stephan Welz & Co.. March Premium Auction on March 18th: 63.86%
One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 86.96%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 84.80%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale - online 3/1 on March 17th: 85.71%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction: Ceramics, Silver, Jewellery, Pictures, Works of Art, Furniture, Books, etc - online 3/11 on March 17th: 70.83%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on March 16th: 30.09%
Fleischer's Auctions. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 100.00%
Damien Voglaire. Books on March 16th: 82.93%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 2 on March 15th: 93.10%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on March 15th: 75.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 85.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 11th: 87.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - online 3/1 on March 10th: 65.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 97.30%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 19th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 17th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 17th: 97.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 19th: 99.81%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 16th: 93.75%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 25th
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly Featuring Books. 109 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 30 lots

Tue. Mar. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 616 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 235 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 142 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Contemporary Edition: London - bidstart 3/12. 125 lots
Christies. New York. Landscapes of Japan: Woodblock Prints from Edo to Post-War - bidstart 3/13. 91 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Mid-Century to Modern Art and Design. 85 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 569 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Books and Prints Auction - online 3/5. 84 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Art, Antiques, Graphics Selections from the Veatchs Inventory. 161 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 213 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original editions - Daniel Morcrette Literary Library and various. 357 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine and Decorative Arts Quarterly. 61 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 54 lots
Dorotheum . Salzburg. The Easter Sale. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 69 lots

Wed. Mar. 27th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs - Online Only. 135 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints and Drawings - Online Only. 52 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 348 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 134 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobbins - Part 2. 266 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Spring Showcase: Asian Art, Decor & Jewelry. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 55 lots

Thu. Mar. 28th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. PBA Comics: DC Universe, Part II. 166 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900. 136 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 431 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Entertainment, Toys, and Collectibles. 495 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Cards Showcase Auction Featuring the Greg Jein Collection. 243 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Books and Ephemera Auction. 193 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters, Autographs and Manuscripts. 270 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Maps and Views. 582 lots

Fri. Mar. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction. 136 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Books from the Personal Library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Showcase Auction. 118 lots
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Posters, Pin-backs and More. 213 lots
Ader. PARIS. CÔTÉ XXe - COLLECTION OF POSTERS - COLONIES. 42 lots

Sat. Mar. 30th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 161 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American History Auctions - online 3/8. 204 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Featuring The Vintage Photo Archive of NASA Engineer Scott H Simpkinson Showcase Auction. 278 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Great Estates Fine Art Auction. 87 lots

Sun. Mar. 31st
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. 277 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 100 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/22. 76 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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