• Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 99 Auctions Archived, another 54 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 22 November, 99 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 29 in euros, 14 in British pounds, 3 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 1 in Swedish krona, and 49 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $33,136,966.68.  The average lot sold for $1,588.69.

 

As we head into the holidays, political uncertainty is weighing on the market.  Opportunities abound.

 

8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Contemporary Day Auction on November 21st: $8,838,600
Genazym. Toporowich Collection on November 17th: $2,533,196
Christies. Morris: The Man Who Created Lucky Luke on November 15th: $2,279,588
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 17th: $1,993,001
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on November 15th: $1,943,625
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on November 21st: $1,380,956
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: $1,250,317
Christies. Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection on November 19th: $1,142,064

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

Jacksons Auction. Winter World Treasures - Day 1 on November 20th: 368.68%
Heritage Auctions. The Gordon Lightfoot Estate Collection Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on November 17th: 301.69%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria on November 21st: 194.17%
Genazym. Toporowich Collection on November 17th: 179.15%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on November 21st: 172.75%
Cotswold Auction Company. Treasures in Boxes and Household Items on November 17th: 148.38%
OSENAT. Fontainebleau: Spirit of the 20th century on November 16th: 132.87%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents on November 20th: 131.28%
Potomack Company. Books, Maps and Prints Cornucopia on November 18th: 118.65%
Chorley's. Modern Art and Design, Prints and Multiples on November 19th: 116.93%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: 115.65%
Sothebys. Contemporary Day Auction on November 21st: 115.01%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on November 21st: 114.68%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on November 15th: 111.67%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Ephemera, Maps, and Works on Paper on November 14th: 111.62%
Hansons. The Rostrum November Jewellery, Watches, Silver & Fine Art Auction on November 16th: 108.68%
Bubb Kuyper. FINE ARTS. Modern art (prints, drawings and paintings) (A-V) on November 21st: 108.27%
Christies. Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection on November 19th: 104.70%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Art and Design on November 19th: 103.08%
Damien Voglaire. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 16th: 100.35%


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

Leland Little Auctions. November Estate Auction on November 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 19th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Arcade Sale on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on November 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Gordon Lightfoot Estate Collection Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on November 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 20th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 19th: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 19th: 99.35%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on November 17th: 99.02%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. ONLINE SALE - Rare or out-of-print books, Photography, Architecture, 20th century decorative arts on November 20th: 98.99%
Heritage Auctions. Alternate Movie Poster Showcase Auction on November 20th: 98.45%
Cotswold Auction Company. Treasures in Boxes and Household Items on November 17th: 98.39%
Jacksons Auction. Winter World Treasures - Day 1 on November 20th: 97.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 17th: 96.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 17th: 96.14%
Christies. Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection on November 19th: 94.54%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on November 15th: 94.50%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Art and Design on November 19th: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on November 21st: 93.72%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List - online 10/28 on November 19th: 93.69%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on November 19th: 92.31%
Du Mouchelles. November 2024: Online Only Exclusives on November 16th: 92.31%
Hake's Auctions. Amerricana and Collectibles Online 10/29 on November 20th: 92.05%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 16th: 91.25%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Ephemera, Maps, and Works on Paper on November 14th: 88.76%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: 88.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 10th: 87.76%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Art Without Boundaries: The Abrams Family Collection on November 20th: 87.67%
Blackwell Auctions. Collectibles Countdown on November 20th: 86.96%
Potomack Company. Books, Maps and Prints Cornucopia on November 18th: 86.92%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Pop Art and Contemporary Auction on November 21st: 86.55%
OSENAT. Fontainebleau: Spirit of the 20th century on November 16th: 86.21%
Du Mouchelles. November 2024: Day 2 on November 15th: 85.60%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 11th: 85.44%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper on November 20th: 85.21%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on November 21st: 83.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 13th: 82.05%
Rago Arts and Auctions. LAMA: Design on November 21st: 81.82%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents on November 20th: 81.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on November 15th: 81.69%
Bonhams. Discovery/Interiors on November 18th: 80.95%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on November 20th: 80.41%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Endangered Species on November 21st Actual price: USD $4,320,000.
  2. Sothebys Water Lily Pond with Reflections on November 21st Actual price: USD $1,440,000.
  3. Genazym The Montefiore Codex on November 17th Actual price: USD $1,264,800.
  4. Sothebys Roommates on November 21st Actual price: USD $1,200,000.
  5. Sothebys Untitled (Palomino) on November 21st Actual price: USD $540,000.
  6. Sothebys Madame Butterfly on November 21st Actual price: USD $384,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Apocalypse Now, original final movie poster key art, 1979 on November 15th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  8. Genazym Illustrated Haggadah on parchment. on November 17th Actual price: USD $260,400.
  9. Sothebys Elephants on the Tiva Lugga on November 21st Actual price: USD $240,000.
  10. Forum Auctions Middle East.- A private collection of 98 pieces of Islamic calligraphy on November 21st Actual price: USD $220,532.
  11. Genazym Incunable! on November 17th Actual price: USD $204,600.
  12. Sothebys Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on November 21st Actual price: USD $204,000.
  13. Sothebys Untitled (from Mujer de arena) on November 21st Actual price: USD $192,000.
  14. Doyle New York The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market on November 15th Actual price: USD $172,900.
  15. Bonhams Finely preserved series of Arts and Crafts illuminations to illustrate Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'Sonnets from the Portuguese' on November 20th Actual price: USD $168,549.
  16. Sothebys The Brown Sisters on November 21st Actual price: USD $150,000.
  17. Genazym Singular Masterpiece! on November 17th Actual price: USD $148,800.
  18. Bonhams Series of six autograph letters to his close friend William Mure of Caldwell (1718-1776), and one contemporary copy on November 20th Actual price: USD $128,539.
  19. Christies La Guerison des Dalton on November 15th Actual price: USD $120,049.
  20. Bonhams Collection of c.64 autograph letters from nineteenth- and twentieth-century naturalists, scientists and illustrators on November 20th Actual price: USD $104,532.
  21. Heritage Auctions I Run into the Most Interesting People, 1949 on November 15th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  22. Bonhams Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, on November 20th Actual price: USD $99,731.
  23. Genazym Historic Discovery! on November 17th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  24. Genazym Rare Illustrated Memorbuch on November 17th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  25. RR Auction Beatles Amazing Signed Photograph for 1964 Australian Tour Promoter - "Very likely the greatest Beatles signed photograph known to exist" on November 21st Actual price: USD $83,278.



99 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on November 21st: 42.65%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on November 21st: 72.10%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on November 21st: 83.16%
Sothebys. Contemporary Day Auction on November 21st: 76.19%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music on November 21st: 59.67%
Rago Arts and Auctions. LAMA: Design on November 21st: 81.82%
PBA Galleries. Rare and Antiquarian - with Fine Art, Fine Press, Fine Bindings on November 21st: 62.62%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Fall on November 21st: 78.57%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. November 2024 Auction on November 21st: 41.03%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Pop Art and Contemporary Auction on November 21st: 86.55%
Jacksons Auction. Winter World Treasures - Day 2 on November 21st: 0.00%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Autumn Gold - session 1 on November 21st: 35.51%
Giquello. Surrealism and Surroundings on November 21st: 59.81%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on November 21st: 79.44%
Fairhill Auction. November Military Auction on November 21st: 47.36%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Aviation & Military History, Medals & Militaria on November 21st: 66.34%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art Collectors Auction on November 21st: 54.93%
Bubb Kuyper. FINE ARTS. Modern art [continued] (W-Z) - Sculptures, ceramics and glass - Varia - Photographs - Japanese prints on November 21st: 72.94%
Bubb Kuyper. FINE ARTS. Modern art (prints, drawings and paintings) (A-V) on November 21st: 73.62%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on November 21st: 93.72%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - online 11/14 on November 21st: 31.00%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints on November 21st: 54.02%
Trafford Books. Books, Autographs, Banknotes, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History on November 20th: 63.42%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. ONLINE SALE - Rare or out-of-print books, Photography, Architecture, 20th century decorative arts on November 20th: 98.99%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Art Without Boundaries: The Abrams Family Collection on November 20th: 87.67%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on November 20th: 80.41%
Leland Little Auctions. November Estate Auction on November 20th: 100.00%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper on November 20th: 85.21%
Jacksons Auction. Winter World Treasures - Day 1 on November 20th: 97.44%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents on November 20th: 81.70%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 17th: 66.44%
Bubb Kuyper. Old and rare books [continued] (M-Z) on November 20th: 61.43%
Bubb Kuyper. Natural history, medicine, transport etc. - Manuscripts and autographs - Old and rare books (A-L) on November 20th: 67.52%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: 88.37%
Blackwell Auctions. Collectibles Countdown on November 20th: 86.96%
Artcurial. Limited Edition on November 20th: 73.50%
ALDE. From the Belle Époque to the Avant-Garde on November 20th: 47.14%
Hake's Auctions. Amerricana and Collectibles Online 10/29 on November 20th: 92.05%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Sporting and Collectors Auction on November 20th: 70.27%
Bukowskis. Contemporary Art Online on November 17th: 44.00%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Part 5: Modern Art and Photography on November 16th: 49.72%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Part 4: The dawn of change - Avant-garde of the 1960s and 70s on November 15th: 57.98%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Part 3: Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on November 15th: 64.40%
Heritage Auctions. Alternate Movie Poster Showcase Auction on November 20th: 98.45%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 20th: 99.69%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on November 19th: 92.31%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on November 19th: 15.67%
Tajan. ASIAN AND ORIENTAL JEWELLERY AND ORNAMENTS - ORIENTALISM - ISLAMIC ART on November 19th: 42.86%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Art and Design on November 19th: 94.12%
Potomack Company. November Modern Art Cornucopia on November 19th: 60.47%
Pandolfini. Works on Paper - online 11/8 on November 19th: 51.89%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List - online 10/28 on November 19th: 93.69%
Morton Subastas. Sale of Antiquarian and Contemporary Books on November 19th: 10.90%
Christies. Graphic Century: Featuring Exceptional Impressions from The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection on November 19th: 94.54%
Chorley's. Modern Art and Design, Prints and Multiples on November 19th: 72.31%
Chiswick Auctions. Fine Photographs on November 19th: 63.69%
Bonhams. Pop X Culture on November 19th: 67.44%
Potomack Company. Books, Maps and Prints Cornucopia on November 18th: 86.92%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online on November 18th: 74.07%
Bubb Kuyper. Literature and Fine printing on November 19th: 66.56%
Bubb Kuyper. Fine and applied arts & art reference - Varia - Children's books, games and toys on November 19th: 60.99%
Bubb Kuyper. Global Avantgarde (Modernist typography & design 1915-1950) - Bibliography and typography on November 18th: 77.97%
Bonhams. Discovery/Interiors on November 18th: 80.95%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on November 17th: 99.02%
Olympia Auctions. Olympia Timed: Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art November 2024 on November 17th: 50.00%
Genazym. Toporowich Collection on November 17th: 77.14%
Cotswold Auction Company. Treasures in Boxes and Household Items on November 17th: 98.39%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 19th: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 19th: 99.68%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Common Surium Auction on November 17th: 76.89%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ion Idriess Archive on November 17th: 26.83%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Lawsons Auctioneer Catelogue Archives on November 16th: 38.77%
OSENAT. Fontainebleau: Spirit of the 20th century on November 16th: 86.21%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on November 16th: 48.68%
Morton Subastas. Speed and Passion on November 17th: 27.27%
Hansons. The Rostrum November Jewellery, Watches, Silver & Fine Art Auction on November 16th: 68.57%
Du Mouchelles. November 2024: Online Only Exclusives on November 16th: 92.31%
Damien Voglaire. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 16th: 78.72%
Sothebys. Arcade Sale on November 15th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. November Gallery Auction on November 15th: 73.68%
Finarte. Photographs: Unveiled Beauty on November 15th: 49.64%
Du Mouchelles. November 2024: Day 2 on November 15th: 85.60%
Christies. Morris: The Man Who Created Lucky Luke on November 15th: 70.00%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on November 15th: 48.45%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Ephemera, Maps, and Works on Paper on November 14th: 88.76%
Bertolami Fine Art . Memorabilia, History and Movie on May 28th: 49.41%
Bertolami Fine Art . Stamps and Postal History on November 8th: 39.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 13th: 82.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 11th: 85.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 10th: 87.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on November 15th: 81.69%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 16th: 91.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 17th: 96.27%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on November 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Gordon Lightfoot Estate Collection Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on November 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 17th: 96.14%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on November 15th: 94.50%

 


For the week ahead 54 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 25th
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Valuable Books. 432 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs from the Collection of Eric Franck Signature Auction. 50 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. Autumn Gold - session 5. 554 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 99 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Discovery On Sunset. 13 lots

Tue. Nov. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 459 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 144 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Session 1 and 2. 154 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles. 636 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Single Owner Collections. 44 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Hunting, Fishing, Travel and Exploration - online 11/2. 104 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online sale: The John and Eileen Harris Collection of Architectural Drawings and Works of Art. 78 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Curated: Picasso. 16 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. Autumn Gold - session 6. 674 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 34 lots
Bonhams. New York. All That Jazz - The Estate of Chita Rivera. 87 lots
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples. 179 lots

Wed. Nov. 27th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 273 lots
ALDE. Paris. A Bacchic Library. 258 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics. 1642 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 297 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 62 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 112 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 352 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints and Multiples. 117 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books, Manuscripts and Prints. 154 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Session 3 and 4. 140 lots
PIASA. Paris. Art + Design A life in pictures Patrizia Pilotti and Olivier Massart Collection. 43 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Art and Editions. 248 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art of the 15th-19th Centuries. 684 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. Autumn Gold - session 7. 581 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 64 lots

Thu. Nov. 28th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 72 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 299 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Ancient and Modern Books. 252 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Graphics. 332 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Session 5 and 6. 94 lots

Fri. Nov. 29th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Book Albums. 224 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Limited Editions. 102 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs Online. 336 lots

Sat. Nov. 30th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Books Originals. 510 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern and Contemporary Art I. 98 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Art II. 110 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Post-War and Contemporary Art II. 83 lots

Sun. Dec. 1st
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. 265 lots
Sworders. Essex. Paint. Print. Sculpt. - online 11/22.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Collectibles Auction. 49 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 104 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction. 37 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950