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<center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts<br>and Works on Paper<br>28 January 2021</b><b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Schedel (Hartmann). <i>Liber Chronicarum,</i> first edition, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493. £30,000 to £50,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> [Greek Orthodox Church].- <i>Menaion,</i> manuscript in Greek, on paper, in Greek letters, [Eastern Mediterranean], [c. 1400]. £5,000 to £7,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription, and on reverse an engraving of the "North River" [Hudson River], 1777. £5,000 to £7,000.<center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts<br>and Works on Paper<br>28 January 2021</b><b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Illuminated prayer book.- <i>Maria Carcer y Trigueros... Santa Misa y Oraciones,</i> illuminated manuscript in Spanish, on paper, [c. 1850]. £5,000 to £7,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Hardy (Thomas). <i>The Mayor of Casterbridge,</i> 2 vol., first edition in book form, original cloth, 1886. £2,000 to £3,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> [Austen (Jane)]. <i>Emma: A Novel,</i> first edition, Printed for John Murray, 1816. £7,000 to £10,000.<center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts<br>and Works on Paper<br>28 January 2021</b><b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Brontë (Charlotte). <i>Jane Eyre. An Autobiography,</i> 3 vol., first edition, Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. £10,000 to £15,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Cruikshank (George). <i>The Road to the Derby,</i> one of two proof copies, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1882. £600 to £800.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Meunier (Charles, binder).- Gruel (Leon). <i>Manuel Historique et Bibliographique de l'Amateur de Reliures,</i> 2 vol., Paris, 1887.-1905. £3,000 to £4,000.<center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts<br>and Works on Paper<br>28 January 2021</b><b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Burne-Jones (Sir Edward). <i>The Work of Edward Burne-Jones,</i> edited by Philip Burne-Jones, one of 200 copies, [c.1900]. £4,000 to £6,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Nazraeli Press.- <i>Six by Six,</i> 36 vol. [a complete set], one of 100 sets, each with signed photograph, Portland, Or., 2010-16. £10,000 to £15,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Jan. 28:</b> Australasia.- Péron (Francois) and Freycinet. <i>Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes,</i> 5 vol. including Atlas, second edition, Paris, 1824. £6,000 to £8,000. -
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<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Joseph F. Kernan, <i>College Football,</i> oil on canvas, <i>The Saturday Evening Post</i> cover, 1932. $25,000 to $35,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Joseph C. Leyendecker, <i>Golfer Lighting a Cigarette,</i> oil on canvas, c.1920. $7,000 to $10,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Howard Chandler Christy, <i>In the Field,</i> charcoal & watercolor, published in <i>Scribner’s,</i> 1902. $8,000 to $12,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> N.C. Wyeth, <i>Standish Reading,</i> pen & ink, for <i>The Courtship of Miles Standish,</i> 1920. $5,000 to $7,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Johnanna Stewart Mapes, <i>A Fairy Book,</i> conté crayon, for <i>St. Nicholas Magazine,</i> 1907. $2,500 to $3,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Arnold Lobel, pen & ink, for <i>The Frog & Toad Coloring Book,</i> 1981. $3,000 to $4,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Antonio Lopez, <i>Today’s Fashions,</i> study for <i>The New York Times,</i> 1981. $2,500 to $3,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Charles Schulz, <i>“I’ll have to go back to the house…I forgot my rubbers…”</i> pen & ink, original 4-panel <i>Peanuts comic,</i> 1960. $8,000 to $12,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28:</b> Constantin Alajalov, <i>Family Tree,</i> watercolor and gouache, cover for <i>The New Yorker,</i> 1938. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000. -
<center><b>Case Antiques<br>Two-Day Winter Auction<br>Jan. 30 & 31, 2021</b><b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Rare 1778 Engraved map of Colonial Philadelphia after George Heap (1714-1752) and Nicholas Scull (1687-1761). $10,000 to $12,000.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Author signed and inscribed <i>THE FOUNTAINHEAD,</i> stated First Edition, by Ayn Rand, published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, New York, 1943. $2,000 to $2,400.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) hand-colored aquatint engraving, "Yellow-billed Magpie, Stellers Jay, Ultramarine Jay and Clark's Crow," Plate Number CCCLXII. $1,800 to $2,200.<center><b>Case Antiques<br>Two-Day Winter Auction<br>Jan. 30 & 31, 2021</b><b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) autograph letter, signed, as President, to Nathan Reid detailing Jackson’s intervention on behalf of Reid's grandson. $1,800 to $2,200.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Edward Steichen (Luxembourg/American, 1879-1973) portfolio of photographs, "The Early Years 1900-1927, 12 Hand-Gravure Prints" #41/1000, printed in 1981. $1,400 to $1,600.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, TLS, one-page typed letter on The White House, Washington, D.C., stationary to John Marshall Butler. $1,400 to $1,600.<center><b>Case Antiques<br>Two-Day Winter Auction<br>Jan. 30 & 31, 2021</b><b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Two Pre-Civil War slave related letters, including one written by Mariah, a female domestic slave of James Vincent Musgrove (1814-1890) to her daughter. $1,000 to $1,200.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Two author signed and inscribed Ayn Rand related books, including one Rand signed <i>WE THE LIVING,</i> London 1940 edition. $1,000 to $1,200.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> PLAN DE LA VILLE DE MEMPHIS (ETATS-UNIS) 40,000 HABITANTS pen and ink with watercolor hand drawn drainage system map, circa 1870. $700 to $900.<center><b>Case Antiques<br>Two-Day Winter Auction<br>Jan. 30 & 31, 2021</b><b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> Scarce Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Pownall, Colonial Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1757-1760) and South Carolina (1760). $600 to $700.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> VIEW OF NORFOLK FROM COSPORT, VIRGINIA, John Hill, engraver, after John Shaw (U.K., 1776-1832). $600 to $700.<b>Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31:</b> THE BURNING OF THE MERCHANT'S EXCHANGE, NEW YORK CITY -THE GREAT FIRE OF DECEMBER, 1835. Scarce color lithograph, a 1909 reissue of the original 1836 print. $500 to $700.
Auction Reports
Catawiki B. V.
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20
- Auction Date
- 11/27/2020 - 11/27/2020
- Sale Number
- #112720b
- Total Lots
- 107
- Sold Lots
- 90
- Lots Sold
- 84.11%
- Unsold Lots
- 17
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 14,907.93
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 6,780.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 8,450.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 14,125.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 17,375.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 85.80%
Top twenty by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42765831 | N. Despars | Chronyke van Vlaenderen |
1736/1727 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 981.00 |
| 42077583 | [David Martin] | Historie des ouden en nieuwen testaments, Verrykt met meer dan vierhonderd Printverbeeldingen In |
1700 | EUR 900.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 879.63 |
| 42060429 | Joannes van der Groen | Den Nederlandsen hovenier, zijnde het I. deel van het vermakelyk land-leven - 1721 [= 1711] |
EUR 350.00 - 400.00 | EUR 872.00 | |
| 42795701 | Roeland Rochman | Nederlandsche Oudheden, gelegen in Holland, 't Sticht van Utrecht en Gelderland enz. |
1721 | Not Available | EUR 872.00 |
| 42617359 | Biblia dat is de gantsche H. Schrifture |
1710 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | EUR 545.00 | |
| 42603031 | Gerard Brandt | Het Leven en Bedryf van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter |
1701 | Not Available | EUR 479.60 |
| 42603361 | Jan Wagenaar en anderen | Vaderlandsche historie, vervattende de geschiedenissen ( En bijvoegsels) |
1790/1796 | Not Available | EUR 381.50 |
| 42759757 | Alexander Nisbet | A System of Heraldry |
1742/1722 | Not Available | EUR 376.05 |
| 42624743 | H.F. van Heussen | Oudheden en gestichten van Groningen en Groningerland |
1724 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 370.60 |
| 42292115 | [Johannes Du Vivié?] | De Nieuwe en naauwkeurige Neederlandse hovenier |
1713 | Not Available | EUR 354.25 |
| 42479873 | Jakobus du Toict | Het Evangelium beschreeven door den H. Apostel Johannes |
1727/1725 | Not Available | EUR 348.80 |
| 42340441 | Vignola / Delagardette | Règles des cinq ordres d'architecture de Vignole. [Suivi de] Leçons élémentaires des ombres dans |
1797 | EUR 380.00 - 450.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 42582303 | Flavius Josephus / Jacob Basnage | Vervolg op Flavius Josephus of algemene historie der Joodsche Naatsie (...) |
1727/1726 | Not Available | EUR 288.85 |
| 42618619 | Mattheus Gargon | Walcherse Arkadia, waar in [...] oorspronk, heerlijkheden, ambachten, vliedbergen, dijken, stroomen, |
1715/1717 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 283.40 |
| 42622897 | Toma?s de Aquino & Charles Rene? Billuart (ed.) | Summa S. Thomae hodiernis academiarum moribus accomodata, sive Cursus theologiae |
1747 | Not Available | EUR 273.59 |
| 42541349 | Missale Romanum |
1751 | Not Available | EUR 261.60 | |
| 42692823 | A. De Garsault | Le nouveau parfait Maréchal |
1755 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 261.60 |
| 42596543 | Ferdinando Valenti | Opera omnia selectiora |
1746/1744 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 246.34 |
| 42517853 | G. Brandt | G. Brandts historie der reformatie, en andere kerkelyke geschiedenissen |
1704/1677 | Not Available | EUR 239.80 |
| 42712347 | Jan de Beijer / I. Tirion | Het verheerlykt Nederland of kabinet der hedendaagsche gezigten [...] Gelderland |
1745 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 223.45 |
