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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 51 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 23 February, 51 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 30 in US dollars and 2 in South African rand.

Turnover was $10,812,544.97 as 75.71% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,448.24.

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night on February 21st: $4,170,190
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on February 17th: $1,339,714
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 1/19 on February 22nd: $1,091,335
 

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

Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2 on February 21st: 233.44%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques - Day 1 on February 20th: 218.07%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. BCD Library Sale - bidstart 1/13 on February 17th: 200.61%
Brunk Auctions. The Great Outdoors: Audubon to Zuni on February 21st: 130.89%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1 on February 20th: 129.01%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 2/12 on February 20th: 123.44%
OSENAT. Mr. Library L. on February 17th: 116.19%
Christies. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night on February 21st: 100.29%


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

Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2 on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on February 22nd: 100.00%
Christies. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night on February 21st: 100.00%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 2/12 on February 20th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 14th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2 on February 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on February 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on February 20th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on February 20th: 99.53%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on February 18th: 99.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 13th: 98.90%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on February 17th: 98.85%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1 on February 20th: 98.72%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - Antique Fine Arts on February 21st: 98.03%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on February 21st: 97.98%
Brunk Auctions. The Great Outdoors: Audubon to Zuni on February 21st: 97.67%
Aspire Auctions. February 2024 Auction - bidstart 2/9 on February 17th: 97.62%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on February 21st: 97.19%
Heritage Auctions. The Westchester Currency Collection Part III Showcase Auction on February 18th: 96.17%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on February 13th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on February 18th: 95.48%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on February 18th: 95.37%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 17th: 94.77%
Morphy Auctions. Toys and General Collectibles on February 16th: 93.07%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. BCD Library Sale - bidstart 1/13 on February 17th: 90.32%
Du Mouchelles. February 2024 - Day 2 on February 16th: 86.63%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques - Day 2 on February 21st: 86.05%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 20th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2 on February 11th: 81.94%
John McInnis Auctioneers. February Estates Fine Interiors Auction on February 22nd: 80.00%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Flower Thrower Triptych on February 21st Actual price: USD $1,925,500.
  2. Christies Untitled (Film Still #39) on February 21st Actual price: USD $378,000.
  3. Christies Dior Homme on February 21st Actual price: USD $302,400.
  4. RR Auction Mao Zedong Historically Important Signed Book: Quotations from Chairman Mao (The Little Red Book) - Autographed for the Wife of Pakistan's Foreign Minister, with Photo Proof on February 22nd Actual price: USD $250,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Arabian Nights Sealed Booster Box on February 17th Actual price: USD $212,500.
  6. Christies Tied Up Torso, Ramatuelle, France 1980 on February 21st Actual price: USD $201,600.
  7. Heritage Auctions Pokemon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box on February 17th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  8. Christies Four Plants, 1980 on February 21st Actual price: USD $189,000.
  9. Christies Elephant Family at Buffalo Springs (Buffalo Springs Cow Ele Herd) June, 1960 on February 21st Actual price: USD $170,100.
  10. Christies Dovima with Elephants, 1955 on February 21st Actual price: USD $151,200.
  11. Christies Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent, Los Angeles, California, June 14, 1981 on February 21st Actual price: USD $151,200.
  12. RR Auction George Washington Excessively Rare Check Signed as President, Filled Out by Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott Jr. - PSA MINT 10 on February 22nd Actual price: USD $135,473.
  13. Christies Black and White Vogue Cover (B) (Jean Patchett) New York, 1950 on February 21st Actual price: USD $126,000.
  14. Christies Versace, Veiled Dress, El Mirage, 1990 on February 21st Actual price: USD $119,700.
  15. RR Auction Kelmscott Chaucer: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by Kelmscott Press (1896) - 'The finest book since Gutenberg' on February 22nd Actual price: USD $90,750.
  16. Christies Grapes, 1985 on February 21st Actual price: USD $81,900.
  17. RR Auction Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Flown LM Prep Checklist with In-Flight Annotations by CDR Neil Armstrong Prior to the First Moon Landing - From the Private Collection of Buzz Aldrin on February 22nd Actual price: USD $76,533.
  18. RR Auction Albert Einstein Rare Typed Letter Signed Writing His Famous E=Mc2 Equation on February 22nd Actual price: USD $68,708.
  19. Christies Straight Lines in all Directions #9 on February 21st Actual price: USD $63,000.
  20. Christies Flowers, 1983 on February 21st Actual price: USD $60,480.
  21. Christies Male Nude (Stitched Photos), 1987 on February 21st Actual price: USD $60,480.
  22. Christies Straight Lines in all Directions #14 on February 21st Actual price: USD $56,700.
  23. Bonhams Mimeographed Manuscript with Annotations, signed ("Dave Powers"), "SCHEDULE / THURSDAY---November 21, 1963 ... FRIDAY---November 22, 1963," 3 pp recto and verso, 4to, on February 21st Actual price: USD $51,200.
  24. Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NUMISMATIK. Erster-Zweiundvierzigster Bande on February 17th Actual price: USD $51,000.
  25. RR Auction Star Wars: John Williams Original Handwritten Music Manuscript for the Opening 'Star Wars Main Title' Theme on February 22nd Actual price: USD $49,290.



51 total sales reported this week:

RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 1/19 on February 22nd: 53.06%
PBA Galleries. Fine Photography on February 22nd: 55.13%
John McInnis Auctioneers. February Estates Fine Interiors Auction on February 22nd: 80.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.640 Lots to include Signed, First & Rare Editions including WB Yeats, Antiquarian Books, Maps, Broadsides, Literature & Poetry, GAA & Sport, Local Histories, Irish Language, Postcards & Ephemera. on February 21st: 17.26%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples: Abstractions - online 2/12 on February 22nd: 73.77%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2 on February 21st: 100.00%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques - Day 2 on February 21st: 86.05%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Making Room Spring Sale on February 21st: 76.47%
Australian Book Auctions. February Gallery sale: Voyages, Travels, and Australiana, sold on behalf of several private vendors, Literature, Ephemera, Natural History &c. on February 21st: 74.04%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on February 13th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on February 22nd: 100.00%
Christies. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on February 21st: 97.98%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on February 21st: 97.19%
Brunk Auctions. The Great Outdoors: Audubon to Zuni on February 21st: 97.67%
Bonhams. The American Presidency - online 2/11 on February 21st: 62.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - Antique Fine Arts on February 21st: 98.03%
Ader. Antique, Modern, and Modern Illustrated Books on February 21st: 66.38%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Cape Town Premium Auction - Day 1 on February 20th: 52.38%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 2/12 on February 20th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1 on February 20th: 98.72%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques - Day 1 on February 20th: 76.47%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 20th: 83.33%
Aspire Art Auctions. Editions + Photographs - 2/8 on February 20th: 44.68%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on February 20th: 8.66%
Vermot de Pas. BIBLIOPHILIA - DOCUMENTATION: VERY IMPORTANT MEETING OF BOOK SALES CATALOGS on February 19th: 43.39%
Sworders. Paint, Print, Sculpt - bidstart 2/9 on February 18th: 44.00%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia - online 2/1 on February 18th: 43.78%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on February 18th: 95.37%
OSENAT. Mr. Library L. on February 17th: 69.86%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on February 17th: 49.52%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. BCD Library Sale - bidstart 1/13 on February 17th: 90.32%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Sale on February 17th: 68.15%
Aspire Auctions. February 2024 Auction - bidstart 2/9 on February 17th: 97.62%
Michaans Auctions. February Gallery Auction on February 16th: 67.61%
Du Mouchelles. February 2024 - Day 2 on February 16th: 86.63%
Duke's. Sporting and Natural History on February 14th: 71.79%
Morphy Auctions. Toys and General Collectibles on February 16th: 93.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 14th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2 on February 14th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 13th: 98.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 12th: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2 on February 11th: 81.94%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on February 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on February 20th: 99.53%
Heritage Auctions. The Westchester Currency Collection Part III Showcase Auction on February 18th: 96.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on February 18th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on February 18th: 95.48%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on February 20th: 99.84%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 17th: 94.77%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on February 17th: 98.85%

 


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 26th
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly, Featuring Books. 22 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Bishton Hall February Library Auction: To Include Books, Manuscripts & Autographs Letters. 131 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books - Beaux Arts Moderne. 814 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16. 98 lots

Tue. Feb. 27th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale. 17 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Antique Books and Livres Artistes. 401 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 430 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 209 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 251 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring African Americana.
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Early Printing, Architectural Printing, and Typography - online 1/17. 173 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction - online 1/31. 89 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Elton John: Honky Chateau. 39 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Ancient and Contemporary Books and Documents. 223 lots
Ader. PARIS. Fine Arts Books. 100 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Online Auction: Judaica, Chassidut and Kabbalah – Letters and Manuscripts – Engravings and Photographs. 413 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 52 lots

Wed. Feb. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 313 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction.
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Music. 225 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Elton John: Elton's Superstars. 65 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. A Print Collection - Part 1 = online 2/21. 200 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Sir Elton John: Love, Lust and Devotion. 49 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale - Day 2. 19 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16. 66 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Multi-Estate Virtual Online Auction.

Thu. Feb. 29th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 297 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Vintage Posters and Graphic Design. 340 lots
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Golden Age Romance Featuring Fox Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 531 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Chinese Industrial Revolutionary Art and Literature. 109 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty: A Confluence of 19th and 20th Century Design. 23 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. Militaria - Vintage Posters - Political Memorabilia. 606 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Prints and Multiples. 107 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Interiors.

Sat. Mar. 2nd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 170 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 211 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. March Madness - session 1.

Sun. Mar. 3rd
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. 288 lots
Genazym. Monsey. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2. 191 lots
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. PAI-XCII: Rare Posters. 404 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. March Madness - session 2.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/23. 94 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books - bidstart 2/23. 47 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