Sixty-one events in November and more still to be posted
The auction season moves into high gear this month with 61 scheduled events and a few more yet to be posted. It has been a complicated year with the tone of the market certain to be confirmed over the next sixty days. Auctions are typically scheduled well in advance because the preparation of descriptions, issuance of catalogues and waging of promotional campaigns take a minimum of three months to organize and can take a year. Hence the recent stock market boom and bust cycles and the Perils of Pauline saga of Greece and the EU are not reflected in the estimates but will be reflected in the outcomes. By month’s end we’ll know much more.
A distinct note of optimism is reflected in the steady increase in the median lot realization, that bottomed in April [ending a three year decline and drop of 27%], and has since recovered from $350 to $360. Further increases seem likely.
Whether an active participant or armchair observer the auctions this month will provide excitement, opportunity and ultimately clarity.
The auctions in November:
November 1stBonhams. Photographs (19225)
Rupert Toovey and Co. Ephemera (994)
November 2ndChristie’s. Photographs (3695)
November 3rdHauff and Auvermann. Rare Books, Autographs and Engravings (65a)
PBA Galleries. Natural History – Medicine – Cartography (446)
Swann Galleries. Autographs (2259)
November 4thHauff and Auvermann. Rare Books, Autographs and Engravings (65b)
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's Fine Books, Manuscripts & More Available for Immediate Purchase
Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
Sotheby’s: William Golding. Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
Sotheby's Fine Books, Manuscripts & More Available for Immediate Purchase
Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
Sotheby’s: John Milton. Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
