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16 Auctions Archived, 34 Sales upcoming

For the week ended Saturday, November 5th, 16 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 3 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 11 in US dollars.  Turnover was $12,804,497 as 4,023 lots were offered and 3,281 sold for an 82% success rate.

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


SothebysPrints and Multiples on October 28th: $7,983,375 
Swann GalleriesOld Master Through Modern Prints on November 3rd: $2,693,419 

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

Potter and Potter AuctionsThe Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 131.20% 
Swann GalleriesAutographs on November 1st: 107.36% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on November 1st: 103.77% 
 

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

Heritage AuctionsComics - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 100.00% 
Potter and Potter AuctionsThe Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 99.31% 
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 98.47% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsAutumn Auction - Prints, Books on November 1st: 95.24% 
EldredsThe Rosenthal Collection on October 28th: 92.31% 
Swann GalleriesAutographs on November 1st: 89.12% 
Audap and MirabaudPapadopoulos Library chez Audap & Mirabaud on October 28th: 87.23% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on November 1st: 85.51% 
PBA GalleriesFine Press Books on November 3rd: 84.05% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys ANGST (WOLL 63; SCHIEFLER 61) on October 28th Actual price: USD $826,000.
  2. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JEUNE FILLE, D'APRÈS CRANACH LE JEUNE.II (B. 859; BA. 1053) on October 28th Actual price: USD $610,000.
  3. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE ACCOUDÉE (FEMME ACCOUDÉE) (B. 922; BA. 1240) on October 28th Actual price: USD $310,000.
  4. Sothebys BULL PROFILE (C. 116-121) on October 28th Actual price: USD $262,000.
  5. Sothebys MADONNA (W. 39; S. 33) on October 28th Actual price: USD $225,000.
  6. Sothebys 0 THROUGH 9 (ULAE 3) on October 28th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  7. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JEUNE FILLE, D'APRÈS CRANACH LE JEUNE. II (B. 859; BA. 1053) on October 28th Actual price: USD $143,750.
  8. Sothebys BOOSTER on October 28th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  9. Sothebys UNTITLED on October 28th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  10. Sothebys JACQUELINE LISANT (B. 1181; BA. 1292 AND BA. 1294) on October 28th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  11. Sothebys BLACK DRESS on October 28th Actual price: USD $131,250.
  12. Sothebys JACQUELINE AU CHAPEAU DE PAILLE (TÊTE DE FEMME) (B. 1067; BA. 1279) on October 28th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  13. Sothebys SELF PORTRAIT/COLOR on October 28th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  14. Sothebys TWO HUMAN BEINGS (THE LONELY ONES) (W. 13; S. 20) on October 28th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  15. Sothebys GRACE KELLY (F. & S. II.305) on October 28th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  16. Sothebys $ (9) (SEE F. & S. II.285 - 286) on October 28th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  17. Sothebys TWO MAPS II (ULAE 26) on October 28th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  18. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE DE FACE. II (TÊTE DE FEMME) (B. 1063; BA. 1280) on October 28th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  19. Sothebys THE GIRLS ON THE BRIDGE (W. 232; S. 200) on October 28th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  20. Sothebys USUYUKI (ULAE 216) on October 28th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  21. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE AU BANDEAU, ACCOUDÉE (FEMME AU BANDEAU) (B. 1081; BAER 1306) on October 28th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  22. Sothebys SONGES (C. BK.12) on October 28th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  23. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE DE FACE. I (TÊTE DE FEMME) (B. 1064; BA. 1278) on October 28th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  24. Sothebys THE SICK CHILD I (W. 72; S. 59) on October 28th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  25. Sothebys THE SEERS (M. 661-666) on October 28th Actual price: USD $60,000.


16 auctions reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Fine Press Books on November 3rd: 84.05%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 3rd: 62.87%
Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on November 2nd: 64.61%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 2nd: 61.76%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Autumn Auction - Prints, Books on November 1st: 95.24%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 1st: 89.12%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors - Books and Pictures on October 31st: 38.10%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 1st: 85.51%
Eldreds. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints on October 29th: 73.68%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 99.31%
Audap and Mirabaud. Papadopoulos Library chez Audap & Mirabaud on October 28th: 87.23%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. East Anglian Sale - Books on October 28th: 59.55%
Eldreds. The Rosenthal Collection on October 28th: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 98.47%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on October 28th: 79.83%

For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled:


Mon. Nov. 7th
Sothebys. London. China in Print and on Paper. 263 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24. 93 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 88 lots

Tue. Nov. 8th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. The Library of Pierre Berge - Part 2. 185 lots
25 Blythe Road. LONDON. Charles Miller - Maritime. 20 lots

Wed. Nov. 9th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Editions. 190 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Books, Maps and Documents. 587 lots
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 233 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Rare Books, Maps, Photographs, Prints and Drawings. 1841 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 10/21. 943 lots
JellyFishTree. Johannesburg. Collectible Books. 41 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Library of Pierre Berge - Part 2, Day 2. 191 lots

Thu. Nov. 10th
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Literature. 304 lots
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Milan. Posters - Internet bidstart 10/31. 510 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND GUSTAVE LE GRAY. 170 lots
Christies. Paris. Photographs. 123 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Motoring Literature, Early Cycling, Automobilia, Maritime & Models. 455 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Prints, Lithographs.
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Gustave Le Gray: 18 Views of Paris. 18 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Photographs. 103 lots

Fri. Nov. 11th
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare, Out of Print and Used Books. 500 lots
Sothebys. London. Bowie/Collector Part II: Modern and Contemporary Art, Day Auction. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 524 lots
25 Blythe Road. LONDON. Bruce Marchant - Film Posters and Memorabilia - Internet bidstart 11/9. 100 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Military and Aviation History. 101 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Americana - Books and Prints; War Memorabilia.
Sothebys. Paris. Photographs from Atkins to Warhol - An Important European Collection. 79 lots

Sat. Nov. 12th
Christies. Paris. Photographs. 69 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . November Estate Auction - Books and Prints.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction. 769 lots

Sun. Nov. 13th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. 19th Century Spirit.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 11/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 11/6.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
  • ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • 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