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Twenty-eight Auctions Archived, 30 Sales Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday, April 22, 2017, 28 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 2 in Australian dollars, 2 in Danish krona, 2 in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 20 in US dollars.  Turnover was $11,438,897 as 7,279 lots were offered and 5,536 sold for a 76% success rate.  It was a solid week.

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Prints on April 20th: $5,415,375 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 18th: $1,341,221 
Swann Galleries. Images and Objects: Photographs and Photobooks on April 20th: $1,223,927 

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

Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on April 8th: 126.28% 
PIASA. Editions : prints, illustrated books, multiples on April 20th: 117.78% 
ALDE. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings on April 12th: 111.79% 


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

Leland Little Auctions. Holiday Weekend Gallery Auction on April 15th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 99.85% 
National Book Auctions. Books on April 8th: 99.50% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on April 8th: 96.11% 
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints -Internet bidstart: 3/31 on April 8th: 95.74% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 93.49% 
Christies. Prints on April 20th: 88.89% 
Northeast Auctions. Spring Auction on April 2nd: 88.68% 
ALDE. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings on April 12th: 83.27% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Myths on April 20th Actual price: USD $583,500.
  2. Christies Cowboys and Indians on April 20th Actual price: USD $379,500.
  3. Christies Le Repas Frugal on April 20th Actual price: USD $199,500.
  4. Christies Longus, Daphnis et Chloé, Tériade Editeur, Paris, 1961 on April 20th Actual price: USD $168,750.
  5. Christies Paramount, from Ads on April 20th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  6. Christies Mickey Mouse, from Myths on April 20th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  7. Christies Portrait de Jacqueline on April 20th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  8. Michael Treloar The Elder Scientific Exploration Expedition, 1891-2. on April 6th Actual price: USD $115,140.
  9. Christies Accident on April 20th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  10. Christies Alexander the Great: one plate on April 20th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  11. Bonhams Truck on April 18th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  12. Christies Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean), from Ads on April 20th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  13. Christies Self-Portrait on April 20th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  14. Christies Crying Girl on April 20th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  15. Christies Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon, and Two Blue Washes on April 20th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  16. Christies Bighorn Ram, from Endangered Species on April 20th Actual price: USD $72,500.
  17. Bonhams Touched Red on April 18th Actual price: USD $72,500.
  18. Potter and Potter Auctions Bess Houdini's Diamond and Gemstone Brooch on April 8th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  19. Christies Giant Panda, from Endangered Species on April 20th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  20. Christies Mick Jagger: one plate on April 20th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  21. Christies Roman Notes VI, from Roman Notes on April 20th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  22. PIASA Serpent noir on April 20th Actual price: USD $63,986.
  23. Christies Alexander the Great: one plate on April 20th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  24. Christies Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482): one plate on April 20th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  25. Bonhams Grand Masque on April 18th Actual price: USD $62,500.



28 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on April 20th: 69.38%
PIASA. Editions : prints, illustrated books, multiples on April 20th: 77.29%
Swann Galleries. Images and Objects: Photographs and Photobooks on April 20th: 71.18%
Christies. Prints on April 20th: 88.89%
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on April 19th: 77.08%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors - Books and Pictures on April 18th: 48.15%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 18th: 79.18%
One Of Kind Collectibles. Autographs, Manuscripts and Sports on April 13th: 75.21%
Leland Little Auctions. Holiday Weekend Gallery Auction on April 15th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 18th: 74.44%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 3/17 on April 12th: 71.90%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on April 12th: 64.86%
ALDE. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings on April 12th: 83.27%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 11th: 78.26%
Potomack Company. Live Auction - Books, Prints on April 8th: 74.29%
Potomack Company. Online Auction - Books, Prints on April 11th: 54.29%
Michaans Auctions. April Estate Auction on April 8th: 66.67%
The Written Word Autographs. Autographs - Session 2 on April 9th: 41.74%
The Written Word Autographs. Autographs - Session 1 on April 8th: 41.88%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on April 8th: 96.11%
National Book Auctions. Books on April 8th: 99.50%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints -Internet bidstart: 3/31 on April 8th: 95.74%
Northeast Auctions. Spring Auction on April 2nd: 88.68%
Cowans Auctions. American History - Online bidstart 3/23 on April 3rd: 79.44%
Michael Treloar. Voyages and exploration, rare medical books, art, photographs, literature, maps, prints and Australi on April 6th: 56.14%
Michael Treloar. Voyages and exploration, rare medical books, art, photographs, literature, maps, prints and Australi on April 5th: 71.49%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 93.49%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 99.85%

 


For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 24th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors Books. 285 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Maurice Neville Collection of Modern Literature (Part III). 102 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . April Premier Auction. 18 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 73 lots

Tue. Apr. 25th
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 111 lots
Tajan. Paris. Prints. 331 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Asian Art - Books and Prints. 20 lots

Wed. Apr. 26th
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Photographs. 432 lots
Christies. London - King Street. THE GIANCARLO BELTRAME LIBRARY OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS, PART III. 416 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. JEAN A. BONNA LIBRARY - SELECTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY. 307 lots
Old World Auctions. Glen Allen. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 4/12. 809 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. The Transport Sale. 19 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. American Folk and Decorative Art - Prints. 5 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts. 306 lots

Thu. Apr. 27th
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed & Manuscript Americana. 372 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples. 294 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Eric Gruaz Library: Alchemy - Magic - Witchcraft - Occultism - Religion (Auction in association with. 222 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. The Library of the Late Hubert Dingwall. 223 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts. 295 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Books. 74 lots

Fri. Apr. 28th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Eric Gruaz Library: Alchemy - Magic - Witchcraft - Occultism - Religion (Auction in association with. 228 lots
Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions. Brussels. Books and Prints. 723 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Dynamite, Guns and Gold - Day 1 - Books, mining ephemera, manuscripts. 201 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Sporting and Taxidermy - Prints and Books. 48 lots

Sat. Apr. 29th
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions. Brussels. Books and Prints. 685 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Dynamite, Guns, and Gold(Session 2, Minerals, Gold, Numismatics, Firearms, ). 19 lots

Sun. Apr. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/23.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Dynamite, Guns, and Gold (Session 3, Western Americana, Cowboy, Indian). 268 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
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • 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