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Thirty-three Auctions archived; 35 Sales this Week

For the week ended Saturday, May 27, 2017, 33 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 8 denominated in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 19 in US dollars.  Turnover was $22,778,367 as 11,462 lots were offered and 8,858 sold for a 77% success rate.  The average winning price was $2,571.50.

 
5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Sothebys. Musical Manuscripts on May 23rd: $3,705,569 
Christies. Photographs on May 18th: $2,003,463 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 22nd: $1,216,118 
Sothebys. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental Books on May 23rd: $1,200,892 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Prints on May 23rd: $1,082,655 

6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

Sothebys. Alexander Iolas - Prints on May 25th: 174.07% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Rare Books, Prints and Manuscripts on May 10th: 162.83% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Rare Books on May 9th: 143.52% 
Sothebys. Musical Manuscripts on May 23rd: 126.96% 
ALDE. Original Editions and Illustrated Books on May 24th: 117.37% 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 22nd: 115.77% 


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

Rago Arts and Auctions. THE SOLANA COLLECTION OF LALIQUE GLASS - Catalogues, prints on May 20th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 99.50% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 95.14% 
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Rare and Used Books on May 12th: 94.14% 
Sothebys. Alexander Iolas - Prints on May 25th: 93.55% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Rare Books, Prints and Manuscripts on May 10th: 88.51% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Rare Books on May 9th: 88.18% 
Skinner. Fine Prints and Photographs on May 19th: 87.57% 
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Literature on May 16th: 86.30% 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 22nd: 84.31% 
Sothebys. Musical Manuscripts on May 23rd: 83.33% 
Brunk Auctions. Live Auction - Books, Prints on May 20th: 80.77% 
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys THE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF MAHLER'S GREAT SONG "ICH BIN DER WELT ABHANDEN GEKOMMEN", FOR SOLO VOICE AND ORCHESTRA, SIGNED on May 23rd Actual price: USD $869,375.
  2. Sothebys FINE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE REVISED FIRST VIOLIN PART FOR CANTATA NO.130, HERR GOTT DICH LOBEN ALLE WIR, INSCRIBED BY BACH "ARIA. SUB SIGNO...VIOLINO 1" on May 23rd Actual price: USD $604,175.
  3. Sothebys Prayerbook, in Dutch on May 23rd Actual price: USD $401,375.
  4. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE OPENING OF THE CELEBRATED RONDO IN A FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA, K. 386, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE COMPOSER on May 23rd Actual price: USD $385,775.
  5. Sothebys THE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE SONG "NUN WILL DIE SONN' SO HELL AUFGEH'N", FROM KINDERTOTENLIEDER, FOR PIANO AND VOICE, on May 23rd Actual price: USD $307,775.
  6. Christies Private Property Suites I, II & III, 1984 on May 18th Actual price: USD $287,300.
  7. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH SKETCHLEAF FOR THE PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5, IN E FLAT MAJOR ("EMPEROR"), OP.73, CONTAINING EARLY IDEAS FOR ALL THREE MOVEMENTS on May 23rd Actual price: USD $243,750.
  8. Christies Christy Turlington, Los Angeles, American Vogue, 1988 on May 18th Actual price: USD $240,500.
  9. Sothebys FINE LARGE AUTOGRAPH ALBUM-LEAF OF THE OPENING OF THE ÉTUDE IN A-FLAT MAJOR OP.25 NO.1, SIGNED AND DATED on May 23rd Actual price: USD $227,500.
  10. Christies The Hand of Miles Davis (C), New York, 1986 on May 18th Actual price: USD $209,300.
  11. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE ORGAN FUGUE IN A-FLAT MINOR [WOO 8], SIGNED, DEDICATED AND INSCRIBED BY BRAHMS TO CLARA SCHUMANN on May 23rd Actual price: USD $178,750.
  12. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Biblia germanica Biblia, deutsch. on May 22nd Actual price: USD $161,280.
  13. Sothebys ALEXANDER THE GREAT  on May 25th Actual price: USD $161,250.
  14. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH SKETCHLEAF FOR THE SECOND SYMPHONY IN C MINOR ("RESURRECTION") on May 23rd Actual price: USD $138,125.
  15. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF "DOUBLES" FOR LARGE ORCHESTRA, SIGNED WITH INITIALS AND INSCRIBED BY THE COMPOSER TO THE CONDUCTOR IGOR MARKEVITCH on May 23rd Actual price: USD $130,000.
  16. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH WORKING DRAFTS FOR ACT I OF DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER AND EINE FAUST-OVERTÜRE on May 23rd Actual price: USD $121,875.
  17. Skinner Marie-José en robe jaune on May 19th Actual price: USD $98,400.
  18. Sothebys TSARSKAYA (IMPERATORSKAYA) OKHOTA NA RUSI [THE ROYAL (IMPERIAL) HUNT IN RUSSIA]. on May 23rd Actual price: USD $97,500.
  19. Sothebys Bible. New Testament. German DAS NEW TESTAMENT [TRANSLATED BY MARTIN LUTHER]. on May 23rd Actual price: USD $97,500.
  20. Sothebys PIÈCES DE CLAVESSIN AVEC UNE MÉTHODE POUR LA MÉCHANIQUE DES DOIGTS, OÙ L'ON ENSEIGNE LES MOYENS DE SE PROCURER UNE PARFAIT EXÉCUTION SUR CET INSTRUMENT, PARIS: HOCHEREAU, BOUVIN & THE AUTHOR, [1724] on May 23rd Actual price: USD $97,500.
  21. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Guernica (Orange), 1977 on May 23rd Actual price: USD $81,250.
  22. Sothebys Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin and French  on May 23rd Actual price: USD $81,250.
  23. Christies Sea of Buddha (0010, 0011, 0012), 1995 on May 18th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  24. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies. on May 22nd Actual price: USD $80,640.
  25. Sothebys IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY MANUSCRIPT OF THE EARLY ORGAN PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN C MAJOR, BWV 531, IN THE HAND OF JOHANNES RINGK on May 23rd Actual price: USD $73,125.



33 total sales reported this week:

Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 4/12 on April 26th: 70.70%
ALDE. Original Editions and Illustrated Books on May 24th: 67.28%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Valuable Books - Part 2 on May 22nd: 65.51%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 22nd: 84.31%
Sothebys. Alexander Iolas - Prints on May 25th: 93.55%
Swann Galleries. Graphic Design on May 25th: 65.15%
Doyle New York. The Estate of Aileen Mehle on May 24th: 76.47%
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. The Sam Norkin Collection of Illustration and Caricature - Day 2 on May 21st: 46.93%
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. Sam Norkin Collection of Illustration and Caricature - Day 1 on May 20th: 70.61%
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Literature on May 16th: 86.30%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Photographs and Photobooks on May 18th: 41.14%
JellyFishTree. May Online Collectable Book Auction on May 17th: 23.05%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books on May 20th: 72.55%
Rago Arts and Auctions. THE SOLANA COLLECTION OF LALIQUE GLASS - Catalogues, prints on May 20th: 100.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Prints on May 23rd: 71.89%
Bonhams. The Sporting Sale - Books and Prints on May 23rd: 76.92%
Sothebys. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental Books on May 23rd: 60.94%
Sothebys. Musical Manuscripts on May 23rd: 83.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 23rd: 73.68%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Spring Auction - Prints, Photographs, Books on May 21st: 74.33%
Brunk Auctions. Live Auction - Books, Prints on May 20th: 80.77%
Clars Auction Gallery. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints on May 21st: 73.58%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art, Jewelry, Asian - Prints on May 20th: 79.55%
RR Auction. John F. Kennedy - Online bidstart 5/11 on May 18th: 33.71%
Eldreds. Spring Evening Sale on May 18th: 73.33%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Photographs on May 19th: 87.57%
Christies. Photographs on May 18th: 76.29%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Rare and Used Books on May 12th: 94.14%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Rare Books, Prints and Manuscripts on May 10th: 88.51%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Rare Books on May 9th: 88.18%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 95.14%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 99.50%


For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 29th
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . The Collection of Michael Aitkin, Esq. The Port Phillip District of New South Wales, The Colony of V. 235 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 117 lots

Tue. May. 30th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 1. 1153 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Collection of Posters on the Theme of SNCF. 268 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books, Literature, & Sporting Collectibles. 877 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 2. 694 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decorations - Day 1 - Prints, Postal. 14 lots

Wed. May. 31st
ALDE. Paris. Travel Books, Maps and Plans - Atlases - Globes. 398 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography. 363 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Printed Books and Manuscripts. 322 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Decorative Art - Prints. 37 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 3. 1159 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 4. 553 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decorations - Day 2 - Militaria: Books, Prints. 12 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Signed Prints by Local Artists. 134 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books of Travel, Exploration, Geography.

Thu. Jun. 1st
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/25. 355 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Ancient and Modern Books - Travel. 290 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Cinema Posters. 200 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 95 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. The Richard Beagle Collection of Angling & Sporting Books, Part I. 318 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decorations - Day 3 - Modern Art, Prints. 127 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 5. 981 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 6. 385 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. A look on the twentieth century # 15 : Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints.

Fri. Jun. 2nd
Skinner. Marlborough. Books and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 5/23. 591 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Rare Books and Prints - Day 1. 517 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 7. 902 lots

Sat. Jun. 3rd
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Property from the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection - Books, Prints and Ephemera. 134 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Rare Books and Prints - Day 2. 889 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Summer 2017 Sale. 271 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. West, Everest, Exploration, 16th Century.
Treadway Toomey Auctions. Oak Park. 20th Century Art and Design - Prints.

Sun. Jun. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/28.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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