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Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 38 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 22 June 2019 46 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 16 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 23 in US dollars.  Turnover was $17,028,469 as 15,167 lots were offered and 11,888 sold for a 78% success rate.  Auctions continue to perform well.

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Icons of Glamour and Style : The Constantiner Collection on June 19th: $2,987,296 
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on June 15th: $2,067,795 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on June 20th: $1,602,570 
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on June 14th: $1,267,186 
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on June 18th: $1,209,807 
 

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

Artcurial. Andre Malraux's Intimate Collection - books, manuscripts, prints on June 19th: 262.98% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on June 20th: 192.84% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on June 20th: 164.42% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on June 19th: 146.76% 
Freemans. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer on June 19th: 114.36% 
Vermot de Pas. Posters on June 14th: 107.24% 
Leland Little Auctions. Important Summer Auction - Prints and Books on June 15th: 106.21% 
Hôtel des Ventes Mosan. Rare Books, Prints on June 13th: 103.43% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 100.17% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/19 on June 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 100.00% 
Artcurial. Andre Malraux's Intimate Collection - books, manuscripts, prints on June 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 99.71% 
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on June 15th: 99.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 98.62% 
Freemans. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer on June 19th: 98.15% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 97.65% 
Leland Little Auctions. Important Summer Auction - Prints and Books on June 15th: 96.67% 
Alaska Auction. Online auction - Prints, Posters, Signs on June 19th: 94.94% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on June 19th: 92.66% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on June 20th: 91.43% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on June 18th: 90.57% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on June 20th: 89.12% 
Potomack Company. Japanese Print Collection on June 18th: 88.68% 
Hôtel des Ventes Mosan. Rare Books, Prints on June 13th: 81.82% 
Christies. Icons of Glamour and Style : The Constantiner Collection on June 19th: 81.52% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 15th: 81.48% 
Freemans. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on June 20th: 81.20% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 18th: 80.28% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, 1955 on June 19th Actual price: USD $296,060.
  2. Christies Statue of Liberty, 1976-1986 on June 19th Actual price: USD $240,125.
  3. Christies Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989 on June 19th Actual price: USD $226,000.
  4. Christies Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1950 on June 19th Actual price: USD $226,000.
  5. Christies Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder & Stephanie Seymour, for American Vogue, Brooklyn, New York, 1991 on June 19th Actual price: USD $211,875.
  6. Christies Sie Kommen, Dressed & Sie Kommen, Nude, Paris, 1981 on June 19th Actual price: USD $197,750.
  7. Christies Woman in Moroccan Palace, Marrakech, 1951 on June 19th Actual price: USD $197,750.
  8. Christies Versace Dress, Back View, El Mirage, 1990 on June 19th Actual price: USD $155,375.
  9. Sothebys JAZZ. on June 18th Actual price: USD $134,188.
  10. Christies Vogue Fashion Photograph (Cafe in Lima), Peru, (Jean Patchett), 1948 on June 19th Actual price: USD $120,063.
  11. Sothebys LE CHEF-D'ŒUVRE INCONNU. on June 18th Actual price: USD $113,000.
  12. Swann Galleries David Wojnarowicz@Manhattan-Night (III). on June 20th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  13. Christies Lauren Hutton, Great Exuma, The Bahamas, October 1968 on June 19th Actual price: USD $105,938.
  14. Christies Versace, Veiled Dress, El Mirage, 1990 on June 19th Actual price: USD $98,875.
  15. Sothebys LE CANTIQUE DES CANTIQUES. on June 18th Actual price: USD $84,750.
  16. Binoche et Giquello Fables choisies, mises en vers. on June 14th Actual price: USD $81,077.
  17. Christies Rue Aubriot, (YSL + Nude), Paris, 1975 on June 19th Actual price: USD $73,450.
  18. Binoche et Giquello Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, comedie-ballet, on June 14th Actual price: USD $72,904.
  19. Arenberg Auctions [Théâtre de l'univers] Theatrum orbis terrarum. on June 15th Actual price: USD $71,400.
  20. Christies Woman in Chicken Hat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1949 on June 19th Actual price: USD $70,625.
  21. Swann Galleries Memoranda During the War. on June 20th Actual price: USD $70,000.
  22. Christies Ca del Bosco, Erbusco, Italie, 1989 on June 19th Actual price: USD $67,800.
  23. Christies Chanel Feather Headdress [by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Haute Couture], New York, 1994 on June 19th Actual price: USD $67,800.
  24. Binoche et Giquello Le Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, comédie. on June 14th Actual price: USD $67,372.
  25. Heritage Auctions Mary Blair "It's a Small World" Castle Facade Concept Painting (Walt Disney, 1964). on June 15th Actual price: USD $66,000.



46 total sales reported this week:

Purcell Auctioneers. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints on June 19th: 59.14%
Alaska Auction. Online auction - Prints, Posters, Signs on June 19th: 94.94%
Artcurial. Andre Malraux's Intimate Collection - books, manuscripts, prints on June 19th: 100.00%
Artcurial. Books and Manuscripts on June 19th: 53.74%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on June 18th: 90.57%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 18th: 80.28%
RR Auction. Apollo 11: 50th Anniversary - Online bidstart 6/13 on June 20th: 73.33%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on June 20th: 91.43%
Swann Galleries. The Pride Sale on June 20th: 73.45%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on June 20th: 89.12%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on June 19th: 92.66%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 19th: 76.16%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on June 17th: 53.74%
Freemans. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer on June 19th: 98.15%
Freemans. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on June 20th: 81.20%
Potomack Company. Japanese Print Collection on June 18th: 88.68%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on June 16th: 79.55%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on June 15th: 70.73%
Christies. Icons of Glamour and Style : The Constantiner Collection on June 19th: 81.52%
Morton Subastas. Graphic Art - Prints on June 20th: 39.38%
Morton Subastas. BOOKS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, ART AND MOTORSPORTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ING. DON LORENZO ZAMBRANO on June 18th: 71.97%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on June 18th: 56.19%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Seforim, Chabad, Eretz Yisrael and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Art, Letters from Rabbis and on June 5th: 65.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 97.65%
Doyle New York. Travel and Sports in Africa: The Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on June 18th: 73.25%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs Online - bidstart 5/29 on June 19th: 59.04%
Aste Bolaffi. Rare Books and Autographs on June 13th: 73.91%
Santa Fe Art Auction. An Earlier West: Books, Prints + Pamphlets on June 15th: 70.83%
Lion Heart Autographs. WWII ‘Great Escape’ POW Diary & 175 GREAT Autographs in Art, History, Literature, Music & Science on June 12th: 72.73%
Leland Little Auctions. Important Summer Auction - Prints and Books on June 15th: 96.67%
Hôtel des Ventes Mosan. Rare Books, Prints on June 13th: 81.82%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 99.71%
Arenberg Auctions. Books on June 15th: 67.69%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books and Ephemera - Day 2 on June 14th: 64.65%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Prints and Ephemera on June 13th: 63.91%
Eldreds. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc. on June 14th: 48.15%
Il Ponte. Photographs on June 13th: 60.15%
Ader. Photographs on June 13th: 46.67%
Vermot de Pas. Posters on June 14th: 71.36%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on June 14th: 54.03%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 12th: 51.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/19 on June 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 98.62%
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on June 15th: 99.46%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 15th: 81.48%


For the week ahead 38 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 24th
Aguttes. Lyon. Contemporary Art and Photography - Prints and Photos. 153 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Rare Books. 163 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History Timed Online Auction - bidstart 6/13. 334 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 4476 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 85 lots

Tue. Jun. 25th
ALDE. Paris. Library of an Amateur. 224 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 362 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/18. 410 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/18. 214 lots
Rossini. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 12 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 29 lots

Wed. Jun. 26th
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 257 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. The Library of the late Martin Woolf Orskey. 404 lots
PIASA. Paris. Editions: prints, illustrated books, multiples. 138 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 347 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books Auction. 298 lots
University Archives. Westport. Superb Selection of Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos & Books.
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 39 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Interiors - Prints. 132 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Urban Living - Art Prints, Illustrations. 66 lots

Thu. Jun. 27th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Photography. 135 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 200 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature with Mystery & Detective Fiction. 514 lots
Bonhams. London. Sam Francis Prints - Online bidstart 6/19. 49 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Vintage Posters. 213 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Collections. 953 lots
Bonhams. London. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 15 lots

Fri. Jun. 28th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Manuscripts. 428 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Art Summer Selections - Prints. 59 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Books. 28 lots

Sat. Jun. 29th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 180 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 2. 162 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 178 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. June Gallery Auction - Books,Prints. 58 lots

Sun. Jun. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/2. 280 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Antiques - Prints. 14 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • 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