• <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>H. Schedel, <i>Liber chronicarum,</i> 1493. Est: € 25,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>P. O. Runge, <i>Farben-Kugel,</i> 1810. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>W. Kandinsky, <i>Klänge,</i> 1913. Est: € 20,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>W. Burley, <i>De vita et moribus philosophorum,</i> 1473. Est: € 4,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>M. B. Valentini, <i>Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile,</i> 1719. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br><i>PAN,</i> 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>J. de Gaddesden, <i>Rosa anglica practica medicinae,</i> 1492. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>M. Merian, <i>Todten-Tanz,</i> 1649. Est: € 5,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>D. Hammett, <i>Red harvest,</i> 1929. Est: € 11,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 25th</center></b> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>Book of hours, <i>Horae B. M. V.,</i> 1503. Est: € 9,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>J. Miller, <i>Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai,</i> 1792. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:</b><br>F. Hundertwasser, <i>Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day,</i> 1972. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
  • <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Wood Type 1 1/4” tall. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Triangles. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Awt 578 type hi gauge. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
  • <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). <i>Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum,</i> Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> BIDLOO (GOVARD). <i>Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse...,</i> Amsterdam, 1685. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). <i>Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire,</i> Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). <i>Icones anatomicae,</i> Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CARSWELL (ROBERT). <i>Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease,</i> London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. <i>De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate,</i> Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ESTIENNE (CHARLES). <i>De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres,</i> Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> GAMELIN (JACQUES). <i>Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties,</i> Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ROESSLIN (EUCHER). <i>Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…,</i> Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> RUYSCH (FREDERICK). <i>Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet,</i> Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> VALVERDE (JUAN DE). <i>Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata,</i> Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> VESALIUS (ANDREAS). <i>De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem,</i> Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
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Rare Book Hub: 57 Auctions Archived, another 53 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 11 December 2020, 57 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Columbian pesos, 14 in euros, 9 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Swedish kroner, and 30 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $27,371,120 as 79% of all lots offered sold.  Seventeen thousand four hundred ninety-four were offered and 13,882 changed hands.  The pace of sales is continuing to surge into the holiday respite.  We are in a New World as we head into a New Year.

 

8 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Arader Galleries. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Fine European and American Oil Paintings, Rare Maps, Books, & on December 5th: $4,071,240 
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on December 9th: $3,644,639 
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children's Books - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: $2,174,229 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: $2,132,125 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: $1,748,031 
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 11th: $1,671,698 
Sothebys. Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss - bidstart 11 on December 7th: $1,493,120 
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts: Featuring Science and Technology- bidstart 11/20 on December 9th: $1,203,747 

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

Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc.. Book Auction on December 7th: 395.76% 
Heritage Auctions. Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction - Internet only on December 7th: 285.32% 
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Modern Illustrated Books on December 9th: 188.99% 
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on November 21st: 158.28% 
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on December 3rd: 157.52% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 145.28% 
Vermot de Pas. Mr. Laurenchet's Library of Oenology - Wine and Spirits on December 10th: 140.74% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Winter Auction on December 5th: 139.59% 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: 127.33% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/12 on December 8th: 124.90% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on December 10th: 121.44% 
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on November 24th: 121.21% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20 on December 2nd: 116.92% 
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children's Books - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 114.25% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art Auction - Prints on December 4th: 112.66% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/20 on November 29th: 108.34% 
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts including Fine Bindings and Science Books from the Collection of on December 8th: 101.40% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 100.99% 
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on December 3rd: 100.07% 
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich on December 10th: 100.02% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/12 on December 8th: 100.00% 
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on November 24th: 100.00% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Collection of Mr. Duggins and Mr. Dunn, High Point, North Carolina on October 15th: 100.00% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Americana Sale - Timed, online only - bidstart 11/26 on December 6th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/29 on December 7th: 99.52% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.39% 
Heritage Auctions. The TMNT Auction: Heroes in a Half-Shell ((Monthlong Auction)) on December 10th: 99.12% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 98.89% 
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction on November 22nd: 98.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/22 on December 6th: 98.85% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 28th: 97.50% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Winter Auction on December 5th: 96.97% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on December 10th: 96.63% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 5th: 96.50% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art Auction - Prints on December 4th: 95.89% 
Bruneau & Co. . Comic and Toy Discovery IT Auction on December 4th: 94.74% 
Heritage Auctions. Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction - Internet only on December 7th: 94.22% 
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on December 6th: 93.84% 
Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc.. Book Auction on December 7th: 93.31% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20 on December 2nd: 92.86% 
North American Auction Company. End of Year Collector Auction on December 5th: 92.00% 
PBA Galleries. Comic Books on December 10th: 91.60% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 91.30% 
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts including Fine Bindings and Science Books from the Collection of on December 8th: 90.50% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 90.43% 
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on November 21st: 90.24% 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: 89.86% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/20 on November 29th: 88.64% 
Revere Auctions. Fine Books and Antiques on December 11th: 86.81% 
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Modern Illustrated Books on December 9th: 86.70% 
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich on December 10th: 85.50% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on December 11th: 83.17% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 11/20 on December 1st: 82.98% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 82.98% 
Vermot de Pas. Mr. Laurenchet's Library of Oenology - Wine and Spirits on December 10th: 81.42% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 80.57% 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Autograph manuscript notes on the Great Pyramid of Egypt, c. 1680s on December 8th Actual price: USD $506,085.
  2. Bonhams Liber chronicarum. on December 11th Actual price: USD $437,812.
  3. Christies Civitates orbis terrarum. on December 9th Actual price: USD $369,707.
  4. Arader Galleries Manuscript Map of Patapsco River - Chesapeake Bay on December 5th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  5. Arader Galleries Lafon Map of Louisiana 1806 on December 5th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  6. Arader Galleries Gastaldi 4-part Wall Map of Asia on December 5th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  7. Sothebys Melencolia I (B. 74; M., Holl. 75) on December 7th Actual price: USD $253,043.
  8. Christies Oriental Scenery. on December 9th Actual price: USD $252,073.
  9. Arader Galleries Redoute Original Watercolor, Floentis Iris on December 5th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  10. Ader Directorium humane quickly alias parabola antiquoru(m) sapientu(m). on December 9th Actual price: USD $220,341.
  11. Sothebys For Private Distribution... Extracts from Letters addressed to Professor Henslow..., 1835, original wrappers on December 8th Actual price: USD $219,304.
  12. Sothebys Pricking of love, illuminated manuscript in Middle English [England, fifteenth century] on December 8th Actual price: USD $219,304.
  13. Arader Galleries Ortelius Atlas Spanish 1588 on December 5th Actual price: USD $216,000.
  14. Sothebys The Toilet of Helen, original ink drawing for Savoy, 1895 on December 8th Actual price: USD $168,695.
  15. Arader Galleries Redoute Original Watercolor, Plantain Lily on December 5th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  16. Arader Galleries Redoute Original Watercolor, Red Lily on December 5th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  17. Arader Galleries Audubon, White Pelican, Plate 311 on December 5th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  18. Sothebys Self-Portrait with Curly Hair and White Collar: Bust (B., Holl. 1; New Holl. 66; H. 33) on December 7th Actual price: USD $151,826.
  19. Arader Galleries Waldseemuller's Admiral's Map on December 5th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  20. Bonhams Barcode on December 9th Actual price: USD $134,775.
  21. Sothebys The Road to Serfdom, 1944, inscribed to Karl Popper on December 8th Actual price: USD $126,521.
  22. Christies SINGING OF THE NEW SONG; and THE BLESSED BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD, two miniatures on either side of a cutting from the Burckhardt-Wildt Apocalypse, illuminated manuscript on vellum on December 9th Actual price: USD $126,036.
  23. Arader Galleries Redoute Original Watercolor, Fragarant Daffodil on December 5th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  24. Koller Auctions PABLO PICASSO Grande tête de Jacqueline au chapeau. 1962. on December 5th Actual price: USD $123,779.
  25. Arader Galleries Audubon, Male Turkey, Plate 1 on December 5th Actual price: USD $120,000.



57 total sales reported this week:

Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: 89.86%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on November 24th: 100.00%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on December 11th: 83.17%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction on November 22nd: 98.86%
North American Auction Company. End of Year Collector Auction on December 5th: 92.00%
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on November 21st: 90.24%
Revere Auctions. Fine Books and Antiques on December 11th: 86.81%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 11th: 69.49%
Vermot de Pas. Mr. Laurenchet's Library of Oenology - Wine and Spirits on December 10th: 81.42%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on December 10th: 96.63%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 10th: 75.29%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books on December 10th: 91.60%
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich on December 10th: 85.50%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Online bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 32.52%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Modern Illustrated Books on December 9th: 86.70%
Heritage Auctions. The TMNT Auction: Heroes in a Half-Shell ((Monthlong Auction)) on December 10th: 99.12%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts: Featuring Science and Technology- bidstart 11/20 on December 9th: 61.21%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 90.43%
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on December 9th: 72.86%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 12/2 on December 9th: 53.89%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 80.57%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online on December 9th: 64.58%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts including Fine Bindings and Science Books from the Collection of on December 8th: 90.50%
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children's Books - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 68.75%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Marine and Voyage on December 4th: 67.82%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Poster Sale on December 5th: 42.99%
OSENAT. European Avant-Garde, 1965-2000 - A Private Parisian Collection on December 6th: 56.25%
Sothebys. Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss - bidstart 11 on December 7th: 73.50%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/12 on December 8th: 100.00%
Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc.. Book Auction on December 7th: 93.31%
Forum Auctions. Best of British on December 7th: 61.59%
Arader Galleries. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Fine European and American Oil Paintings, Rare Maps, Books, & on December 5th: 45.90%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/29 on December 7th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction - Internet only on December 7th: 94.22%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Americana Sale - Timed, online only - bidstart 11/26 on December 6th: 100.00%
PosterConnection Inc.. Poster Auction on December 5th: 56.43%
Morton Subastas. Photographs - online bidstart 11/25 on December 5th: 15.18%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Winter Auction on December 5th: 96.97%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Rare Books, Prints, and Historic Photographs on December 4th: 45.67%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art Auction - Prints on December 4th: 95.89%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on December 4th: 54.57%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic and Toy Discovery IT Auction on December 4th: 94.74%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on December 3rd: 74.44%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 91.30%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on December 3rd: 75.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 82.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20 on December 2nd: 92.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 11/20 on December 1st: 82.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 11/20 on November 30th: 79.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/20 on November 29th: 88.64%
Leland Little Auctions. The Collection of Mr. Duggins and Mr. Dunn, High Point, North Carolina on October 15th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 28th: 97.50%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 5th: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/22 on December 6th: 98.85%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on December 6th: 93.84%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 98.89%


For the week ahead 53 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 14th
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Graphics. 225 lots
Sothebys. New York. A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks. 123 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Comic Strips Online- bidstart 12/8. 171 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Fine Art and Aboriginal Art. 32 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Gift of Photographs - bidstart 12/4. 152 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 12/4. 86 lots

Tue. Dec. 15th
ALDE. Paris. First Editions of the 19th and 20th Centuries. 197 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 12/8. 615 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/8. 192 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Specialist Sporting and Collectors Sale. 236 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 118 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Rare Books and Autographs. 474 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/7. 175 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints - Part 1. 251 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Photographs. 138 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints, Photographs. 89 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria. 73 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 12/4. 45 lots
ALDE. Paris. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings. 200 lots

Wed. Dec. 16th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Pierre Bergé's Library - 5th sale. 310 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Forum Auctions @ Artsy. 70 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 240 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. 19th & 20th Photography, China, Formosa & Japan, Military Cased Images. 411 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints - Part 2. 241 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Once Upon a Time - Rare Children's Literature from Justin G. Schiller, Ltd.. 530 lots
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Antique Books, Maps, Prints and Documents. 279 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Ephemera, Cigarette Cards, Photographs, Postcards, Postage Stamps and Postal History.. 79 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 12/4. 128 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Selections from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman - bid. 269 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 12/4. 181 lots

Thu. Dec. 17th
Bonhams. London. Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs. 252 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 405 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel and Exploration - World History - Cartography. 380 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria, Barnes Wallis & Winston Churchill. 195 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 371 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Steve Jobs + Apple - bidstart 12/10. 25 lots
ALDE. Paris. Old Books from the 15th-19th Centuries. 371 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday 2020: Stocks and Bonds (Mining, Railroad, Other). 712 lots
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong. HKINF World Paper Money. 473 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autographs and Books. 242 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Holiday Estate Auction. 34 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Backyard Auction. 122 lots

Fri. Dec. 18th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Winter Fine Sale and Gallery Auction. 25 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday 2020: Railroad, Mining, Americana, Numismatic. 455 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 12/11. 108 lots

Sat. Dec. 19th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday 2020: Philatelic (Express, Covers, Postcards). 762 lots

Sun. Dec. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 12/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 12/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/6. 203 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - Timed Online Only - bidstart 12/3.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday 2020: Art, Native Americana, Sports, Dealer Part 1. 480 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/11. 40 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel <i>Atlas Shrugged.</i> $30,000 to $50,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. <i>Three Stories & Ten Poems.</i> $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. <i>In Our Time.</i> $15,000 to $25,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> The fourth edition of Audubon’s <i>The Birds of America.</i> $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. <i>The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera.</i> $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s <i>Liber Veritatis</i> from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
  • <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). <i>Rest,</i> 1973. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). <i>Yawning Tiger,</i> conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). <i>Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase,</i> 1982. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for <i>Ces Peintres Nos Amis,</i> vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). <i>Flowers in Vase,</i> 1985. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Edward Weston (1886-1958). <i>Nude,</i> 1936. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Edward Weston (1886-1958). <i>Juniper, High Sierra,</i> 1937. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). <i>Plumage II,</i> 2011. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Steven Meisel (b. 1954). <i>Madonna, Miami, (from Sex),</i> 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
  • <b><center>Gonnelli:<br>Auction 55<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>November 26st 2024</center></b> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€