• <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 An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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    Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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><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.
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Rare Book Hub: 47 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 29th January 2021, 47 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish kroners, 12 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos and 28 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $23,188,874 as 88% of all lots offered sold.  Ten thousand eight-hundred-seventy-five were offered and 9,623 changed hands.  Covid-19 be damned! 

 

5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency on January 25th: $8,019,404
Forum Auctions. Banksy on January 27th: $3,052,742
Arader Galleries. Audubon, Natural History Prints, Rare Books and Maps on January 23rd: $2,585,680
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money on January 22nd: $2,138,432
Christies. Old Master Prints - online bidstart 1/19 on January 28th: $1,439,094
 

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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana at Stair on January 29th: 303.60%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Estate Auction on January 23rd: 230.57%
Sothebys. Fearless: The Collection of Hester Diamond Part II - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 194.74%
De Baecque and Associes. Watercolors and Drawings - Prints and Posters on January 27th: 187.81%
Christies. Selections from the Library of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue on January 29th: 175.80%
Bruneau & Co. . January Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction - Online Only on January 28th: 140.25%
Christies. Old Master Prints - online bidstart 1/19 on January 28th: 135.57%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 26th: 129.59%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 28th: 127.83%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 1/8 on January 27th: 120.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 119.25%
Aguttes. Online Only: Modern and Old Books - bidstart 1/21 on January 28th: 118.76%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on January 28th: 110.63%
Forum Auctions. Banksy on January 27th: 110.48%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money on January 22nd: 106.17%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 102.18%


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

Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part VI Sportscard Catalog Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
Sothebys. Fearless: The Collection of Hester Diamond Part II - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Important Americana: Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints - on January 22nd: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana at Stair on January 29th: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The Winter Estate Auction on January 28th: 100.00%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 1/12 on January 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 99.87%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/17 on January 25th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/10 on January 24th: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. A Western Gentleman's Collection of Obsolete Banknotes Special Monthly on January 24th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/17 on January 24th: 98.50%
Christies. Selections from the Library of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue on January 29th: 98.31%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 1/8 on January 27th: 97.37%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money on January 22nd: 96.78%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency on January 25th: 95.40%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 1/21 on January 26th: 95.12%
Forum Auctions. Banksy on January 27th: 93.33%
Christies. Old Master Prints - online bidstart 1/19 on January 28th: 93.18%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 23rd: 92.50%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 26th: 92.31%
North American Auction Company. New Year January Western Collector Auction on January 23rd: 91.67%
Il Ponte. Books and Manuscripts on January 26th: 91.36%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 28th: 90.30%
Bruneau & Co. . January Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction - Online Only on January 28th: 88.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 1/8 on January 18th: 87.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/8 on January 20th: 87.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 85.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 1/8 on January 19th: 84.78%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on January 28th: 81.43%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Obstructed Printing Error with Retained Obstruction Fr. 2084-H $20 1996 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. on January 25th Actual price: USD $396,000.
  2. Forum Auctions Girl with Balloon on January 27th Actual price: USD $330,423.
  3. Arader Galleries Audubon, Snowy Heron or White Egret, Plate 242 on January 23rd Actual price: USD $288,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2231-G $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on January 25th Actual price: USD $234,000.
  5. Forum Auctions Choose Your Weapon (Bright Purple) on January 27th Actual price: USD $229,460.
  6. Forum Auctions Love is in the Air (Flower Thrower) on January 27th Actual price: USD $229,460.
  7. Christies Melencolia I on January 28th Actual price: USD $222,611.
  8. Heritage Auctions Russia Russian-American Company 25 Rubles ND (1816-1867) Pick UNL Kardakoff 53.7 PMG About Uncirculated 55. on January 22nd Actual price: USD $192,000.
  9. Arader Galleries Audubon’s “Snowy Owl” is one of the most desirable images from his monumental Birds of America on January 23rd Actual price: USD $175,000.
  10. Forum Auctions Jack and Jill (Police Kids) on January 27th Actual price: USD $174,390.
  11. Christies Adam and Eve on January 28th Actual price: USD $171,239.
  12. Arader Galleries Gould - The Birds of Europe on January 23rd Actual price: USD $168,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2231-B $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on January 25th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-K $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ. on January 25th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  15. Forum Auctions Grin Reaper on January 27th Actual price: USD $146,855.
  16. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-G $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on January 25th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  17. Arader Galleries Gould - The Birds of Great Britain on January 23rd Actual price: USD $132,000.
  18. Arader Galleries A Genius Composition and The Most Desirable of Audubon"s Extinct Birds, The Carolina Parrot, Plate 26 on January 23rd Actual price: USD $132,000.
  19. Arader Galleries Audubon, Fish Hawk - Deckeled with uncut margins. on January 23rd Actual price: USD $120,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2408 $1,000 1928 Gold Certificate. PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. on January 25th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  21. Forum Auctions Donuts (Strawberry) on January 27th Actual price: USD $119,319.
  22. Forum Auctions Pulp Fiction on January 27th Actual price: USD $119,319.
  23. Forum Auctions Gangsta Rat on January 27th Actual price: USD $110,141.
  24. Arader Galleries Adubon, Brown Pelican, Plate 421 on January 23rd Actual price: USD $109,200.
  25. Arader Galleries Gould - A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans on January 23rd Actual price: USD $108,000.


47 total sales reported this week:

North American Auction Company. New Year January Western Collector Auction on January 23rd: 91.67%
Sothebys. Fearless: The Collection of Hester Diamond Part II - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 100.00%
Christies. Selections from the Library of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue on January 29th: 98.31%
Bonhams. Conflicts Online - Bidstart 1/19 on January 29th: 34.78%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana at Stair on January 29th: 100.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Backyard Auction - Online Only bidstart 1/15 on January 28th: 78.85%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on January 28th: 81.43%
Potomack Company. January Fine Arts Cornucopia on January 28th: 74.36%
Morton Subastas. Prints and Multiples on January 28th: 43.82%
Leland Little Auctions. The Winter Estate Auction on January 28th: 100.00%
Christies. Old Master Prints - online bidstart 1/19 on January 28th: 93.18%
Bruneau & Co. . January Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction - Online Only on January 28th: 88.71%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books, Maps and Prints - bistart 1/21 on January 28th: 38.32%
Aguttes. Online Only: Manuscripts and Autographs - bidstart 1/21 on January 28th: 66.28%
Aguttes. Online Only: Modern and Old Books - bidstart 1/21 on January 28th: 46.88%
Forum Auctions. Banksy on January 27th: 93.33%
Trafford Books. Ephemera, Books, Cigarette Cards, Photographs, Postcards, Postage Stamps and Postal History. on January 27th: 71.74%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 1/8 on January 27th: 97.37%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 28th: 90.30%
De Baecque and Associes. Watercolors and Drawings - Prints and Posters on January 27th: 75.69%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 99.87%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 1/21 on January 26th: 95.12%
Morton Subastas. Antiquarian and Contemporary Books on January 26th: 38.76%
Il Ponte. Books and Manuscripts on January 26th: 91.36%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 26th: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 100.00%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 1/12 on January 25th: 100.00%
Rossini. PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, LITHOGRAPHS, XIXTH, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY on January 25th: 47.22%
Arader Galleries. Audubon, Natural History Prints, Rare Books and Maps on January 23rd: 68.89%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency on January 25th: 95.40%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/17 on January 24th: 98.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/10 on January 24th: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/17 on January 25th: 99.52%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on January 23rd: 64.71%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Important Americana: Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints - on January 22nd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 85.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/23 on January 21st: 52.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/8 on January 20th: 87.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 1/8 on January 19th: 84.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 1/8 on January 18th: 87.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 1/8 on January 17th: 44.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/8 on January 17th: 79.49%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 23rd: 92.50%
Heritage Auctions. A Western Gentleman's Collection of Obsolete Banknotes Special Monthly on January 24th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money on January 22nd: 96.78%
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part VI Sportscard Catalog Auction on January 21st: 100.00%


For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 1st
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 1/22. 79 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 92 lots

Tue. Feb. 2nd
Ader. PARIS. Photographs Online - bidstart 1/22. 243 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs by Ruth Orkin - bidstart 1/22. 54 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . The Ga'on of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection. 178 lots
Christies. Paris. Paul Destribats : une bibliothèque des Avant-gardes, partie III. 502 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Paintings and Prints. 31 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety - bidstart 1/22. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 1/22. 24 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/26. 789 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/26. 212 lots

Wed. Feb. 3rd
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Prints and Editions. 72 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/22. 109 lots
Ader. PARIS. Books Online - bidstart 1/27. 176 lots

Thu. Feb. 4th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel - Exploration - World History - Maps & Atlases. 476 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. The Artists of the WPA. 236 lots
Sothebys. London. Detective Fiction Including The Alexis Galanos Collection - bidstart 1/28. 185 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Modern Sports Card Catalog Auction. 457 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 232 lots

Fri. Feb. 5th
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Estate of John Robert Gregg, York, Maine - Day 1. 256 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Winter Estates Auction. 87 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/29.

Sat. Feb. 6th
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. The Paul Lucas Collection of Australian Military History - Part II - bidstart 1/18. 331 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints & Drawings at Online Auction, featuring the Arthur Gilbert collection, Boulder CO. 422 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Estate of John R. Gregg, Jr-York, Maine - Day 2. 196 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots

Sun. Feb. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/31.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/31.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/24. 211 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/29.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <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€
  • <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
  • <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.