• <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><center>ALDE<br>Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian<br>December 11, 2024</b></center> <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><center>ALDE<br>Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian<br>December 11, 2024</b></center> <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><center>ALDE<br>Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian<br>December 11, 2024</b></center> <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><center>ALDE<br>Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian<br>December 11, 2024</b></center> <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
    Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian
    December 11, 2024
    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
    Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian
    December 11, 2024
    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
    Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian
    December 11, 2024
    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
    Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian
    December 11, 2024
    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: 46 Auctions Archived, another 45 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 21 May, 2021, 46 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 28 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $13,004,124 as 87% of all lots sold. There were 13,643 lots posted and 11,910 changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,092.

 

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Sports Monthly Showcase on May 20th: $1,824,366
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on May 19th: $1,666,969
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising on May 15th: $1,584,175
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints from an Important Chicago Collection on May 19th: $1,446,973

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

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photography, Cameras and Accessories on May 19th: 190.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/30 on May 10th: 175.01%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints from an Important Chicago Collection on May 19th: 169.18%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana and Decorative Arts Auction Timed, Only Online - bidstart 5/6 on May 15th: 164.79%
Heritage Auctions. The Backas PMG Registry Collection Currency Special Online Auction on May 16th: 153.66%
Heritage Auctions. Tom Huston American and Political Signature Auction on May 15th: 145.48%
Christies. Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale - bidstart on May 20th: 131.49%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria on May 20th: 131.30%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on May 19th: 130.83%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on May 20th: 129.02%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 5/11 on May 20th: 124.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 117.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/30 on May 9th: 116.36%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on May 15th: 114.18%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 18th: 112.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/30 on May 11th: 104.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/30 on May 12th: 102.77%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Killoughter House, Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland. on May 18th: 102.53%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on May 11th: 100.31%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/11 on May 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 16th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana and Decorative Arts Auction Timed, Only Online - bidstart 5/6 on May 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Backas PMG Registry Collection Currency Special Online Auction on May 16th: 100.00%
Christies. Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale - bidstart on May 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Pulps and Collectibles on May 20th: 99.66%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/11 on May 18th: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/9 on May 17th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Tom Huston American and Political Signature Auction on May 15th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/9 on May 16th: 98.32%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on May 20th: 97.71%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/11 on May 18th: 97.56%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on May 15th: 97.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Images of Angling: the David Beazley Collection of Angling Prints on May 20th: 97.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Monthly Showcase on May 20th: 96.56%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 15th: 95.50%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints from an Important Chicago Collection on May 19th: 93.59%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising on May 15th: 93.50%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on May 19th: 93.29%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on May 19th: 92.79%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 18th: 92.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/30 on May 10th: 92.00%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 5/11 on May 20th: 90.86%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 19th: 89.80%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photography, Cameras and Accessories on May 19th: 88.43%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on May 18th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/30 on May 12th: 86.36%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - prebid 5/14 on May 18th: 85.71%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book Auction on May 19th: 85.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/30 on May 11th: 84.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 83.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/30 on May 9th: 82.86%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria on May 20th: 82.03%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Rago Arts and Auctions Nude with Blue Hair (from the Nude series) on May 19th Actual price: USD $769,000.
  2. Morphy Auctions GREAT NORTHERN’S 2 GREAT TRAINS SYSTEM MAP. on May 15th Actual price: USD $108,400.
  3. Freemans A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans on May 20th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: A Very Rare Oval White House Platter. on May 15th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  5. Rago Arts and Auctions Painting on Canvas (from the Paintings series) on May 19th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Legal Document Signed. on May 19th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  7. Morphy Auctions OUTSTANDING & RARE CHEVROLET SUPER SERVICE & BUICK AUTHORIZED SERVICE PORCELAIN ... on May 15th Actual price: USD $45,600.
  8. Rago Arts and Auctions Chicken 'n Dumplings (from the Campbell's Soup II portfolio) on May 19th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  9. Rago Arts and Auctions Scotch Broth (from the Campbell's Soup II portfolio) on May 19th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  10. Rago Arts and Auctions Red Celia (from the Moving Focus series) on May 19th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Andrew Jackson: The Iconic Anti-Jackson "King Andrew" Broadside. on May 15th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Alexander Hamilton: A Marvelous Large Scarf Mourning His Death at the Hand of Aaron Burr in 1804. on May 15th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  13. Potter and Potter Auctions Noonline Blaze. on May 15th Actual price: USD $38,750.
  14. Freemans The Birds of America... on May 20th Actual price: USD $37,800.
  15. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed Regarding an Investigation into the War Department. on May 19th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  16. Heritage Auctions Susan B. Anthony Autograph Note Signed. on May 19th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Harry S. Truman Autograph Letter Signed Regarding the Dishonest Media. on May 19th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  18. Christies Natura morta con vasetto e tre bottiglie on May 20th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions George Washington Signed Patent. on May 19th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  20. Morphy Auctions REVERSE PAINTED DUBUQUE BREWING "BANQUET BEER" SIGN. on May 15th Actual price: USD $29,520.
  21. Heritage Auctions General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Autograph Letter Signed. on May 19th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  22. Nosbüsch & Stucke Plutoriss. Farb- und Bleistift auf Papier. Unten mittig signiert "Sonnenstern's-Gestalten". Ca. 1951. Blattgröße: 21,5 x 30,7 cm. on May 15th Actual price: USD $27,766.
  23. Rago Arts and Auctions American Indian Theme I on May 19th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  24. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: Baseball Theme Currier & Ives Cartoon. on May 15th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  25. Morphy Auctions OUTSTANDING PACKARD AUTOMOBILES COMPLETE PORCELAIN VERTICAL DEALERSHIP SIGN. on May 15th Actual price: USD $27,060.



46 total sales reported this week:

Heritage Auctions. Sports Monthly Showcase on May 20th: 96.56%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Pulps and Collectibles on May 20th: 99.66%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 5/11 on May 20th: 90.86%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on May 20th: 97.71%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Images of Angling: the David Beazley Collection of Angling Prints on May 20th: 97.20%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria on May 20th: 82.03%
Christies. Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale - bidstart on May 20th: 100.00%
Ader. Books Online - bidstart 5/12 on May 20th: 62.28%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on May 19th: 93.29%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints from an Important Chicago Collection on May 19th: 93.59%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book Auction on May 19th: 85.32%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 19th: 89.80%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photography, Cameras and Accessories on May 19th: 88.43%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on May 18th: 88.24%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on May 11th: 64.62%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on May 19th: 92.79%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - prebid 5/14 on May 18th: 85.71%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Killoughter House, Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland. on May 18th: 73.81%
Binoche et Giquello. Library of C.-L. and C. Pierron - online bidstart 5/7 on May 18th: 60.12%
Aste Bolaffi. Photography - Internet Live on May 18th: 27.40%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 18th: 92.05%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/11 on May 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/11 on May 18th: 97.56%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/11 on May 18th: 99.35%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 5: Bottles, Sports, Bargains & Dealer) on May 17th: 77.27%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/9 on May 16th: 98.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/9 on May 17th: 99.21%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on May 15th: 97.38%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Art and Photography on May 15th: 64.97%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on May 15th: 56.52%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana and Decorative Arts Auction Timed, Only Online - bidstart 5/6 on May 15th: 100.00%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 4: Native Americana & General Americana) on May 16th: 75.58%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 3: Firearms/Military, Jewelry, Numismatics) on May 15th: 71.07%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 2: Minerals, Mining, Railroad, Philatelic) on May 14th: 74.08%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana Signature Auction: (Session 1: Art, Stocks & Bonds incl. Autographs) on May 13th: 70.89%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising on May 15th: 93.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 83.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/30 on May 12th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/30 on May 11th: 84.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/30 on May 10th: 92.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 4/30 on May 9th: 36.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/30 on May 9th: 82.86%
Heritage Auctions. The Backas PMG Registry Collection Currency Special Online Auction on May 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tom Huston American and Political Signature Auction on May 15th: 99.09%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 15th: 95.50%

 


For the week ahead 45 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 24th
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints; Paintings; Antiques & Fine Furniture; Americana; Jewelry; Sterling; Asian; Garden; Oriental. 35 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 121 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 5/14. 83 lots

Tue. May. 25th
Sothebys. London. Science | Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/11. 58 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Gaston Saffroy Library, + Various Owners. 414 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Historical Manuscripts and Rare Books - online bidstart 5/5. 296 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/18. 558 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/18. 167 lots
Christies. Paris. Marion Lambert Collection. 86 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Ancient and Contemporary Books. 249 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 5/14. 35 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety. 54 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/18. 31 lots

Wed. May. 26th
ALDE. Paris. Jean-Pierre Lemanissier hunting library. 360 lots

Bonhams. New York. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 248 lots

Forum Auctions. London. Prints and Editions. 218 lots

University Archives. Wilton. RARE AUTOGRAPHS, MANUSCRIPTS, ARTWORK, COMIC ART. 409 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/14. 117 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. NORTH HAMPTON, NH -ON LINE ESTATE FURNISHINGS AUCTION. 28 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Online Only - Morton Weekly - bidstart 5/13. 87 lots

Thu. May. 27th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 383 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Photographs and Photobooks. 383 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Books and Manuscripts. 415 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Memorial Day Weekend Auction. 34 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Literature - Beat & the Counterculture - Illustrated Books. 434 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Spring Modern Art and Design. 67 lots
Christies. Paris. Marion Lambert Collection - Online: bidstart 5/11. 23 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Annual Indy 500 & Automobilia & Fidger Toy Collection. 122 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Bidstart 5/21. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 5/21. 22 lots

Fri. May. 28th
Sothebys. London. Japanese Woodblock Prints Including the Sokolov Collection - bidstart 5/21. 223 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographs (1840-2020). 292 lots
ALDE. Paris. https://alde.fr/ventes/bibliotheque-cynegetique-jean-pierre-lemanissier. 131 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Collectibles. 16 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Idriess, Australiana, Exploration, Ephemera, Games and more. 798 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/21. 104 lots

Sat. May. 29th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op and Advertising. 210 lots
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Book Collection Achilles Foundation Hamburg. 1165 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Second Story Books. Rockville. Entertainment: Photography, Films, Memorabilia, And Ephemera. 100 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Modern and Contemporary Art. 171 lots

Sun. May. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/16. 292 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/21. 39 lots

 

Late spring is one of the busiest times of the year for auctions and that pace continues in the coming week with almost 50 more sales or 6-7 per day.

Michael Stillman

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€