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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 43 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 9 July 2021, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 21 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $29,680,088 as a very slim 63% of all lots sold.  What dented today’s numbers are 4 sales posted by Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers.  Their numbers will improve.

 

 

3 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: $14,561,184
Artcurial. Urban and Pop Contemporary on July 5th: $2,294,862
Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: $1,174,980
 

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

Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 174.97%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on July 9th: 139.39%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 123.94%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 100.13%


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

Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/20 on July 4th: 100.00%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Certified DC Comics Special Titles Auction Showcase Auction on July 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 5th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/30 on July 7th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 98.89%
Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 98.63%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 4th: 98.15%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 3rd: 97.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Eclectic Variety - bidstart 6/25 on July 6th: 96.15%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 7th: 92.19%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 88.65%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Auction 1a on July 9th: 86.11%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 8th: 85.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 83.70%
Sothebys. In the Studio of Paolo Roversi on July 9th: 82.19%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 6th: 81.38%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Head of a bear with inscription in pen and brown ink ‘Leonard de Vinci.’ on July 8th Actual price: USD $12,213,607.
  2. Christies ISAAC NEWTON REVISING HIS MAGNUM OPUS on July 8th Actual price: USD $2,347,577.
  3. Artcurial Rubik Dalai-lama - 2008 on July 5th Actual price: USD $555,813.
  4. Christies The Three Trees on July 6th Actual price: USD $553,800.
  5. PBA Galleries Manifiesto a la Republica Mejicana que hace el General de Brigada Jose Figueroa, Comandante General y Gefe Politico de la Alta California, Sobre su conducta y la de los Señores D. Jose Maria de Hijar y D. Jose Maria Padres, como Directores de Colonizacion on July 8th Actual price: USD $361,500.
  6. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on July 6th Actual price: USD $173,063.
  7. Artcurial Space OS - 2006 on July 5th Actual price: USD $131,164.
  8. Artcurial Napalm - 2005 on July 5th Actual price: USD $101,845.
  9. Artcurial Sans titre -1999 on July 5th Actual price: USD $92,586.
  10. Christies Nemesis on July 6th Actual price: USD $72,686.
  11. Sothebys Roos for Dior, Studio Luce, rue Paul Fort, Paris 2017 on July 9th Actual price: USD $67,246.
  12. Sothebys Self-Portrait in a Cap, Wide-eyed and Open-mouthed (Bartsch, Hollstein 320; New Hollstein 69; Hind 32) on July 9th Actual price: USD $66,022.
  13. Artcurial Obey New World Odor Collage - 2005 on July 5th Actual price: USD $61,724.
  14. Ader Ezra POUND. 89 lettres, dont 8 L.A.S. ou L.A., et 81 lettres dactylographiées, la plupart L.S. et avec ajouts autographes, Rapallo, Rome et Venise 1935-1939 et Washington 1946, à John Hargrave on June 29th Actual price: USD $60,774.
  15. Christies Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician on July 6th Actual price: USD $60,572.
  16. ALDE [Liber chronicarum]. Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu[m] figuris et ÿmagi[ni]bus ab inicio mu[n]di. on July 7th Actual price: USD $59,200.
  17. Christies Hercules at the Crossroads on July 6th Actual price: USD $58,841.
  18. Artcurial L'invasion de Paris, livre 01: la genèse - 2004 on July 5th Actual price: USD $58,638.
  19. ALDE (Marseille 1808-1979 Valmondois). Le Charcutier. on July 7th Actual price: USD $57,720.
  20. Christies Landscape with a square Tower on July 6th Actual price: USD $55,380.
  21. Bloomsbury Auctions St. Catherine of Siena, as Christ and a host of saints on July 6th Actual price: USD $53,996.
  22. Artcurial CND Soldiers - 2005 on July 5th Actual price: USD $52,465.
  23. Artcurial Invasion in the UK (guide d'invasion 03) : London, Manchester, Newcastle - 2008 on July 5th Actual price: USD $52,465.
  24. Sothebys The Windmill (B., Holl. 233; New Holl. 200; H. 179) on July 9th Actual price: USD $52,122.
  25. ALDE (Paris 1834-1917 Paris). Femme nue assise. on July 7th Actual price: USD $51,800.



43 total sales reported this week:

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Auction 1a on July 9th: 86.11%
Sothebys. Old Master Prints on July 9th: 70.59%
Sothebys. In the Studio of Paolo Roversi on July 9th: 82.19%
ALDE. Modern, Original Bindings on July 9th: 60.94%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on July 9th: 78.18%
PBA Galleries. Elite Americana & Rare Cartography - A PBA Platinum Auction on July 8th: 60.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 4 on July 9th: 4.77%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 3 on July 8th: 7.78%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 88.65%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 8th: 85.26%
Heritage Auctions. Certified DC Comics Special Titles Auction Showcase Auction on July 8th: 100.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 2 on July 7th: 8.28%
Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 98.63%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on July 7th: 57.97%
ALDE. Antiquarian Books from the 15th to 19th Centuries on July 7th: 59.42%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 7th: 92.19%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/30 on July 7th: 99.18%
De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Manuscripts - Autographs on July 6th: 60.45%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Eclectic Variety - bidstart 6/25 on July 6th: 96.15%
Tajan. Prints on July 6th: 43.53%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 1 on July 6th: 3.54%
Christies. Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints on July 6th: 66.67%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Western Manuscripts and Miniatures on July 6th: 74.65%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 6th: 81.38%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 98.89%
Artcurial. Urban and Pop Contemporary on July 5th: 54.28%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Part II on June 30th: 54.37%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Part I on June 29th: 58.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/20 on July 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 5th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 4th: 98.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 1st: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 65.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 83.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 6/18 on June 29th: 59.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 6/18 on June 28th: 67.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - bidstart 6/18 on June 26th: 41.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/18 on June 27th: 73.53%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 3rd: 97.00%


For the week ahead another 43 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 12th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/2. 68 lots

Tue. Jul. 13th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Three Day Fine Art Sale. 18 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Summer World Treasures Auction. 43 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Antique Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles. 641 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/6. 700 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/6. 210 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 23 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antique and Contemporary Books. 255 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/2. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/6. 10 lots

Wed. Jul. 14th
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts. 169 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books. 302 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Collection of Irish Interest Books. 661 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Revolutionary War - bidstart 6/25. 1111 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 156 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2. 124 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/7. 426 lots

Thu. Jul. 15th
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 234 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - Online bidstart 7/8. 467 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 437 lots
Guernseys. New York, NY. A Century of Music - Day 2. 187 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Focus on Women. 178 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. July Estate Auction. 42 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Certified DC Comics Science Fiction/Fantasy Titles Showcase Auction. 266 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1. 480 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction. 1856 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Quinn's Print and Poster Sale. 149 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 337 lots

Fri. Jul. 16th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 217 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. DiscoverIT - Comic and Toy.
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2. 420 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction. 1040 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9. 76 lots

Sat. Jul. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Only Auction. 128 lots
Donald Heald Auctions. New York. Americana Rare Books, Maps, Prints and Photos. 200 lots

Sun. Jul. 18th
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/4. 392 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/11.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Jewelry, Furniture, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction. 77 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9. 35 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 7/9. 22 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines<br>and Machine Manuals<br>December 24 to January 9</b> <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines<br>and Machine Manuals<br>December 24 to January 9</b> <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company . <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines<br>and Machine Manuals<br>December 24 to January 9</b> <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines<br>and Machine Manuals<br>December 24 to January 9</b> <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> The American printer, July 1910. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Shakespeare.<br><i>The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare,</i> 1960. 7,210 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens.<br><i>A Christmas Carol,</i> First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Golding.<br><i>Lord of the Flies,</i> First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll.<br><i>Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There,</i> Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien.<br><i>The Hobbit,</i> First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> John Milton.<br><i>Paradise Lost,</i> 1759. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD