Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 45 Auctions Archived, another 56 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 9 June, 45 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 3 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 22 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $10,051,607.24 as 85.55% of all lots changed hands.  There were 8,624 offered and 7,378 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,362.38.

 

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


Aspire Art Auctions20th Century and Contemporary Art on June 7th: $2,603,038
Binoche et GiquelloFROM THE STÉPHANE CLAVREUIL COLLECTION - PRECIOUS ANCIENT BOOKS - EXCEPTIONAL MANUSCRIPT on June 2nd: $1,161,742

 


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

Heritage AuctionsThe Gary Munson Collection of Horror & Fantasy Showcase Auction on June 8th: 231.49%
ArtcurialPierre Boulez Collection on June 7th: 169.75%
Rago Arts and AuctionsBooks on Design - Michael and Gabrielle Boyd Collection on June 7th: 157.71%
BonhamsTravel and Exploration - bidstart 5/17 on June 8th: 140.20%
Damien VoglaireBooks and Paintings on June 3rd: 137.90%
Bearnes Hampton and LittlewoodAntiquarian Book Sale on June 6th: 113.19%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/19 on May 29th: 111.28%
Damien VoglaireBooks and Paintings on June 2nd: 110.41%
Rago Arts and AuctionsLiving In Design: The Michael & Gabrielle Boyd Collection on June 7th: 110.18%
Forum AuctionsModern Literature on June 8th: 108.30%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/30 on June 6th: 107.71%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/19 on May 30th: 106.09%
Binoche et GiquelloFROM THE STÉPHANE CLAVREUIL COLLECTION - PRECIOUS ANCIENT BOOKS - EXCEPTIONAL MANUSCRIPT on June 2nd: 100.85%


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

Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/30 on June 6th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Gary Munson Collection of Horror & Fantasy Showcase Auction on June 8th: 100.00%
The Book Merchant JenkinsRare Books, Photographs, Maps & Manuscripts on June 4th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsBooks on Design - Michael and Gabrielle Boyd Collection on June 7th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/28 on June 5th: 99.64%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/30 on June 6th: 99.28%
Binoche et GiquelloFROM THE STÉPHANE CLAVREUIL COLLECTION - PRECIOUS ANCIENT BOOKS - EXCEPTIONAL MANUSCRIPT on June 2nd: 98.92%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on June 4th: 98.70%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/31 on June 7th: 98.31%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/31 on June 7th: 98.31%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/19 on May 29th: 97.73%
New England Book AuctionsFine Books and Ephemera List on June 6th: 97.10%
FreemansA Fine Collection of American Literature and History on June 8th: 97.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/27 on June 3rd: 96.50%
Aspire AuctionsMay Auction - bidstart 5/26 on June 3rd: 96.25%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/28 on June 4th: 95.77%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety Auction on June 6th: 95.65%
Carlsen GalleryEarly June Antique Auction on June 4th: 95.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.Part 1 Judaica: Books, Rabbinical Letters, Chassidut and Kabbalah on June 6th: 94.04%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/19 on May 30th: 93.33%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersArt and Design on June 8th: 91.84%
Forum AuctionsModern Literature on June 8th: 91.69%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/19 on May 28th: 90.00%
ArtcurialPierre Boulez Collection on June 7th: 89.66%
Rago Arts and AuctionsLiving In Design: The Michael & Gabrielle Boyd Collection on June 7th: 88.89%
Rachel Davis Fine ArtsPrints and Drawings at Auction on June 3rd: 88.11%
EV StampsMonthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on June 3rd: 87.02%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.Part 2 Jewish History and Zionism, Israeliana, Books, Art, Autographs, Photography, Prints and Engra on June 6th: 86.52%
BonhamsTravel and Exploration - bidstart 5/17 on June 8th: 85.51%
Damien VoglaireBooks and Paintings on June 3rd: 84.87%
Damien VoglaireBooks and Paintings on June 2nd: 80.79%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/19 on June 2nd: 80.00%
ChristiesPhotographs - bidstart 5/23 on June 6th: 80.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Aspire Art Auctions Blue Head on June 7th Actual price: USD $1,379,638.
  2. Binoche et Giquello Le Grant testament Maistre Françoys Villon et le petit. Son codicille avec le Jargon & ses Ballades on June 2nd Actual price: USD $463,871.
  3. Aspire Art Auctions Universal Archive (Six Birds) on June 7th Actual price: USD $275,928.
  4. Freemans Leaves of Grass. The Swann-Streeter Copy of "America's Second Declaration of Independence": Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass<br><br> on June 8th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  5. Aspire Art Auctions Levitation on June 7th Actual price: USD $130,300.
  6. Aspire Art Auctions 99 Series (part seven) on June 7th Actual price: USD $114,970.
  7. Aspire Art Auctions 99 Series (part two) on June 7th Actual price: USD $114,970.
  8. Binoche et Giquello La Sciomachie et festins faits à Rome on June 2nd Actual price: USD $108,353.
  9. Aspire Art Auctions Resist The Hour on June 7th Actual price: USD $91,976.
  10. Artcurial Sans titre - circa 1979-83 on June 7th Actual price: USD $84,758.
  11. Christies Self-portrait, 1985 on June 6th Actual price: USD $80,823.
  12. Aspire Art Auctions Untitled (Baedecker Portfolio), three on June 7th Actual price: USD $72,814.
  13. Aspire Art Auctions I Am Still Learning on June 7th Actual price: USD $61,317.
  14. Aspire Art Auctions Blast Wave I – IV on June 7th Actual price: USD $61,317.
  15. Aspire Art Auctions Bosveld, N. Transvaal on June 7th Actual price: USD $61,317.
  16. Christies Bee (A), New York, September 1995 on June 6th Actual price: USD $56,576.
  17. Australian Book Auctions VOYAGE DE LA CORVETTE L’ASTROLABE on June 7th Actual price: USD $53,142.
  18. Binoche et Giquello Les Œuvres de P. de Ronsard Gentilhomme Vandomois, redigees en six tomes on June 2nd Actual price: USD $48,759.
  19. Freemans History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs.... First Edition of McKenny and Hall's Monumental History of the Indian Tribes of North America<br><br> on June 8th Actual price: USD $47,250.
  20. Christies "Nude of Kristen McMenamy", Monte-Carlo, 1995 on June 6th Actual price: USD $47,147.
  21. Aspire Art Auctions Okahandjaberg, Suidwes-Afrika on June 7th Actual price: USD $45,988.
  22. Ader Saint-Suaire de Turin, mai 1931. on June 8th Actual price: USD $44,102.
  23. Christies Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river (for 'The End of the Game'), February 1965 on June 6th Actual price: USD $40,411.
  24. Aspire Art Auctions Scribe on June 7th Actual price: USD $39,287.
  25. Artcurial Etude d'après Velasquez. Portrait du Pape Innocent X - 1989 on June 7th Actual price: USD $36,728.


45 total sales reported this week:

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Art and Design on June 8th: 91.84%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Art and Design on June 7th: 78.26%
Freemans. A Fine Collection of American Literature and History on June 8th: 97.00%
Forum Auctions. Modern Literature on June 8th: 91.69%
Bonhams. Travel and Exploration - bidstart 5/17 on June 8th: 85.51%
Ader. Photographs on June 8th: 64.42%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings on June 7th: 14.04%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Living In Design: The Michael & Gabrielle Boyd Collection on June 7th: 88.89%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Books on Design - Michael and Gabrielle Boyd Collection on June 7th: 100.00%
Australian Book Auctions. Australian Book Auction on June 7th: 76.33%
Aspire Art Auctions. 20th Century and Contemporary Art on June 7th: 77.27%
Artcurial. Pierre Boulez Collection on June 7th: 89.66%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/19 on June 2nd: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/19 on May 30th: 93.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/19 on May 29th: 97.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 5/19 on May 28th: 60.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/19 on May 28th: 90.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Gary Munson Collection of Horror & Fantasy Showcase Auction on June 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/31 on June 7th: 98.31%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/31 on June 7th: 98.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/19 on May 27th: 78.57%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on June 6th: 95.65%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on June 6th: 97.10%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 2 Jewish History and Zionism, Israeliana, Books, Art, Autographs, Photography, Prints and Engra on June 6th: 86.52%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 1 Judaica: Books, Rabbinical Letters, Chassidut and Kabbalah on June 6th: 94.04%
Cotswold Auction Company. Books, Medals, Militaria, Stamps, Coins and Collectibles on June 6th: 79.31%
Christies. Photographs - bidstart 5/23 on June 6th: 80.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on June 6th: 76.39%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiquarian Book Sale on June 6th: 69.74%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Graphics on June 5th: 74.79%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/30 on June 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/30 on June 6th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on June 4th: 98.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/28 on June 5th: 99.64%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Rare Books, Photographs, Maps & Manuscripts on June 4th: 100.00%
Carlsen Gallery. Early June Antique Auction on June 4th: 95.00%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints and Drawings at Auction on June 3rd: 88.11%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on June 3rd: 56.99%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on June 3rd: 87.02%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on June 3rd: 84.87%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on June 2nd: 80.79%
Binoche et Giquello. FROM THE STÉPHANE CLAVREUIL COLLECTION - PRECIOUS ANCIENT BOOKS - EXCEPTIONAL MANUSCRIPT on June 2nd: 98.92%
Aspire Auctions. May Auction - bidstart 5/26 on June 3rd: 96.25%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/27 on June 3rd: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/28 on June 4th: 95.77%

 


For the week ahead 56 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 12th
Sothebys. New York. A Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection - bidstart 5/26. 95 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/2. 84 lots

Tue. Jun. 13th
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions from the 19th to 21st Century. 384 lots
Sothebys. London. Photographs - bidstart 6/6. 69 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/6. 426 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/6. 132 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects. 51 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. June 20th and 21st Century Fine Art. 34 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 284 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/2. 35 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 59 lots

Wed. Jun. 14th
ALDE. Paris. Manuscripts.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/7. 267 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/7. 120 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Corsica & Provence - Books and Manuscripts. 307 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Children's Books, Illustrated & Modern First Editions. 916 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Works on Paper. 266 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 82 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Animation bidstart 5/19. 896 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Manuscripts. 19 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 184 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Spring Militaria and Historical Autographs Auction 2023 - Day 1. 714 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . 19th-21st Century Photography. 345 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Stamps and Postal History.. 93 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Antiquarian and Fine Books. 117 lots

Thu. Jun. 15th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography. 556 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Printing with Illustrated and Antiquarian Books: Selections from the Phil Lenna Collection (wit. 361 lots
Christies. New York. The Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 1. 160 lots
Forum Auctions. London. A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library. 334 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Autographs. 277 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 298 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Spring Militaria and Historical Autographs Auction 2023 - Day 2. 237 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. High Grade Sale - Railroadiana, Militaria, Stocks and Bonds. 490 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Art, Photography, Children's and Illustrated. 142 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. June Classic Art. 16 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Art Books and other "Coffee Table Books". 275 lots

Fri. Jun. 16th
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction. 123 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 322 lots
Christies. New York. The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobbins. Part 1: American Color. 83 lots
Christies. New York. The Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 2. 170 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Spring Militaria and Historical Autographs Auction 2023 - Day 3. 714 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Spring Fine Art Auction.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . June Gallery Auction.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Art and General Americana.
Potomack Company. Alexandria. June Cornucopia. 35 lots

Sat. Jun. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/10. 200 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. June Exceptional Estates Auction.
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Summer Magic Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Modern Props Science Fiction Collection Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 501 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Native Americana, Mining and Ingots, Bottles.
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. SD Auctions: The Danbolt Collection & Other Properties | Books & Prints on Paper. 325 lots

Sun. Jun. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 6/4. 259 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Phlatelics, Sports, and Numismatics.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • GonnelliAuction 59Antique prints, paintings and mapsMay 20th 2025 GonnelliAuction 59Antique prints, paintings and mapsMay 20th 2025
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    Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€
    Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€
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    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€
    Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€
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    Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€
    Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€
    Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€
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    Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€
    Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
  • Dominic Winter AuctioneersMay 14Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration Dominic Winter AuctioneersMay 14Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
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    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). Ouresiphoites Helveticus, 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
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    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000
  • Sotheby'sSell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts Sotheby'sSell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
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    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR