Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 59 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 22 September 55 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 3 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 15 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.
Turnover was $35,588,866.18 as 87.07% of all lots changed hands. There were 18,659 offered and 16,659 transacted. The average lot sold for $2,190.62.
Buyers are pouncing on the opportunities.
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 17th: $13,021,591
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Exposition US Currency Signature Auction on September 15th: $7,312,457
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History - bidstart 9/7 on September 21st: $2,090,757
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on September 21st: $1,487,067
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Atlases, Drawings and Prints on April 29th: $1,345,555
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on September 21st: $1,341,808
Sothebys. A Friend of China: the Papers of Evans Carlson Assembled at Yan’an - bidstart 9/14 on September 22nd: $1,065,149
13 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Sothebys. A Friend of China: the Papers of Evans Carlson Assembled at Yan’an - bidstart 9/14 on September 22nd: 468.82%
Chorley's. Day 1 Asian Art & Carpets I Day 2 Ceramics, Glass & Books on September 20th: 228.34%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on September 22nd: 143.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/28 on August 6th: 136.05%
Vermot de Pas. CLASSIC SALE - NUMEROUS ART BOOK HANDLES, OLD, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, COLLECTION OF PLAT on September 20th: 128.49%
Damien Voglaire. Modern and Contemporary Art on September 16th: 124.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/1 on September 10th: 122.35%
Litchfield County Auctions. September Books and Ephemera on September 20th: 120.78%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on September 21st: 119.63%
Bruneau & Co. . Single Owner Comic Collection on September 16th: 117.24%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on September 21st: 114.34%
Il Ponte. Antique Books and Livres d'Artistes on September 19th: 112.40%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Atlases, Drawings and Prints on April 29th: 108.53%
30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 19th: 100.00%
Sothebys. A Friend of China: the Papers of Evans Carlson Assembled at Yan’an - bidstart 9/14 on September 22nd: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. September Estate Auction on September 21st: 100.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Photographs on September 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 19th: 99.77%
Bruneau & Co. . Single Owner Comic Collection on September 16th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 17th: 99.46%
Hake's Auctions. Hakes Auction on September 20th: 99.31%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 19th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 20th: 98.02%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Exposition US Currency Signature Auction on September 15th: 97.30%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 20th: 96.79%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/9 on September 16th: 94.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 17th: 93.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 17th: 93.13%
Rossini. PLÉIADE LIBRARY & VINTAGE POSTERS, ADVERTISING, GALLERIES AND OPERA on September 22nd: 92.89%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on September 21st: 91.98%
Litchfield County Auctions. September Books and Ephemera on September 20th: 91.77%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on September 21st: 91.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/1 on September 10th: 89.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/28 on August 6th: 88.89%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on September 21st: 87.84%
Vermot de Pas. CLASSIC SALE - NUMEROUS ART BOOK HANDLES, OLD, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, COLLECTION OF PLAT on September 20th: 87.37%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on September 21st: 87.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/1 on September 13th: 87.27%
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 9/8 on September 22nd: 87.24%
Il Ponte. Antique Books and Livres d'Artistes on September 19th: 85.89%
Chorley's. Day 1 Asian Art & Carpets I Day 2 Ceramics, Glass & Books on September 20th: 81.27%
Damien Voglaire. Modern and Contemporary Art on September 16th: 81.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/1 on September 11th: 80.00%
55 total sales reported this week:
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/28 on August 6th: 88.89%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Atlases, Drawings and Prints on April 29th: 73.17%
Sothebys. A Friend of China: the Papers of Evans Carlson Assembled at Yan’an - bidstart 9/14 on September 22nd: 100.00%
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 9/8 on September 22nd: 87.24%
Rossini. PLÉIADE LIBRARY & VINTAGE POSTERS, ADVERTISING, GALLERIES AND OPERA on September 22nd: 92.89%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on September 22nd: 75.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on September 21st: 91.98%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History - bidstart 9/7 on September 21st: 70.88%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Beats, and the Counterculture on September 21st: 75.58%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on September 21st: 87.36%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on September 21st: 91.75%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 21st: 75.45%
Leland Little Auctions. September Estate Auction on September 21st: 100.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Photographs on September 21st: 100.00%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 8/30 on September 13th: 77.57%
Vermot de Pas. Comic Books - Objects - Boards and Albums on September 21st: 47.92%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on September 21st: 87.84%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 20th: 96.79%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Contemporary Art, Design & Photography on September 20th: 68.57%
Rossini. Photo Themes - Online on September 20th: 25.19%
Litchfield County Auctions. September Books and Ephemera on September 20th: 91.77%
Koller Auctions. The Collection of Dr. Sylvia LeGrain on September 20th: 77.78%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Art on September 20th: 39.55%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on September 20th: 77.22%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: 75.91%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Estate Sale Liquidation Auction on September 19th: 55.33%
Il Ponte. Antique Books and Livres d'Artistes on September 19th: 85.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 19th: 74.42%
Chorley's. Day 1 Asian Art & Carpets I Day 2 Ceramics, Glass & Books on September 20th: 81.27%
Hake's Auctions. Hakes Auction on September 20th: 99.31%
Vermot de Pas. CLASSIC SALE - NUMEROUS ART BOOK HANDLES, OLD, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, COLLECTION OF PLAT on September 20th: 87.37%
Vermot de Pas. Modern and Contemporary Art - A Collection of Lithographs, Posters and Some Originals on September 19th: 67.91%
Brunk Auctions. Premium and Emporium Auctions on September 16th: 54.17%
Bruneau & Co. . Single Owner Comic Collection on September 16th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 20th: 98.02%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 19th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 19th: 99.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/1 on September 13th: 87.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/1 on September 12th: 79.49%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/1 on September 11th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/1 on September 10th: 89.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/1 on September 9th: 54.17%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Important Sports and Collectibles on September 17th: 63.28%
Arenberg Auctions. Collectables - bidstart 9/7 on September 17th: 56.03%
Morton Subastas. Special Mexican Auction on September 16th: 47.62%
Damien Voglaire. Modern and Contemporary Art on September 16th: 81.25%
Clars Auction Gallery. Art Within Reach | September on September 18th: 54.84%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Collectors Auction on September 15th: 75.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 17th: 99.46%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/9 on September 16th: 94.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 17th: 93.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 17th: 93.13%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Exposition US Currency Signature Auction on September 15th: 97.30%
For the week ahead 59 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 25th
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper. 977 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 3rd Annual Fall Antiques and Collectible Photography - Online. 320 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/15. 44 lots
Tue. Sep. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 565 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 170 lots
Sothebys. London. Banksy - bidstart 9/19. 21 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/19. 139 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 9/20. 40 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Coins, Stamps & Collectables. 110 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobbins. 259 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books. 361 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Hunting, Fishing and Sporting Books Catalogue - Part 1. 196 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 32 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/15. 103 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Heritage Auctions NFL Box Break Showcase Auction. 64 lots
Wed. Sep. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 290 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 189 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/13. 168 lots
ALDE. Paris. Library of Hubert Morent - Original Editions of the 20th Century. 195 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Alexandre Dumas. 240 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs - Online Only. 194 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 155 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. 396 lots
Finarte. Milan. Prints and Multiples. 315 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 398 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art. 76 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Drawings Online Only. 26 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 101 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions. 229 lots
Thu. Sep. 28th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 430 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Contemporary Edition - bidstart 9/12. 146 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 335 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I. 185 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The September Fine Sale, including Old Masters, Furniture, and The Primary Contents of Belgravia Res. 32 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Online-Only Americana. 63 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Contemporary + Collectible. 144 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Fox Comics Showcase Auction. 147 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Hunting, Fishing and Sporting Books Catalogue - Part 2. 196 lots
Fri. Sep. 29th
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography. 1590 lots
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Books and Art. 1054 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part II. 273 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Sound Visions: Photobooks and Music Photobooks. 166 lots
Finarte. Rome. Fairy Tales / Original Comic Arts. 473 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Automobilia and Petroliana. 907 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 115 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fall Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 1755 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 9/22. 31 lots
Sat. Sep. 30th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. End-of-Summer Sale. 395 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/23. 170 lots
Angling Auctions. Romsey. Fishing Tackle Auction. 31 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Herman Family Collection of 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Memorabilia. 54 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Folk and Decorative Arts and Collectibles. 33 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Signature Auction. 1145 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hong Kong Autumn World Paper Money Showcase Auction. 422 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/22. 59 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/22. 116 lots
Sun. Oct. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 337 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e0a5c41f-2fd1-4645-8816-32d89dc4e5fb.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/58851f55-ad3a-4d3a-8a53-a311900b6f84.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/18c42c85-f730-43c0-bc2e-c8d799ae4308.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ac8ca527-c37b-44d5-b1d8-d369d712b17d.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/05e185d5-1ef2-48ba-943f-e6541c123bfe.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
