Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 27 October, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 30 in US dollars.
Turnover was $18,110,337.72 as 89.95% of all lots changed hands. There were 11,109 offered and 9,993 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,812.30.
We’ll soon be into November.
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: $5,761,582
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: $3,148,639
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: $2,097,151
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: $1,282,849
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: $1,012,466
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 225.22%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 150.06%
Sothebys. The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection on October 25th: 126.25%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 107.33%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 105.55%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 101.78%
32 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IV Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 24th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 25th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 24th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 25th: 98.86%
Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 96.97%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Fall Americana, Chinese and Antiquities Sale on October 21st: 94.74%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 94.15%
Robert Siegel Galleries. the Marcel and Daniel Collection of France Air Post on October 23rd: 93.88%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 91.67%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 91.48%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 90.91%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 22nd: 89.43%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/6 on October 15th: 88.41%
Du Mouchelles. The October 2023 Auctions: Day 2 on October 20th: 87.95%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 2 on October 22nd: 86.12%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Rare Book, Autograph and Print Sale on October 26th: 84.75%
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: 84.47%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 84.30%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 25th: 82.41%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: 81.88%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 80.89%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. An Antiquarian Booksellers' Miscellany on October 17th: 80.43%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 26th: 80.22%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on October 26th: 80.00%
43 total sales reported this week:
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on October 26th: 80.00%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Rare Book, Autograph and Print Sale on October 26th: 84.75%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 91.48%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 26th: 80.22%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 84.30%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. October 2023 Auction on October 26th: 20.51%
Trafford Books. Antiquarian and Later Books and Ephemera on October 25th: 72.92%
Finarte. Pop Culture: Memorabilia and Card on October 26th: 72.08%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: 81.88%
Sothebys. The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection on October 25th: 60.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 25th: 82.41%
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: 84.47%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 90.91%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 80.89%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: French Indochina Postal History on October 24th: 77.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 24th: 73.17%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IV Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 25th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 25th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 24th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 24th: 99.43%
Robert Siegel Galleries. the Marcel and Daniel Collection of France Air Post on October 23rd: 93.88%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 88.89%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Fall Americana, Chinese and Antiquities Sale on October 21st: 94.74%
Morton Subastas. Discover Your Taste for Style... on October 21st: 49.30%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 91.67%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 2 on October 22nd: 86.12%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 1 on October 21st: 73.86%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Du Mouchelles. The October 2023 Auctions: Day 2 on October 20th: 87.95%
Brunk Auctions. Photography | Modern Art and Design Auction on October 20th: 78.47%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples online - bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 65.89%
Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 96.97%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. An Antiquarian Booksellers' Miscellany on October 17th: 80.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on October 16th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/6 on October 15th: 88.41%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 94.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 22nd: 89.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: 100.00%
For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 30th
Christies. New York. Marc Chagall, Color of Life: Prints & Artist's Books formerly from the Artist's Estate - bidstart 10. 78 lots
Bonhams. New York. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 279 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Sports Memorabilia and Cards Online. 289 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Manuscripts. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/20. 80 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Hydra: The Karpidas Collection. 23 lots
Tue. Oct. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 568 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 142 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts. 41 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 55 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/19. 37 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Music & Monsters. 61 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Modern Art and Design, Vintage Fashion and Textiles. 52 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Important Items from the Gross Family Collection. 63 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Literature, Maurice Sendak, Illustrated and Graphics Catalog. 232 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 82 lots
Wed. Nov. 1st
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples / 80's New York. 189 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 108 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 299 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 201 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts: Online - bidstart 10/22. 291 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . From Washington to the Wizard of Oz: 200+ Rare Autographs Including Presidents, Composers, Authors,. 205 lots
Bonhams. New York. Dance of Death. 72 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Photographic History. 223 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Online Only Auction of Pencil Signed Lithographs, Etchings and Block Prints. 135 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . November Library Auction. 174 lots
Thu. Nov. 2nd
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views. 469 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 480 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Denver, . Western and Contemporary Native American Art, Online. 69 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Holiday Art of Garfield Showcase Auction. 110 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Photographs. 185 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Fall Estate Auction. 23 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs, Photographs, and Collectible Papers. All Periods, All Themes.. 500 lots
Fri. Nov. 3rd
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Sportsmen's Auction. 17 lots
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books and Paintings. 370 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Antiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art. 63 lots
Sat. Nov. 4th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/28. 174 lots
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books. 457 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Art Auction. 229 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction. 290 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Multi-Generational Virtual Online Auction. 49 lots
Sun. Nov. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 306 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 101 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/27. 87 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
![<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.")
![<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.")
