Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 67 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 15 December, 67 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 15 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.
Turnover was $34,345,735.98 as 79.18% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,974.35.
Christies. The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autographs, Letters, and Manuscripts on December 14th: $4,176,896
Sothebys. Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern - bidstart 12/5 on December 12th: $3,033,364
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating 100 Years of Disney! (1923 - 2023) PART II Signature Auction on December 11th: $2,987,493
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on December 13th: $2,446,260
PIASA. An Amateur Collection: Poetry from the XIXth Century on December 8th: $2,277,524
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/22 on December 8th: $2,170,938
Sothebys. Old Master Prints bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: $1,887,476
Heritage Auctions. Queen Elizabeth II Collection World Paper Money Signature Auction on December 9th: $1,870,855
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 12th: $1,270,910
Arader Galleries. December 2023 Auction on December 9th: $1,166,688
Propstore. December Poster Online Auction - bidstart 11/14 on December 8th: $1,097,578
Sothebys. Important Modern Literature from the Library of an American Filmmaker - bidstart 11/22 on December 8th: $1,075,309
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 13th: 176.49%
Aste Bolaffi. Sport Memorabilia on December 13th: 173.36%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Select Secrets on December 9th: 172.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/24 on December 3rd: 152.07%
PIASA. An Amateur Collection: Poetry from the XIXth Century on December 8th: 148.57%
Arenberg Auctions. Prints, drawings, posters & photos on December 14th: 129.11%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on December 12th: 123.37%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Documents on December 14th: 122.28%
Sothebys. Old Master Prints bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 111.49%
Heritage Auctions. The Westchester Currency Collection Part II Showcase Auction on December 10th: 107.43%
30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Ripley Auctions. Baseball Football Sports Card Collector's Auction on December 14th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. December Estate Auction on December 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating 100 Years of Disney! (1923 - 2023) PART II Signature Auction on December 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 12th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 13th: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. The Westchester Currency Collection Part II Showcase Auction on December 10th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 12th: 98.96%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 10th: 98.91%
Arenberg Auctions. Prints, drawings, posters & photos on December 14th: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 13th: 98.60%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Select Secrets on December 9th: 98.21%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 13th: 97.33%
Heritage Auctions. Queen Elizabeth II Collection World Paper Money Signature Auction on December 9th: 97.29%
Sothebys. Old Master Prints bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 96.83%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale on December 13th: 95.71%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on December 10th: 95.68%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - History of Art: Ancient Art - Part 1 on December 11th: 95.08%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on December 12th: 94.55%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - History of Art: Ancient Art - Part 2 on December 13th: 93.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 10th: 92.17%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Fine Books Americana, inc. The Book of Mormon on December 12th: 91.63%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/2 on December 9th: 91.48%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Documents on December 14th: 90.77%
PIASA. An Amateur Collection: Poetry from the XIXth Century on December 8th: 90.10%
Propstore. December Poster Online Auction - bidstart 11/14 on December 8th: 89.93%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on December 14th: 87.39%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online on December 11th: 84.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/24 on December 3rd: 83.02%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale - Books and Works on Paper on December 13th: 82.78%
67 total sales reported this week:
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Christmas on December 14th: 63.68%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on December 14th: 62.00%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 11/17 on December 14th: 67.02%
Ripley Auctions. Baseball Football Sports Card Collector's Auction on December 14th: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel and Exploration - Maps, Prints and Views on December 14th: 64.83%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. December 2023 on December 14th: 19.30%
Morton Subastas. Ancient and Contemporary Books and Documents on December 14th: 27.87%
Michaans Auctions. Winter Fine Sale on December 14th: 58.82%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on December 14th: 87.39%
Leland Little Auctions. December Estate Auction on December 14th: 100.00%
Christies. The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autographs, Letters, and Manuscripts on December 14th: 75.34%
Bruun Rasmussen. Bonhams: Celebrities on December 14th: 58.26%
Aste Bolaffi. Rare Books and Autographs on December 14th: 69.83%
Arenberg Auctions. Prints, drawings, posters & photos on December 14th: 98.81%
Sothebys. Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern - bidstart 12/5 on December 12th: 64.10%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Documents on December 14th: 90.77%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale on December 13th: 95.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/24 on December 6th: 68.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/24 on December 4th: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/24 on December 3rd: 83.02%
Zisska and Lacher. 82 Aftersale: Rare Books, Maps, and Art on December 13th: 7.84%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - History of Art: Ancient Art - Part 2 on December 13th: 93.58%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 13th: 97.33%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Book Sale on December 13th: 55.66%
Hansons. December Music Memorabilia & Film Auction on December 13th: 56.25%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale - Books and Works on Paper on December 13th: 82.78%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on December 13th: 74.28%
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on December 13th: 63.89%
Aste Bolaffi. Sport Memorabilia on December 13th: 60.71%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on December 13th: 57.29%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 13th: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 13th: 98.60%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on December 12th: 77.33%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Sports Memorabilia on December 12th: 73.59%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Fine Books Americana, inc. The Book of Mormon on December 12th: 91.63%
Finarte. Photographs - Under 1K on December 12th: 56.25%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on December 12th: 94.55%
Doyle New York. Fine Art and Photographs on December 12th: 73.09%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on December 12th: 10.30%
Bonhams. The Gift of Photographs - bidstart 12/2 on December 12th: 48.62%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 12th: 65.00%
Propstore. December Poster Online Auction - bidstart 11/14 on December 8th: 89.93%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - History of Art: Ancient Art - Part 1 on December 11th: 95.08%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online on December 11th: 84.21%
Hansons. December Library Auction on December 11th: 64.41%
Bonhams. Made in California: Photographs - bidstart 12/1 on December 11th: 37.89%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Select Secrets on December 9th: 98.21%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on December 9th: 25.00%
Arader Galleries. December 2023 Auction on December 9th: 46.20%
Sothebys. Old Master Prints bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 96.83%
Sothebys. Important Modern Literature from the Library of an American Filmmaker - bidstart 11/22 on December 8th: 52.33%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/22 on December 8th: 70.08%
PIASA. An Amateur Collection: Poetry from the XIXth Century on December 8th: 90.10%
Duke's. 200 Years on December 8th: 45.00%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Christmas Chronicles - session 4 on December 10th: 50.09%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Christmas Chronicles - session 3 on December 9th: 69.55%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Christmas Chronicles - session 2 on December 8th: 54.55%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/2 on December 9th: 91.48%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 12th: 98.96%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on December 10th: 95.68%
Heritage Auctions. The Westchester Currency Collection Part II Showcase Auction on December 10th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 10th: 92.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 10th: 98.91%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 12th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Queen Elizabeth II Collection World Paper Money Signature Auction on December 9th: 97.29%
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating 100 Years of Disney! (1923 - 2023) PART II Signature Auction on December 11th: 100.00%
For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Dec. 18th
Sothebys. New York. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations. 128 lots
Bonhams. Brussels. Prints and Multiples. 200 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Hubert Guerrand-Hermès Collection, Around the Duchess of Berry | Online - bidstart 12/11. 145 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly Featuring Books. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/8. 41 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8. 74 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Auction 051 Part 1 Online Auction:. 318 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books. 15 lots
Tue. Dec. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 606 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 174 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Graphics. 294 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. The Collection of Anne Eisenhower including Property from President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower. 25 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 61 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs online. 248 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Auction 051 Part 2 Online Auction:. 295 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Sporlympic X: On the Theme of Sport and Olympism. 235 lots
Wed. Dec. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 348 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books and Manuscripts. 210 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8. 18 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Doyle@Home and Holiday Gifts. 23 lots
Sat. Dec. 23rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 1102 lots
Sun. Dec. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 194 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.")
