Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 38 Auctions Archived, another 47 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 5 July, 38 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 11 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 19 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $10,601,848.86.  The average lots sold for $1,458.90.

 

During July and August the knowledgeable pay close attention. Be one of them!

 

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

ChristiesOld Master Prints on July 2nd: $3,600,469
Forum AuctionsEditions and Works on Paper on July 3rd: $1,612,122
SothebysImportant Medieval Manuscripts From the Collection of the Late Ernst Boehlen - online 6/18 on July 2nd: $1,009,084
 

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

Stockholms AuktionsverkBooks and Maps on June 30th: 169.56%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsModern Literature, Private Press, Original Book Art, Pop-Up Books, Playing Cards & Games on June 20th: 133.15%
AderPost-war and Contemporary Prints on July 3rd: 130.16%
BonhamsThe Arthur Lyons MD Library, Part II Online on June 28th: 123.73%
Arenberg AuctionsCartography, Atlas, Asia, Manuscripts, Prints, Belgicana & Art (17th-20th C.) on June 29th: 122.69%
Arenberg AuctionsPosters, Photography, Stereography, Literature (19th-20th c.), Erotica & Tijl Uilenspiegel on June 28th: 107.86%
ChristiesOld Master Prints on July 2nd: 102.09%


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

Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 3rd: 100.00%
Neal Auction CompanyPremier Estate Collections Live Auction on June 28th: 100.00%
Arenberg AuctionsCartography, Atlas, Asia, Manuscripts, Prints, Belgicana & Art (17th-20th C.) on June 29th: 100.00%
Arenberg AuctionsPosters, Photography, Stereography, Literature (19th-20th c.), Erotica & Tijl Uilenspiegel on June 28th: 100.00%
Stockholms AuktionsverkBooks and Maps on June 30th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 2nd: 99.70%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 2nd: 99.50%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 2nd: 99.34%
BonhamsThe Arthur Lyons MD Library, Part II Online on June 28th: 99.18%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 30th: 98.21%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 29th: 96.88%
Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints Unlimited on June 28th: 95.83%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety Auction on July 2nd: 92.86%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on July 2nd: 90.38%
Heritage AuctionsPride in Cinema Movie Posters Showcase Auction on June 29th: 90.32%
ChristiesOld Master Prints on July 2nd: 88.81%
Keys Fine Arts AuctioneersPopular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on July 3rd: 88.20%
Rachel Davis Fine ArtsPrints, Drawings and Posters - Online Auction on June 29th: 87.94%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersCincinnati: American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online on July 2nd: 87.38%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/14 on June 23rd: 86.51%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsModern Literature, Private Press, Original Book Art, Pop-Up Books, Playing Cards & Games on June 20th: 86.19%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 30th: 85.09%
Thomaston Place Auction GalleriesSummer Splendor - Day 3 on June 30th: 80.85%
Thomaston Place Auction GalleriesSummer Splendor - Day 1 on June 28th: 80.00%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Saint Eustace on July 2nd Actual price: USD $321,657.
  2. Christies Melencolia I on July 2nd Actual price: USD $257,326.
  3. Christies The Large Self-Portrait on July 2nd Actual price: USD $241,243.
  4. Sothebys GLOSSED BOOK OF GENESIS, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum on July 2nd Actual price: USD $183,804.
  5. Christies Los Caprichos on July 2nd Actual price: USD $160,829.
  6. Forum Auctions Ant (Bool 328) The very rare lithograph, 1943 on July 3rd Actual price: USD $146,686.
  7. Christies Self-Portrait etching at a Window on July 2nd Actual price: USD $144,746.
  8. Christies Self-Portrait, from: Icones Principum Virorum on July 2nd Actual price: USD $136,704.
  9. Sothebys BIBLIA LATINA. A bifolium printed on vellum from the Gutenberg or 42-line Bible. on July 2nd Actual price: USD $130,195.
  10. Christies Self-Portrait leaning on a Stone Sill on July 2nd Actual price: USD $128,663.
  11. Christies The Engraved Passion on July 2nd Actual price: USD $112,580.
  12. Christies The Small Woodcut Passion on July 2nd Actual price: USD $112,580.
  13. Sothebys THE VAL-DES-CHOUX ANTIPHONARY, Winter part, in Latin, richly decorated manuscript on vellum on July 2nd Actual price: USD $107,219.
  14. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on July 2nd Actual price: USD $104,539.
  15. Forum Auctions Vesuvius (Feldman & Schellman II.365) Screenprint in colours, 1985 on July 3rd Actual price: USD $100,480.
  16. Christies Jan Uytenbogaert, 'The Goldweigher' on July 2nd Actual price: USD $96,497.
  17. Christies Landscape with a Cottage and a large Tree on July 2nd Actual price: USD $88,456.
  18. Christies Saint Anthony reading on July 2nd Actual price: USD $88,456.
  19. Sothebys FIFTEEN LARGE MEDICAL-ANATOMICAL DRAWINGS, on a bifolium from the Codex Roncioni, in Latin, illustrated manuscript on vellum on July 2nd Actual price: USD $84,244.
  20. Christies Abraham's Sacrifice on July 2nd Actual price: USD $77,198.
  21. Sothebys Luxeuil Script: a leaf from the book of Isaiah, from 'The Luxeuil Prophets', in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum on July 2nd Actual price: USD $76,585.
  22. Christies Hercules at the Crossroads on July 2nd Actual price: USD $72,373.
  23. Finarte Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia on July 4th Actual price: USD $66,655.
  24. Forum Auctions Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools (MCA Tokyo 234) Lithograph printed in colours, 1980 on July 3rd Actual price: USD $65,577.
  25. Neal Auction Company Common American Swan, Plate 411, on June 28th Actual price: USD $65,000.



38 total sales reported this week:

Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints on July 4th: 46.45%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on July 3rd: 88.20%
Hansons. Derby July Music Memorabilia & Film Auction on July 3rd: 69.35%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on July 3rd: 71.06%
Fairhill Auction. Militaria, Vintage Posters, Political Memorabilia on July 3rd: 53.41%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on July 3rd: 77.68%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on July 2nd: 92.86%
Sothebys. Important Medieval Manuscripts From the Collection of the Late Ernst Boehlen - online 6/18 on July 2nd: 64.38%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati: American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online on July 2nd: 87.38%
Christies. Old Master Prints on July 2nd: 88.81%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on July 2nd: 90.38%
Rossini. Photos Themes on July 1st: 18.29%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 2nd: 99.34%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 2nd: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 2nd: 99.50%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Splendor - Day 3 on June 30th: 80.85%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Splendor - Day 2 on June 29th: 70.83%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Splendor - Day 1 on June 28th: 80.00%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints, Drawings and Posters - Online Auction on June 29th: 87.94%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on June 29th: 57.83%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints Unlimited on June 28th: 95.83%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Estate Collections Live Auction on June 28th: 100.00%
Bonhams. The Arthur Lyons MD Library, Part II Online on June 28th: 99.18%
Arenberg Auctions. Cartography, Atlas, Asia, Manuscripts, Prints, Belgicana & Art (17th-20th C.) on June 29th: 100.00%
Arenberg Auctions. Posters, Photography, Stereography, Literature (19th-20th c.), Erotica & Tijl Uilenspiegel on June 28th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/14 on June 24th: 61.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 6/14 on June 23rd: 42.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/14 on June 23rd: 86.51%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature, Private Press, Original Book Art, Pop-Up Books, Playing Cards & Games on June 20th: 86.19%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books on June 28th: 58.16%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on June 21st: 52.56%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books and Maps on June 30th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 29th: 96.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 30th: 85.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 30th: 98.21%
Heritage Auctions. Pride in Cinema Movie Posters Showcase Auction on June 29th: 90.32%

 


For the week ahead 47 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 8th
Bonhams. Brussels. Prints and Multiples online - 6/28. 165 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly Featuring Books. 282 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Annual Post July 4th Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 113 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books. 550 lots

Tue. Jul. 9th
Sothebys. London. Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books. 246 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 350 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 153 lots
Rossini. Paris. Collection of an Alençon Bibliophile. 248 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Contemporary Art and Latest Trends I. 27 lots

Wed. Jul. 10th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Automobilia and Petroliana. 73 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 328 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 124 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts. 192 lots
OSENAT. PARIS. Sports, Comics, and Pop Culture. 200 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Comics - Topolini (from No. 1 to 101). 101 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . The Great Outdoors. 14 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Photographs. 317 lots
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Books. 302 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 108 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 6/21. 970 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. July Collectibles Sale - Time Online. 111 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on paper & Sculptures. 121 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Contemporary Art and Latest Trends II. 28 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Chatsworth Summer Art Sale. 41 lots

Thu. Jul. 11th
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. The Sporting Sale 2024. 61 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Literature - Mysteries - Science Fiction - Counterculture. 537 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Summer Auction. 11 lots
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. PAI - XCIII: Rare Posters. 411 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities. 375 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale: Posters: Painters and Exhibition Posters. 243 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 25 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulps Showcase Auction, Featuring The Roger Hill Collection. 316 lots
Ader. PARIS. Spirit of 1930: Prints and Illustrated Books. 121 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Exeter, NH Virtual Online Estate Auction.
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. Chicago 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition. 18 lots
Sothebys. London. Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern - online 6/28. 295 lots

Fri. Jul. 12th
Mennonite Life. Lancaster. July 2024 Rare and Used Book Auction. 400 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 2076 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints, Unlimited.

Sat. Jul. 13th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Tales of the Old West: Western & Native, incl. prints, photos & books.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. July Timed Auction.

Sun. Jul. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 226 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 100 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. The Timed Art Sale - online 6/28. 54 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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