• Sotheby'sBibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby'sBibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
  • FinarteBooks, Autographs & PrintsJune 24 & 25, 2025 FinarteBooks, Autographs & PrintsJune 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino, 1481. €40,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. Ballets-minute, 1954. €35,000 to €40,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. Dlia Golosa, 1923. €7,000 to €10,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.
  • Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900. Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, "I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson.", oil on canvas, 1957.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, Thumbelina, gouache and pencil, 1945.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard, watercolor and gouache, 1932.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth, gouache, circa 1953.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, 2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air, pen and ink and wash, 1947.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, Confetti Hourglass, mixed media, 1973.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine), charcoal, circa 1915.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, Rue De Buci, Paris, casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch, pencil, 1988.
  • Bonhams, June 16-25: 15th-CENTURY TREATISE ON SYPHILIS. GRÜNPECK. 1496. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF BENIVIENI'S TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY. 1507. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: FRACASTORO. Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus. 1530. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORK ON SKIN DISEASES. MERCURIALIS. De morbis cutaneis... 1572. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: BIDLOO. Anatomia humani corporis... 1685. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF DOUGLASS'S EARLY AMERICAN WORK ON INNOCULATION AND SMALLPOX. 1722. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: LIND'S FIRST TREATISE ON SCURVY. 1753. $15,000 - $20,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: RARE JENNER SIGNED CIRCULAR ON VACCINATION. 1821. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. BRIGHT. Reports of Medical Cases... 1827-1831. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PRESENTATION COPY TO HER MOTHER. 1860. $6,000 - $8,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: LORENZO TRAVER'S MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF BURNSIDE'S NORTH CAROLINA EXPEDITION. TRAVER, Lorenzo. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: ONE OF THE EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS ON DERMATOLOGY. HARDY. Clinique Photographique... 1868. $3,000 - $5,000

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 66 Auctions Archived, another 66 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 25 April, 66 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 24 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Swedish krona, 37 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Twelve thousand four hundred eighty lots were offered and 10,008 sold for a 80.19% win rate.

 

Turnover was $12,603,665.40. The average lot sold for $1,259.35.

 

Sixty-six fresh sales will close during the current week.  Bon chance!

 

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

SothebysTimeless Titans | Legendary Sports Cards on April 21st: $1,890,278
Heritage AuctionsMusic Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction on April 19th: $1,655,182
Robert Siegel GalleriesUnited States Postal History on April 24th: $1,319,340
Rago Arts and AuctionsLandry Pop: The Paperboy Collection: Platinum and Golden Age Comics on April 22nd: $1,317,282
 

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

Heritage AuctionsArt of Olivia Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on April 24th: 280.10%
Heritage AuctionsMusic Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction on April 19th: 196.70%
Forum AuctionsOnline: Books and Works on Paper on April 24th: 157.89%
De Baecque and AssociesCorsica on April 24th: 141.54%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSpring Fine and Decorative Arts - Day 1 on April 24th: 127.63%
Robert Siegel GalleriesUnited States Postal History on April 24th: 123.79%
Heritage AuctionsHollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on April 20th: 118.43%
Rago Arts and AuctionsLandry Pop: The Paperboy Collection: Platinum and Golden Age Comics on April 22nd: 117.38%
BukowskisJapanese Prints and Works of Art on April 20th: 105.43%
Du MouchellesApril 2025: Day 2 on April 18th: 101.13%


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

Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSpring Fine and Decorative Arts - Day 1 on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsComplete Sets Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsArt of Olivia Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsGrailkeepers Golden Age Comics & Pulps Showcase Auction on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 23rd: 100.00%
Blackwell AuctionsApril Collectibles Countdown Auction on April 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsLandry Pop: The Vault: Icons from Golden to Modern on April 22nd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsLandry Pop: The Paperboy Collection: Platinum and Golden Age Comics on April 22nd: 100.00%
BonhamsThe Spring Automobilia Auction, Lonline 4/8 on April 22nd: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on April 20th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 22nd: 100.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesOnline Sale - Books - Decorative Arts Antiques and Moderns on April 22nd: 99.75%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 22nd: 99.72%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 23rd: 99.40%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 22nd: 99.26%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on April 22nd: 99.00%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on April 14th: 98.89%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 20th: 98.62%
Heritage AuctionsPulp Magazine Select Auction on April 20th: 98.57%
Heritage AuctionsHollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on April 20th: 98.49%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts on April 14th: 97.62%
Grant Zahajko AuctionsCollectibles & Retro featuring Bakelite, Disneyana, Autographs, Children's Books & More on April 23rd: 96.53%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 20th: 96.28%
New England Book AuctionsFine Books & Ephemera on April 22nd: 93.72%
SothebysTimeless Titans | Legendary Sports Cards on April 21st: 92.31%
Robert Siegel GalleriesUnited States Postal History on April 24th: 91.92%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersThe Fine Sale on April 24th: 90.91%
Du MouchellesApril 2025: Day 2 on April 18th: 90.00%
Heritage AuctionsMusic Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction on April 19th: 89.07%
Forum AuctionsOnline: Books and Works on Paper on April 24th: 88.49%
Early AmericanEarly American History Auction on April 19th: 88.24%
Purcell AuctioneersSale of the Library of the Late Bruce Arnold (1936-2024). Part Two of the Bruce Arnold Library includes a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Antiquarian Books, Rare, Signed & First Editions on April 23rd: 87.99%
Swann GalleriesFine Books on April 22nd: 87.50%
Potter and Potter AuctionsCelestial and Terrestrial Exploration on April 18th: 87.07%
RossiniPaintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper & Sculptures on April 23rd: 85.00%
Brunk AuctionsModern Photography on April 22nd: 83.33%
De Baecque and AssociesCorsica on April 24th: 80.70%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Rago Arts and Auctions D.C. Comics Detective Comics #27 CGC 4.0 on April 22nd Actual price: USD $683,200.
  2. Sothebys Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals 2005-06 Upper Deck The Cup Hockey Autographed Rookie Patches Gold Rainbow 8/8 #179 BGS 8/10 Autograph | Rookie Card | On-Card Autograph | Game-Used Patch | Jersey Number Match on April 21st Actual price: USD $505,873.
  3. Sothebys Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox 1916 M101-5 Sporting News Blank Back #151 PSA 3 | Rookie Card on April 21st Actual price: USD $472,148.
  4. Rago Arts and Auctions D.C. Comics Detective Comics #31 CGC 7.0 on April 22nd Actual price: USD $329,400.
  5. Sothebys Tom Brady New England Patriots 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket Autograph 080/100 #144 BGS 8/10 Autograph | Rookie Card | On-Card Autograph | BAS Authenticated Autograph on April 21st Actual price: USD $286,661.
  6. Heritage Auctions KISS Original Concept Art for Destroyer Album Cover (1976). on April 19th Actual price: USD $250,000.
  7. Early American 1770 Original PAUL REVERE, THE BLOODY MASSACRE (BOSTON) Handcolored Engraving, Historic REVERE Print on April 19th Actual price: USD $208,000.
  8. Sothebys Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck NBA SP Rookie Threads SP Multi-Marks Triple Autograph 18/25 #MT-JBJ PSA 10 on April 21st Actual price: USD $143,331.
  9. Heritage Auctions KISS Brown Original Concept Art for Destroyer Album Cover (1976). on April 19th Actual price: USD $118,750.
  10. ALDE Ptolemaeus auctus, restitutus, emaculatus, cum tabulis veteribus ac novis. on April 24th Actual price: USD $113,520.
  11. Sothebys Josh Allen Buffalo Bills 2018 Panini National Treasures Football Holo Gold Rookie Patch Autograph 01/10 #163 PSA 10 | Rookie Card | On-Card Autograph | Player-Worn Patch on April 21st Actual price: USD $109,606.
  12. Rago Arts and Auctions Marvel Comics Fantastic Four #1 CGC 8.0 on April 22nd Actual price: USD $97,600.
  13. Sothebys Pele 1958 Jose Innocente Balas Centro Goal #142 PSA 1 | 1958 Campeonato Paulista on April 21st Actual price: USD $84,312.
  14. Robert Siegel Galleries Zack's Snow-Shoe Express. on April 24th Actual price: USD $76,700.
  15. Sothebys Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Los Angeles Clippers 2018-19 Panini National Treasures Basketball Rookie Patch Autograph 27/99 #121 BGS 9.5/10 Autograph | Rookie Card | On-Card Autograph | Player-Worn Patch on April 21st Actual price: USD $75,881.
  16. Rago Arts and Auctions D.C. Comics Action Comics #10 CGC 5.5 on April 22nd Actual price: USD $67,100.
  17. Sothebys Patrick Mahomes II Kansas City Chiefs 2017 Panini National Treasures Football Rookie Gloves Signatures NFL Shield Patch Autograph #RG-2PM BGS 9/10 Autograph | 1-of-1 | Rookie Card | On-Card Autograph | Player-Worn Material on April 21st Actual price: USD $64,077.
  18. Early American 1810 Historic Content Paul Revere Autograph Letter Signed to His Son, Joseph Warren Revere on on April 19th Actual price: USD $52,000.
  19. Sothebys Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Angels 2018 Topps Transcendent Baseball Japan Edition Platinum Rookie Autograph #TA-SO7 PSA/DNA 10/10 Autograph | 1-of-1 | Rookie Card | On-Card Autograph on April 21st Actual price: USD $50,587.
  20. Heritage Auctions Grateful Dead 1968 Rare Hawaiian Aoxomoxoa Concert Poster Graded a Unique 9.8 (AOR-3.116). on April 19th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions FD-26 Grateful Dead 1966 "Skeleton & Roses" First-Printing Avalon Ballroom Concert Poster Graded 9.4. on April 19th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  22. ALDE Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople, ou collection de portraits, de vues et de costumes grecs et ottomans, peints sur les lieux, d'apres nature, lithographies et colories. on April 24th Actual price: USD $49,665.
  23. Sothebys Pele 1958 Americana LTDA. Album Futebol PSA/DNA Authentic/10 Autograph | On-Card Autograph | 1958 World Cup on April 21st Actual price: USD $47,215.
  24. Rago Arts and Auctions D.C. Comics Action Comics #13 CGC 5.5 on April 22nd Actual price: USD $46,360.
  25. Robert Siegel Galleries 90c Blue, F. Grill (101). on April 24th Actual price: USD $44,250.



66 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Art Deco at 100: Iconic Posters from the William W. Crouse Collection on April 24th: 57.00%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on April 24th: 9.67%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Fine Sale on April 24th: 90.91%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on April 24th: 91.92%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. April 2025 Auction on April 24th: 36.84%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Spring Fine and Decorative Arts - Day 1 on April 24th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on April 24th: 88.49%
De Baecque and Associes. Corsica on April 24th: 80.70%
ALDE. Chaye-Petritzi Library: Greece and the Levant - Atlases & Travel Books - Natural History on April 24th: 69.28%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Premium April Auction on April 24th: 64.35%
Ader. Judaica on April 24th: 48.84%
Ader. Judaica on April 23rd: 59.34%
Heritage Auctions. Complete Sets Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Art of Olivia Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Grailkeepers Golden Age Comics & Pulps Showcase Auction on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 23rd: 99.40%
Purcell Auctioneers. Sale of the Library of the Late Bruce Arnold (1936-2024). Part Two of the Bruce Arnold Library includes a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Antiquarian Books, Rare, Signed & First Editions on April 23rd: 87.99%
Setdart. Contemporary Art on April 23rd: 42.59%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper & Sculptures on April 23rd: 85.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction on April 23rd: 22.29%
Grays Auctioneers. Spring Fling on April 23rd: 73.33%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Collectibles & Retro featuring Bakelite, Disneyana, Autographs, Children's Books & More on April 23rd: 96.53%
Blackwell Auctions. April Collectibles Countdown Auction on April 23rd: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 22nd: 78.26%
Vermot de Pas. Art Books - An Antique Dealer's Library - Chapter 1: Fine Arts in Italy on April 22nd: 77.50%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - Decorative Arts Antiques and Moderns on April 22nd: 99.75%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on April 22nd: 87.50%
Ripley Auctions. Troy Burt Estate Vinyl HiFi and Music Memorabilia on April 22nd: 77.27%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Landry Pop: The Vault: Icons from Golden to Modern on April 22nd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Landry Pop: The Paperboy Collection: Platinum and Golden Age Comics on April 22nd: 100.00%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera on April 22nd: 93.72%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Hot Wheels, Art, and Signed Memorabilia on April 22nd: 67.27%
Brunk Auctions. Modern Photography on April 22nd: 83.33%
Bonhams. The Spring Automobilia Auction, Lonline 4/8 on April 22nd: 100.00%
Zisska and Lacher. Turcica - Turkish Wars, Balkan und Orient on April 21st: 22.73%
Sothebys. Timeless Titans | Legendary Sports Cards on April 21st: 92.31%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on April 20th: 100.00%
Bukowskis. Japanese Prints and Works of Art on April 20th: 76.56%
Early American. Early American History Auction on April 19th: 88.24%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Celestial and Terrestrial Exploration on April 18th: 87.07%
Michaans Auctions. April Gallery Auction on April 18th: 70.00%
Du Mouchelles. April 2025: Day 2 on April 18th: 90.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Auction on April 19th: 50.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction, featuring Spring Fine Jewelry & Asian Art on April 18th: 73.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on April 17th: 75.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on April 16th: 60.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on April 14th: 98.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on April 14th: 97.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Science and Nature Books Auction on April 13th: 47.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Literature and Illustrated Books on April 13th: 31.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Historical Photography Auction on April 13th: 65.52%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature Illustrated on April 13th: 34.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on April 13th: 31.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Art Books Auction on April 13th: 29.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on April 13th: 78.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction on April 12th: 68.52%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on April 22nd: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 22nd: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 20th: 96.28%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on April 20th: 98.57%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 20th: 98.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 22nd: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on April 20th: 98.49%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction on April 19th: 89.07%

 



For the week ahead 66 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 28th
Bonhams. Paris. FOR ALL MANKIND THE ARTISTIC LEGACY OF EARLY SPACE EXPLORATION: Victor Martin-Malburet Collection. 449 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Prints and Multiples. 226 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques & Collectibles Online. 154 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Spring Automobilia Auction. 65 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 24 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 95 lots

Tue. Apr. 29th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Collectors Cards - Online only. 413 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Multiples and Works on Paper. 178 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Spring Collector's Choice Auction - Day 1. 16 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Photography Classics and Avant-Garde. 88 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 428 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 189 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 112 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Airborne: A Fundraising Sale for the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration. 53 lots
Rossini. Paris. Stamps, Books and old papers. 304 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Signature Auction. 482 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. 20th and 21st Century Paintings and Works on Paper. 70 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. American Furniture, Decorative Arts and Fine Art. 12 lots
Bonhams. New York. Father of the Modern Fairy Tale, Hans Christian Andersen from the Collection of Justin G. Schiller. 116 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. The Art of Nature. 46 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Collector Photography, Fame, Celebrities, Personalities. 51 lots
Tajan. Paris. Urban Art. 23 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CSNS US Currency Signature Auction. 1567 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Early Spring Miscellany Catalogue. 233 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Troy Burt Estate Model Cars, Racing & Sports Memorabilia. 36 lots

Wed. Apr. 30th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Travel and Vintage Posters. 105 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books and Collectors' Sale. 723 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 325 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 77 lots
Sothebys. London. Arts of the Islamic World and India. 110 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comics - TT - Original Artwork. 501 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Estate Sale. 117 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Antiques and Americana Sale.
Sothebys. New York. AnimAID | The Art of Animation - online 4/23. 159 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Autumn '25 Collection: Beyond Boundaries. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 46 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Spring Collector's Choice Auction - Day 2. 22 lots

Thu. May. 1st
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Maps & Views. 428 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 144 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography. 232 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Photographs. 130 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets. 44 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. British Posters Showcase Auction. 147 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. McDonalds and More Fast Food Memorabilia.
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. May Vintage Poster & Collectibles Auction. 464 lots

Fri. May. 2nd
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Prints and Multiples. 95 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Japanese Art and Antiques. 110 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art Signature Auction. 318 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Early Summer Auction: to include Noble Estates, Old Masters, Jewellery, Modern British, Sculpture and Arts of the Islamic World. 33 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The "Mint State" Auction, session 1: Bottles, General Americana, and Stocks. 356 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. The Roger Reynolds Collection of Snooker & Billiard Memorabilia. 185 lots

Sat. May. 3rd
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas. 410 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Comic Book Auction. 181 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The "Mint State" Auction, session 2: Native Americana, Militaria, Mining. 167 lots
Britannic Auctions. Phoenix. Magic, Books, Movie and Historical Ephemera. 170 lots

Sun. May. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 278 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Wars Day Entertainment Signature Auction. 200 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Stamps and Postal History.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Saskatchewan and Canadian Indigenous Art.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The "Mint State" Auction, session 3: Transportation, Toys, Numismatics. 188 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Spring Timed Auction.

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  • Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000 Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
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    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
  • Forum AuctionsA Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library19th June 2025 Forum AuctionsA Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library19th June 2025
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    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
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    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.
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    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.
    Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
  • ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • Fonsie Mealy’sChatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale18th June 2025 Fonsie Mealy’sChatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale18th June 2025
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    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
  • Bonhams, June 16-24: KELMSCOTT PRESS. RUSKIN. The Nature of Gothic. 1892. $1,500 - $2,500
    Bonhams, June 16-24: ASHENDENE PRESS. The Wisdom of Jesus. 1932. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: CHARLOTTE BRONTE WRITES AS GOVERNESS. Autograph Letter Signed, 1851. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS. BRONTE, Emily. New York, 1848. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: IAN FLEMING ASSOCIATION COPY. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964. $7,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: DELUXE EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING. BUKOWSKI, Charles. War All the Time. 1984. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN'S MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT ON THE ATOMIC BOMB. Original Typed Manuscript Signed, "On My Participation in the Atom Bomb Project," 1953. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN ON SCIENCE, WAR AND MORALITY. Autograph Letter Signed, 1949. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: AN EARLY CHINESE-MADE 34-STAR U.S. CONSULAR FLAG. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD. 1864. $60,000 - $90,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: MALCOLM X WRITES FROM KENYA. Postcard signed, 1964. $4,000 - $6,000