Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 48 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 12 May 2023, 48 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 in Danish krone, 15 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Hong Kong dollars, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.

 

 

Turnover this past week was $17,473,278.51 as 82.69% of all lots changed hands.  There were 13,634 offered and 11,274 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,549.87.

 

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
 

Heritage AuctionsCSNS US Currency Signature Auction on May 5th: $5,750,147
BonhamsPrints and Multiples on May 9th: $2,699,048
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11th: $1,111,446
Heritage AuctionsThe Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands on May 9th: $1,027,148
Doyle New YorkRare Books, Autographs, and Maps on May 11th: $1,009,572
 

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

OSENATBooks and Autographs on May 10th: 219.54%
John McInnis AuctioneersDAY FOUR MAY 7TH OF FOUR DAY SALE on May 7th: 212.53%
TooveysPostcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on May 10th: 192.61%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents, Travel and Exploration on May 10th: 157.71%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/14 on April 22nd: 154.70%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11th: 126.96%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on April 29th: 126.00%
Dorotheum Spring Auction on May 9th: 123.92%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 11th: 116.46%
Grogan and CompanyFine Art on May 6th: 114.24%
Heritage AuctionsThe Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands on May 9th: 102.49%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 102.14%


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

Leland Little AuctionsMay Estate Auction on May 10th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 100.00%
BonhamsThe Pleasures of Living on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 99.67%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 8th: 99.66%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 99.24%
Heritage AuctionsStar Wars Franchise Movie Posters on May 4th: 98.66%
Heritage AuctionsThe Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands on May 9th: 98.10%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/23 on May 7th: 97.79%
John McInnis AuctioneersDAY FOUR MAY 7TH OF FOUR DAY SALE on May 7th: 97.64%
New England AuctionsFine Books and Ephemera List on May 9th: 96.62%
Heritage AuctionsCSNS US Currency Signature Auction on May 5th: 95.81%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 5/3 on May 9th: 95.06%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on April 29th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/29 on May 6th: 95.00%
Grogan and CompanyFine Art on May 6th: 94.87%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11th: 94.63%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 94.10%
OSENATBooks and Autographs on May 10th: 93.92%
Dorotheum Spring Auction on May 9th: 92.68%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents, Travel and Exploration on May 10th: 91.34%
Purcell AuctioneersExceptional Sale of Rare & Signed First Editions (Yeats, Beckett, Kinsella etc.), Antiquarian Books, on May 10th: 88.80%
TooveysPostcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on May 10th: 88.08%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 11th: 86.76%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/21 on May 2nd: 85.37%
Old World AuctionsMaps and Atlases - bidstart 4/12 on April 26th: 85.22%
Doyle New YorkRare Books, Autographs, and Maps on May 11th: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/14 on April 22nd: 82.76%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams Der Krieg (The War) (51 works) on May 9th Actual price: USD $327,975.
  2. Heritage Auctions Fr. 377 $100 1890 Treasury Note PCGS Banknote About Unc 50 Details. on May 5th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  3. Bonhams Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) on May 9th Actual price: USD $252,375.
  4. Bonhams Moonscape, from Landscapes on May 9th Actual price: USD $164,175.
  5. Doyle New York Les voyages du sieur de Champlain xaintongeois, capitaine ordinaire pour le Roy, en la marine. on May 11th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  6. Bonhams Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) on May 9th Actual price: USD $138,975.
  7. Heritage Auctions Wailuku, HI - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 477 The First National Bank Ch. # (P)5994 PMG Choice Fine 15. on May 5th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  8. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Pride and Prejudice: A Novel. on May 11th Actual price: USD $107,100.
  9. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed Check (1976) to Early Apple Computer Consulting Firm on May 10th Actual price: USD $106,985.
  10. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1072a $100 1914 Red Seal Federal Reserve Note Cut Sheet of Four PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. on May 5th Actual price: USD $102,000.
  11. Bonhams Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) (15 works) on May 9th Actual price: USD $94,875.
  12. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories. on May 11th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  13. Bonhams Flowers on May 9th Actual price: USD $82,275.
  14. Bonhams Totem on May 9th Actual price: USD $82,275.
  15. Doyle New York Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). on May 11th Actual price: USD $81,900.
  16. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Sense and Sensibility: A Novel in Three Volumes By a Lady. on May 11th Actual price: USD $81,900.
  17. RR Auction Deng Xiaoping Signed Program on May 10th Actual price: USD $78,958.
  18. Bonhams Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War) (80 works) on May 9th Actual price: USD $73,455.
  19. Grogan and Company Teddy Roosevelt, from Cowboys and Indians (F&S II.386) on May 6th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  20. Bonhams HMV Dog on May 9th Actual price: USD $60,855.
  21. Heritage Auctions Serial Number 1 Bermuda Bermuda Government 5 Pounds 1.8.1941 Pick 12 PMG Choice About Unc 58. on May 9th Actual price: USD $57,600.
  22. Heritage Auctions Serial Number 1 Starkville, MS - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 469 The First National Bank Ch. # 3688 PMG Very Fine 30. on May 5th Actual price: USD $57,600.
  23. Bonhams Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) on May 9th Actual price: USD $57,075.
  24. Bonhams Four Cakes, from Recent Etchings I on May 9th Actual price: USD $50,775.
  25. Bonhams Mambo on May 9th Actual price: USD $50,775.



48 total sales reported this week:

Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Collectors' Auction on May 12th: 52.78%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11th: 94.63%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 11th: 86.76%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps on May 11th: 83.78%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on May 10th: 88.08%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Major Figures in Science and Technology - bidstart 4/18 on May 10th: 66.94%
Purcell Auctioneers. Exceptional Sale of Rare & Signed First Editions (Yeats, Beckett, Kinsella etc.), Antiquarian Books, on May 10th: 88.80%
OSENAT. Books and Autographs on May 10th: 93.92%
Lion Heart Autographs. 190 Fresh-to-the-Market Autographs: Einstein, Lincoln, Dickens, Glinka, Haydn, Paganini, Tchaikovsky on May 10th: 62.11%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estate Auction on May 10th: 100.00%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on May 10th: 77.41%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents, Travel and Exploration on May 10th: 91.34%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on May 10th: 60.48%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 99.67%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 5/3 on May 9th: 95.06%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on May 9th: 96.62%
Finarte. Photographs: Under IK on May 9th: 62.55%
Dorotheum . Spring Auction on May 9th: 92.68%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 9th: 77.08%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 9th: 69.04%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands on May 9th: 98.10%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 8th: 99.66%
Winter Associates. Early American furniture and decorative arts; Traditional & Contemporary Art; Garden Sculpture; Coin on May 8th: 72.50%
John McInnis Auctioneers. DAY FOUR MAY 7TH OF FOUR DAY SALE on May 7th: 97.64%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on May 6th: 39.74%
Grogan and Company. Fine Art on May 6th: 94.87%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on May 6th: 76.89%
Bonhams. The Pleasures of Living on April 24th: 100.00%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 4/12 on April 26th: 85.22%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature, Walking Stick, and Autographs on October 12th: 54.84%
Galerie Bassenge. Explorations on April 19th: 48.73%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Autographs on April 19th: 53.10%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance April Passed Lots on April 28th: 32.69%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY & REGIONS OF FRANCE - MANUSCRIPTS, ARCHIVES, DOCUMENTS, CABINETS .... LIVE PUBLIC SALE on April 27th: 23.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/21 on May 2nd: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/17 on May 1st: 73.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on May 1st: 44.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on April 30th: 71.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/14 on April 22nd: 82.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on April 29th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/29 on May 6th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 94.10%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/23 on May 7th: 97.79%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Franchise Movie Posters on May 4th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS US Currency Signature Auction on May 5th: 95.81%


For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 15th
Hake's Auctions. York. Online Exclusive Auction - bidstart 5/1. 1194 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs, Photographs and Drawings. 500 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Art Within Reach - A Clars Timed Auction. 59 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/5. 14 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. The Great Escape: Fishing, Plant Hunting and Collecting. 707 lots

Tue. May. 16th
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Editions. 170 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/9. 458 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/9. 108 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Book Sale. 251 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Art and Literature - Surrealism. 249 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/5. 16 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . May Multiple Estates Antique Auction. 40 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. May Antiques and Accessories - Session 1. 20 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Dover NH Virtual Online Estate Sale. 74 lots

Wed. May. 17th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 5/24. 217 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. 2nd Annual Minnesota Art and History. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/10. 292 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/10. 119 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents. 313 lots
Ader. PARIS. Manuscripts and Autographs: Collection Pierre Lhost. 226 lots
Sothebys. New York. Codex Sassoon: The Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bible. 2 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. May Antiques and Accessories - Session 2. 34 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles. Antique and Collectible Estate Auction. 150 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Art of the West Session 1. 100 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Chalet Espérance: The Collection of Jill and John Fairchild, Gstaad. 11 lots

Thu. May. 18th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views. 435 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper.
Swann Galleries. New York. Graphic Design. 252 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Gambling Memorabilia. 309 lots
Finarte. Rome. Original Movie Poster Artworks. 199 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Fine Sale. 7 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 322 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Military and Cold War - bidstart 4/18. 151 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Online Collectible Posters Auction - bidstart 4/19. 1035 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The War Comics Showcase Auction. 424 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Posters. 542 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Auction - Ferry Rd, Newburyport. 112 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Art of the West Session 2. 25 lots

Fri. May. 19th
Finarte. Rome. Original Comic Arts and Illustration. 697 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auctions. 60 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The May 2023 Auctions - Day 2. 68 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Signature Auction. 720 lots

Sat. May. 20th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/13. 200 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . The Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow. 64 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. GRAND PRIX PHOTO DE SAINT-TROPEZ | CHARITY SALE. 28 lots

Sun. May. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/7. 213 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium.
Genazym. Monsey. Holiday Auction.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • 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
  • 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.
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