• <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library<br>19th June 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Nicolay (Nicolas de). <i>The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie,</i> first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). <i>Diana of George of Montemayor,</i> first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Livius (Titus). <i>The Romane Historie,</i> first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library<br>19th June 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). <i>The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses,</i> first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Boyle (Robert). <i>Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica,</i> first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Locke (John). <i>An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books,</i> first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    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.
    Forum Auctions
    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.
  • <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). <i>Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…,</i> Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> HENNEPIN (LOUIS). <i>Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…,</i> Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). <i>Les Voyages et Observations,</i> Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). <i>Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure...,</i> Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). <i>Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile,</i> Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. <i>Annei Senecae...,</i> Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LACTANCE. <i>De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen,</i> Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> POLITIEN (ANGE). <i>Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna,</i> Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. <i>Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole,</i> Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
    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.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet<br> 5-19 June</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> 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 <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet<br> 5-19 June</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> 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
    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
  • <b><center>Finarte<br>Books, Autographs & Prints<br>June 24 & 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. <i>Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino,</i> 1481. €40,000 to €50,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>Il Convivio,</i> 1490. €20,000 to €25,000. <b><center>Finarte<br>Books, Autographs & Prints<br>June 24 & 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. <i>Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates,</i> 1567. €10,000 to €12,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. <i>Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…,</i> 1548. €4,000 to €6,000. <b><center>Finarte<br>Books, Autographs & Prints<br>June 24 & 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> SPINOZA, BARUCH. <i>Opera posthuma,</i> 1677. €8,000 to €12,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. <i>Borus Godunov,</i> 1831. €30,000 to €50,000. <b><center>Finarte<br>Books, Autographs & Prints<br>June 24 & 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. <i>Ballets-minute,</i> 1954. €35,000 to €40,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. <i>Dlia Golosa,</i> 1923. €7,000 to €10,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. <i>Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos.,</i> 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.
    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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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.

 

 

12 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

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%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. PIASA L'Eternite [Manuscrit autographe]. on December 8th Actual price: USD $757,328.
  2. Sothebys Typescript scroll of The Dharma Bums. Typed by Kerouac in Orlando, Florida, 1957, published by Viking in 1958 on December 8th Actual price: USD $698,500.
  3. Sothebys The Three Trees (B., Holl. 212; New Holl. 214; H. 205) on December 8th Actual price: USD $558,048.
  4. Sothebys Autograph manuscript of Hagars Klage, D.5, SCHUBERT'S FIRST SURVIVING SONG, SIGNED BY THE 14-YEAR-OLD COMPOSER ("Franz Schubert") on December 12th Actual price: USD $388,665.
  5. Christies An original watercolour of the Little Prince, used to illustrate the book, [New York], [1942] on December 14th Actual price: USD $385,604.
  6. Christies Autograph letter signed ('W: A: Mozart') to [Martha Elisabeth] Baroness von Waldstatten, [Vienna, shortly before 4 August 1782] on December 14th Actual price: USD $289,203.
  7. Christies Two autograph manuscripts, on lunar and solar eclipses [c.1690-5, probably 1692] on December 14th Actual price: USD $257,069.
  8. Sothebys Mansfield Park, the first edition in original boards --- a rare survival on December 8th Actual price: USD $241,300.
  9. Sothebys A handsome first edition in boards of the author's debut novel on December 8th Actual price: USD $241,300.
  10. Sothebys Melencolia I (Bartsch 74; Meder, Hollstein 75) on December 8th Actual price: USD $239,163.
  11. Sothebys Clavier Ubung bestehend in einer Aria mit verschiedenen Veraenderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen. on December 12th Actual price: USD $226,721.
  12. PIASA Fantomes parisiens. - [Sept vieillards]. [Manuscrit autographe] on December 8th Actual price: USD $224,394.
  13. Arader Galleries Flowers in a Chinese vase. on December 9th Actual price: USD $218,750.
  14. PIASA Poemes saturniens on December 8th Actual price: USD $217,381.
  15. Sothebys Jane Austen's copy of Curiosities of Literature on December 8th Actual price: USD $215,900.
  16. Sothebys Manuscript miscellany owned, annotated and signed (with initials) four times by Ralegh on December 12th Actual price: USD $194,332.
  17. PIASA Lettre autographe signee adressee a sa soeur, Isabelle Rimbaud on December 8th Actual price: USD $193,539.
  18. Sothebys Recueil de Quatre-Vingt-Cinq Estampes originales, Tetes, Paysages et differents Sujets, dessinees et graves par Rembrandt, Peintre Hollandais, ne en 1606, et mort en 1668. on December 8th Actual price: USD $191,331.
  19. Christies Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum on December 13th Actual price: USD $190,543.
  20. Potter and Potter Auctions Houdini's Death-Defying Mystery. on December 9th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  21. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Mick Jagger, 1975 on December 14th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  22. Christies A silver microscope on December 13th Actual price: USD $174,665.
  23. Sothebys I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip. on December 8th Actual price: USD $165,100.
  24. Sothebys I am no bird; and no net ensnares me... on December 8th Actual price: USD $165,100.
  25. Arader Galleries Watercolor for plate 23: "Florentine Iris" / Iris Florentina. on December 9th Actual price: USD $162,500.



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>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
    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
    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
  • <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, <i>Candlelight,</i> pen and ink, circa 1900. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, <i>"I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson."</i>, oil on canvas, 1957. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, <i>Thumbelina,</i> gouache and pencil, 1945. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, <i>The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard,</i> watercolor and gouache, 1932. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, <i>Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth,</i> gouache, circa 1953. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, <i>2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air,</i> pen and ink and wash, 1947. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, <i>Confetti Hourglass,</i> mixed media, 1973. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, <i>Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine),</i> charcoal, circa 1915. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, <i>Rue De Buci, Paris,</i> casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, <i>Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch,</i> pencil, 1988.
    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.
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