• <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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  • <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><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.
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 56 Auctions Archived, another 11 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 22 December, 56 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Danish krone. 25 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, and 25 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $16,780,260.83 as 77.83% of all lots changed  hands.  The average lot sold for $1,284.27.

 

The year is going out with a whimper as the field is taking a deep breath.  Soon fresh opportunities will abound.

 

Season’s Greetings!

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on December 17th: $2,374,277
Sothebys. Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry on December 15th: $1,992,053
Arader Galleries. December 2023 Auction on December 9th: $1,130,320
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Session Signature Auction on December 15th: $1,043,500

 


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

Sothebys. Hubert Guerrand-Hermès Collection, Around the Duchess of Berry | Online - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 328.20%
Arenberg Auctions. Renier Chalon on December 15th: 228.19%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books on December 18th: 221.45%
Sothebys. Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry on December 15th: 184.64%
Doyle New York. Doyle@Home and Holiday Gifts on December 20th: 182.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 163.98%
De Baecque and Associes. The Collections of Bernard Mamy - Caricatures and Books on December 15th: 151.98%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session I on December 4th: 123.52%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session III on December 6th: 115.75%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session II on December 5th: 112.28%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books & old manuscripts on December 16th: 109.30%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on December 15th: 105.97%


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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/1 on December 11th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. Doyle@Home and Holiday Gifts on December 20th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books on December 18th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 17th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Hubert Guerrand-Hermès Collection, Around the Duchess of Berry | Online - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations on December 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry on December 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Showcase Auction Featuring the Malcolm Edwards Collection on December 15th: 100.00%
Arenberg Auctions. Renier Chalon on December 15th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 19th: 99.78%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books & old manuscripts on December 16th: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 19th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 19th: 99.17%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on December 17th: 98.77%
Sothebys. The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined | Online Auction on December 15th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 20th: 98.56%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Signature Auction on December 15th: 98.56%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 17th: 98.28%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on December 18th: 97.83%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/9 on December 16th: 93.71%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Auction 051 Part 1 Online Auction: on December 18th: 91.82%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on December 16th: 90.07%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 17th: 87.32%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Session Signature Auction on December 15th: 87.30%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Books and Manuscripts on December 15th: 86.10%
Dunbar Sloane. Rowan Gibbs Book Collection - bidstart 11/16 on December 14th: 85.07%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on December 15th: 82.56%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Auction 051 Part 2 Online Auction: on December 19th: 82.37%
Early American. History Auction at Early American on December 16th: 81.70%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session II on December 5th: 81.33%
De Baecque and Associes. The Collections of Bernard Mamy - Caricatures and Books on December 15th: 80.41%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Terese Nielsen Magic: The Gathering Force of Will Illustration Original Artwork (1996). on December 17th Actual price: USD $350,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Pokemon Charizard 006 Japanese Base Set PSA Trading Card Game GEM MT 10 (The Pokemon Company, 1996) No Rarity Symbol, Holo. on December 17th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Pokemon Charizard 4 1st Edition Base Set PSA Trading Card Game GEM MT 10 (Wizards of the Coast, 1999) Rare, Holo. on December 17th Actual price: USD $218,750.
  4. Arader Galleries Flowers in a Chinese vase. on December 9th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  5. Sothebys Les Roses. on December 15th Actual price: USD $194,985.
  6. Heritage Auctions Pokemon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on December 17th Actual price: USD $193,750.
  7. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln Signed Carte de Visite. on December 15th Actual price: USD $181,250.
  8. Sothebys De Trinitate (livres IV-XV, cum tabula) ; Confessiones (livres I-V). on December 15th Actual price: USD $167,130.
  9. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering City of Traitors Uncut 18-Card Foil Test Print (Wizards of the Coast). on December 17th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  10. Arader Galleries Watercolor for plate 23: "Florentine Iris" / Iris Florentina. on December 9th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  11. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Gelehrter in seinem Arbeitszimmer, genannt: Faust on December 14th Actual price: USD $142,355.
  12. Heritage Auctions Pokemon "Pikachu" Illustrator Unnumbered Promo CoroCoro Comics PSA Trading Card Game AUTHENTIC ALTERED (The Pokemon Company, 1998). on December 17th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  13. Sothebys Rituel de l'abbaye royale de S. Germain des Prez les Paris, Contenant les prieres & ceremonies a faire lorsque les Religieux de la de Abbaye portent les Reliques de la glorieuse Vierge & Martyre S. Marguerite aux Reynes & Princesses du sang. on December 15th Actual price: USD $132,311.
  14. Sothebys Paul et Virginie. on December 15th Actual price: USD $118,384.
  15. Heritage Auctions [Thomas Jefferson, his copy]. The Laws of the United States of America. Vol. VI[-VII]. on December 15th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  16. Arenberg Auctions Sketch sheet containing a draft of the 4th movement of the 1st Sonata for harpsichord or fortepiano (Opus 2, N. 1). on December 16th Actual price: USD $111,420.
  17. Arader Galleries Fish Hawk or Osprey, Plate 81. on December 9th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  18. Sothebys Voyage pittoresque de la Grece. on December 15th Actual price: USD $104,456.
  19. Arenberg Auctions Unique combination of two early 18th-c. Dutch Lutheran Bibles. One illustrated by Romeyn de Hooghe; both in a magnificent dazzling, gold-heightened colouring attributable to Dirk Jansz. van Santen, "Meester Afsetter". on December 16th Actual price: USD $104,456.
  20. Sothebys View of Duchesse de Berry's bedroom in the Pavillion de Marsan | Chambre a coucher de la duchesse de Berry au Pavillon de Marsan on December 18th Actual price: USD $97,493.
  21. Guernseys Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay on December 14th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  22. Arenberg Auctions Book of Hours, use of Rome, in Latin. on December 16th Actual price: USD $90,529.
  23. Arader Galleries Pink Roses and Carnations on December 9th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  24. Arader Galleries Long-billed Curlew, Plate 231. on December 9th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  25. Arader Galleries Whooping Crane, Plate 261. on December 9th Actual price: USD $78,000.



56 total sales reported this week:

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/1 on December 11th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on December 10th: 74.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - bidstart 12/1 on December 10th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/1 on December 10th: 76.19%
Doyle New York. Doyle@Home and Holiday Gifts on December 20th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. Sporlympic X: On the Theme of Sport and Olympism on December 19th: 48.94%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Graphics on December 19th: 64.97%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on December 19th: 77.05%
Ader. Photographs online on December 19th: 60.08%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Auction 051 Part 2 Online Auction: on December 19th: 82.37%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Auction 051 Part 1 Online Auction: on December 18th: 91.82%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on December 18th: 97.83%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 18th: 57.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on December 16th: 90.07%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Books and Manuscripts on December 15th: 86.10%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2 on December 14th: 53.78%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1 on December 13th: 43.05%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session V on December 8th: 71.69%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session IV on December 7th: 72.94%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session III on December 6th: 74.27%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session II on December 5th: 81.33%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session I on December 4th: 78.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 20th: 51.58%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 20th: 98.56%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 19th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 19th: 99.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 19th: 99.78%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on December 16th: 45.54%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books on December 18th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 17th: 100.00%
Early American. History Auction at Early American on December 16th: 81.70%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books & old manuscripts on December 16th: 99.45%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online sale - Posters on December 17th: 59.64%
Sothebys. Hubert Guerrand-Hermès Collection, Around the Duchess of Berry | Online - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations on December 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined | Online Auction on December 15th: 98.72%
Sothebys. Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry on December 15th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. December Gallery Auction on December 15th: 67.74%
Finarte. Books, Autographs and Prints on December 15th: 42.90%
Du Mouchelles. The December 2023 Auctions: Day Two on December 15th: 72.37%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on December 15th: 82.56%
De Baecque and Associes. The Collections of Bernard Mamy - Caricatures and Books on December 15th: 80.41%
Arenberg Auctions. Renier Chalon on December 15th: 99.78%
Guernseys. Iconic Items from the 20th Century on December 14th: 25.00%
Forum Auctions. The British Sale on December 14th: 48.73%
Dunbar Sloane. Rowan Gibbs Book Collection - bidstart 11/16 on December 14th: 85.07%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/9 on December 16th: 93.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 17th: 87.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 17th: 98.28%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on December 17th: 98.77%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Session Signature Auction on December 15th: 87.30%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Showcase Auction Featuring the Malcolm Edwards Collection on December 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Signature Auction on December 15th: 98.56%
Arader Galleries. December 2023 Auction on December 9th: 46.74%

 


For the week ahead 11 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 25th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/15. 111 lots

Tue. Dec. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 509 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 162 lots

Wed. Dec. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 288 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 91 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books - bidstart 12/15. 120 lots

Sat. Dec. 30th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/23. 175 lots

Sun. Dec. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 191 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/22. 62 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • <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.
  • <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