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Rare Book Hub: 30 Auctions Archived, another 33 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 24 April 2020, 30 auctions have been archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 9 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 18 in US dollars.  Turnover was $4,944,631 as 8,183 lots were offered and 7,409 sold for a blistering, world record 91% success rate.  Many partisans of collectible paper world-wide are being locked down but their passion for collectible material knows no limit. 

 

 

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts on April 23rd: $1,184,278 

 


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

Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 23rd: 153.12% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 18th: 120.02% 
Ader. Post-War prints (March 17) - Postponed on April 22nd: 116.74% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 21st: 114.07% 
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness 2020 - Fine Art - Prints on April 19th: 111.58% 
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Post-War British Art - Prints on April 22nd: 106.19% 


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

Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part IV Sports Collectibles on April 16th: 100.00% 
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness 2020 - Fine Art - Prints on April 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/5 on April 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 20th: 99.32% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 99.25% 
Leland Little Auctions. Modern Art (Prints), Pub Signs on April 23rd: 99.13% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 98.92% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 97.81% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 18th: 97.50% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 23rd: 96.55% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 18th: 96.38% 
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 4 on April 19th: 95.59% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints on April 19th: 95.08% 
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Post-War British Art - Prints on April 22nd: 94.00% 
PBA Galleries. Americana from the George E. Steinmetz Collection (with additions) - Timed Auction - No Reserve - bi on April 23rd: 93.78% 
Doyle New York. Autograph Seeker: Estate of Gary Combs on April 23rd: 93.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts on April 23rd: 92.16% 
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on April 22nd: 90.42% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 21st: 87.14% 
Ader. Post-War prints (March 17) - Postponed on April 22nd: 85.07% 
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 3 on April 18th: 83.92% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 17th: 83.33% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 14th: 83.33% 

 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Old Mill Ty Cobb (Bat On Shoulder) PSA VG 3 - The Finest of Only Four Graded Examples! on April 16th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  2. Doyle New York "Suppose a tree fell down when we were underneath it." Original drawing for A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $75,000.
  3. Doyle New York "So he sat down on the stone in the middle of the stream..." Original drawing for A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $68,750.
  4. Doyle New York "Your friend," said Eeyore," appears to have bitten on a bee." Original drawing for A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $46,875.
  5. Doyle New York Mrs. Rabbit buttoning Peter's Coat. Watercolor on silk after the illustration in Peter Rabbit, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $43,750.
  6. Doyle New York Large original double-sided watercolor of a Pussy-Cat House. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $40,625.
  7. Doyle New York Rabbit in red jacket shovelling snow. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $40,625.
  8. Doyle New York Peter Rabbit Sledging [Two rabbits in sledding mishap]. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $40,625.
  9. Doyle New York The Owl and the Pussy Cat. An autograph picture letter signed. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $40,625.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Uzit Rube Marquard (Follow Through) PSA NM 7 – The Finest of Only Two Confirmed Examples! on April 16th Actual price: USD $39,600.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Mordecai Brown (Chicago On Shirt) PSA VG-EX+ 4.5 - The Only PSA-Graded Example! on April 16th Actual price: USD $38,400.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Lenox-Brown Vic Willis (With Bat) PSA Poor 1 – Possibly Unique! on April 16th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  13. Ader Eau-forte XX on April 22nd Actual price: USD $30,472.
  14. Doyle New York Four miniature autograph letters and an autograph postcard to Master Jack Ripley, signed from Benjamin Bunny, Peter Rabbit, Josephine Rabbit, Mr. McGregor and Beatrix Potter, 1908-1909. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $28,125.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Addie Joss (Pitching) PSA Good+ 2.5 - Possibly Unique! on April 16th Actual price: USD $26,400.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Drum Miller Huggins (Hands At Mouth) PSA Good+ 2.5 – The Only PSA-Graded Example! on April 16th Actual price: USD $26,400.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Vic Willis (Throwing) PSA VG+ 3.5 – The Finest of Only Two Cards for this Brand! on April 16th Actual price: USD $25,200.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Uzit Joe Tinker (Bat Off Shoulder) PSA VG-EX 4 - The Only PSA-Graded Example! on April 16th Actual price: USD $25,064.
  19. Doyle New York Original drawing ["They got the boat out and Rat took the sculls"] for Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $25,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions John F. Kennedy Uncensored Campaign Notes Made While Suffering from Laryngitis. on April 23rd Actual price: USD $25,000.
  21. Potter and Potter Auctions Casino Royale. on April 18th Actual price: USD $23,750.
  22. Heritage Auctions George Washington Letter Signed on April 23rd Actual price: USD $23,750.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350/25 Ty Cobb (Portrait-Green) PSA EX-MT 6 - Only Eight Confirmed for Brand/Series/Factory Combination. on April 16th Actual price: USD $23,400.
  24. Heritage Auctions George Washington Autograph Letter Signed on April 23rd Actual price: USD $21,875.
  25. Doyle New York Mrs. Rabbit with Basket and Umbrella in the Forest. Watercolor on silk after the illustration in Peter Rabbit, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $20,000.



30 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Americana from the George E. Steinmetz Collection (with additions) - Timed Auction - No Reserve - bi on April 23rd: 93.78%
Leland Little Auctions. Modern Art (Prints), Pub Signs on April 23rd: 99.13%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 23rd: 96.55%
Doyle New York. Autograph Seeker: Estate of Gary Combs on April 23rd: 93.60%
Ader. Post-War prints (March 17) - Postponed on April 22nd: 85.07%
Tajan. Online - Comics on April 15th: 20.37%
Cowans Auctions. American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Including Books: Timed Auction - bidstart 4/10 on April 20th: 75.42%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on April 22nd: 90.42%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity - Books, Prints on April 22nd: 42.27%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 22nd: 79.72%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Post-War British Art - Prints on April 22nd: 94.00%
Dorotheum . Printmaking and Multiples on April 21st: 76.77%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 98.92%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts on April 23rd: 92.16%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 21st: 87.14%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 97.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/5 on April 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 20th: 99.32%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints on April 19th: 95.08%
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness 2020 - Fine Art - Prints on April 19th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 18th: 96.38%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 4 on April 19th: 95.59%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 3 on April 18th: 83.92%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 18th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part IV Sports Collectibles on April 16th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 17th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 14th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 13th: 77.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 12th: 72.58%

 


For the week ahead 33 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 27th
Finarte. Rome. Prints and Multiples. 204 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 69 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/17. 60 lots

Tue. Apr. 28th
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Online bidstart 4/17. 121 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/21. 591 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/21. 140 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photography Books. 221 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/17. 33 lots

Wed. Apr. 29th
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 177 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/15. 821 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online only: Paolozzi Prints from a Private Collection. 50 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online only: Select Modern & Contemporary Editions and Works on Paper.
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 44 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Online Auction - Books, Prints - bidstart now. 60 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 134 lots
Christies. New York. Walker Evans: An American Master - bidstart 4/21. 39 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/17. 75 lots

Thu. Apr. 30th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art. 1290 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Picture Sale - Prints. 20 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Miscellaneous Books - bistart 4/20. 213 lots

Fri. May. 1st
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 348 lots
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. Timonium. The World War II Library of John R. Elliot - POSTPONED, Date TBA. 471 lots
Rossini. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 9 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24. 154 lots

Sat. May. 2nd
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Spring Magic Auction. 472 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints - Bidstart 4/10. 43 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Estates Auction - Prints, Books, Globes. 17 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Opportunity - Books, Prints. 76 lots

Sun. May. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/24. 57 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000