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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 35 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 23 July 2021, 46 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 11 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 28 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $18,283,560 as 74% of all lots sold.  There were 15,901 offers posted and 11,796 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,550.

 

It’s summer!

 

7 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on July 18th: $4,189,600
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: $2,311,625
Heritage Auctions. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction on July 17th: $2,295,802
Sothebys. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: $1,189,646
Sothebys. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b on July 21st: $1,065,324
Forum Auctions. Prints and Editions on July 21st: $1,053,924
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: $1,024,506


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

Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures Auction on July 14th: 206.40%
Sothebys. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b on July 21st: 185.50%
Tooveys. Antiquarian & Collectors' Books on July 21st: 174.07%
Sothebys. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 148.22%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 21st: 135.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/2 on July 11th: 133.21%
Christies. Trespassing - bidstart 7/9 on July 22nd: 131.41%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: 126.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2 on July 14th: 121.98%
Bonhams. Air and Space Sale - bidstart 7/12 on July 21st: 119.81%
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: 119.22%
Skinner. Country Americana - bidstart 7/13 on July 22nd: 119.06%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Paintings, Watercolours, Old Master & Modern Prints, The Oliver Hoare Collection on July 23rd: 110.13%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 101.97%


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

Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/4 on July 18th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 19th: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction on July 17th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 18th: 98.45%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 17th: 98.00%
Tooveys. Antiquarian & Collectors' Books on July 21st: 97.47%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety on July 20th: 96.30%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 95.67%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. The A.D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History Weekly Internet Rare Books and Autograph on July 22nd: 95.49%
Christies. Trespassing - bidstart 7/9 on July 22nd: 95.45%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures Auction on July 14th: 95.35%
Skinner. Country Americana - bidstart 7/13 on July 22nd: 94.12%
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: 93.02%
Sothebys. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 92.54%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on July 18th: 92.50%
Skinner. Tribal Art - bidstart 7/13 on July 21st: 89.66%
Bonhams. Air and Space Sale - bidstart 7/12 on July 21st: 89.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/2 on July 11th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2 on July 14th: 87.90%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 21st: 87.77%
Sothebys. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b on July 21st: 85.45%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: 85.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/2 on July 12th: 82.35%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Sir Elton John's Steinway Model D Grand Piano Number 426549 Used Exclusively in His Concerts from 1974 – 1993. on July 18th Actual price: USD $915,000.
  2. Sothebys Apollo Guidance Computer on July 20th Actual price: USD $746,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Star Trek: The Original Series Extremely Rare Hero Type-2 Phaser Pistol (Paramount, 1966-1969). on July 18th Actual price: USD $250,000.
  4. Sothebys Tarot de Marseille | Deck of cards owned by Sylvia Plath on July 21st Actual price: USD $207,144.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1970 Topps Football PSA-Graded Complete Master Set (263) Plus Both Variations! on July 17th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  6. Sothebys Sunset (see Feldman & Schellmann II.85-88) on July 23rd Actual price: USD $151,200.
  7. Forum Auctions This Is Where It Is Fuckin At on July 21st Actual price: USD $134,013.
  8. Christies Vesuvius on July 20th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Marilyn Monroe "Myself Exercising" Original Signed Self-Portrait Artwork (1956). on July 18th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  10. Forum Auctions Sweet Dreams Baby! (Corlett 39) on July 21st Actual price: USD $121,108.
  11. Christies Hotel Acatlan: Two Weeks Later, from Moving Focus on July 20th Actual price: USD $118,750.
  12. Christies Untitled, from Three Lithographs on July 20th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1959 Topps Mickey Mantle #10 PSA Mint 9 - Only One Higher. on July 17th Actual price: USD $105,000.
  14. Christies Love is in the Air on July 22nd Actual price: USD $100,000.
  15. Christies The Star, from Myths on July 20th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Grateful Dead 1966 "Skeleton & Roses" FD-26 Concert Poster Graded Near-Perfect 9.8. on July 18th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  17. Forum Auctions The set of eight laminated giclée prints in colours on aluminium composite panels on July 21st Actual price: USD $91,790.
  18. Sothebys Donuts (Chocolate) on July 23rd Actual price: USD $88,200.
  19. Christies THE NEWS on July 22nd Actual price: USD $87,500.
  20. Christies Methamphetamine on July 20th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  21. Heritage Auctions The Rolling Stones "Street Fighting Man"/"No Expectations" Withdrawn US Picture Sleeve With Vinyl (London, 45-909). on July 18th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  22. Heritage Auctions Marilyn Monroe Personal Heavily Hand-Annotated Shooting Script for The Seven Year Itch (TCF, 1955). on July 18th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  23. Sothebys Sheffield Football Club | Rules, Regulations, & Laws, 1859, EARLIEST RULES OF THE FIRST FOOTBALL CLUB on July 20th Actual price: USD $77,447.
  24. Christies The Souls on Jacob's Ladder Take Their Flight on July 20th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  25. Christies Two Vases in the Louvre on July 20th Actual price: USD $75,000.



46 total sales reported this week:

Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings on July 15th: 5.04%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on July 10th: 51.12%
Zisska and Lacher. Books and Graphics on July 23rd: 41.30%
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: 93.02%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Letters, photos from various collections (Dolgorousky, Steinlen - Desormière) & Books - bistart 7/16 on July 23rd: 48.08%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Paintings, Watercolours, Old Master & Modern Prints, The Oliver Hoare Collection on July 23rd: 75.98%
Heritage Auctions. The A.D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History Weekly Internet Rare Books and Autograph on July 22nd: 95.49%
Skinner. Country Americana - bidstart 7/13 on July 22nd: 94.12%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 7/15 on July 22nd: 69.77%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art & Illustration - Photographs on July 22nd: 69.13%
Christies. Trespassing - bidstart 7/9 on July 22nd: 95.45%
Ader. Prints Online on July 22nd: 45.37%
Aguttes. Automobilia - bidstart 7/13 on July 21st: 42.54%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on July 22nd: 52.05%
Trafford Books. Books on July 21st: 68.89%
Tooveys. Antiquarian & Collectors' Books on July 21st: 97.47%
Sothebys. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b on July 21st: 85.45%
Skinner. Tribal Art - bidstart 7/13 on July 21st: 89.66%
Forum Auctions. Prints and Editions on July 21st: 54.10%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 21st: 87.77%
Bonhams. Air and Space Sale - bidstart 7/12 on July 21st: 89.19%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Furniture, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction on July 18th: 61.04%
Clars Auction Gallery. Online Only Auction on July 17th: 71.09%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 95.67%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Belongings of Tzaddikim, Manuscripts, Rabbinical lettersand Rare books, Antisemitism, Zionism and Yi on July 20th: 74.11%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety on July 20th: 96.30%
Sothebys. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 92.54%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century on July 20th: 68.87%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: 85.36%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/4 on July 18th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 19th: 99.64%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on July 18th: 100.00%
Donald Heald Auctions. Americana Rare Books, Maps, Prints and Photos on July 17th: 47.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 78.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2 on July 14th: 87.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/2 on July 13th: 63.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/2 on July 12th: 82.35%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/2 on July 11th: 88.89%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 17th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 18th: 98.45%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on July 18th: 92.50%
Heritage Auctions. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction on July 17th: 99.52%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures Auction on July 14th: 95.35%

 

For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 26th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books Auction: Arabic Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/16. 24 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/16. 64 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika, Art, Israeliana and m. 244 lots

Tue. Jul. 27th
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Decorative Arts of the World. 30 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Premium Hybrid-Live Auction. 122 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/20. 635 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/20. 153 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. EARLY PRINTING, AMERICANA, SCIENCE, PRINTS & EPHEMERA - bidstart 6/12. 175 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - bidstart 7/21. 27 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/16. 17 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 7/20. 34 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. X PLP African Photography. 127 lots

Wed. Jul. 28th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Summer Sale - session 1. 30 lots
Sothebys. New York. Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve - bidstart 7/21. 71 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Ephemera. 210 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Day 2: Fine Jewelry with a Collection of Fine Modern & Contemporary Art. 97 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/16. 112 lots

Thu. Jul. 29th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 294 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Rago / Wright x Artsy: Post-War and Contemporary - bidstart 7/15. 16 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Summer Sale - session 2. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Bidstart 7/23. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 7/23. 22 lots

Fri. Jul. 30th
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Prints, and Historic Photographs. 1743 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 595 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Literature, history, science, exploration, art and Australiana. 752 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Summer Sale - session 3. 10 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/23. 66 lots

Sat. Jul. 31st
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Railroadiana - Travel Advertising and Ephemera. 189 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Western Americana Auction. 125 lots

Sun. Aug. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/18. 390 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Colonial Valley Collection Part III Currency Showcase Auction. 489 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/23. 35 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • 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