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Auction Update Review

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

For the week ended Friday, 19 August 2022, 30 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 4 in euros, 6 in British pounds and 19 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $8,309,429 as 78% of all lots changed hands.  There were 10,179 offered while 7,953 were sold.  The average lot sold for $1,045.

 

The fall season begins in 2 weeks.

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 8/11 on August 17th: $2,216,880
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture and History on August 18th: $1,182,921

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

Christies. DJ Kool Herc & The Birth of Hip Hop - bidstart 8/4 on August 18th: 257.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/29 on August 8th: 131.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/29 on August 9th: 124.40%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 17th: 116.62%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints & Original Art, Urban Art, Film, Rock, Pop, Vinyl Records on August 17th: 115.68%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on August 17th: 113.16%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 8/12 on August 18th: 107.93%


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

Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The WaWa Collection Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Christies. DJ Kool Herc & The Birth of Hip Hop - bidstart 8/4 on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Scenes From Isolation: A Cathy Collection Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume 2 Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/31 on August 14th: 98.79%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on August 17th: 97.38%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 8/11 on August 17th: 97.06%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 96.75%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 14th: 95.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/29 on August 7th: 94.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/29 on August 9th: 94.12%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 94.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 17th: 92.88%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books and Related Items on August 18th: 92.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/29 on August 8th: 86.36%
RR Auction. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 86.27%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/4 on August 14th: 84.75%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints & Original Art, Urban Art, Film, Rock, Pop, Vinyl Records on August 17th: 84.65%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 8/12 on August 18th: 80.00%

 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Flower Thrower Triptych (Grey) on August 17th Actual price: USD $253,443.
  2. Sothebys Love is in the Air on August 17th Actual price: USD $223,626.
  3. Sothebys Choose your Weapon (Silver) on August 17th Actual price: USD $163,992.
  4. Sothebys Gangsta Rat (Green) on August 17th Actual price: USD $134,176.
  5. Sothebys Morons Sepia on August 17th Actual price: USD $119,267.
  6. Sothebys Banksquiat (Black) on August 17th Actual price: USD $104,359.
  7. Sothebys Love Is In The Air on August 17th Actual price: USD $89,450.
  8. Sothebys Barcode on August 17th Actual price: USD $89,450.
  9. Sothebys Laugh Now on August 17th Actual price: USD $89,450.
  10. Sothebys Donuts Chocolate on August 17th Actual price: USD $59,634.
  11. Sothebys Jack & Jill on August 17th Actual price: USD $59,634.
  12. Sothebys Stop and Search on August 17th Actual price: USD $59,634.
  13. Sothebys No Ball Games (Green) on August 17th Actual price: USD $59,634.
  14. Sothebys Love Rat on August 17th Actual price: USD $59,634.
  15. Swann Galleries Portrait of Eric. on August 18th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  16. Sothebys Pumpkin on August 18th Actual price: USD $52,179.
  17. Sothebys Happy Chopper on August 17th Actual price: USD $52,179.
  18. Sothebys Flying Copper on August 17th Actual price: USD $52,179.
  19. Sothebys Pulp Fiction on August 17th Actual price: USD $47,707.
  20. Sothebys Applause on August 17th Actual price: USD $44,725.
  21. Sothebys Laugh Now on August 17th Actual price: USD $44,725.
  22. Swann Galleries Edge of the Tub. on August 18th Actual price: USD $44,200.
  23. Sothebys Jack & Jill on August 17th Actual price: USD $38,762.
  24. Bonhams Gertrude Stein, from Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century on August 16th Actual price: USD $38,175.
  25. Christies KOOL HERC’S PERSONAL COPY OF THE SCRIPT FOR THE FILM BEAT STREET on August 18th Actual price: USD $37,800.



30 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 8/12 on August 18th: 80.00%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 8/11 on August 17th: 97.06%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on August 17th: 97.38%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on July 8th: 51.06%
North American Auction Company. Old Western Auction: Native American, Art, Cowboy and Jewelry on August 13th: 76.80%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books and Related Items on August 18th: 92.52%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture and History on August 18th: 79.28%
RR Auction. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 86.27%
Christies. DJ Kool Herc & The Birth of Hip Hop - bidstart 8/4 on August 18th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Lots of Books, Ephemera, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and on August 17th: 61.72%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 17th: 92.88%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints & Original Art, Urban Art, Film, Rock, Pop, Vinyl Records on August 17th: 84.65%
Heritage Auctions. The WaWa Collection Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Scenes From Isolation: A Cathy Collection Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume 2 Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 96.75%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 99.73%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on August 16th: 76.34%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety, Online Only - bidstart 8/5 on August 16th: 38.27%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/31 on August 14th: 98.79%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 15th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/4 on August 14th: 84.75%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Firsts, History, Tourism and more on August 12th: 69.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/29 on August 9th: 94.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/29 on August 8th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/29 on August 7th: 94.55%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 14th: 95.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 94.00%


For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 22nd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 8/12. 116 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/12. 49 lots

Tue. Aug. 23rd
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Soda Pop and Soda Fountain Advertising. 238 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16. 426 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16. 142 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart8/15. 220 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 173 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/12. 20 lots

Wed. Aug. 24th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera. 343 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Definitive Collection of Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards. 81 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/17. 321 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select - bidstart 8/17. 137 lots

Thu. Aug. 25th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Antiquarian Books with Fine Bindings & Fine Press. 360 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. General Advertising. 242 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Rush to the Rockies Auction. 351 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Thursday Morning at Stair. 10 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard. 132 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction. 93 lots

Fri. Aug. 26th
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. August Splendor. 96 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Rush to the Rockies Auction. 422 lots

Sat. Aug. 27th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/20. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction. 878 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Rush to the Rockies Auction. 44 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 263 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American Auction. 195 lots

Sun. Aug. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/14. 289 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Rush to the Rockies Auction. 46 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Michael L. Turner Collection Currency Showcase Auction. 121 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.