• Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • Sotheby’s
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1 #743 Chiswick Auctions Photographica October 06, 2021 October 07, 2021 30 26 86.67% GBP 1.414 1,855.00 2,785.00 3,365.00 3,346.00 4,546.65 99.44%
2 #322140 Heritage Auctions Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/29 October 06, 2021 October 07, 2021 359 356 99.16% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 129,986.60 129,986.60
3 #N10797 Sothebys Politically Charged: The Prints of Shepard Fairey - bidstart 9/29 October 06, 2021 October 07, 2021 110 110 100.00% USD 1.0 48,950.00 71,150.00 71,150.00 53,487.00 53,487.00 75.17%
4 #L21168 Sothebys From Japan with Love - bidstart 9/30 October 06, 2021 October 07, 2021 58 55 94.83% GBP 1.414 163,300.00 234,600.00 248,100.00 290,556.00 394,815.35 117.11%
5 #19673 Christies Photographs October 06, 2021 October 07, 2021 154 107 69.48% USD 1.0 2,640,500.00 3,849,500.00 4,886,500.00 4,776,125.00 4,776,125.00 97.74%
6 #142140 Heritage Auctions US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/28 October 05, 2021 October 06, 2021 565 563 99.65% USD 1.0 139,920.00 209,880.00 211,200.00 219,497.80 219,497.80 103.93%
7 #282140 Heritage Auctions World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/28 October 05, 2021 October 06, 2021 187 187 100.00% USD 1.0 32,540.00 48,810.00 48,810.00 78,307.00 78,307.00 160.43%
8 #312140 Heritage Auctions Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 9/28 October 05, 2021 October 06, 2021 51 51 100.00% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 21,742.00 21,742.00
9 #N10763 Sothebys Classic Photographs - bidstart 9/28 October 05, 2021 October 06, 2021 151 99 65.56% USD 1.0 1,682,000.00 2,573,000.00 4,532,000.00 2,381,778.00 2,381,778.00 52.55%
10 #N10765 Sothebys Contemporary Photographs - bidstart 9/28 October 05, 2021 October 07, 2021 83 56 67.47% USD 1.0 656,000.00 971,000.00 1,298,000.00 833,868.00 833,868.00 64.24%
11 #27079 Bonhams TCM Presents ... It's a Knockout! October 05, 2021 October 06, 2021 140 99 70.71% USD 1.0 542,100.00 801,300.00 944,000.00 1,051,434.00 1,051,434.00 111.38%
12 #100521 William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals Timed Eclectic Variety October 05, 2021 October 06, 2021 34 32 94.12% USD 1.0 1,000.00 1,990.00 2,070.00 1,581.20 1,581.20 76.39%
13 #100521 The Ross Art Group Inc Original Vintage Poster Discoveries October 05, 2021 October 06, 2021 330 93 28.18% USD 1.0 123,150.00 174,000.00 640,349.00 112,848.75 112,848.75 17.62%
14 #8055 Heritage Auctions Illustration Art Signature Auction October 04, 2021 October 05, 2021 524 510 97.33% USD 1.0 1,195,100.00 1,877,021.50 2,031,021.50 2,146,887.75 2,146,887.75 105.70%
15 #117859 Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Online Sale - Books October 04, 2021 October 05, 2021 823 763 92.71% EUR 1.219 0.00 0.00 0.00 11,505.00 13,428.51
16 #26906 Bonhams Photographs October 04, 2021 October 05, 2021 111 63 56.76% USD 1.0 345,400.00 512,750.00 1,069,950.00 469,616.00 469,616.00 43.89%
17 #2140 Bruun Rasmussen Prints October 04, 2021 October 06, 2021 113 84 74.34% DKK 0.152 239,600.00 279,600.00 437,100.00 291,025.00 45,300.99 66.58%
18 #43152 Heritage Auctions Unlimited Base Set Booster Box Break Trading Card Games Showcase Auction October 04, 2021 October 05, 2021 36 36 100.00% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 14,256.00 14,256.00
19 #122140 Heritage Auctions Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/26 October 03, 2021 October 05, 2021 1052 1050 99.81% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 712,633.00 712,633.00
20 #162140 Heritage Auctions Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 9/26 October 03, 2021 October 04, 2021 464 456 98.28% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 56,082.40 56,082.40
21 #100321 Morphy Auctions Automobilia and Petroliana October 03, 2021 October 05, 2021 520 512 98.46% USD 1.0 579,200.00 1,070,750.00 1,097,550.00 1,349,000.25 1,349,000.25 122.91%
22 #152140 Heritage Auctions Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/19 October 03, 2021 October 05, 2021 441 439 99.55% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 211,412.20 211,412.20
23 #100221 Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper October 02, 2021 October 04, 2021 200 192 96.00% USD 1.0 86,050.00 187,000.00 190,900.00 73,480.00 73,480.00 38.49%
24 #100221 Angling Auctions Angling Auction October 02, 2021 October 04, 2021 65 61 93.85% GBP 1.414 17,140.00 25,560.00 27,760.00 24,308.00 32,938.65 87.56%
25 #A198b Koller Auctions Old Master Prints October 01, 2021 October 02, 2021 36 29 80.56% CHF 1.104 40,100.00 56,400.00 64,300.00 97,895.00 105,119.58 152.25%
26 #7257 Heritage Auctions International Original Art & Anime Signature® Auction October 01, 2021 October 04, 2021 809 808 99.88% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,346,577.00 2,346,577.00
27 #98 Finarte 100 Times Pratt | Comic Auction October 01, 2021 October 02, 2021 100 79 79.00% EUR 1.219 73,300.00 175,200.00 231,100.00 161,196.00 187,161.13 69.75%
28 #95 Marc van de Wiele Auctions Books, Books about Books, Architecture, and Ephemera October 01, 2021 October 04, 2021 1170 875 74.79% EUR 1.219 347,450.00 498,550.00 622,640.00 665,343.75 772,676.15 106.86%
29 #100121 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/24 October 01, 2021 October 04, 2021 83 61 73.49% EUR 1.219 5,180.00 6,490.00 17,615.00 10,746.31 12,479.92 61.01%
30 #117157 Leland Little Auctions September Estate Auction September 30, 2021 October 02, 2021 51 47 92.16% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 14,700.00 14,700.00
31 #3735T Skinner Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 9/21 September 30, 2021 October 02, 2021 162 148 91.36% USD 1.0 184,900.00 271,700.00 337,600.00 345,681.00 345,681.00 102.39%
32 #2580 Swann Galleries Printed and Manuscript Americana September 30, 2021 October 02, 2021 350 309 88.29% USD 1.0 536,350.00 805,350.00 858,250.00 940,228.00 940,228.00 109.55%
33 #93021 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/17 September 30, 2021 October 04, 2021 19 15 78.95% EUR 1.219 13,055.00 15,375.00 20,025.00 12,909.96 14,992.59 64.47%
34 #1086 Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper September 30, 2021 October 02, 2021 508 464 91.34% GBP 1.414 395,600.00 561,300.00 641,500.00 979,566.50 1,321,451.06 152.70%
35 #742 PBA Galleries Miniature Books with Books to Benefit the Miniature Book Society September 30, 2021 October 02, 2021 131 121 92.37% USD 1.0 23,570.00 36,870.00 42,920.00 27,636.00 27,636.00 64.39%
36 #93021 Nate D. Sanders Auctions Fine Autographs and Memorabilia September 30, 2021 October 02, 2021 66 21 31.82% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 68,729.00 68,729.00
37 #93021 Bruneau & Co. Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction Featuring Single Owner Collection September 30, 2021 October 02, 2021 23 20 86.96% USD 1.0 4,700.00 7,500.00 8,200.00 10,031.25 10,031.25 122.33%
38 #92921 University Archives Fabulous Autographs & Art, From Van Gogh To Hendrix September 29, 2021 October 06, 2021 410 393 95.85% USD 1.0 396,570.00 498,860.00 586,360.00 619,324.38 619,324.38 105.62%
39 #92921 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/17 September 29, 2021 October 04, 2021 121 100 82.64% EUR 1.219 8,135.00 10,315.00 20,740.00 13,635.01 15,834.61 65.74%
40 #92821 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/17 September 28, 2021 October 04, 2021 60 60 100.00% EUR 1.219 2,600.00 3,200.00 3,200.00 7,625.23 8,855.34 238.29%
41 #92721 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/17 September 27, 2021 October 04, 2021 88 88 100.00% EUR 1.219 4,250.00 5,300.00 5,300.00 12,498.65 14,514.98 235.82%
42 #92621 Catawiki B. V. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/17 September 26, 2021 October 04, 2021 47 37 78.72% EUR 1.219 2,400.00 3,350.00 10,350.00 3,014.94 3,501.30 29.13%
43 #92521 Catawiki B. V. Art and Photography - bidstart 9/17 September 25, 2021 October 04, 2021 17 7 41.18% EUR 1.219 10,400.00 12,300.00 39,700.00 10,104.30 11,734.34 25.45%
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