Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 123 Auctions Archived, another 84 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 22 November, 124 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Czech koruna, 39 in euros, 12 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian  krone, 1 in New Zealand dollars, I in Polish zloty, 3 in Swedish krona, 61 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $44,618,922.02. The average lot brought $2,963.73.

 

This report includes this past week’s Top 25s for 15 categories, full details for this past week’s sales, as well as a full listing of the upcoming week’s 84 sales.

 

Start by clicking on the tabs for the Top 25s. They are live!

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Ads on November 19th Actual price: USD $2,978,000.
  2. Christies Untitled Film Still #13 on November 19th Actual price: USD $2,271,000.
  3. Sothebys La Minotauromachie on November 18th Actual price: USD $2,063,000.
  4. Sothebys Water Lilies with Willows, from the Water Lilies series on November 19th Actual price: USD $1,514,000.
  5. Christies Water Lily Pond with Reflections on November 20th Actual price: USD $1,397,000.
  6. Christies Nude with Blue Hair, State I on November 20th Actual price: USD $1,079,500.
  7. Sothebys Walking Women, Paris on November 18th Actual price: USD $1,000,000.
  8. RR Auction The Complete Secrets of Kryptos: Jim Sanborn's Private Archive on November 20th Actual price: USD $962,500.
  9. Christies Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. on November 19th Actual price: USD $952,169.
  10. Christies Untitled (Cowboy) on November 20th Actual price: USD $889,000.
  11. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 25 April on November 19th Actual price: USD $762,000.
  12. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 19 May on November 19th Actual price: USD $762,000.
  13. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 12 May on November 19th Actual price: USD $635,000.
  14. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 8 January on November 19th Actual price: USD $609,600.
  15. Sothebys Juan Patricio Lobato, Carney, Rocky Ford, Colorado, August 23, 1980 on November 19th Actual price: USD $609,600.
  16. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 29 January on November 19th Actual price: USD $533,400.
  17. Bonhams Green on November 19th Actual price: USD $419,600.
  18. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 14 May on November 19th Actual price: USD $419,100.
  19. Christies Untitled Film Still #52 on November 20th Actual price: USD $406,400.
  20. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 30 May on November 19th Actual price: USD $406,400.
  21. Christies Pensees de M. Pascal sur la religion et sur quelques autres sujets. on November 19th Actual price: USD $322,273.
  22. Christies War Cut II on November 20th Actual price: USD $266,700.
  23. Sothebys Untitled (Greenwood, Mississippi) on November 19th Actual price: USD $263,678.
  24. Sothebys Untitled Film Still #49 on November 19th Actual price: USD $219,731.
  25. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 25 February on November 19th Actual price: USD $215,900.

10 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Contemporary Day Auction on November 19th: $9,902,835
Christies. Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 20th: $4,789,170
Christies. From the Collection of Léon Parcé on November 19th: $2,610,041
Christies. 21st Century Evening Sale Featuring Works from the Edlis | Neeson Collection on November 19th: $2,271,000
Sothebys. Leonard A. Lauder, Collector | Evening Auction on November 18th: $2,063,000
Sothebys. Elixir of Life: Photographs from The Olbricht Collection on November 19th: $1,523,910
Christies. A Graphic Century on November 19th: $1,292,733
Bonhams. Books, Atlases, and Manuscripts on November 19th: $1,184,764
RR Auction. Decoding History: Kryptos, Enigma, and the Rosetta Stone on November 20th: $1,120,041
Sothebys. The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction on November 18th: $1,000,000

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

Christies. 21st Century Evening Sale Featuring Works from the Edlis | Neeson Collection on November 19th: 324.43%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Session 2 on November 18th: 215.99%
Tennants Auctioneers. Silver, Jewellery, Objects of Vertu and Books from the Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips on November 14th: 214.03%
Tajan. Asian Arts on November 18th: 198.51%
De Baecque and Associes. Paintings - Russian Art - Manuscripts - Haute-Époque - Sculpture - Furnitur and Objets D'Art on November 15th: 197.40%
Bonhams. Lady Glenconner, My Life in Objects & A Farquhar Legacy on November 18th: 193.22%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Session I on November 20th: 191.36%
Bonhams. Deeds Not Words. A Women's Suffrage Collection on November 20th: 184.75%
Bukowskis. Japanese Prints & Works of Art - Autumn on November 15th: 151.38%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books Session 1 on November 18th: 149.17%
Sothebys. Leonard A. Lauder, Collector | Day Auction on November 19th: 141.75%
Potomack Company. The Estate of Jane Stanton Hitchcock, Georgetown, Washington, D.C on November 20th: 140.96%
Sothebys. Contemporary Day Auction on November 19th: 138.56%
Bukowskis. A life devoted to art – a private collection of modern Swedish and international art on November 20th: 138.38%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. The Autumn Fine Sale on November 19th: 137.84%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: 136.56%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Modern and Contemporary Art and Design on November 20th: 133.08%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on November 14th: 129.56%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Session 3 on November 19th: 127.41%
Bonhams. Books, Atlases, and Manuscripts on November 19th: 124.75%
Pandolfini. Books, Manuscripts & Autographs on November 18th: 117.70%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Session 4 on November 19th: 114.63%
Sothebys. Leonard A. Lauder, Collector | Evening Auction on November 18th: 114.61%
Christies. Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 20th: 113.97%
RR Auction. Decoding History: Kryptos, Enigma, and the Rosetta Stone on November 20th: 113.04%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 19th: 112.22%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture and Objets d'Art on November 19th: 111.55%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books on November 19th: 109.46%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on November 20th: 108.34%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Future Classics: Modern Comics on November 19th: 107.64%
Aguttes. Post-War & Contemporary Art on November 19th: 106.79%
Doyle New York. The Evelyn D. Farland Collection on November 19th: 105.60%
Auktionshaus Schramm. Art and Book Auction on November 15th: 104.15%
OSENAT. Spirit of the 20th Century on November 15th: 102.11%
Bonhams. The Gene Hackman Collection. A Life in Art on November 19th: 101.34%
Revere Auctions. Arts of Asia on November 18th: 100.36%


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

Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Session I on November 20th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Sporting Art Auction on November 20th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Deeds Not Words. A Women's Suffrage Collection on November 20th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Leonard A. Lauder, Collector | Day Auction on November 19th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Future Classics: Modern Comics on November 19th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. The Evelyn D. Farland Collection on November 19th: 100.00%
Christies. 21st Century Evening Sale Featuring Works from the Edlis | Neeson Collection on November 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 19th: 100.00%
Bonhams. The Gene Hackman Collection. A Life in Art on November 19th: 100.00%
Blackwell Auctions. November Collectibles on November 19th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Leonard A. Lauder, Collector | Evening Auction on November 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction on November 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 18th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyers Premium on November 16th: 100.00%
Tennants Auctioneers. Silver, Jewellery, Objects of Vertu and Books from the Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips on November 14th: 100.00%
Freeman's | Hindman. Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 19th: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on November 18th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 18th: 98.32%
EinsZwei. eAuction of Selected Drawings and Prints on November 18th: 97.90%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books on November 19th: 96.97%
Du Mouchelles. November 2025: Online Only on November 15th: 96.15%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on November 18th: 96.08%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Modern and Contemporary Art and Design on November 20th: 96.05%
Tajan. Asian Arts on November 18th: 95.24%
Pandolfini. Books, Manuscripts & Autographs on November 18th: 94.98%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Selections from The Museum of Modern Art: C. 1900-1990 on November 19th: 94.77%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture and Objets d'Art on November 19th: 94.29%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. The Autumn Fine Sale on November 19th: 94.12%
Ripley Auctions. TIMED Pickers Express Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles XVI. on November 18th: 93.75%
Christies. A Graphic Century on November 19th: 93.55%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on November 14th: 93.21%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium on November 20th: 92.86%
Bonhams. Lady Glenconner, My Life in Objects & A Farquhar Legacy on November 18th: 92.86%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Fine & Dec. Arts ft. Ceramics, Mexican Art, Modernism, MCM & More! on November 19th: 92.26%
Brunk Auctions. American and Southern on November 14th: 92.06%
Revere Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts on November 19th: 91.76%
New England Auctions. Design and Decoration on November 20th: 91.30%
Sothebys. Contemporary Day Auction on November 19th: 91.30%
Dunbar Sloane. NZ and International Fine Art - Day Sale on November 20th: 91.18%
Du Mouchelles. November 2025 - Day 2 on November 14th: 90.91%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: 90.53%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections on November 20th: 90.43%
Christies. From the Collection of Léon Parcé on November 19th: 89.69%
Potomack Company. The Estate of Jane Stanton Hitchcock, Georgetown, Washington, D.C on November 20th: 89.58%
Aguttes. Post-War & Contemporary Art on November 19th: 89.19%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Science, Natural History & Curiosities on November 14th: 88.89%
Hake's Auctions. November Premier Auction on November 19th: 88.62%
Revere Auctions. Arts of Asia on November 18th: 88.61%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 15th: 88.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History on November 14th: 87.54%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on November 20th: 87.50%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books Session 1 on November 18th: 86.91%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on November 16th: 86.11%
Bonhams. Books, Atlases, and Manuscripts on November 19th: 86.02%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Session 2 on November 18th: 84.41%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 19th: 83.20%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on November 20th: 82.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on November 10th: 81.91%
Sothebys. The Library of Jean-Paul Morin/Never Lost at Sea on November 20th: 81.88%
Eldreds. The Fall Sale on November 20th: 81.82%
Michaans Auctions. November Gallery Auction on November 14th: 81.25%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases on November 12th: 80.99%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 12th: 80.65%
Bukowskis. Modern Art and Design on November 19th: 80.49%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Session 4 on November 19th: 80.38%


123 total sales reported this week:

Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. The Autumn Fine Sale on November 19th: 94.12%
EinsZwei. Fine Arts Auction on November 19th: 36.00%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on November 20th: 87.50%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Modern and Contemporary Art and Design on November 20th: 96.05%
Sothebys. The Library of Jean-Paul Morin/Never Lost at Sea on November 20th: 81.88%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: 90.53%
RR Auction. Decoding History: Kryptos, Enigma, and the Rosetta Stone on November 20th: 64.29%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Fall Rare Book, Manuscript, and Ephemera Auction on November 20th: 66.86%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections on November 20th: 90.43%
Potomack Company. The Estate of Jane Stanton Hitchcock, Georgetown, Washington, D.C on November 20th: 89.58%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian Books on November 20th: 47.00%
Setdart. Contemporary Art, Prints & Picasso´s Ceramics on November 18th: 35.38%
New England Auctions. Design and Decoration on November 20th: 91.30%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Session I on November 20th: 100.00%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. November 2025 Auction on November 20th: 33.70%
Leland Little Auctions. Sporting Art Auction on November 20th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on November 20th: 82.06%
Dunbar Sloane. NZ and International Fine Art - Day Sale on November 20th: 91.18%
Christies. Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 20th: 76.47%
Bukowskis. A life devoted to art – a private collection of modern Swedish and international art on November 20th: 70.00%
Bonhams. Deeds Not Words. A Women's Suffrage Collection on November 20th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Paper Trails 70 Years of Printmaking X Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair on November 20th: 56.77%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium on November 20th: 92.86%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Premium November Auction on November 20th: 31.50%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on November 16th: 86.11%
Eldreds. The Fall Sale on November 20th: 81.82%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases on November 12th: 80.99%
Weiss Auctions. November Artwork, Posters, Glass, & Jewelry on November 19th: 69.29%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online - Movie Posters on November 19th: 73.62%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Selections from The Museum of Modern Art: C. 1900-1990 on November 19th: 94.77%
Sothebys. Leonard A. Lauder, Collector | Day Auction on November 19th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Contemporary Day Auction on November 19th: 91.30%
Sothebys. Elixir of Life: Photographs from The Olbricht Collection on November 19th: 63.49%
Revere Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts on November 19th: 91.76%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Future Classics: Modern Comics on November 19th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Color Revolution. Rare & Important Posters on November 19th: 48.25%
PIASA. Photographs and Editions on November 19th: 75.36%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Fine & Dec. Arts ft. Ceramics, Mexican Art, Modernism, MCM & More! on November 19th: 92.26%
Doyle New York. The Evelyn D. Farland Collection on November 19th: 100.00%
Desa Unicum. Paper Tales. Book Illustration and More. on November 19th: 57.14%
Cotswold Auction Company. Toys, Dolls, Models, Antiques & Interiors on November 19th: 62.96%
Christies. 21st Century Evening Sale Featuring Works from the Edlis | Neeson Collection on November 19th: 100.00%
Christies. From the Collection of Léon Parcé on November 19th: 89.69%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Session 4 on November 19th: 80.38%
Christies. A Graphic Century on November 19th: 93.55%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Session 3 on November 19th: 76.38%
Bukowskis. Modern Art and Design on November 19th: 80.49%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books on November 19th: 96.97%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 19th: 99.45%
Bonhams. Discovery | Interiors on November 19th: 62.50%
Bonhams. The Gene Hackman Collection. A Life in Art on November 19th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Books, Atlases, and Manuscripts on November 19th: 86.02%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 19th: 83.20%
Blackwell Auctions. November Collectibles on November 19th: 100.00%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture and Objets d'Art on November 19th: 94.29%
Aguttes. Post-War & Contemporary Art on November 19th: 89.19%
Hake's Auctions. November Premier Auction on November 19th: 88.62%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on November 18th: 96.08%
Tajan. Asian Arts on November 18th: 95.24%
Sothebys. Leonard A. Lauder, Collector | Evening Auction on November 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction on November 18th: 100.00%
Ripley Auctions. TIMED Pickers Express Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles XVI. on November 18th: 93.75%
Revere Auctions. Arts of Asia on November 18th: 88.61%
Potomack Company. Chinese & Japanese Works of Art on November 18th: 64.00%
Kestenbaum and Company. Auction of Hebraica & Judaica Rare Printed Books and Manuscripts Including the Eretz Israel / Holy Land Collection of the late Dr. Gershon Hait. on November 18th: 59.30%
Pandolfini. Books, Manuscripts & Autographs on November 18th: 94.98%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Session 2 on November 18th: 84.41%
EinsZwei. eAuction of Selected Drawings and Prints on November 18th: 97.90%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books Session 1 on November 18th: 86.91%
Bonhams. Lady Glenconner, My Life in Objects & A Farquhar Legacy on November 18th: 92.86%
Artcurial. Amateurs and Collectors on November 4th: 71.95%
Artcurial. Urban Project - Online Only on October 7th: 55.71%
Artcurial. Archeology & Oriental Arts on November 18th: 50.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 18th: 98.32%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on November 18th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 18th: 100.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Contemporary Creations, on November 16th: 25.86%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Maps, Mining, Art, firsts, signed and limited edition book on November 16th: 61.54%
Sworders. Cars and Automobiles on November 16th: 53.33%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale - Including the Exceptional Ornithological Paintings of Valentine Paton on November 16th: 69.57%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyers Premium on November 16th: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The James A. Allen Collection of Canada and British North America Postal History on November 15th: 68.75%
OSENAT. Spirit of the 20th Century on November 15th: 76.47%
North American Auction Company. The West Rides Again: Tombstone Museum Part II, Western Art & Navajo Treasures. on November 15th: 76.41%
Morton Subastas. Decorative Arts on November 15th: 45.00%
Gros & Delettrez. Jesse A. Fernandez Collection on November 15th: 42.13%
De Baecque and Associes. Paintings - Russian Art - Manuscripts - Haute-Époque - Sculpture - Furnitur and Objets D'Art on November 15th: 76.92%
Bukowskis. Japanese Prints & Works of Art - Autumn on November 15th: 70.97%
Blackwell Auctions. November Exceptional Estates on November 15th: 77.94%
Auktionshaus Schramm. Art and Book Auction on November 15th: 57.50%
Tennants Auctioneers. Silver, Jewellery, Objects of Vertu and Books from the Collection of the Late Anthony Phillips on November 14th: 100.00%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Art and Photography on November 15th: 65.57%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Science, Natural History & Curiosities on November 14th: 88.89%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on November 14th: 75.72%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on November 14th: 53.44%
Michaans Auctions. November Gallery Auction on November 14th: 81.25%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on November 14th: 93.21%
Gros & Delettrez. Photographs on November 14th: 70.83%
Freeman's | Hindman. Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 15th: 88.00%
Du Mouchelles. November 2025: Online Only on November 15th: 96.15%
Du Mouchelles. November 2025 - Day 2 on November 14th: 90.91%
Brunk Auctions. American and Southern on November 14th: 92.06%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. The Odfjell Collection on November 14th: 76.07%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Militaria & Americana Live Auction -Fall 2025 Day 2 on November 14th: 72.84%
Ader. Photographs - On the Occasion of Paris Photo on November 14th: 50.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on November 12th: 68.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 12th: 80.65%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History on November 14th: 87.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on November 10th: 81.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Science and Nature Books Auction on November 9th: 43.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 9th: 44.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on November 9th: 30.77%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated Auction on November 9th: 35.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction on November 9th: 64.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Photography Books Auction on November 8th: 47.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on November 8th: 67.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Historical Photography Auction on November 8th: 53.85%

 

For the week ahead 84 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 24th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Manuscripts - Part 1. 587 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Works on Paper. 50 lots
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books. 493 lots
EinsZwei. Prague. eAuction of Autographs and Signatures. 242 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera & Early Photography Online. 286 lots
L'Autographe Auctions. London. Antique Books and Autographs. 478 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Prints - Designs - Ancient and Modern Paintings - Sculptures. 19 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Penshurst November Jewellery, Silver, Watches, Antiques & Fine Art Auction. 18 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Thankful for Treasures: Holiday discovery Auction. 111 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700). 108 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Antiques and Collectors Auction Days 3 & 4. 57 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Discovery on Sunset. 30 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Doyle @ Home. 18 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Weekly Antiques, Collectables & Effects.
KC Auction Company. Kansas City. November Antiques, Furniture & Silver Auction.

Tue. Nov. 25th
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps. 342 lots
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples. 185 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Rare and Important Travel Posters. 307 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 599 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts and Maps. 625 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 575 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 153 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 97 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Old Masters, Modern and Contemporary Art. 231 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Impressionist and Modern Art. 21 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Polish Contemporary Art. 4 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Modern Art and Design. 143 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Ludwik Klimek and the French Avant-garde in the South of France. 10 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. November Estate Auction. 62 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Manuscripts - Part 2. 979 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Manuscripts - Part 3. 659 lots

Wed. Nov. 26th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books. 216 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 355 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints and Multiples. 84 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art Auction - 15th-19th Century Prints. 715 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Auction 86. 1360 lots
Ader. PARIS. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 216 lots
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Gordon Lightfoot: His Life & Collection. 130 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Truly Exceptional Sale Of The Library Of An Irish Gentleman and Other Very Important Clients to include the World Renowned First Edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle (July, 1493) and Other Incunabula. 344 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 357 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 111 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History. 128 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. The Tony Arthur Library. 301 lots
Olympia Auctions. London. Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art. 27 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 85 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700). 36 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Modern and Contemporary Art - Day Sale. 25 lots
Sothebys. Milan. Modern and Contemporary Art. 1 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Manuscripts - Part 4. 785 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Manuscripts - Part 5. 498 lots

Thu. Nov. 27th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 98 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographs. 366 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Posters - Cinema. 825 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh. Collector's Auction to include Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria.
Forum Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Editions. 317 lots
Ader. PARIS. Books and Photographs - First American Editions from 1890 to 2019. 146 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Old Master & Modern Prints and Drawings. 360 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Charity Auction: Franco Lucini, the collection. 63 lots
Dreweatts. Newbury. Arts and Interiors (Timed Online). 20 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Cornish Art, Fine Art and Studio Pottery.
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Fine Arts - Part 1. 843 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Fine Arts - Part 2.
Duke's. Dorchester. Interiors. 57 lots

Fri. Nov. 28th
amelia jeffers. Columbus, OH . Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Americana Auction @ The Barn.
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. 20th Century Art.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Literature and Illustrated Books Auction. 24 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art Auction - Modern and Contemporary Art I. 91 lots
Rossini. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art.
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Fine Arts - Part 3. 853 lots

Sat. Nov. 29th
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography of the 19th-21st Centuries. 250 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Extended Bidding Auction. 1285 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art Auction - Modern and Contemporary Art II.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Norfolk November Fine Art, Antiques & Interiors Auction.
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale.

Sun. Nov. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 243 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
EV Stamps. Richmond. Stamps and Postal History. 16 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Fine Art Auction.
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Early prints, Slavuta and Zhitomir editions, letters from Rebbes and Rabbis, and Judaica.
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. The Odfjell Collection Online Auction 2.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. History, Science, Mining, Exploration, Zines, Beer and Wine, Photographs and more.

 

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  • ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Chants de Maldoror, Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Braque le Patron, Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Soleil des eaux, Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado, Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T., Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Pélican, Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Quatre histoires de blanc et noir, Paris, s.n., 1926. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu, Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Hommage à Pablo Picasso, Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ? C'est les maronniers en fleurs, Paris, Le Soleil Noir, 1974. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Traité des Excitants Modernes, Paris, Yves Rivière, 1989. €6,000 to €8,000.
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  • Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: William Wallace Denslow (1856-1915). Pen and ink illustration for the first edition of Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Chicago: George M. Hill, 1900), page 33. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021). The Great Minu, African folk tale complete book, group of 15 illustrations. 1974. $12,000 to $16,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Charles Schulz (1922-2000). Peanuts, Snoopy's brother Spike Christmas Cactus illustration. 1989 $8,000 to $12,000..
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960). Dean Cornwell in his studio. Watercolor and pencil on board. 1920. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Charles Samuel Addams (1912-1988). Study for "Movie Scream," 1947. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Edmund Dulac (1882-1953). "Q was a quaint dainty queen." Watercolor and ink on paper. 1906. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: Albert Hirschfeld (1903-2003). Camelot. Pen and ink on board. 1960. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Maurice Sendak (1928-2012). "Chicken Soup" sketch. Ink on paper. Circa 1962. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Kay Nielsen (1886-1957). But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Pastel on board. Circa 1955. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: Julian De Miskey (1898-1976). Equestrian riding across 5th Avenue. Mixed media on board. Circa 1930. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Walt Disney Studios. Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon A Star" Jiminy Cricket Courvoisier animation cel. Gouache on celluloid over airbrushed background on board. 1940. $2,000 to $2,500.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Arnold Lobel (1933-1987). "I will tell you a story while we are waiting," graphite on tracing paper. 1976. $1,500 to $2,000.
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s, Dec. 9: Pliny. Historia naturalis, the Macclesfield copy, printed on vellum, Rome: Sweynheym and Pannartz, 1470. $900,000 to $1,200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 9: Aristotle. The fine Doheny set of Aldo's editio princeps, Venice, 1495–1498. $400,000 to $600,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 9: Euclid. The Norman copy of one of the most influential, enduring, and beautiful books in the history of science, Venice, 1482. $100,000 to $150,000.