• Freeman’s, May 15: William Shakespeare’s Fourth Folio, Printed by Robert Roberts, Robert Everingham, and John Macock for Henry Herringman, 1685. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, May 14: Tolkien, J.R.R.. The Lord of the Rings trilogy. All First Editions and First Impressions. 1955. $15,000 – 20,000.
    Freeman’s, May 15: A significant archive of works on communications theory, comprising foundational texts by leading mathematicians. $20,000 – 30,000.
    Freeman’s, May 15: ALS, Albert Einstein to President Hoover, Berlin, 1929. “I alone am but a grain-of-dust in the development of the human spirit.” $15,000 – 20,000.
    Freeman’s, May 14: William Shakespeare’s As You Like It and The Taming of the Shrew. First Printings of Two Complete Plays From Shakespeare's First Folio. 1623. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, May 14: Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1949. First Edition with the Rare Publisher’s Printed Wrap-Around Band. $8,000 – 12,000.
    Freeman’s, May 15: Complete Set of 52 Tinted Lithographed Plates Containing Pre-Fire Chicago City Views by Louis Kurz and the Chicago Lithographing Company. $10,000 – 15,000.
    Freeman’s, May 14: Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. First London Edition. $10,000 – 15,000.
    Freeman’s, May 15: A significant archive of works on game theory, comprising foundational texts by leading mathematicians. $20,000 – 30,000.
    Freeman’s, May 14: Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Raven" in The American Review. Volume I, number II. February 1845. First Printing in Original Wrappers. $8,000 – 12,000.
    Freeman’s, May 14: Stoker, Bram. Dracula. First Edition, First Issue. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s, May 15: A group of artifacts relating to the Pre-Fire Chicago courthouse bell, ca 1871-1877. $800 – 1,200.
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 18th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: Linschoten, Navigatio ac itinerarium. 1599. Est: € 80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: Basilius Besler, Hortus Eystettensis, 1640. Est: € 180,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: Alberto Giacometti, Paris sans fin, 1969. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 18th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18:
    J. Glogoviensis, Introductorium compendiosum in tractatum spere, 1513. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18:
    G. W. Knorr, Verlustiging der oogen en van den geest, 1717-50. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: Albert Einstein, Signifcant scientific letter to his Princeton colleague E. G. Straus, 1945. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 18th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: Ostrog Bible, 1581. Est: € 18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: Kurt Schwitters, Merz 11, 1924. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 18th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 35,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: A.-E. Gautier d’Agoty, Cours complet d’anatomie, 1773. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 18: Ch. Bukowski & K. Price, Heat Wave, 1995. Est: € 5,000
  • Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.
    Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
  • Sotheby’s
    Original Film Posters
    Open for bidding 5-20 May
    Sotheby’s, May 5-20: King Kong (1933). Rare Czech poster for King Kong, 1933. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Sotheby’s, May 5-20: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). British One Sheet for Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Sotheby’s, May 5-20: Goldfinger (1964). British Quad for Goldfinger, signed by Shirley Bassey, 1964. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Sotheby’s, May 5-20: Alice in Wonderland / Alice au Pays des Merveilles (1951). French Grande for Alice in Wonderland / Alice au Pays des Merveilles, 1951. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Sotheby’s, May 5-20: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). US poster for Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Sotheby’s, May 5-20: Star Wars (1977). British Quad for Star Wars, 1977. £5,000 to £8,000.

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 109 Auctions Archived, another 104 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended April 17, 109 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database of rare and collectible books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Swiss francs, 26 in euros, 18 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 1 in New Zealand dollars, 1 in Polish zloty, 2 in Swedish krona, 55 in U. S. dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

 

Turnover was $44,164,798.82. The average lot brought $3,317.42. Sixteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-one were offered and 13,313 found new homes. For the week, 78.35% of all lots offered were sold.

 

 

This report includes this week’s Top 25s for 14 categories, full details for the past week’s sales, and a full listing of the upcoming week’s 104 sales.

 

 

Start by clicking the tabs for the Top 25s. Each category reflects different experiences. They are live!

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Gouache preparatoire pour la lithographie originale M. 500 (Cirque, Paris, Teriade Editeur 1967) on April 16th Actual price: USD $1,357,182.
  2. Sothebys Gouache preparatoire pour la lithographie originale M. 512 (Cirque, Paris, Teriade Editeur 1967) on April 16th Actual price: USD $1,357,182.
  3. Sothebys Gouache preparatoire pour la lithographie originale M. 491 (Cirque, Paris, Teriade Editeur 1967) on April 16th Actual price: USD $1,055,586.
  4. Christies Nude with Blue Hair, from Nudes on April 15th Actual price: USD $762,000.
  5. Sothebys Gouache preparatoire pour la lithographie originale M. 522 (Cirque, Paris, Teriade Editeur 1967) on April 16th Actual price: USD $663,511.
  6. Sothebys Gouache preparatoire pour la lithographie originale M. 504 (Cirque, Paris, Teriade Editeur 1967) on April 16th Actual price: USD $603,192.
  7. Sothebys Gouache preparatoire pour la lithographie originale M. 496 (Cirque, Paris, Teriade Editeur 1967) on April 16th Actual price: USD $557,952.
  8. Christies Buste de femme d'apres Cranach le Jeune on April 15th Actual price: USD $457,200.
  9. Sothebys La Femme a la fenetre (Bloch 695; Baer 891) on April 14th Actual price: USD $435,200.
  10. Sothebys Roses, Mexico on April 14th Actual price: USD $409,600.
  11. Christies Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn): one print on April 15th Actual price: USD $406,400.
  12. Sothebys Nautilus on April 14th Actual price: USD $384,000.
  13. Christies Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn): one print on April 15th Actual price: USD $381,000.
  14. Sothebys Moonwalk (Feldman & Schellmann II.405) on April 14th Actual price: USD $358,400.
  15. Christies Andy Mouse: one print on April 15th Actual price: USD $355,600.
  16. Sothebys Gouache preparatoire pour la lithographie originale M. 526 (Cirque, Paris, Teriade Editeur 1967) on April 16th Actual price: USD $301,596.
  17. Bonhams Portrait de Jacqueline au Chapeau de Paille (Tete de Femme) on April 13th Actual price: USD $279,900.
  18. Christies L.H.O.O.Q. on April 15th Actual price: USD $254,000.
  19. Sothebys Andy Mouse: One Plate (Littmann p. 64) on April 14th Actual price: USD $243,200.
  20. Sothebys Andy Mouse: One Plate (Littmann p. 65) on April 14th Actual price: USD $230,400.
  21. Sothebys Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (Feldman & Schellmann II.26) on April 14th Actual price: USD $217,600.
  22. Christies African Elephant, from Endangered Species on April 15th Actual price: USD $215,900.
  23. Christies Muhammad Ali on April 15th Actual price: USD $215,900.
  24. Christies Gems on April 15th Actual price: USD $203,200.
  25. Artcurial TRISTAN CHLR DE LA TABLE RONDE nouuellement Imprime a paris on April 14th Actual price: USD $197,019.

10 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 15th: $9,557,639
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Auction on April 16th: $5,896,200
Sothebys. Prints and Photographs Part I on April 14th: $5,539,200
Sothebys. Prints Part II on April 15th: $3,612,160
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 13th: $2,322,424
Artcurial. The Library of Jean Bourdel, Part 3 on April 14th: $1,826,440
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on April 15th: $1,432,875
Heritage Auctions. Concert Posters Signature on April 10th: $1,286,195
Sothebys. Photographs Part II on April 16th: $1,167,232
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Signature® Auction on April 7th: $1,065,350

 


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

Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Extended Bidding Auction on April 16th: 5593.07%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectable and Estate Auction on April 14th: 2442.00%
Doyle New York. American Paintings / Peale Family Paintings / Historic Hudson Valley / Silver & Furniture on April 15th: 277.41%
Hansons. The Banbury April Fine Jewellery, Watches, Silver, Fine Art & Antiques Auction on April 15th: 230.17%
Artcurial. The Library of Jean Bourdel, Part 3 on April 14th: 213.06%
Christies. The Intimacy of Pierre Bonnard: Claude Terrasse Collection on April 14th: 193.51%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. The Derek Duggan Collection on April 14th: 178.04%
De Baecque and Associes. Arts Of The 20th And 21st Centuries - Design on April 11th: 176.94%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques & Interiors, to include a Section of Designer Fashion and Affordable Contemporary Art on April 10th: 167.53%
Revere Auctions. Arts & Crafts & Americana on April 15th: 145.40%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 15th: 143.22%
Sloane Street Auctions. The Spring Auction: To include Old and Modern Masters, Jewellery and the estate of Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, Former Chairman of the HPA (Hurlingham Polo Association) and President of FIP on April 16th: 129.80%
Bonhams. Modern Native American Art & Jewelry on April 14th: 125.54%
Christies. Contemporary Art on April 16th: 125.39%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Auction on April 16th: 125.12%
Crafoord Auktioner. Female pioneers: famous and forgotten X on April 13th: 125.09%
Heritage Auctions. Concert Posters Signature on April 10th: 123.65%
Sothebys. Prints Part II on April 15th: 119.63%
Bukowskis. Spring Awakening on April 11th: 114.76%
Duke's. Avenue Auction on April 14th: 114.38%
Christies. Radical Genius: Works on Paper from A Distinguished Private Collection on April 15th: 114.05%
Revere Auctions. Arts of the Americas, Fine Jewelry, & Art on April 14th: 108.44%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 14th: 108.40%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on April 16th: 105.97%
Christies. Collections: Including Ardbraccan House, Ireland and a Sicilian Palazzo - Online on April 15th: 104.01%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on April 15th: 101.62%


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

Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Auction on April 16th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. April Estate Auction on April 16th: 100.00%
Christies. Contemporary Art on April 16th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Arts & Crafts & Americana on April 15th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics: Online Edition on April 15th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. April Annex Auction, Day 1 on April 13th: 100.00%
Christies. Radical Genius: Works on Paper from A Distinguished Private Collection on April 15th: 100.00%
Christies. Collections: Including Ardbraccan House, Ireland and a Sicilian Palazzo - Online on April 15th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. American Paintings / Peale Family Paintings / Historic Hudson Valley / Silver & Furniture on April 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 15th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Dixie Cream Collection. Silver Age Marvel with Select Golden Age Highlights on April 14th: 100.00%
Christies. The Intimacy of Pierre Bonnard: Claude Terrasse Collection on April 14th: 100.00%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. The Derek Duggan Collection on April 14th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Fiesta Auction on April 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Concert Posters Signature on April 10th: 100.00%
Artcurial. The Library of Jean Bourdel, Part 3 on April 14th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Foreign Comics Showcase Auction on April 10th: 99.23%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 15th: 99.20%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Extended Bidding Auction on April 16th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 12th: 99.01%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on April 12th: 98.25%
Heritage Auctions. The Comix Revolution: Vintage Independent Comics Showcase Auction on April 16th: 97.40%
Heritage Auctions. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction on April 15th: 97.01%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on April 8th: 95.83%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on April 15th: 95.77%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. BCD Web Sale on April 16th: 95.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on April 4th: 95.00%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 15th: 94.93%
Aguttes. Post War & Contemporary Art on April 2nd: 94.64%
Sothebys. Prints Part II on April 15th: 94.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 11th: 94.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Editions & Works on Paper on April 16th: 92.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on April 8th: 92.79%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Spring Discoveries on April 16th: 92.50%
Michaans Auctions. April Annex Auction, Day 3 on April 15th: 92.44%
Potomack Company. American Paintings, Arts & Crafts Furniture and Pottery: Private Collection on April 16th: 92.31%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on April 16th: 92.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on April 4th: 91.89%
Michaans Auctions. April Annex Auction, Day 2 on April 14th: 90.72%
Sothebys. A Survey of Post War Prints by Ten Twentieth Century Masters on April 15th: 89.80%
Revere Auctions. Arts of the Americas, Fine Jewelry, & Art on April 14th: 89.74%
EV Stamps. Stamps & Postal History Auction on April 12th: 89.74%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectable and Estate Auction on April 14th: 89.19%
Cotswold Auction Company. Cricket Books and Ephemera from the Christopher Saunders Collection on April 12th: 88.18%
Hansons. The Banbury April Fine Jewellery, Watches, Silver, Fine Art & Antiques Auction on April 15th: 87.50%
Crafoord Auktioner. Female pioneers: famous and forgotten X on April 13th: 86.84%
Freeman's | Hindman. Native American Art Online on April 13th: 86.49%
Freeman's | Hindman. Native American Art on April 10th: 86.15%
Potomack Company. 20th and 21st Century Fine Art on April 16th: 85.71%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Spring Sale on April 14th: 85.71%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on April 13th: 85.71%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 15th: 85.56%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques & Interiors, to include a Section of Designer Fashion and Affordable Contemporary Art on April 10th: 84.72%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on April 16th: 84.47%
De Baecque and Associes. Arts Of The 20th And 21st Centuries - Design on April 11th: 84.21%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 13th: 83.92%
Sothebys. Prints and Photographs Part I on April 14th: 83.56%
Aste Bolaffi. Asian Art on April 15th: 83.33%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on April 16th: 82.47%
SD Auctions. Art and Maps on April 16th: 81.69%
New England Auctions. Estates & Collections on April 16th: 81.25%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Weekly Auction of Antiques, Collectables, Furniture etc. on April 13th: 81.08%
Aspire Auctions. April 2026 Online Auction on April 11th: 80.65%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on April 6th: 80.52%


109 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Home Furnishings & Interiors on April 16th: 65.63%
Tajan. Contemporary and Urban Art on April 16th: 15.38%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on April 16th: 75.59%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Auction on April 16th: 100.00%
Sloane Street Auctions. The Spring Auction: To include Old and Modern Masters, Jewellery and the estate of Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, Former Chairman of the HPA (Hurlingham Polo Association) and President of FIP on April 16th: 75.00%
Sothebys. Photographs Part II on April 16th: 73.08%
Setdart. Contemporary Art on April 16th: 39.47%
SD Auctions. Art and Maps on April 16th: 81.69%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on April 16th: 82.47%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Editions & Works on Paper on April 16th: 92.86%
Potomack Company. American Paintings, Arts & Crafts Furniture and Pottery: Private Collection on April 16th: 92.31%
Potomack Company. 20th and 21st Century Fine Art on April 16th: 85.71%
PBA Galleries. Rare and Antiquarian Books on April 16th: 58.22%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Spring Discoveries on April 16th: 92.50%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. BCD Web Sale on April 16th: 95.19%
Leland Little Auctions. April Estate Auction on April 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Extended Bidding Auction on April 16th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. The Comix Revolution: Vintage Independent Comics Showcase Auction on April 16th: 97.40%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on April 16th: 92.14%
New England Auctions. Estates & Collections on April 16th: 81.25%
Christies. Contemporary Art on April 16th: 100.00%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on April 16th: 84.47%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Books, Maps and Photographs on April 16th: 40.16%
Revere Auctions. Arts & Crafts & Americana on April 15th: 100.00%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 15th: 94.93%
Sothebys. A Survey of Post War Prints by Ten Twentieth Century Masters on April 15th: 89.80%
Sothebys. Prints Part II on April 15th: 94.24%
Sandwich Auction House. Discovery Art on April 15th: 75.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics: Online Edition on April 15th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. April Annex Auction, Day 3 on April 15th: 92.44%
PIASA. Art + Design from New York to Paris on April 15th: 44.44%
Michaans Auctions. April Annex Auction, Day 2 on April 14th: 90.72%
Michaans Auctions. April Annex Auction, Day 1 on April 13th: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on April 15th: 95.77%
Hansons. The Banbury April Fine Jewellery, Watches, Silver, Fine Art & Antiques Auction on April 15th: 87.50%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature, Artist’s Books, Autographs on April 15th: 54.41%
Christies. Radical Genius: Works on Paper from A Distinguished Private Collection on April 15th: 100.00%
Christies. Collections: Including Ardbraccan House, Ireland and a Sicilian Palazzo - Online on April 15th: 100.00%
Aste Bolaffi. Asian Art on April 15th: 83.33%
Ader. Photographs Online on April 15th: 53.18%
Doyle New York. American Paintings / Peale Family Paintings / Historic Hudson Valley / Silver & Furniture on April 15th: 100.00%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Spring Auction on April 15th: 51.72%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 15th: 85.56%
Heritage Auctions. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction on April 15th: 97.01%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 15th: 99.20%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 15th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Prints and Photographs Part I on April 14th: 83.56%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs & Works On Paper on April 14th: 19.94%
Revere Auctions. Arts of the Americas, Fine Jewelry, & Art on April 14th: 89.74%
Hansons. The Cornwall Antiques sale to include Jewellery, Silver and Watches with Collectors and Asian on April 14th: 34.55%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Dixie Cream Collection. Silver Age Marvel with Select Golden Age Highlights on April 14th: 100.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Rare Books and Manuscripts, History, Geography on April 14th: 51.00%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectable and Estate Auction on April 14th: 89.19%
Duke's. Avenue Auction on April 14th: 76.40%
Desa Unicum. Young Polish Artists. Illustrators on April 14th: 34.78%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Spring Sale on April 14th: 85.71%
Chiswick Auctions. Old Master & 19th Century Art on April 14th: 50.00%
Christies. The Intimacy of Pierre Bonnard: Claude Terrasse Collection on April 14th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Modern Native American Art & Jewelry on April 14th: 64.71%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. The Derek Duggan Collection on April 14th: 100.00%
Aspire Art Auctions. Autumn '26 Collection: Continuum on April 14th: 33.33%
Sworders. Open House | with Arms and Militaria on April 13th: 73.33%
Artcurial. The Library of Jean Bourdel, Part 3 on April 14th: 99.38%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Weekly Auction of Antiques, Collectables, Furniture etc. on April 13th: 81.08%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on April 13th: 85.71%
Gorringes. Textiles | House & Garden Sales on April 13th: 73.81%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Hot Wheels Comics and Trading Cards on April 13th: 74.14%
Freeman's | Hindman. Native American Art Online on April 13th: 86.49%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 13th: 83.92%
Turner Auctions & Appraisals. Libraries, Art, and Ephemera on April 12th: 77.13%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Easter Sale: History, Art, Illustrated books, Fine Bindings, Firsts, Signed books, Bookplates on April 12th: 57.52%
EV Stamps. Stamps & Postal History Auction on April 12th: 89.74%
Crafoord Auktioner. Female pioneers: famous and forgotten X on April 13th: 86.84%
Crafoord Auktioner. Photography on April 12th: 53.33%
Crafoord Auktioner. Lars Nilssons Collection of Photographic Literature II on April 12th: 64.00%
Cotswold Auction Company. Cricket Books and Ephemera from the Christopher Saunders Collection on April 12th: 88.18%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction of Ceramics, Works of Art, Pictures, Sporting & Collectors Items, Furniture, etc. on April 12th: 48.78%
Vogt Auction. The Fiesta Auction on April 11th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on April 11th: 52.08%
De Baecque and Associes. Arts Of The 20th And 21st Centuries - Design on April 11th: 84.21%
Bukowskis. Spring Awakening on April 11th: 77.78%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques & Interiors, to include a Section of Designer Fashion and Affordable Contemporary Art on April 10th: 84.72%
Aspire Auctions. April 2026 Online Auction on April 11th: 80.65%
Hansons. Hertfordshire - April Jewellery & Watches, Silver, Antiques & Collectables on April 10th: 26.67%
Freeman's | Hindman. Native American Art on April 10th: 86.15%
Bukowskis. Zorn – A Collection of Etchings on April 10th: 78.26%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs - online only on April 1st: 73.68%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints and Drawings - Online on April 1st: 78.26%
Aste Bolaffi. Stamps on April 10th: 65.26%
Aguttes. Post War & Contemporary Art on April 2nd: 94.64%
Aguttes. Automobilia | De la Course à la Collection on April 7th: 59.65%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on April 12th: 98.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 12th: 99.01%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 11th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Concert Posters Signature on April 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Foreign Comics Showcase Auction on April 10th: 99.23%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Signature® Auction on April 7th: 79.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on April 8th: 95.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on April 8th: 92.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on April 6th: 80.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Literature & Illustrated Books Auction on April 3rd: 55.56%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature & Illustrated on April 3rd: 58.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on April 4th: 95.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on April 4th: 91.89%


For the week ahead 104 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 20th
OSENAT. PARIS. Photographs and Cameras. 120 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Antiquarian and Modern Books; Illustrated and Bound. 181 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Premium April Auction. 71 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. House & Garden Sale. 28 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 63 lots
Crafoord Auktioner. Täby. Good Art XVII. 292 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . April Four-Day Antiques & Collectors Auction. 50 lots
Finarte. Milan. Original Illustrations: From the Early 1900s to the Present Day. 254 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Etcetera Spring Sale. 84 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Fine Silver, Porcelain and Glass; Jewelry; Paintings; Prints; Sculpture; Antique Furniture; Clocks; Asian; Oriental Rugs, etc.. 26 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Weekly Antiques, Collectables & Effects.

Tue. Apr. 21st
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Books. 317 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 184 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 375 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. General Franz Halder Historic Militaria Auction. 117 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 215 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art Signature® Auction. 99 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. 19th & 20th Century Arts. 28 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Asian Ceramics & Works of Art. 34 lots
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Contemporary Art & Design. 140 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. The Country House Auction. 106 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Chicago. Asian Art Online. 15 lots
Finarte. Milan. The Masters of Comics. 334 lots
Rossini. Paris. Classic Collections: Furniture & Objets d'Art, Militaria, Asia, Instruments & Miscellaneous. 21 lots
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Takashi Murakami.
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Dumfries. Home Furnishings & Interiors.
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety auction.

Wed. Apr. 22nd
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 103 lots
ALDE. Paris. Rare original literary editions - Baudelairean memories. 272 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases. 705 lots
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Books: 20th Century Signed, First Editions, Science Fiction & More!. 437 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 156 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 397 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Rare Books & Antiquarian Manuscripts. 325 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. The Estate of Dr. G. B. Espy. 134 lots
ALDE. Paris. Online - First Editions from the 19th to the 21st Century. 177 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Form & Vision: Modern Art • Furniture • Sculptural Jewelry. 16 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. American, European & English Fine Art, Antiques & Modern. 19 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. The Spring Auction. 22 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 30 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs & Manuscripts Auction. 106 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . The Refined Life: Curated Objects for Curious Minds. 13 lots
Finarte. Milan. Comic Art: Masters of Eroticism. 386 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. The Apartments of the XVIth # 12. 66 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Comics & Comic Art: Online Edition. 247 lots
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Animals in Art.
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Glendale. Golden Age Comics Hot Toys and Collectibles.

Thu. Apr. 23rd
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Photography. 37 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Collectibles - Comics, Original Comic Art & Cards. 502 lots
Sothebys. New York. Rock and Pop. 50 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. British. Cool. Featuring Etched Lives | School of London. 160 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 200 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women. 477 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Collectible Photography. Classics and Artistic Avant-Garde. 109 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration and Aviation. 333 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Key Comics Showcase Auction. 241 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Harvey Kurtzman Estate Original Comic Art Showcase Auction. 35 lots
Bonhams. Guildford. The Spring Automobilia Auction - Online. 106 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Old Masters. 21 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Collectible Photography.Celebrities, Stars and Personalities. 63 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antiques and Books Auction. The Collector's Cabinet: New Finds.
Duke's. Dorchester. Modern Art. 44 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Back to the Moon 2 - NASA Photographs. 301 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Spring Fine & Decorative Arts - Day Two. 21 lots
Finarte. Rome. Easy Collecting: Books. 288 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. Florentine extravagances: between fairy tales and collecting. 18 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. April Shelf Lot Auction.
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Ayr. Home Furnishing and Interiors Auction to include Antiques and Modern Furniture. A Large Selection of Ceramics, Glass and Decorative Ware, Assorted Pocket and Wrist Watches, Jewellery.
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. Vintage Posters, Politics & Erotica.

Fri. Apr. 24th
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Hansons Norfolk Antiques & Interiors Auction: including The Captains Cabinet - Maritime & Maps.
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. Day 1: Historic & Early Americana. 298 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. New York. Prints & Multiples. 144 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana & Political Signature® Auction. 173 lots
Ader. PARIS. Far Eastern Art. 26 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Spring Fine & Decorative Arts - Day Three. 31 lots
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Movie Posters.
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Medals, Militaria and Coins.

Sat. Apr. 25th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 152 lots
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. Day 2: The American Civil War. 210 lots
Marion Antique Auctions. Marion. April Auction. 188 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. 2026 Major Spring Americana & Chinese Auction Featuring Items From the Rockefeller Estate. 17 lots
amelia jeffers. Columbus, OH . Day 3, Spring Fabulous Finds Feat. The Gentleman's Sale. 36 lots
Jeschke Jadi Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin. From Aristocratic Estates and Bourgeois Possessions. Valuable Books, Prints and Classical Art. 1440 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Ephemera. 273 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lone Jack. The Estate of John Adair, Fine Art and Rugs. 70 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. The Wallace Nutting Collection. 342 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Historical Photography Auction. 80 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction. 36 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale.
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Furniture & Works of Art.

Sun. Apr. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 357 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. are Books with No Reserve No Buyers Premium!. 103 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Stamps & Postal History Auction. 41 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. North Shore Estates Online Only Auction. 16 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. 1065: Bookworm ONLINE-ONLY. 510 lots
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Saskatchewan and Canadian Indigenous Art. 75 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Southern Europe and Eastern Europe, Maps, Views and Books. 173 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lone Jack. World Treasures from the Estate of John Adair. 20 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Arts & Objects. 23 lots
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Roj Friberg – The Ghost Sonata.

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    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th May 2026
    Forum, May 28: Book of Hours.- Heures de nostre dame a l'usaige de Romme, Paris, Antoine Chappiel pour Germain Hardouin, [1504]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, May 28: Colonna (Francesco). La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, second edition, Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1545. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, May 28: The Christ Child holding a crystal orb and surrounded by banderoles with devotional exhortations, on a leaf most probably from a Book of Hours, [Southern Netherlands, last decades of the fifteenth century]. £2,000-3,000
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    Forum, May 28: Jackson (Shirley). The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Claude Fredericks, 1960. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, May 28: Lennon (John). In His Own Write, first edition, first impression, signed by the author, 1964. £3,000-4,000
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    Forum, May 28: Rodrigues (João Barbosa). Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium, 2 vol., first and only edition, Brussels, 1903. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, May 28: Newton (Sir Isaac). Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica…editio ultima, auctior et emendatior, Amsterdam, Sumptibus Societatis, 1714. £8,000-12,000
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    Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000
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    Lion Heart, Ending May 20: Darwin Letter Referring to a Photograph. $3,000 to $3,500.
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