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Twenty five Auctions Archived, 15 Upcoming

For the week ended Saturday, January 29th, 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 15 in US dollars.  Turnover was $8,487,938 as 5,478 lots were offered and 4,018 sold for a 73% success rate.

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Old Master Prints on January 25th: $4,635,188 



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

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 137.25% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 106.11% 
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 102.21% 


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

Gibson Auction Inc.. Rare Americana Books and Maps on July 2nd: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art, Ephemera, and Collectibles on January 21st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.73% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.18% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. American Prints & Drawings: 1925-1975 on January 25th: 99.15% 
Doyle New York. The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection - Books and Manuscripts on January 11th: 98.77% 
Gibson Auction Inc.. IMPORTANT JOSEPH “ABE” LEISCH CIVIL WAR AUCTION on December 10th: 98.09% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 91.55% 
Swann Galleries. Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection on January 26th: 89.04% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 87.66% 
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 81.25% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies The Submersion of Pharaoh’s Army in the Red Sea on January 25th Actual price: USD $751,500.
  2. Sothebys Astérix – Le Devin Planche 6 on January 21st Actual price: USD $341,865.
  3. Christies Saint Michael slaying the Dragon on January 25th Actual price: USD $211,500.
  4. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on January 25th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  5. Christies A Scholar in his Study ('Faust') on January 25th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  6. Christies The Three Trees on January 25th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  7. Christies Triton and Nereid on January 25th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  8. Gibson Auction Inc. John Lederer on July 2nd Actual price: USD $129,375.
  9. Christies The Death of the Virgin on January 25th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  10. Christies Landscape with a Cottage and a large Tree on January 25th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  11. Christies Madonna lactans with the Last Supper on January 25th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  12. Christies La Tauromaquia on January 25th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  13. Christies Carceri d’Invenzione on January 25th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  14. Christies Melencolia I on January 25th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  15. Christies El famoso Americano, Mariano Ceballos, from: The Bulls of Bordeaux on January 25th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  16. Christies Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician on January 25th Actual price: USD $77,500.
  17. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  18. Christies Coat of Arms with a Skull on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  19. Christies Saint Eustace on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  20. Christies Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print') on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  21. Christies The Great Jewish Bride on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  22. Christies Hercules, or: The Effects of Jealousy on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  23. Christies The Windmill on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  24. Christies The Angel appearing to the Shepherds on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  25. Christies The Large Hercules on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.



25 total sales reported this week:

Gibson Auction Inc.. Rare Americana Books and Maps on July 2nd: 100.00%
Gibson Auction Inc.. IMPORTANT JOSEPH “ABE” LEISCH CIVIL WAR AUCTION on December 10th: 98.09%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Books, Literature, Manuscripts, Maps, Works of Art on December 13th: 65.73%
Swann Galleries. Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection on January 26th: 89.04%
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 81.25%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. American Prints & Drawings: 1925-1975 on January 25th: 99.15%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiques, Interiors, Collectibles - Books, Prints on December 7th: 47.06%
Dorothy Sloan Rare Books. The Mexican-American War - Day 2 on December 16th: 23.08%
Dorothy Sloan Rare Books. The Mexican-American War - Day 1 on December 15th: 28.57%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 87.66%
Christies. Old Master Prints on January 25th: 77.22%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - Internet bidstart 1/12 on January 19th: 50.00%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents on January 24th: 27.81%
JellyFishTree. Collectible Books on January 18th: 39.31%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 91.55%
National Book Auctions. Books, Art, Ephemera, and Collectibles on January 21st: 100.00%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints on January 21st: 77.59%
Doyle New York. The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection - Books and Manuscripts on January 11th: 98.77%
Auctionata. Antiques and Collectibles - Books on January 23rd: 7.14%
Auctionata. Prints, Multiples and Photography on January 18th: 15.94%
Auctionata. Post War and Contemporary Art on January 18th: 15.04%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Palm Beach January Auction on January 19th: 65.79%
Sothebys. Comic Strips on January 21st: 66.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.18%


For the week ahead 15 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 30th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs. 962 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 96 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Historical Autographs and Maps - Internet bidstart 1/19. 219 lots

Tue. Jan. 31st
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Photo Opportunities. 218 lots
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions. Jerusalem. Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Posters & Periodicals, Postcards, Maps, Zionism. 590 lots

Wed. Feb. 1st
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration. 102 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photographs. 90 lots

Fri. Feb. 3rd
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 306 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Antiquarian and Modern Books, Engravings and Autographs. 903 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints. 46 lots

Sat. Feb. 4th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Golden Age of Magic Posters. 294 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books and Ephemera.

Sun. Feb. 5th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. The February Auction - Fine Art: Prints. 15 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/29.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/29.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan.
  • Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
  • Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: The ‘Saxe-Meiningen Psalter’, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [northern France or adjacent southern Netherlands, second half of the thirteenth century]. £30,000 - £50,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Crescenzi (Bartolomeo). Nautica mediterranea, 2 parts in 1, second edition, with rare engraved folding map, Rome, Bartolomeo Bonfadino, 1607. £15,000 - £20,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Aristotle. [The Works], 10 vol.,, translated by Thomas Taylor, Printed for the Translator... by Robert Wilks, 1807-12. £6,000-8,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Turing (Alan).- Alan Turing's Slide Rule, engraved initials "A.M.T. Noli Hoc Furari", alongside other ephemera, housed in early 20th-century letter box, [mid.1920s-40s]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus). I Dieci Libri dell'Architettura, translated by Daniele Barbaro, Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1556. £7,000-10,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, hardback issue, first printing, Bloomsbury, 1997. £50,000-70,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, later impressions, each vol. signed by the author, London, George Allen & Unwin, 1957-58. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, [1862]-73; plus a presentation copy of Gould's Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain (6). £35,000-45,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Galilei (Galileo). Istoria e Dimostrazioni intorno alle Macchie Solari e loro accidenti, comprese in tre lettere scritte all’illustrissimo signor Marco Velseri Linceo, first edition, Rome, 1613. £15,000-20,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Gersdorff (Hans von). Feldtbuch der Wund-Arzney, enlarged edition, Strassburg, Hans Schotten, 1540. £20,000-30,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Kitchin (Thomas). A New Universal Atlas, first edition with maps in full original hand-colouring, Printed and Published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, 1796. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Cassas (Louis François). Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte, 2 vol., first edition, [Paris], 1799. £10,000-15,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 41. Rare First State of the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1595) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 8. Mariette's Rare and Decorative Map of the World Based on the Work of Hondius (1642) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: L. Feininger, Collection of autograph letters to Alois J. Schardt, 1920-1955. Est: € 150,000-250,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Flemish book of hours, Ghent-Bruges School around 1480-1500. Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: F. de Wit, Atlas maior, um 1700. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: A. Stieglitz, Camera Work, 48 volumes, 1903-1914. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. Merian & M. Zeiller, Sämtliche Topographien, 21 volumes, 1642-1736. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: R. Indiana and R. Creely, Numbers, 1968. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Salerno Breviarium, Latin manuscript on vellum, North Italy around 1470-1476. Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. S. Merian, Surinaamsche (&) europische Insecten, 1730. Est: € 30,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. Beckmann, Jahrmarkt, Portfolio of 10 signed etchings, 1922. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Justinianus, Infortiatum, 1475. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: B. Besler, Hortus Eystettensis, um 1750. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: J. Gris and P. Reverdy, Au soleil du plafond, 1955. Est: € 3,000