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Twenty-four Auctions Archived, 35 Sales Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday, May 13, 2017, 24 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars.  Turnover was $9,003,006 as 8,521 lots were offered and 6,708 lots sold for a 79% success rate.  Washington may be in melt-down but the rooms are alive.

  

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on May 12th: $1,719,985 
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on May 9th: $1,268,316 
Swann Galleries. Contemporary Art on May 11th: $1,231,379 
 

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

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Arts of the American West Spring Auction on May 7th: 199.21% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Motoring Literature, Automobilia, Early Cycling and Railwayana on May 11th: 185.58% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Deane R. Briggs, M.D. Collection of Florida in the Civil War on May 9th: 177.63% 
Ferraton. Prints, Books on May 6th: 132.30% 
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Posters on May 5th: 123.02% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Travel & Atlases including a Private Library of Polar Exploration on May 10th: 121.94% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on May 12th: 108.59% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military and Aviation History on May 12th: 101.61% 


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

National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Theology, Signed, 16th Century, Mystery, West, etc. on April 29th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 99.07% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on May 12th: 95.80% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 93.83% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Arts of the American West Spring Auction on May 7th: 92.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on May 11th: 89.91% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 9th: 89.06% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. U.S. and Confederate States Postal History on May 10th: 87.73% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Deane R. Briggs, M.D. Collection of Florida in the Civil War on May 9th: 86.41% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military and Aviation History on May 12th: 86.03% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Travel & Atlases including a Private Library of Polar Exploration on May 10th: 85.37% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Post War and Contemporary - Prints, Internet bidstart 4/14 on May 6th: 80.31% 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys ARCHIPELAGUS ORIENTALIS SIVE ASIATICUS. on May 9th Actual price: USD $320,888.
  2. Heritage Auctions Seductive Female in Profile on May 12th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  3. Kedem Auction Long Letter by Rebbe Tzadok HaCohen of Lublin with his Own Signature on May 9th Actual price: USD $123,000.
  4. Sothebys ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHINA AND ITS PEOPLE. on May 9th Actual price: USD $120,938.
  5. Robert Siegel Galleries Madison Court House Fla., 3c Gold on Bluish (3AX1). on May 9th Actual price: USD $118,000.
  6. Sothebys ASIAE DESCRIPTIO NOVISSIMA. on May 9th Actual price: USD $112,875.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fire Belle on May 12th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  8. Dominic Winter Book Auctions Petit Brochures for Crossley of 1919: on May 11th Actual price: USD $100,501.
  9. Heritage Auctions Joan Collins, #411, 1982 on May 12th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Cover, Girl!, 1965 on May 12th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  11. Sothebys THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM. on May 9th Actual price: USD $56,438.
  12. Swann Galleries The Artist and Model on May 11th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  13. Kedem Auction Notes in the Handwriting of the Magid of Koznitz - Commentaries on Tehillim on May 9th Actual price: USD $51,660.
  14. Sothebys [ABBILDUNGEN KÖNIGLICH WÜRTTEMBERGISCHER GESTÜTTS-PFERDE VON ORIENTALISCHEN RACEN. on May 9th Actual price: USD $48,375.
  15. Alexander Historical Auctions LEE HARVEY OSWALD on May 9th Actual price: USD $45,938.
  16. Kedem Auction Toldot Ya’akov Yosef - Korets, 1780 - First Edition of the First Published Chassidic Book - Sefer Segula on May 9th Actual price: USD $41,820.
  17. Heritage Auctions Portrait of Carol Ohmart, 1956 on May 12th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Hintermeister on May 12th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  19. Kedem Auction Tefillin - Batim and Parshiyot - Made by Rabbi Netanel Sofer of Jerusalem on May 9th Actual price: USD $36,900.
  20. Kedem Auction Manuscript, Pri Etz Chaim - Kavanot Ha'Arizal - Two Volumes - 1703 - Manuscript that Belonged to the Author of Shev Ya'akov - With his Signature, Glosses and Additions in his Handwriting on May 9th Actual price: USD $36,900.
  21. Heritage Auctions All Smiles on May 12th Actual price: USD $36,250.
  22. Robert Siegel Galleries Madison Court House Fla., 5c Black entire (137XU1). on May 9th Actual price: USD $35,400.
  23. Sothebys IVORY SILK THAWB, OR UNDER-ROBE, PRESENTED BY LAWRENCE OF ARABIA TO A FAMILY FRIEND on May 9th Actual price: USD $32,250.
  24. Sothebys ATLAS MINIMUS, OR A BOOK OF GEOGRAPHY SHEWING ALL THE EMPIRES, MONARCHIES, KINGDOMES, REGIONS… IN THE WHOLE WORLD. on May 9th Actual price: USD $32,250.
  25. Sothebys FLORA DE FILIPINAS. on May 9th Actual price: USD $32,250.



24 total sales reported this week:

Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on May 12th: 95.80%
ALDE. Antiquarian and 19th Century Books on May 11th: 74.70%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military and Aviation History on May 12th: 86.03%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Motoring Literature, Automobilia, Early Cycling and Railwayana on May 11th: 79.58%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Travel & Atlases including a Private Library of Polar Exploration on May 10th: 85.37%
Swann Galleries. Contemporary Art on May 11th: 69.57%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on May 11th: 89.91%
Robert Siegel Galleries. U.S. and Confederate States Postal History on May 10th: 87.73%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Deane R. Briggs, M.D. Collection of Florida in the Civil War on May 9th: 86.41%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Autograph Auction Spring Sale on May 9th: 64.56%
Kedem Auction. Rare and Important Items; some Numismatic Items on May 9th: 58.33%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Theology, Signed, 16th Century, Mystery, West, etc. on April 29th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on May 9th: 67.19%
Vermot de Pas. Cinema Posters on May 7th: 29.86%
Ferraton. Prints, Books on May 6th: 75.78%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 9th: 89.06%
Dorotheum . Charity Auction - Graphic Prints on May 7th: 70.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Post War and Contemporary - Prints, Internet bidstart 4/14 on May 6th: 80.31%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Arts of the American West Spring Auction on May 7th: 92.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 93.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 99.07%
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Posters on May 5th: 55.19%
Eldreds. Spring Asian Art - Prints on May 5th: 70.31%
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions. Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Maps, Periodicals, Postcards, banknotes, Eretz on May 3rd: 65.80%


For the week ahead 7 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 15th
Rossini. Paris. Lithographs, Aquatints, Posters, Engravings - Online bidstart 4/26. 427 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 98 lots

Tue. May. 16th
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Literature. 292 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Editions. 41 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera. 228 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 72 lots
Archives International Auctions. FORT LEE,. U.S. & Worldwide Scripophily, Banknotes, Historic Ephemera & Security Printing Ephemera. 1193 lots

Wed. May. 17th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photography. 310 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints. 23 lots
Tajan. Paris. Manuscripts and Autographs. 199 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. PHOTOGRAPHS : ADOLPHE BRAUN – Fifty five Views of the Alps. 55 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Design - Prints, Photographs. 5 lots

Thu. May. 18th
Christies. London - King Street. Photographs. 97 lots
Heritage Auctions. New York. Comics. 1344 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Evening Sale. 15 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature. 428 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Fine Photographs and Photobooks. 175 lots
Heritage Auctions. New York. Photographs, Internet Auction - Session 1. 664 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. John F. Kennedy - Online bidstart 5/11. 178 lots

Fri. May. 19th
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Posters. 358 lots
Sothebys. London. Photographs. 99 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints and Photographs. 169 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 599 lots
Sothebys. London. The Discerning Eye: Property from the Collection of Eric Franck, Part I. 119 lots

Sat. May. 20th
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Spring Auction - Prints, Photographs, Books. 857 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Live Auction - Books, Prints. 104 lots
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Books. 470 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Furniture, Art, Jewelry, Asian - Prints. 132 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. THE SOLANA COLLECTION OF LALIQUE GLASS - Catalogues, prints. 7 lots
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. Cornwall-on-Hudson, . Sam Norkin Collection of Illustration and Caricature - Day 1. 575 lots

Sun. May. 21st
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints. 53 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/14.
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. Cornwall-on-Hudson, . The Sam Norkin Collection of Illustration and Caricature - Day 2. 797 lots

Bruce McKinney

 

RBH and AE

 

 

  • 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
  • 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