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Weekly Auction Update: 42 Auctions Archived, 47 more Upcoming

For the week ended Saturday 11 May 2019 42 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 7 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, 29 in US dollars, and 1 in South African Rands.  Turnover was $17,650,215 as 13,701 lots were offered and 9,828 lots sold for a 72% success rate.

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on April 29th: $7,653,750 
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 2nd: $1,725,681 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 7th: $1,095,025 
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political on May 5th: $1,073,351 


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

Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors - Day 2 - Prints on May 1st: 169.20% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Prints on April 30th: 145.54% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 8th: 125.09% 
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political on May 5th: 109.71% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 23rd: 104.10% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 7th: 100.19% 


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

Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. East Anglian Sale - etchings on April 26th: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Aelian, Ohio, Americana, Atlases, Collecting, Antique, etc. on May 5th: 100.00% 
Leland Little Auctions. May Gallery Auction - Prints, Books, Photographs on May 4th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 99.64% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/7 on May 5th: 99.49% 
National Book Auctions. West, Espy, Civil War, Antique, Americana, etc. on April 21st: 99.13% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 98.90% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 97.83% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of Ray Goulet - Books, cards, posters on April 27th: 97.44% 
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political on May 5th: 94.43% 
Grogan and Company. Spring Auction - Books and Prints on May 5th: 93.55% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 4th: 93.33% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 92.80% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 23rd: 90.83% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 7th: 89.47% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 30th: 88.89% 
Freemans. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on May 8th: 86.44% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 27th: 86.31% 
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on April 29th: 84.48% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 8th: 83.11% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. American and European Fine Art - Prints on May 4th: 82.69% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books and Manuscripts on May 1st: 82.11% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys CAMPBELL'S SOUP I (F. & S. II.44-53) on April 29th Actual price: USD $980,000.
  2. Sothebys JAZZ (DUTHUIT BOOKS 22 BIS) on April 29th Actual price: USD $860,000.
  3. Sothebys CAMPBELL'S SOUP II (F. & S. II.54 - 63) on April 29th Actual price: USD $620,000.
  4. Sothebys LITHO #1 (WAVES #1) (GRAHAM 2) on April 29th Actual price: USD $500,000.
  5. Sothebys UNTITLED (SCHELLMANN 157 - 166) on April 29th Actual price: USD $400,000.
  6. Sothebys QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (F. & S. II.334 - 337) on April 29th Actual price: USD $400,000.
  7. Sothebys MOONWALK (F. & S. II.404 - 405) on April 29th Actual price: USD $312,500.
  8. Sothebys CAMOUFLAGE (F. & S. II.406 - 413) on April 29th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  9. Sothebys LA CLOWNESSE ASSISE (MADEMOISELLE CHA-U-KA-O) (DELTEIL 180; ADRIANI 172; WITTROCK 156) on April 29th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Zachary Taylor: Only Known Example Campaign Banner for the 1848 Whig Candidate and 12th President. on May 5th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  11. Sothebys MOONWALK (SEE F. & S. IIB.404-405) on April 29th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  12. Sothebys MOONWALK (SEE F. & S. IIB.404-405) on April 29th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  13. Sothebys CHANEL (F. & S. II.354) on April 29th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  14. Sothebys GATEWAY SCREEN (HARRISON 154.7) on April 29th Actual price: USD $175,000.
  15. Sothebys REFLECTIONS ON GIRL (C. 245) on April 29th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  16. Sothebys SP (DANILOWITZ 175) on April 29th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  17. Sothebys MARILYN MONROE (MARILYN) (F. & S. II.22) on April 29th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  18. Sothebys REVERIE (C. 38) on April 29th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  19. Sothebys REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (JAMES DEAN) (F. & S. II.355) on April 29th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  20. PBA Galleries The Taber Photographic Album of Principal Business Houses, Residences and Persons (cover title) on May 2nd Actual price: USD $120,000.
  21. Sothebys RAILROAD CROSSING (L. 103; Z. 23) on April 29th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  22. Freemans GRACE KELLY on May 8th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  23. Sothebys ANNIVERSARY DONALD DUCK (F. & S. II.360) on April 29th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok: Perhaps the Most Important Known Autograph Letter Signed from this Old West Legend. on May 5th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  25. Sothebys LIZ (F. & S. II.7) on April 29th Actual price: USD $87,500.



42 total sales reported this week:

National Book Auctions. West, Espy, Civil War, Antique, Americana, etc. on April 21st: 99.13%
National Book Auctions. Aelian, Ohio, Americana, Atlases, Collecting, Antique, etc. on May 5th: 100.00%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Rare Books on May 4th: 53.56%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 8th: 83.11%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 17th: 70.44%
Grogan and Company. Spring Auction - Books and Prints on May 5th: 93.55%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Featuring John F. Kennedy - Internet bidstart 4/19 on May 8th: 56.34%
Freemans. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on May 8th: 86.44%
Winter Associates. Prints on May 6th: 70.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 7th: 89.47%
Leland Little Auctions. May Gallery Auction - Prints, Books, Photographs on May 4th: 100.00%
Stephan Welz & Co.. JOHANNESBURG | FINE ART & DESIGN AUCTION - Prints on April 30th: 21.95%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Fine Sale - Prints on April 28th: 78.26%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on April 24th: 66.67%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Prints and Photographs on April 25th: 63.64%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 30th: 88.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 23rd: 90.83%
ALDE. Guy Bigorie Library on April 25th: 54.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of Ray Goulet - Books, cards, posters on April 27th: 97.44%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books and Manuscripts on May 1st: 82.11%
PBA Galleries. Rare Americana - Including California and the West on May 2nd: 69.67%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors - Day 2 - Prints on May 1st: 62.50%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Books - Internet Bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 38.41%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. East Anglian Sale - etchings on April 26th: 100.00%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Prints on April 30th: 75.00%
Eldreds. Spring Asian Art Auction - Prints on May 3rd: 70.99%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 7th: 75.00%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 2nd: 66.89%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 2nd: 69.54%
Bonhams. The Sporting Sale on May 1st: 61.54%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on April 29th: 84.48%
Potomack Company. Japanese Print Collection: Estate of Frances & Philip H. Bradley on April 17th: 75.28%
Rago Arts and Auctions. American and European Fine Art - Prints on May 4th: 82.69%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints on May 4th: 73.82%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 27th: 86.31%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 98.90%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 97.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/7 on May 5th: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 92.80%
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political on May 5th: 94.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 4th: 93.33%


For the week ahead 47 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 13th
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decorations - Books. 948 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters. 200 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Graphic Works of the European and Latin American Masters - Online bidstart 4/22. 132 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 70 lots

Tue. May. 14th
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Literature. 273 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Manuscripts. 284 lots
Sothebys. London. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History. 278 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 358 lots
Rossini. Paris. Books. 81 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/7. 655 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 5/7. 201 lots

Wed. May. 15th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 565 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Photography. 182 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Printmaking and Multiples. 256 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints. 75 lots
University Archives. Westport. An Astounding Collection of Declaration Signers. 292 lots
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 168 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Monthly Photographs Online - bidstart 4/24. 96 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.

Thu. May. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics. 1414 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Militaria, Aviation, Maritime and Railway History. 138 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction - Prints, Books. 26 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 179 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia. 472 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 5/8. 292 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 129 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Americana Auction - Session 1: General Americana, Numismatics, Mining. 692 lots
Sothebys. London. Photographs. 119 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. May Evening Sale - Prints. 38 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. John Brennan Music Collection. 422 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Spring Sports Memorabilia Catalogue. 1851 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Contemporary Art. 331 lots

Fri. May. 17th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction. 50 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints. 700 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Art and Graphics. 229 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Americana Auction - Session 2: Mining Part II. 825 lots

Sat. May. 18th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Spring Magic Auction - Books, Posters, Prints, Letters, Photos - Online. 140 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Discovery Auction - Prints. 33 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Literature, Erotica and Photography.. 640 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Special Auction Russian Avant-Garde. 183 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 166 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Americana Auction - Session 3: Air, Auto, Railroad, Express,. 593 lots

Sun. May. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/21. 229 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/12.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Americana Auction - Session 4: Sports, Art, Native Americana, and More. 366 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