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Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 38 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 22 June 2019 46 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 16 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 23 in US dollars.  Turnover was $17,028,469 as 15,167 lots were offered and 11,888 sold for a 78% success rate.  Auctions continue to perform well.

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Icons of Glamour and Style : The Constantiner Collection on June 19th: $2,987,296 
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on June 15th: $2,067,795 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on June 20th: $1,602,570 
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on June 14th: $1,267,186 
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on June 18th: $1,209,807 
 

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

Artcurial. Andre Malraux's Intimate Collection - books, manuscripts, prints on June 19th: 262.98% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on June 20th: 192.84% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on June 20th: 164.42% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on June 19th: 146.76% 
Freemans. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer on June 19th: 114.36% 
Vermot de Pas. Posters on June 14th: 107.24% 
Leland Little Auctions. Important Summer Auction - Prints and Books on June 15th: 106.21% 
Hôtel des Ventes Mosan. Rare Books, Prints on June 13th: 103.43% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 100.17% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/19 on June 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 100.00% 
Artcurial. Andre Malraux's Intimate Collection - books, manuscripts, prints on June 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 99.71% 
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on June 15th: 99.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 98.62% 
Freemans. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer on June 19th: 98.15% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 97.65% 
Leland Little Auctions. Important Summer Auction - Prints and Books on June 15th: 96.67% 
Alaska Auction. Online auction - Prints, Posters, Signs on June 19th: 94.94% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on June 19th: 92.66% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on June 20th: 91.43% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on June 18th: 90.57% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on June 20th: 89.12% 
Potomack Company. Japanese Print Collection on June 18th: 88.68% 
Hôtel des Ventes Mosan. Rare Books, Prints on June 13th: 81.82% 
Christies. Icons of Glamour and Style : The Constantiner Collection on June 19th: 81.52% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 15th: 81.48% 
Freemans. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on June 20th: 81.20% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 18th: 80.28% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, 1955 on June 19th Actual price: USD $296,060.
  2. Christies Statue of Liberty, 1976-1986 on June 19th Actual price: USD $240,125.
  3. Christies Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989 on June 19th Actual price: USD $226,000.
  4. Christies Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1950 on June 19th Actual price: USD $226,000.
  5. Christies Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder & Stephanie Seymour, for American Vogue, Brooklyn, New York, 1991 on June 19th Actual price: USD $211,875.
  6. Christies Sie Kommen, Dressed & Sie Kommen, Nude, Paris, 1981 on June 19th Actual price: USD $197,750.
  7. Christies Woman in Moroccan Palace, Marrakech, 1951 on June 19th Actual price: USD $197,750.
  8. Christies Versace Dress, Back View, El Mirage, 1990 on June 19th Actual price: USD $155,375.
  9. Sothebys JAZZ. on June 18th Actual price: USD $134,188.
  10. Christies Vogue Fashion Photograph (Cafe in Lima), Peru, (Jean Patchett), 1948 on June 19th Actual price: USD $120,063.
  11. Sothebys LE CHEF-D'ŒUVRE INCONNU. on June 18th Actual price: USD $113,000.
  12. Swann Galleries David Wojnarowicz@Manhattan-Night (III). on June 20th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  13. Christies Lauren Hutton, Great Exuma, The Bahamas, October 1968 on June 19th Actual price: USD $105,938.
  14. Christies Versace, Veiled Dress, El Mirage, 1990 on June 19th Actual price: USD $98,875.
  15. Sothebys LE CANTIQUE DES CANTIQUES. on June 18th Actual price: USD $84,750.
  16. Binoche et Giquello Fables choisies, mises en vers. on June 14th Actual price: USD $81,077.
  17. Christies Rue Aubriot, (YSL + Nude), Paris, 1975 on June 19th Actual price: USD $73,450.
  18. Binoche et Giquello Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, comedie-ballet, on June 14th Actual price: USD $72,904.
  19. Arenberg Auctions [Théâtre de l'univers] Theatrum orbis terrarum. on June 15th Actual price: USD $71,400.
  20. Christies Woman in Chicken Hat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1949 on June 19th Actual price: USD $70,625.
  21. Swann Galleries Memoranda During the War. on June 20th Actual price: USD $70,000.
  22. Christies Ca del Bosco, Erbusco, Italie, 1989 on June 19th Actual price: USD $67,800.
  23. Christies Chanel Feather Headdress [by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Haute Couture], New York, 1994 on June 19th Actual price: USD $67,800.
  24. Binoche et Giquello Le Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, comédie. on June 14th Actual price: USD $67,372.
  25. Heritage Auctions Mary Blair "It's a Small World" Castle Facade Concept Painting (Walt Disney, 1964). on June 15th Actual price: USD $66,000.



46 total sales reported this week:

Purcell Auctioneers. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints on June 19th: 59.14%
Alaska Auction. Online auction - Prints, Posters, Signs on June 19th: 94.94%
Artcurial. Andre Malraux's Intimate Collection - books, manuscripts, prints on June 19th: 100.00%
Artcurial. Books and Manuscripts on June 19th: 53.74%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on June 18th: 90.57%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 18th: 80.28%
RR Auction. Apollo 11: 50th Anniversary - Online bidstart 6/13 on June 20th: 73.33%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on June 20th: 91.43%
Swann Galleries. The Pride Sale on June 20th: 73.45%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on June 20th: 89.12%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on June 19th: 92.66%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 19th: 76.16%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on June 17th: 53.74%
Freemans. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer on June 19th: 98.15%
Freemans. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on June 20th: 81.20%
Potomack Company. Japanese Print Collection on June 18th: 88.68%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on June 16th: 79.55%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on June 15th: 70.73%
Christies. Icons of Glamour and Style : The Constantiner Collection on June 19th: 81.52%
Morton Subastas. Graphic Art - Prints on June 20th: 39.38%
Morton Subastas. BOOKS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, ART AND MOTORSPORTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ING. DON LORENZO ZAMBRANO on June 18th: 71.97%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on June 18th: 56.19%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Seforim, Chabad, Eretz Yisrael and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Art, Letters from Rabbis and on June 5th: 65.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 97.65%
Doyle New York. Travel and Sports in Africa: The Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on June 18th: 73.25%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs Online - bidstart 5/29 on June 19th: 59.04%
Aste Bolaffi. Rare Books and Autographs on June 13th: 73.91%
Santa Fe Art Auction. An Earlier West: Books, Prints + Pamphlets on June 15th: 70.83%
Lion Heart Autographs. WWII ‘Great Escape’ POW Diary & 175 GREAT Autographs in Art, History, Literature, Music & Science on June 12th: 72.73%
Leland Little Auctions. Important Summer Auction - Prints and Books on June 15th: 96.67%
Hôtel des Ventes Mosan. Rare Books, Prints on June 13th: 81.82%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 99.71%
Arenberg Auctions. Books on June 15th: 67.69%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books and Ephemera - Day 2 on June 14th: 64.65%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Prints and Ephemera on June 13th: 63.91%
Eldreds. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc. on June 14th: 48.15%
Il Ponte. Photographs on June 13th: 60.15%
Ader. Photographs on June 13th: 46.67%
Vermot de Pas. Posters on June 14th: 71.36%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on June 14th: 54.03%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 12th: 51.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/19 on June 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 98.62%
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on June 15th: 99.46%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 15th: 81.48%


For the week ahead 38 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 24th
Aguttes. Lyon. Contemporary Art and Photography - Prints and Photos. 153 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Rare Books. 163 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History Timed Online Auction - bidstart 6/13. 334 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 4476 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 85 lots

Tue. Jun. 25th
ALDE. Paris. Library of an Amateur. 224 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 362 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/18. 410 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/18. 214 lots
Rossini. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 12 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 29 lots

Wed. Jun. 26th
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 257 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. The Library of the late Martin Woolf Orskey. 404 lots
PIASA. Paris. Editions: prints, illustrated books, multiples. 138 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 347 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books Auction. 298 lots
University Archives. Westport. Superb Selection of Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos & Books.
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 39 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Interiors - Prints. 132 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Urban Living - Art Prints, Illustrations. 66 lots

Thu. Jun. 27th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Photography. 135 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 200 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature with Mystery & Detective Fiction. 514 lots
Bonhams. London. Sam Francis Prints - Online bidstart 6/19. 49 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Vintage Posters. 213 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Collections. 953 lots
Bonhams. London. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 15 lots

Fri. Jun. 28th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Manuscripts. 428 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Art Summer Selections - Prints. 59 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Books. 28 lots

Sat. Jun. 29th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 180 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 2. 162 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 178 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. June Gallery Auction - Books,Prints. 58 lots

Sun. Jun. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/2. 280 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Antiques - Prints. 14 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