Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 30 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 22 May 2020 30 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transaction Database; 10 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in South African rand, and 17 in US dollars.  Turnover was $6,907,793 as 7,249 lots were offered and 6,145 sold for a simmering 85% success rate.  The rooms are competitive. 

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 21st: $1,581,448

 

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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 12th: 210.69% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 10th: 170.15% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 21st: 122.86% 
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Art, Autographs and Rare Books, Atlases and Manuscripts on May 16th: 121.67% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/8 on May 15th: 106.93% 
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Counterculture – From Anarchism to Donaldism – The H. D. Heilmann Collection on May 16th: 104.76% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/3 on May 17th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 100.00% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Country Americana and Decorative Arts on May 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on May 18th: 99.88% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 99.85% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 17th: 97.64% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 12th: 96.97% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 16th: 96.00% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 21st: 94.53% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 19th: 89.33% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 10th: 88.89% 
PBA Galleries. Americana from the George M. Steinmetz Collection - Literature - Miscellaneous Books - Timed Auction on May 21st: 88.70% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/8 on May 15th: 88.00% 
Revere Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc. on May 20th: 86.67% 
Eldreds. Summer Living - Prints on May 15th: 86.11% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Art - Prints and Photographs on May 20th: 86.00% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Photographs - Live and online on May 21st: 85.88% 
Artcurial. Prints and Multiples on May 20th: 84.62% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction on May 16th: 84.38% 


30 total sales reported this week: 

Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 21st: 70.19% 
RR Auction. The Lawrence Miller Collection - Bidstart 5/15 on May 21st: 69.23% 
PBA Galleries. Americana from the George M. Steinmetz Collection - Literature - Miscellaneous Books - Timed Auction on May 21st: 88.70% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Photographs - Live and online on May 21st: 85.88% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 21st: 94.53% 
Artcurial. Prints and Multiples on May 20th: 84.62% 
Revere Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc. on May 20th: 86.67% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Art - Prints and Photographs on May 20th: 86.00% 
Sothebys. Churchill in Charge \ 80th Anniversary - Online bidstart 5/10 on May 20th: 61.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 99.85% 
Stephan Welz & Co.. Collector's Choice Online Auction - bidstart 5/8 on May 19th: 67.09% 
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on May 19th: 56.06% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 19th: 89.33% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/3 on May 17th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 17th: 97.64% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on May 18th: 99.88% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints and Photographs on May 17th: 75.90% 
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Art and Photography - Prints and Photos on May 16th: 68.99% 
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Counterculture – From Anarchism to Donaldism – The H. D. Heilmann Collection on May 16th: 63.96% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Country Americana and Decorative Arts on May 16th: 100.00% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction on May 16th: 84.38% 
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Art, Autographs and Rare Books, Atlases and Manuscripts on May 16th: 77.89% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 16th: 96.00% 
Eldreds. Summer Living - Prints on May 15th: 86.11% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/8 on May 15th: 88.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 13th: 79.86% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 12th: 96.97% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 11th: 75.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 10th: 88.89%

  

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Vintage silver gelatin print, signed by Karsh, 1941 [printed ca. 1951] on May 20th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  2. Swann Galleries Männerbildnis. on May 21st Actual price: USD $62,500.
  3. Swann Galleries Faune dévoilant une femme. on May 21st Actual price: USD $57,500.
  4. Forum Auctions Flying Copper on May 19th Actual price: USD $55,864.
  5. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Men in the Cities: Raphael and Barbara, 1998 on May 21st Actual price: USD $48,640.
  6. Swann Galleries Buste Modern Style. on May 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  7. Swann Galleries Self Portrait Frowning: Bust. on May 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  8. Marc van de Wiele Auctions Livre d'heures à l'usage de Rome on May 16th Actual price: USD $36,719.
  9. Marc van de Wiele Auctions Les musiciens ambulants on May 16th Actual price: USD $36,719.
  10. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Blonde (from the Brushstroke Figure Series), 1989 on May 21st Actual price: USD $35,840.
  11. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Panni (from the Drape Suite), 1981 on May 21st Actual price: USD $35,840.
  12. Artcurial Eau-Forte XIII - 1957 on May 20th Actual price: USD $35,749.
  13. Forum Auctions Toxic Mary on May 19th Actual price: USD $35,114.
  14. Swann Galleries Night Shadows. on May 21st Actual price: USD $35,000.
  15. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Crying Girl , 1963 on May 21st Actual price: USD $33,280.
  16. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers East Side Interior, 1922 on May 21st Actual price: USD $33,280.
  17. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Sueño y Mentira de Franco (The Dream and Lie of Franco the complete set of two), 1937 on May 21st Actual price: USD $33,280.
  18. Artcurial Eau-forte XXIII - 1973 on May 20th Actual price: USD $32,889.
  19. Swann Galleries Self Portrait with a Raised Sabre. on May 21st Actual price: USD $32,500.
  20. Forum Auctions Rude Copper on May 19th Actual price: USD $31,922.
  21. Forum Auctions Soup Can, (Yellow/Emerald/Sky Blue) on May 19th Actual price: USD $31,922.
  22. Forum Auctions Map of Nowhere on May 19th Actual price: USD $31,922.
  23. Swann Galleries Monsieur D. Lisant. on May 21st Actual price: USD $30,000.
  24. Forum Auctions Love Rat on May 19th Actual price: USD $28,730.
  25. Artcurial Eau-forte XXXIX - 1994 on May 20th Actual price: USD $27,169.

 

For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 25th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 578 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 100 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Books and ephemera: Australiana, Voyages and Travels. 221 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/15. 69 lots

Tue. May. 26th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Prints. 5490 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books and Graphics. 1145 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/19. 727 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/19. 130 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Autographs and Manuscripts. 278 lots
Artcurial. Paris. ASTERIX SUPPORTS FONDATION HÔPITAUX DE PARIS - HÔPITAUX DE FRANCE. 5 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety - bidstart 3/15. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/15. 42 lots

Wed. May. 27th
Forum Auctions. London. Online only: Select Modern & Contemporary Editions and Works on Paper.
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures - Fine Art Prints, Books. 35 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Fine Prints and Photographs. 138 lots
Christies. Paris. Rare Books and Manuscripts. 182 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps, Prints, Autographs & Documents, Antiquarian, Travel, Military & Natural Histor. 874 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Art Prints, Books. 46 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Founders and Patriots: Documents, Maps, Rare Imprints and Books. 58 lots
Sothebys. New York. Books and Manuscripts: A Spring Miscellany - Online bidstart 5/14. 190 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/15. 90 lots

Thu. May. 28th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Art & Archaeology of Asia - Travel & Exploration - POSTPONED - Date TBA. 319 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 218 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. The Martin Magovsky Collection of Children's Books.
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Online Only, Morton Weekly - Books, Prints. 61 lots

Fri. May. 29th
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Ed McHugh Collection: Books, including Railroad and Military History. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Online Bidstart 5/22. 35 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/22. 140 lots

Sat. May. 30th
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . McHugh Railroadiana Collection, Session II. 425 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Mic-Century and Contemporary Sale. 39 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Works on Paper - Prints. 184 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Important Numismatic Book Sale - bidstart 5/4. 419 lots

Sun. May. 31st
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Ed McHugh Collection: Sportsman and Advertising. 186 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/17. 293 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Armando Valdes Collection of South American Banknote Proofs Online Auction. 208 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/22. 49 lots

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