Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 9 September 2022, 32 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 17 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $7,488,009.40 as 85% of all lots changed hands. There were 6,131 offered while 5,232 were sold. The average lot sold for $1,431.19.
The season arrives!
1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: $1,199,057
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 709.52%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 204.73%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 172.66%
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 117.25%
Duke's. Interiors on September 8th: 105.77%
18 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 100.00%
Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/28 on September 5th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 4th: 95.68%
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 95.16%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on September 4th: 93.13%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab on September 5th: 92.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 90.21%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 88.50%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1 on September 6th: 87.94%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: 86.54%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25 on September 6th: 84.66%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 8th: 84.62%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 84.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/19 on August 29th: 83.02%
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32 total sales reported this week:
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 95.16%
Rossini. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary on September 9th: 67.39%
Rossini. Guy Gaulard Library: Books, Manuscripts and Historical Documents on September 8th: 16.86%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: 86.54%
PBA Galleries. PBA Platinum: Rare Books and Manuscripts on September 8th: 65.42%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 9th: 70.83%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antique, Modern and Contemporary Prints, Drawings and Paintings - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 64.46%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 8th: 84.62%
Duke's. Interiors on September 8th: 65.52%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on September 8th: 72.55%
Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 100.00%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/4 on July 14th: 76.35%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 90.21%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/2 on September 6th: 73.08%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25 on September 6th: 84.66%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 2 on September 6th: 75.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1 on September 6th: 87.94%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 84.29%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 99.58%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 6th: 79.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 79.17%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/19 on August 29th: 83.02%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab on September 5th: 92.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/19 on August 28th: 75.56%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Books - Online Auction on September 4th: 60.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on September 4th: 93.13%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 4th: 95.68%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/28 on September 5th: 98.94%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 88.50%
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 12th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sales - Books. 700 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs - Time Auction bidstart 7/14. 240 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Auction of Fine Judaica. 207 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/2. 48 lots
Tue. Sep. 13th
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions. 354 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6. 515 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6. 132 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books. 400 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/2. 19 lots
Wed. Sep. 14th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 8/31. 770 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8. 138 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/7. 358 lots
Christies. New York. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1. 98 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/19. 937 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. books, kodesh books, manuscripts, letters, silver items, Judaika, eretz Israel. 266 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 198 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Only Baseball and Sports Memorabilia. 314 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Furniture and Design. 32 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of the New Year and in Honor of Chai (18th) Elul – Birthday o. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/22. 21 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/7. 127 lots
Thu. Sep. 15th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 266 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART I). 242 lots
Doyle New York. New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II. 323 lots
Fri. Sep. 16th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fall Modern + Contemporary Art + Design. 31 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART 2). 235 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 22 lots
Sat. Sep. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/10. 200 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Online Only - Fall Magic Auction. 82 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . September Gallery Auction. 59 lots
Sun. Sep. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 9/4. 415 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Anniversary Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/9. 53 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f70b3790-9b4a-4990-b402-f0322021c0de.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ad2cf7b4-4d93-4231-a956-b440583b39b3.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5651043b-3c0d-4e2c-931f-72133bda9b36.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8c8244b7-4573-44d3-9c70-e0d3a3ed3cc4.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
