Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 56 Auctions Archived, another 11 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 22 December, 56 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Danish krone. 25 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, and 25 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $16,780,260.83 as 77.83% of all lots changed  hands.  The average lot sold for $1,284.27.

 

The year is going out with a whimper as the field is taking a deep breath.  Soon fresh opportunities will abound.

 

Season’s Greetings!

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on December 17th: $2,374,277
Sothebys. Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry on December 15th: $1,992,053
Arader Galleries. December 2023 Auction on December 9th: $1,130,320
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Session Signature Auction on December 15th: $1,043,500

 


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

Sothebys. Hubert Guerrand-Hermès Collection, Around the Duchess of Berry | Online - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 328.20%
Arenberg Auctions. Renier Chalon on December 15th: 228.19%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books on December 18th: 221.45%
Sothebys. Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry on December 15th: 184.64%
Doyle New York. Doyle@Home and Holiday Gifts on December 20th: 182.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 163.98%
De Baecque and Associes. The Collections of Bernard Mamy - Caricatures and Books on December 15th: 151.98%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session I on December 4th: 123.52%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session III on December 6th: 115.75%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session II on December 5th: 112.28%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books & old manuscripts on December 16th: 109.30%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on December 15th: 105.97%


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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/1 on December 11th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. Doyle@Home and Holiday Gifts on December 20th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books on December 18th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 17th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Hubert Guerrand-Hermès Collection, Around the Duchess of Berry | Online - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations on December 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry on December 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Showcase Auction Featuring the Malcolm Edwards Collection on December 15th: 100.00%
Arenberg Auctions. Renier Chalon on December 15th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 19th: 99.78%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books & old manuscripts on December 16th: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 19th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 19th: 99.17%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on December 17th: 98.77%
Sothebys. The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined | Online Auction on December 15th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 20th: 98.56%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Signature Auction on December 15th: 98.56%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 17th: 98.28%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on December 18th: 97.83%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/9 on December 16th: 93.71%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Auction 051 Part 1 Online Auction: on December 18th: 91.82%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on December 16th: 90.07%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 17th: 87.32%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Session Signature Auction on December 15th: 87.30%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Books and Manuscripts on December 15th: 86.10%
Dunbar Sloane. Rowan Gibbs Book Collection - bidstart 11/16 on December 14th: 85.07%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on December 15th: 82.56%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Auction 051 Part 2 Online Auction: on December 19th: 82.37%
Early American. History Auction at Early American on December 16th: 81.70%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session II on December 5th: 81.33%
De Baecque and Associes. The Collections of Bernard Mamy - Caricatures and Books on December 15th: 80.41%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Terese Nielsen Magic: The Gathering Force of Will Illustration Original Artwork (1996). on December 17th Actual price: USD $350,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Pokemon Charizard 006 Japanese Base Set PSA Trading Card Game GEM MT 10 (The Pokemon Company, 1996) No Rarity Symbol, Holo. on December 17th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Pokemon Charizard 4 1st Edition Base Set PSA Trading Card Game GEM MT 10 (Wizards of the Coast, 1999) Rare, Holo. on December 17th Actual price: USD $218,750.
  4. Arader Galleries Flowers in a Chinese vase. on December 9th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  5. Sothebys Les Roses. on December 15th Actual price: USD $194,985.
  6. Heritage Auctions Pokemon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on December 17th Actual price: USD $193,750.
  7. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln Signed Carte de Visite. on December 15th Actual price: USD $181,250.
  8. Sothebys De Trinitate (livres IV-XV, cum tabula) ; Confessiones (livres I-V). on December 15th Actual price: USD $167,130.
  9. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering City of Traitors Uncut 18-Card Foil Test Print (Wizards of the Coast). on December 17th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  10. Arader Galleries Watercolor for plate 23: "Florentine Iris" / Iris Florentina. on December 9th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  11. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Gelehrter in seinem Arbeitszimmer, genannt: Faust on December 14th Actual price: USD $142,355.
  12. Heritage Auctions Pokemon "Pikachu" Illustrator Unnumbered Promo CoroCoro Comics PSA Trading Card Game AUTHENTIC ALTERED (The Pokemon Company, 1998). on December 17th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  13. Sothebys Rituel de l'abbaye royale de S. Germain des Prez les Paris, Contenant les prieres & ceremonies a faire lorsque les Religieux de la de Abbaye portent les Reliques de la glorieuse Vierge & Martyre S. Marguerite aux Reynes & Princesses du sang. on December 15th Actual price: USD $132,311.
  14. Sothebys Paul et Virginie. on December 15th Actual price: USD $118,384.
  15. Heritage Auctions [Thomas Jefferson, his copy]. The Laws of the United States of America. Vol. VI[-VII]. on December 15th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  16. Arenberg Auctions Sketch sheet containing a draft of the 4th movement of the 1st Sonata for harpsichord or fortepiano (Opus 2, N. 1). on December 16th Actual price: USD $111,420.
  17. Arader Galleries Fish Hawk or Osprey, Plate 81. on December 9th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  18. Sothebys Voyage pittoresque de la Grece. on December 15th Actual price: USD $104,456.
  19. Arenberg Auctions Unique combination of two early 18th-c. Dutch Lutheran Bibles. One illustrated by Romeyn de Hooghe; both in a magnificent dazzling, gold-heightened colouring attributable to Dirk Jansz. van Santen, "Meester Afsetter". on December 16th Actual price: USD $104,456.
  20. Sothebys View of Duchesse de Berry's bedroom in the Pavillion de Marsan | Chambre a coucher de la duchesse de Berry au Pavillon de Marsan on December 18th Actual price: USD $97,493.
  21. Guernseys Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay on December 14th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  22. Arenberg Auctions Book of Hours, use of Rome, in Latin. on December 16th Actual price: USD $90,529.
  23. Arader Galleries Pink Roses and Carnations on December 9th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  24. Arader Galleries Long-billed Curlew, Plate 231. on December 9th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  25. Arader Galleries Whooping Crane, Plate 261. on December 9th Actual price: USD $78,000.



56 total sales reported this week:

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/1 on December 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/1 on December 11th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on December 10th: 74.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - bidstart 12/1 on December 10th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/1 on December 10th: 76.19%
Doyle New York. Doyle@Home and Holiday Gifts on December 20th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. Sporlympic X: On the Theme of Sport and Olympism on December 19th: 48.94%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Graphics on December 19th: 64.97%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on December 19th: 77.05%
Ader. Photographs online on December 19th: 60.08%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Auction 051 Part 2 Online Auction: on December 19th: 82.37%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Auction 051 Part 1 Online Auction: on December 18th: 91.82%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on December 18th: 97.83%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 18th: 57.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on December 16th: 90.07%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Books and Manuscripts on December 15th: 86.10%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2 on December 14th: 53.78%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1 on December 13th: 43.05%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session V on December 8th: 71.69%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session IV on December 7th: 72.94%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session III on December 6th: 74.27%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session II on December 5th: 81.33%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books - Session I on December 4th: 78.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 20th: 51.58%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 20th: 98.56%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 19th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 19th: 99.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 19th: 99.78%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on December 16th: 45.54%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books on December 18th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 17th: 100.00%
Early American. History Auction at Early American on December 16th: 81.70%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books & old manuscripts on December 16th: 99.45%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online sale - Posters on December 17th: 59.64%
Sothebys. Hubert Guerrand-Hermès Collection, Around the Duchess of Berry | Online - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations on December 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined | Online Auction on December 15th: 98.72%
Sothebys. Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry on December 15th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. December Gallery Auction on December 15th: 67.74%
Finarte. Books, Autographs and Prints on December 15th: 42.90%
Du Mouchelles. The December 2023 Auctions: Day Two on December 15th: 72.37%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on December 15th: 82.56%
De Baecque and Associes. The Collections of Bernard Mamy - Caricatures and Books on December 15th: 80.41%
Arenberg Auctions. Renier Chalon on December 15th: 99.78%
Guernseys. Iconic Items from the 20th Century on December 14th: 25.00%
Forum Auctions. The British Sale on December 14th: 48.73%
Dunbar Sloane. Rowan Gibbs Book Collection - bidstart 11/16 on December 14th: 85.07%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/9 on December 16th: 93.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 17th: 87.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 17th: 98.28%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on December 17th: 98.77%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Session Signature Auction on December 15th: 87.30%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Showcase Auction Featuring the Malcolm Edwards Collection on December 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Signature Auction on December 15th: 98.56%
Arader Galleries. December 2023 Auction on December 9th: 46.74%

 


For the week ahead 11 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 25th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/15. 111 lots

Tue. Dec. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 509 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 162 lots

Wed. Dec. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 288 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 91 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books - bidstart 12/15. 120 lots

Sat. Dec. 30th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/23. 175 lots

Sun. Dec. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 191 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/22. 62 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • 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
  • 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
  • ALDE
    Livres anciens
    Alchimie & Sciences occultes
    November 4, 2026
    ALDE, Nov. 4: DU BELLAY (JOACHIM). Les Œuvres françoises. Reveuës, & de nouveau augmentées de plusieurs poësies non encores auparavant imprimées. Paris, 1569. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIRANESI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA). Carceri d'invenzione. [Paris, Firmin Didot, vers 1807-1835]. €25,000 to €35,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIRANESI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA). Vedute di Roma. Rome, chez l'auteur, s.d. [vers 1760-1778]. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: RACINE (JEAN). Bérénice. Tragédie. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1671. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: MAIER (MICHAEL). Arcana arcanissima, hoc est Hieroglyphica ægyptio-græca. S.l.n.d. [Londres, Thomas Creede, 1614]. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE
    Livres anciens
    Alchimie & Sciences occultes
    November 4, 2026
    ALDE, Nov. 4: MAIER (MICHAEL). Atalanta fugiens, hoc est, emblemata nova de secretis naturæ chymica. Oppenheim, 1618. €20,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: [MANUSCRIT ALCHIMIQUE]. La Science divine. [Traité d’alchimie]. Manuscrit signé et date à Paris par Pierre de la Borde le douze décembre 1749. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: [MANUSCRIT ALCHIMIQUE]. Italie, XVIIe ou XVIIIe siècle. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIGNORIA (LORENZO). Mensa Isiaca, qua sacrorum apud Ægyptios ratio et simulacra subjectis tabulis æneis simul exhibentur et explicantur. Amsterdam, Andreas Frisius, 1669. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: TAISNIER (JEAN). Opus mathematicum octo libros complectens. Cologne, Johann Birckmann et Werner Richwin, 1562. €1,500 to €2,000.