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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 16 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended, Friday 5, January, 16 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone and 14 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $950,610.56 as 90.56% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $362.83.

 

The market will quickly reemerge.

 

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


Heritage Auctions. The WaWa Collection Part IV Comics Showcase Auction on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 3rd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 2nd: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 31st: 98.95%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 3rd: 96.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/23 on December 30th: 95.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 31st: 94.90%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. January 2024 Annual New Year's Sale on January 1st: 86.36%
Vogt Auction. New Years Day Auction on January 1st: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/15 on December 25th: 85.59%
Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 1 on January 4th: 85.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 2nd: 80.36%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Thomas, 1986 on January 1st Actual price: USD $25,600.
  2. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Set of eight hand colored and illustrated copperplate botanical engravings from Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, on January 1st Actual price: USD $15,360.
  3. Nadeau's Auction Gallery A New and Exact Map of America Laid Down from the Latest Observations and Discoveries, circa 1750 on January 1st Actual price: USD $12,800.
  4. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Tennis on January 1st Actual price: USD $11,520.
  5. Heritage Auctions Pokemon 1st Edition Jungle Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $11,250.
  6. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio, circa 1595 on January 1st Actual price: USD $8,960.
  7. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Le Bestiaire De La Fontaine Dalinise on January 1st Actual price: USD $8,320.
  8. Heritage Auctions Gerald Brom "Red Hand" Painting Original Art (1994). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $7,200.
  9. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Self Portrait Holding the Name 'Hirschfeld' on January 1st Actual price: USD $7,040.
  10. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Revised Edition Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1994). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $6,875.
  11. Nadeau's Auction Gallery La Dame Aux Camelias circa 1896 on January 1st Actual price: USD $6,400.
  12. Catawiki B. V. Opera Omnia on December 25th Actual price: USD $4,892.
  13. Heritage Auctions Chuck Jones Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas Storyboard Original Art (MGM, 1966). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $4,800.
  14. Heritage Auctions Michael Bair and Geof Isherwood Star Brand #7 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1987). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $4,800.
  15. Heritage Auctions Sy Barry The Phantom Sunday Comic Strip Original Art Group of 3 (King Features Syndicate, 1977). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $4,560.
  16. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Maris Pacifici, circa 1603 on January 1st Actual price: USD $4,480.
  17. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Hortensias, 1953 on January 1st Actual price: USD $4,480.
  18. Heritage Auctions Chuck Jones Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas Storyboard #287 Original Art (MGM, 1966). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $4,320.
  19. Heritage Auctions Superman "The Underground World" Storyboard Original Art Signed by Robert Little (Famous Studios, 1943). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $4,080.
  20. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books Audubon's Birds of America, First Ed - Volume 2 with 70 Lithographs on December 30th Actual price: USD $3,905.
  21. Catawiki B. V. Cruydt-Boeck on December 25th Actual price: USD $3,759.
  22. Heritage Auctions Don Perlin and Joe Sinnott Defenders #105 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1982). on January 3rd Actual price: USD $3,720.
  23. Heritage Auctions Australia Commonwealth of Australia Reserve Bank Group Lot of 7 Replacement Examples PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45; Choice Very Fine 35; Very Fine 30 (5). on January 2nd Actual price: USD $3,600.
  24. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Depicting exotic birds on rice or tissue paper in hand painted Chinoiserie frames, circa 1840 on January 1st Actual price: USD $3,520.
  25. Catawiki B. V. Les singuliers et nouveaux pourtraicts, du seigneur Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, pourtouttes fortes on December 25th Actual price: USD $3,365.


16 total sales reported this week:

Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 1 on January 4th: 85.00%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Antiquarian Bookseller's Moving Sale - Part 1 on January 3rd: 65.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - bidstart 12/15 on December 27th: 18.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/15 on December 25th: 85.59%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 3rd: 96.43%
Heritage Auctions. The WaWa Collection Part IV Comics Showcase Auction on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 3rd: 99.38%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 2nd: 80.36%
Vogt Auction. New Years Day Auction on January 1st: 85.71%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. January 2024 Annual New Year's Sale on January 1st: 86.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 2nd: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 31st: 94.90%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 31st: 98.95%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/23 on December 30th: 95.43%

 

For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 8th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 12TH ANNUAL POST NEW YEARS QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION. 160 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/29. 64 lots

Tue. Jan. 9th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 523 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 55 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 194 lots

Wed. Jan. 10th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary and Post-War Art // Prints and Multiples. 150 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 262 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History. 34 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France: Manuscripts, Documents, Plates and Archives. 534 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/15. 652 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction. 1936 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 335 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 129 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare, Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos and Relics. 380 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Wars Holiday Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 221 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 84 lots

Thu. Jan. 11th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 236 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. The Ski Sale. 81 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books. 308 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J. Farber. 269 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1178 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts. 179 lots

Sat. Jan. 13th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 173 lots

Sun. Jan. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 213 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
  • 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