Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 12 January, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Chinese yuan, 1 in Danish krone, 5 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 29 in US dollars.
Turnover was $7,219,746.14 as 85.38% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $811.94.
The auction market returns!
As well, we are now including collectible paper sales held in mainland China. We hope and expect to see many more! You'll see one in today's report.
Christies. 10th Shanghai Auction Anniversary: 20th and 21st Centuries: Art Evening Sale on September 23rd: $1,309,125
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/15 on January 10th: $1,029,431
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
New England Auctions. Fine Americana, Folk Art and Native American from estates and collections on January 10th: 170.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 3rd: 160.59%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History on January 10th: 142.57%
New England Auctions. Antiques & Works of Art from Estates & Collections on January 11th: 123.37%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 9th: 106.11%
30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
New England Auctions. Antiques & Works of Art from Estates & Collections on January 11th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Fine Americana, Folk Art and Native American from estates and collections on January 10th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on January 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
Christies. 10th Shanghai Auction Anniversary: 20th and 21st Centuries: Art Evening Sale on September 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 9th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 2nd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 7th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 10th: 98.81%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on January 9th: 98.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 9th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 24th: 97.94%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 6th: 97.13%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - Fine Press - bidstart 12/22 on January 4th: 97.12%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Holiday Movie Posters Showcase Auction on January 10th: 95.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 3rd: 94.83%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J. Farber on January 11th: 94.80%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 9th: 94.55%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History on January 10th: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 10th: 92.25%
University Archives. Rare, Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos and Relics on January 10th: 92.08%
One Source Auctions. 12TH ANNUAL POST NEW YEARS QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION on January 8th: 91.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 7th: 91.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/22 on December 31st: 85.48%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comics Auction on January 6th: 84.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 1st: 82.67%
Purcell Auctioneers. Timed Auction - Antiquarian Books, Irish & World Literature and Poetry, ... on January 4th: 81.40%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/15 on January 10th: 80.52%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 11th: 80.51%
43 total sales reported this week:
Potter and Potter Auctions. Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J. Farber on January 11th: 94.80%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books on January 11th: 68.51%
New England Auctions. Antiques & Works of Art from Estates & Collections on January 11th: 100.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Ski Sale on January 11th: 79.01%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles Estate Auction on January 11th: 72.26%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts on January 11th: 53.63%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 11th: 80.51%
University Archives. Rare, Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos and Relics on January 10th: 92.08%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Holiday Movie Posters Showcase Auction on January 10th: 95.48%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on January 10th: 71.37%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History on January 10th: 94.12%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France: Manuscripts, Documents, Plates and Archives on January 10th: 15.92%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/15 on January 10th: 80.52%
New England Auctions. Fine Americana, Folk Art and Native American from estates and collections on January 10th: 100.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary and Post-War Art // Prints and Multiples on January 10th: 52.67%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 10th: 92.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 9th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on January 10th: 78.57%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 10th: 98.81%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on January 9th: 98.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 9th: 94.55%
One Source Auctions. 12TH ANNUAL POST NEW YEARS QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION on January 8th: 91.88%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. UNLIMITED Kaballa and Chassidut, ... on January 7th: 72.48%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on January 7th: 100.00%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction: Books, Pictures, Ceramics, Silver, Collectors' Items etc. - bidstart 12/20 on January 7th: 64.66%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on January 6th: 50.52%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comics Auction on January 6th: 84.09%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors, to Include Affordable Modern and Contemporary Art on January 5th: 72.34%
Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 2 on January 5th: 73.68%
Purcell Auctioneers. Timed Auction - Antiquarian Books, Irish & World Literature and Poetry, ... on January 4th: 81.40%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - Fine Press - bidstart 12/22 on January 4th: 97.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 3rd: 94.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 1st: 82.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/22 on December 31st: 85.48%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 6th: 97.13%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 24th: 97.94%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 7th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 7th: 91.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 2nd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 9th: 99.67%
Christies. 10th Shanghai Auction Anniversary: 20th and 21st Centuries: Art Evening Sale on September 23rd: 100.00%
For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 15th
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's January Auction. 1612 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/5. 92 lots
Tue. Jan. 16th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Winter Auction. 66 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 488 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 49 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 207 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Scultures. 101 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/9. 34 lots
Wed. Jan. 17th
Christies. New York. Fine Printed And Manuscript Americana. 153 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 451 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 109 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/10. 85 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Collected Home - bidstart 1/3. 14 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 34 lots
Thu. Jan. 18th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Printed Books and Manuscripts - Online Only. 483 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books. 314 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 12/15. 110 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 1. 575 lots
Christies. New York. Important Americana. 7 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs/Timed Auction. 300 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. January Estate Auction. 25 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Auction. 116 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper. 510 lots
Fri. Jan. 19th
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 1/9. 187 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Books. 294 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Selections. Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography. 671 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 2. 689 lots
Sothebys. New York. Western Art and Design From Bar Cross Ranch, Wyoming. 11 lots
Sat. Jan. 20th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 175 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Wells, Maine Online Retirement Auction. 36 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints. 7 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints. 2 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Movie Posters. 523 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. The Texas Ranch Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12. 32 lots
Sun. Jan. 21st
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. 263 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/12. 105 lots
Bruce McKinney
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![<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ca2d66a9-721d-4878-a2eb-51a7bb9a3889.jpg "<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey")
![<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")
