Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 50 Auctions Archived, another 51 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 16 Friday, 50 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 30 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $9,741,668.10 as 85.25% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,114.73.

 

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

PIASAPablo Picasso and his friends, History of a private collection on February 15th: $2,334,431
Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints and Multiples on February 14th: $1,150,582
Swann GalleriesAn American Century: The Collection of Dr. James & Debra Pearl & Fine Photographs on February 15th: $1,111,547
 

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

Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSteidel Collection Auction - Day 1 on February 9th: 277.52%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSteidel Collection Auction - Day 2 on February 10th: 217.84%
Gonnelli Casa DAsteAncient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Part 2 on February 7th: 171.28%
Gonnelli Casa DAsteAncient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Part 1 on February 7th: 152.43%
Forum AuctionsOnline sale: Modern Literature, Children's and Illustrated Books on February 15th: 140.59%
Ahlers & OgletreeImportant Works of Fiction and Poetry from Mark Twain & Others from the Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr. on February 9th: 135.25%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersLIVE AUCTION Line, Form & Balance: Works from the Collection of Donald Baechler, Part II on February 15th: 130.71%
PIASAPablo Picasso and his friends, History of a private collection on February 15th: 125.01%
Keys Fine Arts AuctioneersBooks and Ephemera on February 14th: 118.51%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on February 15th: 114.21%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/26 on February 4th: 112.47%
Heritage AuctionsDepth of Field: The Body Photographed Showcase Auction on February 14th: 102.28%


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

PIASAPablo Picasso and his friends, History of a private collection on February 15th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Art of Archie Comics and Comic Art Showcase Auction on February 15th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on February 13th: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSteidel Collection Auction - Day 1 on February 9th: 100.00%
Ahlers & OgletreeImportant Works of Fiction and Poetry from Mark Twain & Others from the Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr. on February 9th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on February 13th: 99.92%
John McInnis AuctioneersVirtual Online Collectibles Auction on February 9th: 99.47%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSteidel Collection Auction - Day 2 on February 10th: 99.37%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on February 11th: 99.28%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on February 13th: 98.46%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on February 14th: 97.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 10th: 96.49%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersLIVE AUCTION Line, Form & Balance: Works from the Collection of Donald Baechler, Part II on February 15th: 96.43%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on February 15th: 95.67%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on February 13th: 95.56%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on February 14th: 95.41%
Forum AuctionsOnline sale: Modern Literature, Children's and Illustrated Books on February 15th: 93.70%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on February 11th: 92.49%
Rachel Davis Fine ArtsPrints and Drawings at Auction on February 10th: 91.45%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/26 on February 4th: 91.25%
Everard AuctionsWinter Southern Estates and Collections: Session 1 on February 13th: 90.48%
Heritage AuctionsDepth of Field: The Body Photographed Showcase Auction on February 14th: 89.61%
Keys Fine Arts AuctioneersBooks and Ephemera on February 14th: 89.51%
Old World AuctionsMaps and Atlases - bidstart 1/24 on February 7th: 88.35%
Quinn's Auction GalleriesWinter Book Sale on January 30th: 87.23%
Potomack CompanyFebruary Cornucopia: Art Furniture and Decorative Arts on February 13th: 84.35%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood20th Century and Contemporary Auction on February 13th: 83.58%
Potter and Potter AuctionsA Study in Sherlock, Part II: Including the Collections of Robert Hess and Roy Pilot on February 15th: 82.89%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/26 on February 5th: 81.08%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. PIASA Exceptional letter from Pablo Picasso to his friend Max Jacob, testament to the priviledged links between the two men. Pablo Picasso an on February 15th Actual price: USD $643,518.
  2. PIASA Afat. Soixante-seize sonnets on February 15th Actual price: USD $391,707.
  3. PIASA Autograph correspondence with Max Pellequer on February 15th Actual price: USD $111,916.
  4. PIASA Picasso. on February 15th Actual price: USD $100,725.
  5. PIASA Tete, tapestry project, on February 15th Actual price: USD $83,937.
  6. PIASA Tete, tapestry project, on February 15th Actual price: USD $83,937.
  7. PIASA Twenty poems. Translated by Z. Milnern these poems are engraved in Spanish and adorned with twenty on February 15th Actual price: USD $83,937.
  8. PIASA Arlequin de profil, on February 15th Actual price: USD $81,139.
  9. PIASA La tauromaquia o arte de torear. on February 15th Actual price: USD $69,948.
  10. Rago Arts and Auctions Le Beluga on February 14th Actual price: USD $52,920.
  11. Rago Arts and Auctions Gargantua on February 14th Actual price: USD $52,920.
  12. Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers Vesuvius on February 15th Actual price: USD $51,200.
  13. Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers Five Greek Poets and A Philosopher on February 15th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  14. Rago Arts and Auctions Eric (from Men in the Cities series) on February 14th Actual price: USD $47,880.
  15. RR Auction American Presidents Signature Collection (35) - complete from George Washington to John F. Kennedy on February 14th Actual price: USD $43,161.
  16. PIASA La croisette a Cannes on February 15th Actual price: USD $41,969.
  17. Potter and Potter Auctions Autograph manuscript of the novel Uncle Bernac (written with the provisional title: "Boulogne. A Memory of the Empire"), on February 15th Actual price: USD $40,800.
  18. Rago Arts and Auctions Howdy Doody (from the Myths series) on February 14th Actual price: USD $40,320.
  19. PIASA and Atelier Madoura Visage noir on February 15th Actual price: USD $39,171.
  20. Rago Arts and Auctions La Pierre philosophale on February 14th Actual price: USD $37,800.
  21. PIASA 2 albums in-octo on vellum paper. on February 15th Actual price: USD $36,373.
  22. PIASA Autograph correspondence with Max Pellequer on February 15th Actual price: USD $36,373.
  23. Rago Arts and Auctions Le Hibou blasphemateur on February 14th Actual price: USD $35,280.
  24. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled IV; Untitled V (two works from the Men in the Cities series) on February 14th Actual price: USD $35,280.
  25. Swann Galleries Breton Onion Seller, London, from the Small Trades series. on February 15th Actual price: USD $35,000.



50 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on February 15th: 95.67%
Swann Galleries. An American Century: The Collection of Dr. James & Debra Pearl & Fine Photographs on February 15th: 74.48%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. LIVE AUCTION Line, Form & Balance: Works from the Collection of Donald Baechler, Part II on February 15th: 96.43%
Potter and Potter Auctions. A Study in Sherlock, Part II: Including the Collections of Robert Hess and Roy Pilot on February 15th: 82.89%
PIASA. Pablo Picasso and his friends, History of a private collection on February 15th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online sale: Modern Literature, Children's and Illustrated Books on February 15th: 93.70%
Sloane Street Auctions. Old Masters, Modern British, Antique and Modern Furniture, Jewellery, Bags and Estate Contents. on February 14th: 61.90%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 1/19 on February 14th: 79.17%
Rossini. Furniture and Art Objects on February 14th: 73.68%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on February 14th: 73.20%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books and Ephemera on February 14th: 89.51%
Everard Auctions. Winter Southern Estates and Collections: Session 2 on February 14th: 63.22%
Potomack Company. February Cornucopia: Art Furniture and Decorative Arts on February 13th: 84.35%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on February 13th: 75.56%
Chiswick Auctions. Prints and Multiples on February 13th: 65.81%
Everard Auctions. Winter Southern Estates and Collections: Session 1 on February 13th: 90.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 13th: 95.56%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. 20th Century and Contemporary Auction on February 13th: 83.58%
Bonhams. Prints & Multiples Online on February 12th: 72.73%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 1/24 on February 7th: 88.35%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics and Comic Art Showcase Auction on February 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: The Body Photographed Showcase Auction on February 14th: 89.61%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on February 14th: 95.41%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on February 14th: 97.78%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on February 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on February 13th: 98.46%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on February 13th: 99.92%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Marvellous Medley: Psychology, Classics, Antarctica, Pacific A108 on February 11th: 57.61%
Moreshet Auctions. Auction 72 Kodesh Auction - Chassidut, Gra, Kabbalah, Letters, Polemic, Judaica, Slavuta & Zhytomyr and more on February 11th: 76.69%
Ripley Auctions. Dead of Winter Great Estates Art and Antiques on February 10th: 76.30%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints and Drawings at Auction on February 10th: 91.45%
Blackwell Auctions. February Exceptional Estates Auction - online 1/24 on February 10th: 78.57%
PosterConnection Inc.. Vintage Posters on February 8th: 44.76%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Steidel Collection Auction - Day 2 on February 10th: 99.37%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Steidel Collection Auction - Day 1 on February 9th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Collectibles Auction on February 9th: 99.47%
Finarte. Original Movie Poster Artworks - Part 1 on February 9th: 51.72%
Finarte. Original Movie Poster Artworks -Part 2: Timed Auction on February 10th: 35.11%
Ahlers & Ogletree. Important Works of Fiction and Poetry from Mark Twain & Others from the Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr. on February 9th: 100.00%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Part 2 on February 7th: 77.27%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Part 1 on February 7th: 63.04%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Winter Book Sale on January 30th: 87.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/26 on February 6th: 75.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/26 on February 5th: 81.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/26 on February 4th: 91.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books - bidstart 1/26 on February 4th: 36.84%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated - bidstart 1/19 on February 4th: 72.73%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 10th: 96.49%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on February 11th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on February 11th: 92.49%


For the week ahead 51 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 19th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. BIBLIOPHILIA - DOCUMENTATION: VERY IMPORTANT MEETING OF BOOK SALES CATALOGS. 242 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/9. 88 lots

Tue. Feb. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 426 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 205 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Cape Town Premium Auction - Day 1. 21 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Editions + Photographs - 2/8. 94 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 554 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Old Master and Modern Printes, Matrices, Maps and Photgraphy. 420 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Winter Antiques - Day 1. 17 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1. 78 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Contemporary Discoveries - online 2/12. 11 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 54 lots

Wed. Feb. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 356 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . The Great Outdoors: Audubon to Zuni. 43 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Making Room Spring Sale. 17 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos, And Relics. 418 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. The American Presidency - online 2/11. 50 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night. 21 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Winter Antiques - Day 2. 43 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2. 19 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . February Gallery sale: Voyages, Travels, and Australiana, sold on behalf of several private vendors, Literature, Ephemera, Natural History &c.. 104 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. c.640 Lots to include Signed, First & Rare Editions including WB Yeats, Antiquarian Books, Maps, Broadsides, Literature & Poetry, GAA & Sport, Local Histories, Irish Language, Postcards & Ephemera.. 643 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books - Antique Fine Arts. 608 lots
Ader. PARIS. Antique, Modern, and Modern Illustrated Books. 351 lots

Thu. Feb. 22nd
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Photography. 341 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 1/19. 49 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction. 114 lots
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples: Abstractions - online 2/12. 183 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Elton John: The Day Sale. 171 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. February Estates Fine Interiors Auction.
Rossini. Paris. Stamps, Posters, Autographs and Books. 194 lots

Fri. Feb. 23rd
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. The Winter Sale. 40 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Winter Enchantment.

Sat. Feb. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 181 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Comics, Sports, TCG & Toys.
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I. 379 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas. 638 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction. 1004 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Beatles "Coming to America" 60th Anniversary Signature Auction. 89 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Winter Fine Art Gallery Auction. 83 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Fine Estates Auction.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. 2024 Contemporary and Antique Furnishings, Fine Art, Decorative Accessories, and Advertising. 75 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. The Ranch Sale.

Sun. Feb. 25th
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.
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Online Only Bookworm Auction - bidstart 1/28. 346 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter Colonial Showcase Auction. 217 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Fine Antiques Estates Collection Auction.
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Black History Art Auction - online 2/1. 64 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: 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
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000