Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 61 Auctions Archived, another 59 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 7 June, 61 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krona, 1 in Swedish krona, and 31 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $11,795,464.69. The average lot sold for $1,275.05.

 

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints and Multiples on June 4th: $1,577,740
Christian Hesse AuktionenModern Art, Books, Autographs on June 1st: $1,358,657
Tajan2oth Century Books and Manuscripts on June 5th: $1,087,309
PIASAThe Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection From Surrealism to Pop Art on June 5th: $1,033,267
 

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

Bearnes Hampton and LittlewoodTimed Auction: Books - online 5/24 on June 2nd: 2404.50%
Ripley AuctionsEstate Collectibles and Memorabilia on June 5th: 484.54%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie on June 6th: 158.80%
Tennants AuctioneersStamps, Postcards and Postal History on June 5th: 136.74%
PIASAThe Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection From Surrealism to Pop Art on June 5th: 135.57%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers20th Century Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on June 6th: 133.16%
Christian Hesse AuktionenModern Art, Books, Autographs on June 1st: 126.86%
Cotswold Auction CompanyBooks, Medals, Militaria, ... on June 4th: 118.29%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on June 6th: 107.81%
Beaussant LefevreBooks and Manuscripts on May 31st: 107.10%
Ripley AuctionsGreat Estates Art and Antiques Auction on June 1st: 107.01%
Heritage AuctionsStar Wars Signature Auction on May 31st: 101.99%
Tajan2oth Century Books and Manuscripts on June 5th: 101.23%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 4th: 100.39%


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

Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie on June 6th: 100.00%
PIASAThe Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection From Surrealism to Pop Art on June 5th: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction GalleriesSummer Shelf Lot Book Auction on June 4th: 100.00%
FreemansCollect: American Art on June 4th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe World War II Cover Comics Showcase Auction on June 6th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on June 4th: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on June 2nd: 100.00%
BonhamsDiscovery Sale - online 5/21 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on June 4th: 99.36%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 4th: 99.10%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on June 5th: 99.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on June 5th: 98.87%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 1st: 98.76%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 2nd: 98.14%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers20th Century Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on June 6th: 97.83%
Carlsen GalleryCollector's Collections at Auction on June 2nd: 96.88%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 2nd: 96.13%
Heritage AuctionsStar Wars Signature Auction on May 31st: 95.86%
Doyle New YorkThe Dalva Brothers Collection on June 4th: 95.24%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety - Online 5/29 on June 4th: 94.34%
Rachel Davis Fine ArtsPrints and Drawings on June 1st: 93.67%
Beaussant LefevreBooks and Manuscripts on May 31st: 91.58%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on June 6th: 91.48%
Tennants AuctioneersStamps, Postcards and Postal History on June 5th: 90.91%
Aspire AuctionsOnline Auction - bidstart 5/24 on June 1st: 90.91%
Ripley AuctionsGreat Estates Art and Antiques Auction on June 1st: 89.41%
Bearnes Hampton and LittlewoodTimed Auction: Books - online 5/24 on June 2nd: 89.29%
Cotswold Auction CompanyBooks, Medals, Militaria, ... on June 4th: 88.16%
Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints and Multiples on June 4th: 87.10%
Los Angeles Estate AuctionLos Angeles Estate Auction XIII on June 4th: 86.19%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/17 on May 27th: 86.02%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersAmerican Historical Ephemera and Photography on May 31st: 85.58%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on June 4th: 85.11%
Ripley AuctionsEstate Collectibles and Memorabilia on June 5th: 83.64%
EV StampsSports and Comic Book Auction on June 1st: 82.35%
Sydney Rare Book AuctionsOriginal artworks, photographs, prints, and art books on June 6th: 82.22%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersArt and Design on June 5th: 81.25%
Tajan2oth Century Books and Manuscripts on June 5th: 80.00%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Tajan L'Etranger. Manuscrit autographe complet, signe et date in fine "Avril 1940" [1944 ?]. on June 5th Actual price: USD $899,955.
  2. PIASA A. Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh, 1928 - New York, 1987) on June 5th Actual price: USD $622,791.
  3. PIASA Marcel Duchamp (Blainville-Crevon, 1887 - Neuilly-sur Seine, 1968) L.H.O.O.Q., 1919/1964 on June 5th Actual price: USD $410,476.
  4. Christian Hesse Auktionen Chassidische Legenden 1-10 und 11-20. on June 1st Actual price: USD $212,533.
  5. Rago Arts and Auctions Quatre Lithographies on June 4th Actual price: USD $182,700.
  6. Christian Hesse Auktionen The History of Godefrey of Boloyne and of the Conquest of Iherusalem. on June 1st Actual price: USD $99,625.
  7. Rago Arts and Auctions Ingrid Bergman With Hat (from the Ingrid Bergman portfolio) on June 4th Actual price: USD $94,500.
  8. Christian Hesse Auktionen Also sprach Zarathustra. Ein Buch fur Alle und Keinen. on June 1st Actual price: USD $92,983.
  9. Christian Hesse Auktionen The Works on June 1st Actual price: USD $86,342.
  10. Christian Hesse Auktionen Der Blaue Reiter. on June 1st Actual price: USD $77,043.
  11. Christian Hesse Auktionen Also sprach Zarathustra. Ein Buch fur Alle und Keinen. on June 1st Actual price: USD $73,058.
  12. Heritage Auctions Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (TCF, 1977) Original Third Draft Script Signed by George Lucas and Cast. on May 31st Actual price: USD $57,500.
  13. Rago Arts and Auctions Flowers on June 4th Actual price: USD $56,700.
  14. Dorotheum Die Zauberflote eine grosse Oper in Clavierauszug. on June 4th Actual price: USD $53,787.
  15. Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers Oval Office on June 6th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  16. Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers Untitled (Fate) on June 6th Actual price: USD $44,800.
  17. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books John James Audubon's Birds of America - 7 Volume set with 500 Originally Hand-colored Lithographs, The Bradley Martin Copy (Provenance) on June 1st Actual price: USD $41,250.
  18. Rago Arts and Auctions Met's 150th Anniversary on June 4th Actual price: USD $40,320.
  19. Rago Arts and Auctions Imaginations and Objects of the Future on June 4th Actual price: USD $37,800.
  20. Rago Arts and Auctions Pepper Pot Soup (from the Campbell's Soup I portfolio) on June 4th Actual price: USD $37,800.
  21. Heritage Auctions Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (TCF, 1980, 1983), Original Studio-Sanctioned N.J. Farmer "Darth Vader" Promotional Helmet, Shoulder Armor and Chest Box. on May 31st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  22. Christian Hesse Auktionen Umbra vitae. on June 1st Actual price: USD $37,193.
  23. Christian Hesse Auktionen Klange on June 1st Actual price: USD $37,193.
  24. Rago Arts and Auctions After the Party on June 4th Actual price: USD $35,280.
  25. Christian Hesse Auktionen Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu. on June 1st Actual price: USD $31,880.



61 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on June 6th: 91.48%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Original artworks, photographs, prints, and art books on June 6th: 82.22%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on June 6th: 97.83%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie on June 6th: 100.00%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Western History Showcase Live Auction - session 1 on June 6th: 47.44%
Chiswick Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photographs on June 6th: 49.46%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History on June 5th: 90.91%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - online 5/30 on June 6th: 38.03%
Tajan. 2oth Century Books and Manuscripts on June 5th: 80.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Art and Design on June 5th: 81.25%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographes and Works on Paper on June 5th: 17.96%
Ripley Auctions. Estate Collectibles and Memorabilia on June 5th: 83.64%
PIASA. The Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection From Surrealism to Pop Art on June 5th: 100.00%
Lion Heart Autographs. Pen on Paper: Autographs of Genius featuring Bob Dylan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Einstein, Freud, Brahms, Monet & Stieglitz on June 5th: 68.42%
Galerie Bassenge. Photo Auction on June 5th: 46.27%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Online 5/29 on June 4th: 94.34%
Sworders. Homes and Interiors on June 4th: 63.64%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on June 4th: 87.10%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Summer Shelf Lot Book Auction on June 4th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles Estate Auction XIII on June 4th: 86.19%
Hansons. Bishton Hall June Antiquarian Library Auction: Including Books & Manuscripts, Medieval To 18TH Century on June 4th: 78.26%
Freemans. Collect: American Art on June 4th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. The Dalva Brothers Collection on June 4th: 95.24%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Graphics on June 4th: 77.31%
Cotswold Auction Company. Books, Medals, Militaria, ... on June 4th: 88.16%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on June 4th: 85.11%
Carlsen Gallery. Collector's Collections at Auction on June 2nd: 96.88%
Bukowskis. Instant Moments on June 2nd: 47.73%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction: Books - online 5/24 on June 2nd: 89.29%
Ripley Auctions. Great Estates Art and Antiques Auction on June 1st: 89.41%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints and Drawings on June 1st: 93.67%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on June 1st: 47.89%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Modern Art, Books, Autographs on June 1st: 59.82%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comic Book Auction on June 1st: 82.35%
Aspire Auctions. Online Auction - bidstart 5/24 on June 1st: 90.91%
Morton Subastas. Special Sale: History of Medicine on May 31st: 9.66%
Maison Bibelot. The Lazzi House Library on May 31st: 43.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/17 on May 27th: 86.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 5/17 on May 26th: 38.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/17 on May 26th: 77.27%
Heritage Auctions. The World War II Cover Comics Showcase Auction on June 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on June 5th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on June 5th: 98.87%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on June 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 4th: 99.10%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on June 4th: 99.36%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern and Contemporary Art I on June 1st: 58.90%
Galerie Bassenge. Contemporary Art II on May 31st: 57.62%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art II on May 31st: 61.29%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Common Surium Auction on June 2nd: 73.40%
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Saskatchewan and Canadian Art - online 5/9 on June 2nd: 70.27%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on May 31st: 85.58%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on June 2nd: 100.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Asian Arts - Primary Arts on May 31st: 46.15%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 1st: 98.76%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Signature Auction on May 31st: 95.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 2nd: 98.14%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 2nd: 96.13%
Bonhams. Discovery Sale - online 5/21 on May 31st: 100.00%
Beaussant Lefevre. Books and Manuscripts on May 31st: 91.58%
Soler Y Llach. Antique Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles on May 29th: 40.47%


For the week ahead 59 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 10th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 14th Annual Spring Antique & Collectible Toy ONLINE ONLY Auction. 56 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. NRC Auctions - Art Evening Sale. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/31. 72 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/31. 155 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Japanese Art: Printed, Painted and Multiples. 91 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Fine Art: 17th-20th C. Paintings; 19th & 20th C. Prints; Sculpture; Asian; Textiles; Mid-Century Modern, Contemporary & Continental Furniture; Jewelry. 41 lots

Tue. Jun. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 281 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 172 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Manuscript Masterpieces from The Schøyen Collection. 61 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Art and Photography. 104 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Fine and Decorative Arts. 40 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. NRC Auctions Art. 28 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 13 lots

Wed. Jun. 12th
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Travel and Exploration. 146 lots
Sothebys. Cologne. Prints and Multiples - online 6/5.
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Ancient and Modern Books: Corsica. 291 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Summer Sale. 64 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Prints and Multiples. 75 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 356 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 100 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Rock, Pop and Film. 98 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Timeless Treasures: Exploring Antiquities & Americana from Philip Pearlstein’s Studio. 26 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. The Gentleman Collector: From Dressing Room to Drawing Room and Beyond. 102 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - online 5/4. 739 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Private Collection: Avant-garde Geniuses of the 20th and 21st Centuries, - incl. prints and photographs. 25 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 114 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs from the Estate of Shirley Ross Davis: A No-Reserve Showcase Auction. 55 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Fine Art Auction: Classic and Asian. 28 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Anything But Ordinary.

Thu. Jun. 13th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Photography. 320 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 265 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 259 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 271 lots
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Modern and Contemporary Prints. 126 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 290 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Limited Editions Club and Other Books - online 5/30. 72 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Archie Comics & Comic Art Part IV Showcase Auction. 46 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Contemporary Art and Lastest Trends. 42 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New York. The Consummate New Yorker: Books and Other Collections from Robert Gottlieb, Publisher and Editor. 63 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Icons Photography Signature Auction. 154 lots

Fri. Jun. 14th
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. June 2024 - Day 2. 74 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Signature Auction. 519 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . June Gallery Auction.
Ader. PARIS. Far Eastern Arts.
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Archeology, Curiosities and Civilizations.
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Pop Culture, Then and Now.

Sat. Jun. 15th
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Important Numismatic Books. 505 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 161 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Modern and Contemporary Art. 60 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Sagan and Delas Sale: Toward the Poles | Accounts of Polar Exploration. 293 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Fontainebleau, Spirit of the 20th Century. 22 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part One. 500 lots

Sun. Jun. 16th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia Timed Auction - online 5/31. 563 lots
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. 227 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Summer Auction. 146 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photographs of Anker Spang-Larsen II. 335 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Contemporary Creations.

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