Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 72 Auctions Archived, another 58 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 21 June, 72 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 31 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 29 in US dollars and 1 in South African rand.
Turnover was $15,806,380.46. The average lot sold for $1,158.83.
A fresh 58 auctions will complete this week.
Artcurial. Bourdel Library on June 19th: $1,969,060
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts - online 6/10 on June 20th: $1,144,350
16 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Doyle New York. The Collection of Stephen Sondheim on June 18th: 878.57%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on June 17th: 241.79%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. East Down Manor-The Collection of the Late Simon Scott-Brown on June 18th: 238.73%
Artcurial. Bourdel Library on June 19th: 217.55%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Books on June 15th: 148.33%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Fine Art Auction: Classic and Asian on June 12th: 138.28%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums on June 1st: 128.52%
Christies. Matisse on Paper: Prints & Drawings from the Matisse Family Collections, Online on June 17th: 122.60%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Signature Auction on June 15th: 120.47%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on June 13th: 119.81%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 19th: 117.77%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts - online 6/10 on June 20th: 114.09%
Rossini. Photographs of Anker Spang-Larsen II on June 16th: 111.95%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Non-Sports Showcase Auction on June 20th: 111.69%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 2: Topography (ROW), Cartography, Comics, Photobooks and Photography on June 18th: 109.92%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on June 20th: 107.18%
34 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Christies. Matisse on Paper: Prints & Drawings from the Matisse Family Collections, Online on June 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on June 20th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. The Collection of Stephen Sondheim on June 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on June 19th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/31 on June 11th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/31 on June 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on June 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 18th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Signature Auction on June 15th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on June 18th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on June 19th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Non-Sports Showcase Auction on June 20th: 98.14%
Heritage Auctions. Icons Photography Signature Auction on June 13th: 98.05%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 15th: 97.52%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - Fine Press - online 6/10 on June 20th: 96.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction - bidstart 5/31 on June 8th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 16th: 94.27%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Chassidut and Kabbalah - Letters and Manuscripts / Objects and Photographs on June 18th: 93.43%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Fine and Decorative Arts Quarterly on June 18th: 92.77%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 16th: 92.74%
Artcurial. Bourdel Library on June 19th: 92.73%
Moreshet Auctions. Summer Auction on June 16th: 92.47%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on June 20th: 89.39%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 2: Topography (ROW), Cartography, Comics, Photobooks and Photography on June 18th: 89.24%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums on June 1st: 89.12%
Tennants Auctioneers. Modern and Contemporary Art on June 15th: 86.67%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts - online 6/10 on June 20th: 86.50%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on June 17th: 86.44%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Travel & Natural History, Maps & Historical Prints, Antiquarian Literature & Music on June 19th: 84.84%
OSENAT. Fontainebleau, Spirit of the 20th Century on June 15th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/1 on June 12th: 81.82%
Du Mouchelles. June 2024 - Day 2 on June 14th: 81.08%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Books on June 15th: 80.40%
Michaans Auctions. Summer Specialty Auction on June 17th: 80.39%
72 total sales reported this week:
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 4: Automobilia, Ephemera, Sports, WWII, Toys, Antiques, Counterculture, Erotica, Swarovski, Numismatics and Stoc on June 20th: 75.53%
The Ross Art Group Inc. Original Vintage Posters from Around the World on June 20th: 31.03%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art: Featuring Highlights from the Collection of Jules Feiffer on June 20th: 62.38%
RR Auction. Art, Literature, and Classical Music - online 5/24 on June 20th: 71.24%
PIASA. Modern and Contemporary Art on June 20th: 27.27%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - Fine Press - online 6/10 on June 20th: 96.04%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on June 20th: 73.68%
Doyle New York. Stage and Screen on June 20th: 89.39%
Bogota Auction. Postcards from Columbia and the World: 125 Years - online 6/7 on June 20th: 73.90%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts - online 6/10 on June 20th: 86.50%
Aste Bolaffi. Rare Books and Autographs on June 20th: 70.99%
Christies. Matisse on Paper: Prints & Drawings from the Matisse Family Collections, Online on June 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Non-Sports Showcase Auction on June 20th: 98.14%
Heritage Auctions. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on June 20th: 100.00%
Ader. Brigitte and Roland Broca Collection: Antiquarian and Modern Books on June 19th: 71.68%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on June 19th: 8.84%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 19th: 64.84%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Travel & Natural History, Maps & Historical Prints, Antiquarian Literature & Music on June 19th: 84.84%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Premium Auction on June 19th: 69.07%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Fine Art Auction: Classic and Asian on June 12th: 78.57%
Artcurial. Bourdel Library on June 19th: 92.73%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Fine and Decorative Arts Quarterly on June 18th: 92.77%
Litchfield County Auctions. June Art, Antiques and Design on June 18th: 56.00%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 3: Indonesia, Asian Arts, Fine Arts, Commercial Arts, Periodicals, Trade Catalogues and Advertorial Ephemera on June 19th: 69.19%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 2: Topography (ROW), Cartography, Comics, Photobooks and Photography on June 18th: 89.24%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 1: Children's Books, Manuscripts and Old Books, Literature, Amsterdam, Topography (Netherlands and Europe) on June 17th: 73.80%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Chassidut and Kabbalah - Letters and Manuscripts / Objects and Photographs on June 18th: 93.43%
Doyle New York. The Collection of Stephen Sondheim on June 18th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on June 18th: 79.71%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - online 6/7 on June 18th: 76.92%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. East Down Manor-The Collection of the Late Simon Scott-Brown on June 18th: 71.43%
Aguttes. Collector's Cards - Online only, bidstart 5/31 on June 18th: 70.05%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on June 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on June 19th: 98.84%
Michaans Auctions. Summer Specialty Auction on June 17th: 80.39%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on June 17th: 86.44%
Finarte. Photographs: Under 1K on June 18th: 46.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Contemporary Creations on June 16th: 29.63%
Rossini. Photographs of Anker Spang-Larsen II on June 16th: 77.91%
Moreshet Auctions. Summer Auction on June 16th: 92.47%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia Timed Auction - online 5/31 on June 16th: 61.99%
Tennants Auctioneers. Modern and Contemporary Art on June 15th: 86.67%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part One on June 15th: 73.60%
OSENAT. Fontainebleau, Spirit of the 20th Century on June 15th: 81.82%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on June 15th: 64.77%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Books on June 15th: 80.40%
Michaans Auctions. June Gallery Auction on June 14th: 70.83%
Du Mouchelles. June 2024 - Day 2 on June 14th: 81.08%
Bonhams. Pop Culture, Then and Now on June 14th: 77.66%
Beaussant Lefevre. Archeology, Curiosities and Civilizations on June 14th: 62.50%
Ader. Far Eastern Arts on June 14th: 54.17%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/1 on June 12th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/31 on June 11th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/31 on June 10th: 78.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/31 on June 10th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated Auction - bidstart 5/31 on June 9th: 66.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums on June 1st: 89.12%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Originals on May 31st: 64.98%
Catawiki B. V.. EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 5/34 on June 9th: 52.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/31 on June 9th: 69.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books - bidstart 5/34 on June 9th: 30.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction - bidstart 5/31 on June 8th: 95.00%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Sagan and Delas Sale: Toward the Poles | Accounts of Polar Exploration on June 15th: 78.84%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on June 13th: 79.15%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 15th: 97.52%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on June 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 18th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 16th: 94.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 16th: 92.74%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on June 18th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Signature Auction on June 15th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Icons Photography Signature Auction on June 13th: 98.05%
For the week ahead 58 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jun. 24th
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Theme Auction: Important Prints. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/14. 100 lots
Tue. Jun. 25th
Swann Galleries. New York. Autographs. 182 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. OMBERSLEY COURT | THE HOUSE OF SANDYS. 29 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 395 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 203 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 297 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. Spring Southern Estates and Collections: Session I. 43 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Arthur E. Lyons MD Collection of Medical and Scientific Books. 147 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books Early Printing Americana - online 5/13. 241 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Maps and Views. 633 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents. 1670 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books. 239 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Private Collection: The Road to Modernity. 37 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints.
Wed. Jun. 26th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples - Online Only. 138 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - online 6/12. 204 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Outsider, Folk, Contemporary and Fine Art. 213 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 346 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 200 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Prints and Multiples - online 6/17. 278 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamp Used Abroad, Part 3. 127 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Library of Dr Rodney P Swantko. 47 lots
Sothebys. New York. Three Poets: William Blake, A. E. Housman, Robert Frost. 3 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Signed Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia. 461 lots
Central Mass Auctions. Boston,. Comic Books, Sports Cards, and Collectibles. 186 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. Spring Southern Estates and Collections: Session II. 37 lots
Sothebys. New York. Founding Documents of the United States. 4 lots
Thu. Jun. 27th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Prints & Drawings, Paintings, Devotional Prints. 338 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - online 6/13. 121 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 6/13. 171 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Elite Americana & Travel, with Rare Cartography - A PBA Platinum Auction. 129 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 383 lots
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Books, Maps and Paper Auction.
Dorotheum . Vienna. Autographs, Manuscripts, Documents.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Western Manuscripts and Miniatures. 70 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Judaica - online 6/18. 30 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature Auction. 226 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. Property from the Tenenbaum Estate and Other Owners. 101 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online sale: the Library of the late John Collins. 321 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Rare Hebrew Books: The Marx Library. 242 lots
Fri. Jun. 28th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Estate Collections Live Auction. 18 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Splendor - Day 1. 85 lots
Ader. PARIS. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 141 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints Unlimited. 144 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Posters, Photography, Stereography, Literature (19th-20th c.), Erotica & Tijl Uilenspiegel. 428 lots
Sat. Jun. 29th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pride in Cinema Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 186 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Cartography, Atlas, Asia, Manuscripts, Prints, Belgicana & Art (17th-20th C.). 419 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Splendor - Day 2. 48 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/21. 12 lots
Sun. Jun. 30th
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. 280 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Splendor - Day 3. 47 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/21. 149 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 6/21. 31 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 6/21. 27 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
![<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")
