Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 60 Auctions Archived, another 82 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 6 December, 60 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 23 in euros, 9 in British pounds, 3 in Mexican pesos, and 23 in US dollars.
Turnover was $19,124,149.81. The average lot sold for $1,566.91.
A fresh 82 auctions are posted that will complete this week.
Christies. The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part II on December 5th: $7,080,208
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on December 3rd: $2,303,063
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller on December 5th: $1,119,346
7 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 132.26%
Christies. The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part II on December 5th: 131.58%
New England Auctions. Holiday Native American, Silver Jewelry and Collector's Items ONLINE ONLY on December 4th: 128.58%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on December 4th: 128.52%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art II on November 30th: 119.68%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Chic & Antique Auction - Day 1 on December 4th: 115.06%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on December 5th: 110.45%
27 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Dawn of the Pulps Showcase Auction on December 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics Part VII Showcase Auction on December 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on December 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 4th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 1st: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 3rd: 99.34%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 3rd: 99.30%
Christies. The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part II on December 5th: 98.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 26th: 97.06%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 1st: 95.19%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 4th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 30th: 93.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 1st: 90.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on December 5th: 90.04%
New England Auctions. Holiday Native American, Silver Jewelry and Collector's Items ONLINE ONLY on December 4th: 88.57%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 84.87%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on December 3rd: 84.76%
Doyle New York. Fine Art and Photographs on December 5th: 83.58%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller on December 5th: 83.52%
Potomack Company. December Art Cornucopia on December 3rd: 82.35%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 82.22%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Books Originals on November 30th: 81.96%
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Collectibles Auction on December 1st: 81.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 27th: 81.25%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on December 4th: 80.59%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on December 4th: 80.00%
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60 total sales reported this week:
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Star Wars & Science Fiction - Children's & Illustrated - d.a. levy, Bukowski & The Beats on December 5th: 64.00%
Morton Subastas. Christmas Antiques and Books Auction on December 5th: 25.40%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller on December 5th: 83.52%
Giquello. Illustrated Books, on December 5th: 44.83%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on December 5th: 90.04%
Doyle New York. Fine Art and Photographs on December 5th: 83.58%
Christies. The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part II on December 5th: 98.89%
Bonhams. The Gift of Photographs - online 11/25 on December 5th: 64.14%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 4: Photography Special - Early, EU, ROW, General, Modern, Contemporary, Erotic, Press, Photobooks & Periodicals on December 5th: 69.01%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 3: Fine Arts, Trade Catalogues, Ephemera, Sports, Toys, WW I & II, Antiques, Posters, Erotica and Counterculture on December 4th: 72.15%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on December 4th: 80.59%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 82.22%
Rossini. Photo gallery background & Photographs by Anker Spang-Larsen on December 4th: 21.54%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Anything is Possible • Celebrity Photos and Art from the Beverly Hilton on December 4th: 53.28%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Chic & Antique Auction - Day 1 on December 4th: 78.95%
New England Auctions. Holiday Native American, Silver Jewelry and Collector's Items ONLINE ONLY on December 4th: 88.57%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books and Antiques, Ancient and Modern Art - Day 2 on December 5th: 45.28%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books and Antiques, Ancient and Modern Art - Day 1 on December 4th: 44.18%
Galerie Bassenge. Art and Photography of the 19th and 20th Centuries on December 4th: 44.88%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on December 4th: 80.00%
Bonhams. Rock, Pop & Film on December 4th: 60.78%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 84.87%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 4th: 71.56%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Historical Militaria & Autographs Auction Summer 2024 on December 4th: 46.40%
Heritage Auctions. Dawn of the Pulps Showcase Auction on December 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics Part VII Showcase Auction on December 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 4th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 4th: 99.69%
Potomack Company. December Art Cornucopia on December 3rd: 82.35%
PBA Galleries. The DC Universe Collection Part4: Superman on December 3rd: 77.31%
Morton Subastas. Ancient and Contemporary Books on December 3rd: 43.51%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - online 11/25 on December 3rd: 73.06%
Aste Bolaffi. Sports Memorabilia on December 3rd: 63.81%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 2: Topography, Cartography, Comics, Photography, Indonesia, Asian Arts and Fine Arts on December 3rd: 79.88%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 1: Children's Books, Manuscripts and Old Books, Literature, Amsterdam, Militariav on December 2nd: 73.10%
Sworders. Paint. Print. Sculpt. - online 11/22 on December 1st: 62.20%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 1st: 95.19%
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Collectibles Auction on December 1st: 81.63%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 3rd: 99.30%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on December 3rd: 84.76%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on December 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 1st: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 1st: 90.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 3rd: 99.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 27th: 81.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 26th: 97.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 25th: 77.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 24th: 71.15%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. A Leather Obsession: Manufacturing, Tanning and Fine Bindings on November 30th: 32.31%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on November 30th: 34.33%
Galerie Bassenge. Post-War and Contemporary Art II on November 30th: 55.42%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art II on November 30th: 68.18%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern and Contemporary Art I on November 30th: 79.59%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Books Originals on November 30th: 81.96%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Book Albums on November 29th: 65.63%
Bonhams. Limited Editions on November 29th: 71.57%
Ader. Photographs Online on November 29th: 42.56%
Zisska and Lacher. Books and Graphics on November 29th: 48.90%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 30th: 93.75%
For the week ahead 82 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Dec. 9th
ALDE. Paris. Very Beautiful Mountain Books. 166 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Marine and Travel. 69 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 353 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Ted Benttinen Library of Exploration and Adventure - online 11/25. 312 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. London, Online Only: Printed, Painted and Sculpted (II), Japanese Art. 94 lots
L'Autographe Auctions. London. International Manuscripts and Autographs Auction - Part 1. 719 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art Signature Auction. 296 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 141 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Steinway Model B; Silver; Paintings & Prints; Jewelry; Vintage Designer Clothing & Furs; Antiques; Asian; Art Pottery & Glass; Coins, etc.. 27 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 76 lots
Tue. Dec. 10th
Christies. London - King Street. Works of Art from the Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Online Part II - online 11/26. 19 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts - online bidding 11/27. 94 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 409 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 164 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Prints and Multiples. 84 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. The Art of War in America, 1750-1850: The James L. Kochan Study Collection. 111 lots
Sothebys. London. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library Part V,. 242 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 282 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Icons & Heroes: Comics, TCG, Sports & Video Games. 482 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine and Decorative Arts Quarterly. 14 lots
L'Autographe Auctions. London. International Manuscripts and Autographs Auction - Part 2. 719 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Special Christmas Sale - Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Whisky, Botanical Books and Antiques. 39 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States and Civil War Postal History. 901 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Holiday Miscellany of Books and Ephemera Catalogue. 241 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. John Anscombe Library (Part 1). 300 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Online Auction: Judaica, Chassidut and Kabbalah – Jerusalem Printings – Letters – Jewish Ceremonial Art. 493 lots
Wed. Dec. 11th
ALDE. Paris. The Medical Library of Arthur Tatossian. 394 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 307 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 332 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 60 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts. 170 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale. 999 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Chicago. Prints and Multiples. 98 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part II, Rare Books Signature Auction. 400 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books - Just In Time For The Holidays!. 519 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Derby December Music Memorabilia & Film Auction. 73 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Science & Technology and Animation. 819 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 162 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Travel and Exploration. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 44 lots
Thu. Dec. 12th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: A PBA Pulp Sale. 399 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 341 lots
OSENAT. PARIS. Books and Manuscripts.
Finarte. Rome. Prints and Multiples. 423 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Online: Science Fiction and Fantasy. 42 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 233 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. LAMA: Photographs. 242 lots
Sothebys. London. Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern - online 11/28. 94 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photos Theme. 240 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Original Works by Charlie Mackesy – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. 48 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Prints, Drawings & Photographs, Rare Books, Atlases & Manuscripts, Surrealism & Belgian Royal Family. 991 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Magic: The Gathering Test Prints and Rarities Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 153 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Will Eisner Comic Art Showcase Auction. 41 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Prints and Multiples. 243 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Books, Maps & Manuscripts. 248 lots
Gros & Delettrez. PARIS. Multiples - Print Collections of the Magazine "Exit" (Jean-Marie Gibbal Collection). 54 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Chic Young Hand-Drawn "Blondie" Comic Strips. 178 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Maps - Natural History - Prints and Books Auction. 172 lots
Fri. Dec. 13th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions, Vintage Games and Toys. 421 lots
Christies. New York. MICA: THE COLLECTION OF MICA ERTEGUN. 14 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Private Alchemy and Chemistry Library. 619 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. Gift Prints, Online Auction.
Sat. Dec. 14th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 161 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Winter Magic Auction Featuring the Collection of Max Maven. 361 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Great Estates: Live!. 20 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. History Auction. 172 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Private Alchemy and Chemistry Library - Day 2. 646 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction. 62 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books. 85 lots
Sun. Dec. 15th
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. 164 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Special Chabad Auction for Chanukah.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 106 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Sports - Memories of legends of the 20th including Collection of Mr G.. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books. 47 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 39 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Dutch Literature and Illustrated. 22 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Historical Memorabilia. 24 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 60 lots
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