Source : Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen

Source Title Peter Kiefer, first a collector and then dealer in
Description Peter Kiefer, first a collector and then dealer in antique books, has been conducting book auctions since 1985. The firm, with a permanent staff of 16, conducts three major book sales a year and is involved in the sale of art, furniture and collectibles as well.The firm issues catalogues, participates in exhibitions and provides a fully searchable website.In 2000 the firm handled the dispersal of 60,000 works from a southern German royal library and later the sale of 16,000 cookbooks from the collection of Rolf Dittmar. In 2003 Mr. Kieffer sold, on behalf of the Archbishop of Freiburg, the contents of a monastery including its library. In 2004 the firm organized the exhibition "Salvador Dali - The Golden Age" at the Brushsal Castle.The firm is experienced in the cataloguing, exhibition and sale of important material. It continues to expand and to seek important projects.
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Total Records in AED 404889
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  • <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> LAUTRÉAMONT (COMTE DE). <i>Les Chants de Maldoror,</i> Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> PAULHAN (JEAN). <i>Braque le Patron,</i> Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> CHAR (RENÉ). <i>Le Soleil des eaux,</i> Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> BUFFON (COMTE DE). <i>Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado,</i> Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> MAÎTRES DE L'AFFICHE (LES). Publication mensuelle contenant la reproduction des plus belles affiches illustrées des grands artistes, français et étrangers. Paris, 1896-1899. €10,000 to €12,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> JACOB (MAX). <i>Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T.,</i> Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> RADIGUET (RAYMOND). <i>Les Pélican,</i> Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> KUPKA (FRANTIŠEK). <i>Quatre histoires de blanc et noir,</i> Paris, s.n., 1926. €15,000 to €20,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> BALZAC (HONORÉ DE). <i>Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu,</i> Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> PIERRE (JOSÉ). <i>Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ? C'est les maronniers en fleurs,</i> Paris, Le Soleil Noir, 1974. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b> BALZAC (HONORÉ DE). <i>Traité des Excitants Modernes,</i> Paris, Yves Rivière, 1989. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: LAUTRÉAMONT (COMTE DE). Les Chants de Maldoror, Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: PAULHAN (JEAN). Braque le Patron, Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: CHAR (RENÉ). Le Soleil des eaux, Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: BUFFON (COMTE DE). Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado, Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: MAÎTRES DE L'AFFICHE (LES). Publication mensuelle contenant la reproduction des plus belles affiches illustrées des grands artistes, français et étrangers. Paris, 1896-1899. €10,000 to €12,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: JACOB (MAX). Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T., Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: RADIGUET (RAYMOND). Les Pélican, Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: KUPKA (FRANTIŠEK). Quatre histoires de blanc et noir, Paris, s.n., 1926. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: BALZAC (HONORÉ DE). Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu, Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: [PICASSO (PABLO)]. Hommage à Pablo Picasso, Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: PIERRE (JOSÉ). Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ? C'est les maronniers en fleurs, Paris, Le Soleil Noir, 1974. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3: BALZAC (HONORÉ DE). Traité des Excitants Modernes, Paris, Yves Rivière, 1989. €6,000 to €8,000.
  • <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 9:</b> Pliny. <i>Historia naturalis,</i> the Macclesfield copy, printed on vellum, Rome: Sweynheym and Pannartz, 1470. $900,000 to $1,200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 9:</b> Aristotle. The fine Doheny set of Aldo's <i>editio princeps,</i> Venice, 1495–1498. $400,000 to $600,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 9:</b> Euclid. The Norman copy of one of the most influential, enduring, and beautiful books in the history of science, Venice, 1482. $100,000 to $150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 9: Pliny. Historia naturalis, the Macclesfield copy, printed on vellum, Rome: Sweynheym and Pannartz, 1470. $900,000 to $1,200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 9: Aristotle. The fine Doheny set of Aldo's editio princeps, Venice, 1495–1498. $400,000 to $600,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 9: Euclid. The Norman copy of one of the most influential, enduring, and beautiful books in the history of science, Venice, 1482. $100,000 to $150,000.
  • <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY! <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911. <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ]. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • <b><center>Swann<br>Illustration Art<br>December 4, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> William Wallace Denslow (1856-1915). Pen and ink illustration for the first edition of Frank Baum's <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</i> (Chicago: George M. Hill, 1900), page 33. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021). <i>The Great Minu, African folk tale complete book, group of 15 illustrations. 1974. $12,000 to $16,000.</i> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Charles Schulz (1922-2000). Peanuts, Snoopy's brother Spike Christmas Cactus illustration. 1989 $8,000 to $12,000.. <b><center>Swann<br>Illustration Art<br>December 4, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960). Dean Cornwell in his studio. Watercolor and pencil on board. 1920. $5,000 to $7,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Charles Samuel Addams (1912-1988). Study for "Movie Scream," 1947. $2,000 to $3,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Edmund Dulac (1882-1953). "Q was a quaint dainty queen." Watercolor and ink on paper. 1906. $6,000 to $9,000. <b><center>Swann<br>Illustration Art<br>December 4, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Albert Hirschfeld (1903-2003). Camelot. Pen and ink on board. 1960. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Maurice Sendak (1928-2012). "Chicken Soup" sketch. Ink on paper. Circa 1962. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Kay Nielsen (1886-1957). But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Pastel on board. Circa 1955. $5,000 to $7,000. <b><center>Swann<br>Illustration Art<br>December 4, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Julian De Miskey (1898-1976). Equestrian riding across 5th Avenue. Mixed media on board. Circa 1930. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Walt Disney Studios. Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon A Star" Jiminy Cricket Courvoisier animation cel. Gouache on celluloid over airbrushed background on board. 1940. $2,000 to $2,500. <b>Swann, Dec. 4:</b> Arnold Lobel (1933-1987). "I will tell you a story while we are waiting," graphite on tracing paper. 1976. $1,500 to $2,000.
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: William Wallace Denslow (1856-1915). Pen and ink illustration for the first edition of Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Chicago: George M. Hill, 1900), page 33. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021). The Great Minu, African folk tale complete book, group of 15 illustrations. 1974. $12,000 to $16,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Charles Schulz (1922-2000). Peanuts, Snoopy's brother Spike Christmas Cactus illustration. 1989 $8,000 to $12,000..
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960). Dean Cornwell in his studio. Watercolor and pencil on board. 1920. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Charles Samuel Addams (1912-1988). Study for "Movie Scream," 1947. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Edmund Dulac (1882-1953). "Q was a quaint dainty queen." Watercolor and ink on paper. 1906. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: Albert Hirschfeld (1903-2003). Camelot. Pen and ink on board. 1960. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Maurice Sendak (1928-2012). "Chicken Soup" sketch. Ink on paper. Circa 1962. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Kay Nielsen (1886-1957). But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Pastel on board. Circa 1955. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann
    Illustration Art
    December 4, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 4: Julian De Miskey (1898-1976). Equestrian riding across 5th Avenue. Mixed media on board. Circa 1930. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Walt Disney Studios. Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon A Star" Jiminy Cricket Courvoisier animation cel. Gouache on celluloid over airbrushed background on board. 1940. $2,000 to $2,500.
    Swann, Dec. 4: Arnold Lobel (1933-1987). "I will tell you a story while we are waiting," graphite on tracing paper. 1976. $1,500 to $2,000.