Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 24 January, 55 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 14 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Nine thousand and eighty-nine lots were offered and 7,875 sold for a 86.64% win rate.

 

Turnover was $7,747,688.99 The average lot sold for $983.83.

 

A fresh 49 auctions are posted that will complete this week.

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Kedem Auctions Ltd.Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: $3,457,625
 

10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

One Source AuctionsQuality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 4213.83%
Gonnelli Casa DAsteBooks, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 240.64%
BonhamsSurrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 194.62%
Purcell Auctioneersc.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 142.07%
RossiniBibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 129.59%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 121.55%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 12th: 119.43%
Beaussant LefevrePaintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 116.47%
Rago Arts and AuctionsComics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 112.26%
DreweattsTown & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 107.40%


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

Heritage AuctionsThe Roger Hill Collection of Pre-Code Horror Comics Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Leland Little AuctionsJanuary Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsComics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 100.00%
DreweattsTown & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 100.00%
BonhamsPop Culture, Featuring the Spencer Davis Collection on January 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 22nd: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 100.00%
Vogt AuctionThe Texas Ranch Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
BonhamsSurrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsPulp Magazine Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 21st: 99.76%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 21st: 99.67%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 21st: 99.22%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 22nd: 99.09%
Leland Little AuctionsRare and Collectible Book Auction on January 22nd: 98.82%
Lyon and TurnbullThe Ski Sale on January 21st: 98.65%
Du MouchellesJanuary 2025: Online Only Exclusives on January 17th: 97.78%
Ripley AuctionsPickers Express Timed Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles V on January 21st: 97.50%
Grant Zahajko AuctionsBooks, Photography, Prints and Ephemera on January 22nd: 96.62%
Purcell Auctioneersc.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 96.51%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 19th: 96.06%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 18th: 96.00%
RossiniBibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 95.24%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 23rd: 94.31%
Winter AssociatesBible & 17th-18th C. Ecclesiastical Embroideries; 19th C.-Contemporary Paintings & Prints; Early American & English Furniture; Militaria, etc. on January 20th: 91.18%
Gonnelli Casa DAsteBooks, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 90.58%
One Source AuctionsQuality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 88.67%
Beaussant LefevrePaintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 86.96%
Brunk AuctionsEmporium Auction - Online only on January 23rd: 86.21%
Clars Auction GalleryFurniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction on January 17th: 85.19%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts on January 12th: 84.62%
Sarasota Estate AuctionJanuary 2025 Auction - Day 2 on January 19th: 84.52%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books on January 11th: 83.33%
Sarasota Estate AuctionJanuary 2025 Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.00%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar, the Or HaChaim -- Inside a Large Volume with Hundreds of Autographs and Signatures of His Contemporary Moroccan Rabbis -- Including Many Autographs of Rabbi Yaakov Abensour, Rabbi Yehudah ibn Attar, on January 21st Actual price: USD $875,000.
  2. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Illustrated Mansuscript, Pri Etz Chaim -- Brody, 1743 -- Copy of Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Gershon of Kitov, Brother-in-Law of the Baal Shem Tov on January 21st Actual price: USD $187,500.
  3. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter of Ordination by Rabbi Yehonatan Eibeshitz -- Metz, 1745 / Unpublished Manuscript Work, Pundak DeAvraham by His Disciple, Rabbi Avraham Avrel Worms of Metz (Father of the Meorei Or) -- Metz, 1781 on January 21st Actual price: USD $112,500.
  4. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Zohar Chadash -- Venice, 1658 -- Never-Published Autograph Glosses by Rabbi Moshe Zacuto -- Copy of the Chida, with His Handwritten Signature on January 21st Actual price: USD $100,000.
  5. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Five Books of the Torah, With Megilot and Haftarot, In Yiddish Translation -- Konstanz, 1544 -- Especially Rare First Edition of the Torah in Yiddish Translation -- Complete Copy in Elaborate Early Leather Binding on January 21st Actual price: USD $93,750.
  6. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter of Blessings from the Divrei Chaim of Sanz -- Sanz, 1872 -- "May They Succeed in All Their Pursuits... May No One Disturb Them, and May They Dwell Securely Without Fear" on January 21st Actual price: USD $93,750.
  7. Bonhams The Seven Deadly Sins 7 on January 17th Actual price: USD $89,400.
  8. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Shlah Siddur Shaar HaShamayim -- Amsterdam, 1717 -- First Edition -- Complete Copy of All Parts -- Segulah Book on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  9. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Signed Letter and Halachic Responsum by the Noda BiYehudah -- Prague, 1767 / Manuscript Booklets by Querent R. Peretz Frankel, Rabbi of Goding, with Drafts of His Letters to the Noda BiYehudah and R. Gershon Politz, Rabbi of Nikolsburg on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  10. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Seder Tikunei Shabbat by the Arizal -- Illuminated Parchment Manuscript -- By the Scribe and Illustrator Meshulam Simmel of Polna -- Vienna, 1714 on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  11. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Sefer HaKavanot -- Venice, 1656 -- Copy of Kabbalist Rabbi Natan Nata Hannover, With His Signature and Many Handwritten Glosses -- Manuscript from the Library of the Imrei Emet of Ger on January 21st Actual price: USD $81,250.
  12. Bonhams Tuesday on January 17th Actual price: USD $76,700.
  13. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Passover Haggadah -- Parchment Manuscript, Illuminated in Color by the Scribe Abraham of Ihringen -- Breisach am Rhein, Near Alsace, 1740 on January 21st Actual price: USD $75,000.
  14. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Passover Haggadah -- Parchment Manuscript with Unique Illuminations -- Niedernai (Niederehnheim), Alsace, 1759 on January 21st Actual price: USD $68,750.
  15. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Zohar -- Cremona, 1559-1560 -- First Edition Printed Simultaneously with Mantua Edition -- Rare "Large Zohar" Edition, Many Copies Destroyed in Cremona Book Burning -- Standard Edition in Germany and Poland on January 21st Actual price: USD $52,500.
  16. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Parchment Manuscript, Ashkenazic-Rite Siddur -- 14th/15th Century on January 21st Actual price: USD $52,500.
  17. Bonhams Belvedere on January 17th Actual price: USD $51,200.
  18. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript -- Moshav Zekenim -- Tosafists' Commentary on the Torah -- Crotone (Italy), 1473 -- Ms. Sassoon 409 on January 21st Actual price: USD $50,000.
  19. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Sefer HaPeliah -- Tripoli, Lebanon, 1497 on January 21st Actual price: USD $47,500.
  20. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Autograph Manuscript -- Amarot Tehorot, Handwritten by Author, Rabbi Shmuel Garmison -- Unpublished Work -- Jerusalem, 17th Century on January 21st Actual price: USD $45,000.
  21. Bonhams Big Fish Eat Little Fish on January 17th Actual price: USD $38,400.
  22. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript by Rabbi Yehudah Leib of Linitz, Editor of Teshuot Chen and Shivchei HaBesht -- Sayings of the Baal Shem Tov and His Disciples -- Including Original Letter of Approbation Handwritten and Signed by Rebbe Mordechai Dov Twersky of Hornostaipil, Wi on January 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  23. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Beit Chochmah on Shir HaShirim -- Handwritten by Author Rabbi Yeshayah Yaakov HaLevi of Alesk, Disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and Member of the Kloiz in Brody on January 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  24. Bonhams The Seven Virtues 7 on January 17th Actual price: USD $33,280.
  25. Clars Auction Gallery Pumpkin (G) on January 17th Actual price: USD $32,750.



55 total sales reported this week:

Heritage Auctions. The Roger Hill Collection of Pre-Code Horror Comics Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Rossini. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 95.24%
PBA Galleries. U.S. Presidents from the Jim Hier Collection, with Americana, Travel & Exploration, Cartography on January 23rd: 68.98%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts & Important American Judaica on January 23rd: 55.76%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 23rd: 94.31%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction - Online only on January 23rd: 86.21%
Bertolami Fine Art . Prints, Drawings and Vintage Photos on January 23rd: 30.40%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books on January 23rd: 36.96%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Chic and Antique Auction on January 23rd: 68.57%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 96.51%
Propstore. Full Moon Productions on January 22nd: 75.50%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary Art on January 22nd: 57.14%
Leland Little Auctions. Rare and Collectible Book Auction on January 22nd: 98.82%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Books, Photography, Prints and Ephemera on January 22nd: 96.62%
Dreweatts. Town & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 100.00%
Bonhams. Pop Culture, Featuring the Spencer Davis Collection on January 22nd: 100.00%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 86.96%
Cotswold Auction Company. Pictures, Antiques and Interiors on January 22nd: 58.82%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 22nd: 99.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 15th: 51.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 13th: 77.45%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 13th: 79.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 12th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated on January 12th: 36.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on January 12th: 55.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 12th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on January 11th: 83.33%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers Express Timed Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles V on January 21st: 97.50%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Ski Sale on January 21st: 98.65%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 100.00%
Ader. Photography Books on January 21st: 69.58%
Winter Associates. Bible & 17th-18th C. Ecclesiastical Embroideries; 19th C.-Contemporary Paintings & Prints; Early American & English Furniture; Militaria, etc. on January 20th: 91.18%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 88.67%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 90.58%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. The Crime Club - Gary Gorton Collection Part 5 on January 19th: 42.46%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 2 on January 19th: 84.52%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.00%
North American Auction Company. Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman, & Antique Beadwork on January 18th: 77.29%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on January 18th: 50.63%
Michaans Auctions. January Gallery Auction on January 17th: 66.67%
Du Mouchelles. January 2025: Online Only Exclusives on January 17th: 97.78%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction on January 17th: 85.19%
Bonhams. Surrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 18th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 21st: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 21st: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 19th: 96.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 21st: 99.67%


For the week ahead 49 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 27th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 39 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 104 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Last Chance January 2025 Passed Lots Sale. 65 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books - Ancient and Modern Fine Arts. 917 lots

Tue. Jan. 28th
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Japanese Prints and Arts of Asia. 274 lots
The Swan. Oxfordshire. THE AUCTION ROOM LONDON IN ASSOCIATION WITH SWAN FINE ART - A RARE SINGLE OWNER ANTIQUARIAN LIBRARY SALE WORKS FROM THE 15TH CENTURY ONWARDS. 148 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 237 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana. 231 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 455 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 139 lots
Sworders. Essex. Design. 58 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica. 160 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 143 lots

Wed. Jan. 29th
Ader. PARIS. Post War and Contemporary Prints. 277 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 62 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, Incunabula, Maps & Decorative Prints. Ex-Libris from a Private Collection. 490 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 41 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books. 417 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Curated: CALDER. 13 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine and Decorative Arts. 124 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 41 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Discovery Sale Online. 40 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. American & European Fine & Decorative Arts. 17 lots

Thu. Jan. 30th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 227 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Malcolm Deas Library, Ancient Books, Documents, and Prints. 218 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 520 lots
Ashcroft and Moore. Hatboro. January 2025 Discovery. 41 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. The Winter Auction. 99 lots

Fri. Jan. 31st
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Prints and Photographs. 123 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Americana Week. 14 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Virtual Auction. 165 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 1. 390 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Classic Sale, Furniture and Objets D'Art, Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Jewelry, Numismatics, Archeology, Joysticks. 64 lots

Sat. Feb. 1st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Wunderkammer:The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection. 321 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. February 2025 Auction features Travel and Exploration Works on Paper from the 16th - 20th Centuries. 142 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Trading Card Auction. 122 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Mid-Century Modern Sale. 60 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 2. 309 lots

Sun. Feb. 2nd
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. 209 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Prints and Multiples, Winter Edition. 93 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia Timed and Online. 623 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Timed Auction 2025. 637 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Science, antiquarian, design and architecture & modern first editions.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 3. 102 lots

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