Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 61 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 25 July, 61 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Columbian pesos, 4 in euros, 9 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Polish zlotys, 41 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $17,165,299.70. The average lot sold for $1,963.99.

 

Forty-six fresh sales will close during the current week.

 

Note:  we have added several high value non-paper lots to Transactions+ from the Hindman Lincoln sale on May 21st. In doing this, we acknowledge subject boundaries don’t always line up with our understanding of collectible paper. Going forward, think of collectible paper as books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera+.
 
 
2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

ChristiesM.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION on July 22nd: $7,777,980
Heritage AuctionsHollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction on July 18th: $4,179,188

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

ChristiesM.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION on July 22nd: 391.44%
Beaussant LefevreA Mill of Curiosities - In Association with Cyril Duval Enchères - Day 2 on July 18th: 293.68%
Lay's AuctioneersLife & Art at The Flower Loft, Trereife: The Exquisite Home of Jeremy & Lyn Le Grice on July 18th: 200.80%
Tennants AuctioneersAntiques & Interiors, to include Designer Fashion and Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 151.21%
Du MouchellesJuly 2025: Day 2 on July 18th: 136.83%
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on July 23rd: 123.47%
GorringesWeekly House and Garden Sale on July 21st: 112.18%
Stephan Welz & Co.Rare and Collectable Book Auction | Timed Online on July 20th: 107.01%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 22nd: 103.90%
HansonsThe July Derbyshire Diecast, Model Railway, Live Steam & Collectable Toys and Cameras Auction on July 24th: 103.79%
Heritage AuctionsSummer Fractional Currency & Encased Postage Showcase Auction on July 20th: 103.13%


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

SothebysArcade | New York on July 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsLandry Pop: Comica & Comic Art: Online Edition on July 23rd: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction GalleriesOnline Only Weekly Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
ChristiesM.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION on July 22nd: 100.00%
Lay's AuctioneersLife & Art at The Flower Loft, Trereife: The Exquisite Home of Jeremy & Lyn Le Grice on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsGolden Age Century Comics Showcase Auction on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 22nd: 99.73%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 20th: 99.63%
Grant Zahajko AuctionsCollectibles Featuring Historical, Americana & Photography on July 23rd: 99.23%
Heritage AuctionsSummer Fractional Currency & Encased Postage Showcase Auction on July 20th: 99.08%
Heritage AuctionsPulp Magazine Select Auction on July 20th: 98.98%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on July 20th: 98.11%
BonhamsDiscovery on Sunset on July 21st: 97.78%
Blackwell AuctionsCollectibles Countdown Auction on July 23rd: 96.97%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on July 22nd: 96.00%
Nadeau's Auction GalleryDecorative Art, Furnishings, and Chinese Porcelain on July 19th: 95.92%
Du MouchellesJuly 2025: Day 2 on July 18th: 95.70%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 19th: 94.04%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersEdinburgh: Home Furnishings & Interiors on July 24th: 93.75%
New England Book AuctionsA Fine Miscellany on July 22nd: 93.53%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 20th: 92.78%
Michaans AuctionsJuly Annex Auction - Day 1 on July 14th: 92.42%
Michaans AuctionsJuly Annex Auction - Day 3 on July 16th: 89.80%
Beaussant LefevreA Mill of Curiosities - In Association with Cyril Duval Enchères - Day 2 on July 18th: 89.47%
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on July 23rd: 89.39%
Potter and Potter AuctionsFine Books and Manuscripts, Featuring Mystery and Detective Literature on July 24th: 88.44%
Purcell AuctioneersLot Auction of the Library of the Late Liam Ó Duibhir (Local Historian and Irish Language Enthusiast From Clonmel, Co Tipperary) on July 23rd: 87.80%
Michaans AuctionsJuly Gallery Auction on July 18th: 86.76%
ChristiesFirst Open / Post-War & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 86.67%
Tennants AuctioneersAntiques & Interiors, to include Designer Fashion and Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 86.05%
Heritage AuctionsHollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction on July 18th: 83.27%
Michaans AuctionsJuly Annex Auction - Day 2 on July 15th: 81.31%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Apocalypse Now (United Artists, 1979) Bob Peak Original Final Key Art. on July 18th Actual price: USD $687,500.
  2. Christies Reptiles on July 22nd Actual price: USD $529,200.
  3. Christies Relativity on July 22nd Actual price: USD $504,000.
  4. Christies Ascending and Descending on July 22nd Actual price: USD $378,000.
  5. Christies Other World on July 22nd Actual price: USD $327,600.
  6. Christies Concentric Rinds (Concentric Space Filling/Regular Sphere Division) on July 22nd Actual price: USD $302,400.
  7. Heritage Auctions Big Trouble in Little China (TCF, 1986), One Sheet Poster Final Key Artwork By Drew Struzan. on July 18th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  8. Christies Balcony on July 22nd Actual price: USD $277,200.
  9. Christies Fish and Birds on July 22nd Actual price: USD $189,000.
  10. Christies Waterfall on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  11. Christies Belvedere on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  12. Christies Print Gallery on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  13. Christies House of Stairs on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  14. Christies Three Spheres II on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  15. Christies Ant Mobius Strip on July 22nd Actual price: USD $163,800.
  16. Christies Day and Night on July 22nd Actual price: USD $163,800.
  17. Heritage Auctions J.K. Rowling. A Complete set of (7) Signed Hardcover First Editions of the Harry Potter Series, Including the rare Hardback Issue (one of 500 copies) of the First Printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London (1997-2007). on July 18th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  18. Christies High and Low on July 22nd Actual price: USD $151,200.
  19. Rago Arts and Auctions LMS / Best Way on July 22nd Actual price: USD $139,700.
  20. Christies Ascending and Descending on July 22nd Actual price: USD $138,600.
  21. Christies Belvedere on July 22nd Actual price: USD $138,600.
  22. Christies Castrovalva, (Abruzzi) on July 22nd Actual price: USD $138,600.
  23. Heritage Auctions Excalibur (Orion, 1981), Original Final Key Movie Poster Artwork by Bob Peak. on July 18th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  24. Christies Other World on July 22nd Actual price: USD $126,000.
  25. Christies Ant Mobius Strip on July 22nd Actual price: USD $126,000.

 

61 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh: Home Furnishings & Interiors on July 24th: 93.75%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Featuring Mystery and Detective Literature on July 24th: 88.44%
Fairhill Auction. Vintage Posters and Collectibles on July 24th: 32.83%
Bogota Auction. Art Books and other Coffee Table Books on July 24th: 75.09%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on July 23rd: 89.39%
Tennants Auctioneers. Toys and Models, Sporting and Fishing on July 23rd: 68.42%
Sothebys. Arcade | New York on July 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Landry Pop: Comica & Comic Art: Online Edition on July 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on July 23rd: 79.74%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Online Only Weekly Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. Lot Auction of the Library of the Late Liam Ó Duibhir (Local Historian and Irish Language Enthusiast From Clonmel, Co Tipperary) on July 23rd: 87.80%
Propstore. Online Entertainment Memorabilia Auction: Los Angeles Summer 2025 on July 23rd: 41.03%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Antique and Vintage - Art and Collectibles on July 23rd: 77.46%
Hansons. The July Derbyshire Diecast, Model Railway, Live Steam & Collectable Toys and Cameras Auction on July 24th: 61.90%
Hansons. July Banbury The Fine Jewellery, Watches, Silver, Fine Art & Antiques Auction on July 23rd: 68.97%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Collectibles Featuring Historical, Americana & Photography on July 23rd: 99.23%
Eldreds. Americana Week: The Hersey and Singh Collections on July 23rd: 66.67%
Bonhams. The Dog Sale on July 23rd: 58.82%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Blackwell Auctions. Collectibles Countdown Auction on July 23rd: 96.97%
Stephan Welz & Co.. July Promenade Auction on July 23rd: 28.85%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 3 on July 16th: 89.80%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 2 on July 15th: 81.31%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 1 on July 14th: 92.42%
Aspire Art Auctions. The Cape Town Photography Festival Fundraising Auction on July 14th: 46.94%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Posters on July 22nd: 50.76%
New England Book Auctions. A Fine Miscellany on July 22nd: 93.53%
Desa Unicum. Szukalski-Stryjeńska. Slavic Festival on July 22nd: 62.50%
Vermot de Pas. Conquering Space, NASA's Photographic Icons on July 21st: 10.62%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles - Book, Postcard, Sports and Ephemera Online Auction on July 21st: 79.31%
Gorringes. Weekly House and Garden Sale on July 21st: 73.33%
Bonhams. Discovery on Sunset on July 21st: 97.78%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Rare and Collectable Book Auction | Timed Online on July 20th: 66.67%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia on July 19th: 35.44%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on July 20th: 98.11%
Peter Arnold. John Alexander Collection - Australia before European Settlement and Natural History on July 19th: 65.48%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorative Art, Furnishings, and Chinese Porcelain on July 19th: 95.92%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on July 19th: 54.79%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques & Interiors, to include Designer Fashion and Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 86.05%
Vermot de Pas. Comics - TT - Original Plates on July 18th: 41.05%
Michaans Auctions. July Gallery Auction on July 18th: 86.76%
Du Mouchelles. July 2025: Day 2 on July 18th: 95.70%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Auction on July 19th: 69.62%
Clars Auction Gallery. Modern Design, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction on July 18th: 77.17%
Christies. M.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION on July 22nd: 100.00%
Christies. First Open / Post-War & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 86.67%
Beaussant Lefevre. A Mill of Curiosities - In Association with Cyril Duval Enchères - Day 2 on July 18th: 89.47%
Lay's Auctioneers. Life & Art at The Flower Loft, Trereife: The Exquisite Home of Jeremy & Lyn Le Grice on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 22nd: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on July 22nd: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Fractional Currency & Encased Postage Showcase Auction on July 20th: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 20th: 92.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 19th: 94.04%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on July 20th: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 20th: 99.63%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Century Comics Showcase Auction on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction on July 18th: 83.27%

 


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 28th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 61 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Sale of the Angelus at Chailly-en-Bière.
OSENAT. VERSAILLES. Interiors Online.

Tue. Jul. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 419 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 144 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 100 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction. 472 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Western Stories: Illustration Art Showcase Auction. 72 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Library Auction. 188 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Old West (Online only). 30 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Winter '25 Collection: Across the Line, Online Auction. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 80 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Masters of Imagination. Rafał Olbiński. 36 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. The Beatles Books and Magazines. 58 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. The Curious Tour: The Lisa Goldberg Collection. 49 lots

Wed. Jul. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 336 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 94 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . A Library of Curiosities. 108 lots
Bonhams. New York. Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein at Home. The Personal Collection. 70 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 480 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 28 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Curated: Calder. 26 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Timed Art Auction: Works on Paper, Paintings, Prints, & Multiples Collection. 113 lots

Thu. Jul. 31st
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 294 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana with Zamorano 80 - Travel & Exploration - Maps & Views. 441 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Photographs. 223 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Man of Bronze: A Doc Savage Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction. 156 lots
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. Space Memorabilia, Sports, Jewelry and Collectibles. 560 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Superhero Panel Page Comic Art Signature Auction. 115 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. BCD Web Sale. 538 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. The Summer Auction. 44 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. July 2025 Auction. 101 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Chic and Antique Auction. 39 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 71 lots

Fri. Aug. 1st
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Loud & Proud: LGBTQ+ Art. 46 lots
Sothebys. London. Contemporary Discoveries. 12 lots

Sat. Aug. 2nd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 204 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction. 52 lots

Sun. Aug. 3rd
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. 254 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Bookworm Online-Only Auction. 299 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Summer 2025 - Timed Auctiion - Florida Finds. 129 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. The Timed Art Sale. 58 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated. 20 lots

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