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Auctions:  April in New York

- By Bruce McKinney

Some of the major players in the world of books

The signal event for book, maps, manuscripts and ephemera collectors in America is the Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association of America’s annual New York Book Fair in April that attracts the most important dealers, institutions and collectors from across the United States and around the world.  This audience is receptive to dealer offers and auctions and has made April the fertile moment for the New York auction houses - Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage, Sotheby’s, and Swann to offer interesting and important material.  This year is no exception.

This April twenty auctions, an auction every thirty-six hours in the works on paper field are scheduled somewhere in New York.  For potential acquirers it’s the opportunity to wade waist-high in exceptional material.

Tuesday April 3rd     Sotheby’s.  Photographs [N08841].  204 lots of iconic and collectible photography.

Tuesday April 3rd Doyle New York.   American Furniture & Decorative Arts.  [12AM01]  228 lots.
Includes regional and historical paintings.

Wednesday April 4th Swann Galleries.  Property from the Estate of Filmmaker Gary Winick / 19th & 20th Century Photographs & Photobooks
 [2274].  473 lots.

Thursday April 5th    Christie’s.  Photographs sold to Benefit Acquisitions for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston [2543].  350 lots.

Tuesday April 10th    Christie’s.  Important Books:  The Private Library of Kenneth Nebenzahl [2622].  165 lots.  A rare night sale.

Wednesday April 11th Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books Signature Auction [6085].  267 lots 

Auctions:  April in New York

- By Bruce McKinney

The Swann April auction calender

Wednesday April 11th Heritage Auctions.  Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction.  [6080]  234 lots

Wednesday April 12th Heritage Auctions.  Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction.  [6080]  173 lots

Wednesday April 12th Swann Galleries [2275].  Fine Books.  98 lots

Saturday April 14th  Bonhams.  The Mapping and Discovery of America [19631].  94 lots

Sunday April 15th  Bonhams.  R. M. S. Titanic:  100 Years of Fact & Fiction [19599].  88 lots

Monday April 16th Bonhams.  Fine Books and Manuscripts featuring the Michael Lerner Collection [19972].
 420 lots

Tuesday April 17th Swann Galleries.  Revolutionary Americana from the Allyn Kellogg Ford Collection / Autographs [2276] 437 lots

Friday April 20th  Sotheby’s.  The Library of Jacques Levy [N08852] 374 lots

Monday April 23rd  Bonham’s.  United States and Foreign Stamps and Postal History [19476].  527 lots

Monday April 23rd  Doyle New York [12BP01].  Books, Photographs & Prints.

Auctions:  April in New York

- By Bruce McKinney

Select Upcoming Auctions and search for material in all posted upcoming auctions

Monday April 23rd Doyle New York [12BP01].  Photographs

Monday April 23rd Doyle New York [12BP01].  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints

Tuesday April 24th Christie’s.  Prints and Multiples [2548]

Wednesday April 25th Swann Galleries.  Old Master Through Modern Prints [2277]

Upcoming auction lots that have been posted are available in the AE unified auction search at the top of this page.  To run some searches select Upcoming Auctions and use the keyword[s] search at the top of this page.  Click on the image with this page.  The default search is the Americana Exchange Database but you can select Upcoming auctions.  If your term or terms are present in any upcoming lots you see the matches and links to the offering auction house.
  

The search results of course include auctions being held elsewhere in the United States, in North America, Europe and Australia as well.  In April the chances are very good you’ll find something in New York but if the best match is in Australia or England you’ll want to know about it.