KOLBE SALE 87 RESULTS 上市 Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 5, Number 14, March 31, 2002, Article 2
KOLBE SALE 87 RESULTS
Excerpted from the post-sale press release: "The March
22, 2002 auction sale of "Important Numismatic Books"
conducted by George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic
Books brought a total of nearly $248,000. Over 350
bidders combined to purchase nearly 90% of the lots
offered in the sale... a few highlights follow (prices quoted
include the 10% buyers' premium):The rare 1855 edition of John S. Dye's Bank Note Plate
Delineator brought $2,640; a unique notebook on Vermont
coppers, compiled by Edward Barnsley, was actively pursued,
selling for $6,600 on a $2,500 estimate; a complete set of the
Numismatic Chronicle, 158 volumes from 1836 to 1996,
realized $13,750;Antiquarian works on coins and medals were in great
demand, and a 1636 numismatically-illustrated work on
the lives of the Caesars brought $4,950 on a $1,500
estimate; a set of Koehler's 729-1765 Münz-Belustigung
(Historical Coin Amusement), an early numismatic periodical,
garnered a winning bid of $3,575; the magnificent 1694-1727
ten volume catalogue of ancient Roman coins in the Farnese
Museum by Father Pedrusi was estimated to bring $2,500
but sold for $4,400;One of the highlights of the sale, Adolfo Herrera's 56 volume
1899-1910 Medallas Españolas, comprising over 2,900
rubbings of medals in a edition limited to only twelve sets,
brought $12,650 on a $7,500 estimate; a very rare sample
book, circa 1911, of medals available from the Lauer
manufacturing firm of Germany realized $687 in heavy bidding;
the John Davenport numismatic archives, offered in two lots,
realized $4,950; the extensive collection of coin rubbings of
British and British colonial coins prepared by W. W. Woodside
was avidly pursued and finally sold for $2,640 on a $1,000; a
special interleaved copy of John Ford's re-issue of Browning's
famous 1925 work on U. S. quarter dollars brought $715;
Edward Maris' famous 1869 work on 1794 large cents went
for $1,100.Those who wish to learn more about the sale may view the
catalogue for the next few weeks at the firm's web site:
www.numislit.com and can also review a complete prices
realized list there. A limited number of copies of the illustrated
catalogue with a printed prices realized list may be obtained
by sending $20.00 to George Frederick Kolbe/Fine
Numismatic Books, P. O. Drawer 3100, Crestline, CA 92325.Part two of the John Bergman library and important American
numismatic works from the library of Jeff Hosford will be
featured in the firm's June 14, 2002 sale."- 2002-03-31
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