11-09-2014 – 12-09-2014
Auction Sale 136
Kolbe & Fanning: Auction sale of important books on European numismatics
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers announce their latest auction sale of numismatic books, periodicals and catalogues, to be held September 12-13, 2014. The sale will feature live online bidding and will be held as an internet auction, though bidders may place bids by other methods if they prefer.
The two-day sale features important material on European numismatics from the library of a longtime dealer.
Highlights include:
- Classic works on German numismatics by Alexander von Hessen, Joseph Appel, Emil Bahrfeldt, Max Bernhart, Heinrich Buck, Karl Wilhelm Dassdorf, Karl Domanig, Ernst Fischer, Karl Friedrich, Paul Joseph, Viktor Katz, Wilhelm Freiherrn Löffelholz von Kolberg, David Samuel Madai, Alfred Noss, Carl Freiherrn von Schrötter, Karl Gustav Ritter von Schultthess-Rechberg and many others.
- Important European auction sales including the 1897 Unger sale, the 1888-1909 Sammlung Engelhardt, the 1943-45 Grantley sales, the 1902-03 Rainer collection, the 1904 Chelminski sale, the 1932-34 sales from the Fürstlich Fürstenbergischen Münzkabinettes Donaueschingen, Sammlung Eugen Felix (1895), the 1909-11 Stroehlin sales, the Collection Legras (1882-83), the Ludwig Belli sale (1904-05), the Count Ferrari German sales (1926-29) and many others.
- Other European classics including Bernays and Vannérus on Luxembourg, Demole on Geneva, Galster on Danish and Norwegian medals, Habich on Italian Renaissance medals, Hildebrand on Swedish commemorative medals, Hutten-Czapski’s important work on Polish coins, Netscher and van der Chijs on the coins of the Dutch East Indies, Schou on Danish and Norwegian coins, and much else.
Books on ancient coins will also be offered in the sale, as will material on U.S. numismatics. Some highlights from these sections include:
- Biaggi’s work on sestertii
- Cahn on Naxos
- The text volume of Haeberlin’s Aes Grave, from the library of Edward T. Newell
516: Mazzini, G. MONETE IMPERIALE ROMANE. Milano: Mario Ratto Editore, 1957-58. Five volumes, complete. Thick 4to, original matching blue cloth, gilt; top page edges gilt. xix, (1), 277, (3); ix, (3), 408, (4); ix, (3), 332, (4); xiii, (3), 365, (3); ix, (3), 327, (5) pages; A fine set, still in the original boxes. Estimate: $3250,00.
- A set of Mazzini’s important work on Roman imperial coins
- Both Schlessinger sales of ancient coins from the Hermitage
- The dedication copy of David Cassel’s important work on postal currency, as well as regular copies of the first and second editions
- A set of Mazzini’s important work on Roman imperial coins
- Both Schlessinger sales of ancient coins from the Hermitage
- The dedication copy of David Cassel’s important work on postal currency, as well as regular copies of the first and second editions
607: Fuller, Perry W. CATALOG. AUCTION SALE OF UNITED STATES GOLD UNEARTHED IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND BY THEODORE JONES AND HENRY GROB, MINORS. Baltimore, May 2, 1935. 8vo, original printed gray card covers. 16 pages; 438 lots. Very good. Estimate: $200,00.
- The scarce Perry Fuller auction sale of the Baltimore gold hoard, with the very rare prices realized list
- Scarce U.S. banking histories including Emory Wendell’s two-volume work on Michigan.
Through live internet bidding, bidders will be able to participate in the sale online as they would in a live auction, using the custom bidding platform developed for Kolbe & Fanning by the popular online auction service iCollector.com.
To see the new Kolbe & Fanning live online bidding site and to browse through the auction sale, please click here.
Bidders preferring to bid by mail, fax, phone or email may continue to do so, but all such absentee bids must be received by September 11. Absentee bids cannot be accepted on the sale dates.
More information you may get visiting the website of Kolbe & Fanning.
And in this video David Fanning talks about the importance of a numismatic library.