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18 Auctions Archived, 26 Upcoming
For the week ended Saturday 10 October, 18 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 4 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 12 in US dollars. Turnover was $14,833,975 as 5,438 lots were offered and 4,153 sold for a 76.37% success rate. It was a strong week.
7 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction - Day 3 on October 1st: $3,475,005
Sothebys. Photographs on October 7th: $3,280,375
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction - Day 2 on September 30th: $2,692,310
Christies. Photographs on October 6th: $1,661,375
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarity - Internet bidstart 9/17 on September 24th: $1,141,731
Christies. Photographs on October 5th: $1,061,000
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction - Day 1 on September 29th: $1,028,018
3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction - Day 1 on September 29th: 135.80%
Dorotheum . Scientific Instruments: Globes on October 5th: 131.91%
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on September 26th: 108.80%
7 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on September 26th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Prints on September 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 98.40%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/1 on October 8th: 85.56%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors Books on October 6th: 80.43%
Tooveys. Prints on October 7th: 80.00%
18 total sales reported this week:
Tooveys. Prints on October 7th: 80.00%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors Books on October 6th: 80.43%
Alaska Auction. Prints on September 25th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on September 26th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. Sporlympics - 2nd Part on October 5th: 59.92%
Vermot de Pas. Sporlympics - 1st Part on October 4th: 55.63%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/1 on October 8th: 85.56%
Sothebys. Photographs on October 7th: 59.64%
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction - Day 3 on October 1st: 68.18%
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction - Day 2 on September 30th: 76.10%
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction - Day 1 on September 29th: 66.83%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 6th: 77.33%
Christies. Photographs on October 6th: 56.00%
Dorotheum . Scientific Instruments: Globes on October 5th: 78.95%
Christies. Photographs on October 5th: 57.14%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 98.40%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 98.81%
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarity - Internet bidstart 9/17 on September 24th: 54.46%
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For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 12th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 39 lots
Tue. Oct. 13th
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Bruxelles . Auction of Old & Modern Books & Graphics, Cartography. 502 lots
Wed. Oct. 14th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents: Travel and Exploration including Australia, Greece, and the Levan. 572 lots
Heritage Auctions. New York. Illustration Art. 502 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 9/25. 943 lots
Bonhams. Edinburgh. The Sporting Sale. 95 lots
Auctionata. New York. Illustration and Comic Art. 89 lots
Thu. Oct. 15th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Fine Arts - Photography. 193 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs. 362 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Books - Internet Bidstart 10/8 PREVIEW. 358 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/8. 396 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile. 450 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Illustrated & Children's Books - Oz - Fine Books in All Fields. 644 lots
Sothebys. Paris. The Library of Stéphane Mallarmé. 283 lots
Fri. Oct. 16th
ALDE. Paris. Books from the 16th to the 19th Century Theatre. 421 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Prints. 193 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints, Photographs. 52 lots
Sothebys. New York. Francesco Scavullo: No End to Beauty. 89 lots
Sat. Oct. 17th
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books and Prints. 36 lots
Alain and Evelyne Morel de Westgaver. 1050 Bruxelles. Postcards - Engravings, Prints - Books. 537 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Automobilia. 260 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. October Sale - Prints. 14 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints. 129 lots
Sun. Oct. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/11.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints. 146 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE