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Forty-one Auctions Archived, 28 upcoming this week
For the week ended Saturday 12 December 41 auctions were archived to the RBH database; 1 in Swiss francs, 12 in euros, 10 in English pounds and 18 in US dollars. Turnover was a breathtaking $37,790,208. Across all the sales 10,829 lots were offered and 7,807 sold for a 72% rate. There have recently been ramblings of concern for the market. These results should dispel some of these concerns.
9 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: $14,900,129
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 9th: $3,596,748
Christies. SELECTIONS FROM THE DAVIDSON COLLECTION: IMPORTANT ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORICAL AM on December 8th: $2,880,064
Sothebys. Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts on December 7th: $2,514,284
Christies. THE CHARLES E. SIGETY COLLECTION OF FINE PRINTED BOOKS AND AMERICANA, PART II on December 7th: $1,823,074
Christies. Books and Manuscripts on December 8th: $1,380,316
Swann Galleries. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books on December 8th: $1,272,810
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the Collection of Harry E. Gould, Jr. on December 9th: $1,246,389
Koller Auctions. Prints, Multiples and Photography on December 5th: $1,084,290
7 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Books, Maps, Prints on December 8th: 149.89%
Freemans. American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists on December 6th: 147.33%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 9th: 137.42%
Christies. THE CHARLES E. SIGETY COLLECTION OF FINE PRINTED BOOKS AND AMERICANA, PART II on December 7th: 128.12%
Koller Auctions. Prints, Multiples and Photography on December 5th: 116.54%
Artcurial. Prints and Illustrated Books on December 9th: 112.32%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 106.44%
12 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Freemans. American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists on December 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 99.34%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 98.34%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Winter Magic Auction on December 5th: 94.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Prints, Books, Photographs on December 5th: 90.65%
Christies. THE CHARLES E. SIGETY COLLECTION OF FINE PRINTED BOOKS AND AMERICANA, PART II on December 7th: 88.75%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 85.26%
Koller Auctions. Prints, Multiples and Photography on December 5th: 83.61%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 82.86%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 9th: 80.26%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Carl Marxen Estate - Prints on December 6th: 80.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 8th: 80.00%
41 total sales reported this week:
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Auction on December 10th: 72.83%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Autographs, Memorabilia and Vintage Posters on December 11th: 56.05%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Art From Three Centuries on December 7th: 77.87%
PIASA. PIERRE NÉTANGE COLLECTION , BOOKS on December 10th: 58.59%
PIASA. Manuscripts and Books on December 10th: 31.11%
PIASA. 20th Century Prints on December 10th: 58.33%
Artcurial. Prints and Illustrated Books on December 9th: 73.86%
Artcurial. Collectibles - Posters on December 7th: 55.56%
Aguttes. Contemporary Art and Photography on December 7th: 25.00%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on December 10th: 66.82%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 9th: 80.26%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 82.86%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on December 10th: 66.48%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Western Manuscripts on December 9th: 56.00%
Bonhams. The December Sale - Automobilia on December 10th: 35.71%
Bonhams. Entertainment Memorabilia on December 10th: 61.67%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 58.87%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the Collection of Harry E. Gould, Jr. on December 9th: 64.41%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Prints, Books, Photographs on December 5th: 90.65%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Winter Magic Auction on December 5th: 94.00%
Koller Auctions. Prints, Multiples and Photography on December 5th: 83.61%
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Books, Maps, Prints on December 8th: 79.85%
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Old and Modern Art, Modern Photography, Antiques on December 4th: 28.84%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 8th: 80.00%
Swann Galleries. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books on December 8th: 77.44%
Christies. SELECTIONS FROM THE DAVIDSON COLLECTION: IMPORTANT ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORICAL AM on December 8th: 48.45%
Christies. Books and Manuscripts on December 8th: 50.00%
Christies. THE CHARLES E. SIGETY COLLECTION OF FINE PRINTED BOOKS AND AMERICANA, PART II on December 7th: 88.75%
Sothebys. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts on December 8th: 51.32%
Sothebys. Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts on December 7th: 45.38%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Great Estates Auction - Books and Prints on December 5th: 62.96%
Charlton Hall. Winter International Auction on December 5th: 65.63%
Auctionata. Born in the USA: Modern & Contemporary Art - Prints on December 4th: 32.00%
Auctionata. British Modern & Contemporary Art – with Damien Hirst Collection - Prints on December 5th: 33.77%
Eldreds. Asian Arts at Auction - Books, Prints on December 4th: 65.38%
Freemans. American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists on December 6th: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Carl Marxen Estate - Prints on December 6th: 80.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Important Historical Prints on December 5th: 66.07%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 98.34%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 99.34%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 85.26%
For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Dec. 14th
ALDE. Paris. Binders, Original, Modern, Illustrated. 262 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Animation Art. 1347 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. The Golden Age of Travel - Internet bidstart 12/3. 88 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. 108 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Live Auction - session 2. 609 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 6 lots
Tue. Dec. 15th
Sothebys. London. English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations. 211 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 265 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Prints. 199 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Edition. 206 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books. 769 lots
Christies. Paris. Maurice Burrus (1882-1959): The Library of a Man of Taste. 229 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. African American Fine Art - Prints. 150 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana - Online Only. 761 lots
Christies. London - King Street. MRS THATCHER - PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE BARONESS THATCHER OF KESTEVE. 34 lots
Wed. Dec. 16th
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Milan. Rare Books and Autographs. 789 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents: Science, Medicine and Cookery. 580 lots
ALDE. Paris. Letters and Handwritten Autographs. 366 lots
Thu. Dec. 17th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Children's and Illustrated Books. 426 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Americana with Manuscript Material. 500 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 132 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/10. 393 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. The Bibliophile Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 425 lots
Fri. Dec. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment. 138 lots
Sat. Dec. 19th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Spirit of the 20th Century. 15 lots
Sun. Dec. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The William E. Fredeman Victoriana Collection Rare Books Internet Auction. 98 lots
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