For the week ended Saturday May 21^st 37 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 10 denominated in euros, 11 in British pounds, and 16 in US dollars.  Turnover was a robust $19,667,881 as 10,516 lots were offered and 8,294 sold for a 79% success rate.  It was a very strong week.

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 13th: $6,557,066 
Christies. Photographs on May 20th: $2,425,608 
Sothebys. Photographs on May 19th: $2,076,668 
Sothebys. Comic Strips on May 14th: $1,514,697 
Zisska and Lacher. Rare Books and Prints on May 13th: $1,141,832 
Christies. Prints and Multiples on May 19th: $1,115,087 

5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

Pierre Berge and Associes. Michel Auchiard Sale - Part 2: Books on May 13th: 240.26% 
Woolley and Wallis. Asian Art - Books and Prints on May 18th: 158.60% 
Pierre Berge and Associes. Michel Auchiard Sale - Part 1: Books on May 12th: 138.65% 
ALDE. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts on May 19th: 115.45% 
Tooveys. Ephemera on May 17th: 100.34% 


16 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - Maps, Egypt, Paintings, West, etc. on May 15th: 100.00% 
Woolley and Wallis. Asian Art - Books and Prints on May 18th: 100.00% 
Northeast Auctions. Portsmouth Sunday Auction - Prints on May 15th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 5/8 on May 15th: 99.21% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 13th: 98.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/8 on May 15th: 97.14% 
Central Mass Auctions. Online Estates Auction on May 18th: 96.67% 
Tooveys. Ephemera on May 17th: 94.48% 
Heritage Auctions. Americana, Political on May 14th: 94.04% 
Heritage Auctions. Red Dot Auction Benefitting the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity on May 13th: 90.07% 
PBA Galleries. Rare Cartography, Exploration & Voyages: The Warren Heckrotte Collection, Part IV - The Reference Li on May 19th: 89.66% 
Tooveys. Prints on May 18th: 88.24% 
Pierre Berge and Associes. Michel Auchiard Sale - Part 2: Books on May 13th: 83.33% 
Bonhams. Instruments of Science - Globes on May 18th: 83.33% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on May 17th: 80.28% 
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Literature on May 18th: 80.10% 


37 total sales reported this week: 

Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Photographs on May 20th: 32.14% 
Christies. Photographs on May 20th: 65.96% 
ALDE. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts on May 19th: 68.73% 
Sothebys. Photographs on May 19th: 59.70% 
RR Auction. Auction Title: RR Auction: Marvels of Modern Music - Internet bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 64.67% 
PBA Galleries. Rare Cartography, Exploration & Voyages: The Warren Heckrotte Collection, Part IV - The Reference Li on May 19th: 89.66% 
Christies. Prints and Multiples on May 19th: 75.00% 
Auctionata. Portraits: Character Studies of Different Epochs on May 19th: 6.90% 
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. 2-Day Sporting and Collectible Auction on May 18th: 69.80% 
Tooveys. Prints on May 18th: 88.24% 
Woolley and Wallis. Asian Art - Books and Prints on May 18th: 100.00% 
Bonhams. Instruments of Science - Globes on May 18th: 83.33% 
Paige Auction. The Joy of Collecting on May 17th: 60.98% 
Guernseys. Forever Ellington on May 18th: 68.13% 
Bonhams. The Sporting Sale on May 18th: 71.08% 
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Literature on May 18th: 80.10% 
Central Mass Auctions. Online Estates Auction on May 18th: 96.67% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on May 17th: 80.28% 
Tooveys. Ephemera on May 17th: 94.48% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 17th: 75.71% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - Maps, Egypt, Paintings, West, etc. on May 15th: 100.00% 
Northeast Auctions. Portsmouth Sunday Auction - Prints on May 15th: 100.00% 
Pierre Berge and Associes. Michel Auchiard Sale - Part 2: Books on May 13th: 83.33% 
Pierre Berge and Associes. Michel Auchiard Sale - Part 1: Books on May 12th: 76.19% 
Sothebys. Comic Strips on May 14th: 55.97% 
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Photography on May 17th: 50.00% 
Bloomsbury Auctions. Asian Art - Books and Prints on May 17th: 34.48% 
Auctionata. Fine Books including Rare Bindings & Association Copies on May 17th: 23.08% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Books on May 13th: 51.84% 
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reports and Correspondence on May 14th: 78.92% 
Heritage Auctions. Red Dot Auction Benefitting the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity on May 13th: 90.07% 
Zisska and Lacher. Rare Books and Prints on May 13th: 70.82% 
Winter Associates. Americana, etc. Books and Prints on May 16th: 62.07% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/8 on May 15th: 97.14% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 5/8 on May 15th: 99.21% 
Heritage Auctions. Americana, Political on May 14th: 94.04% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 13th: 98.46%

Forty sales are scheduled during the week ahead:

Mon. May. 23rd
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books. 1198 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . May Gallery Sale. 362 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 90 lots

Tue. May. 24th
ALDE. Paris. 2006-2016 Alde 10th Anniversary! - Books, Manuscripts, Coins. 74 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Old and Modern Books, Autographs and Photographs. 221 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books: Arts, Avantgarde Typography, Children's Books. 1099 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Prints. 298 lots
PIASA. Paris. Editions : prints, illustrated books, multiples. 184 lots
Sothebys. London. Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts. 165 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . World Treasures: Important Russian, European, Asian & American Works. 31 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books: Fine Printing, Literature. 711 lots
PIASA. Paris. HERGÉ, in partnership with Moulinsart SA. 178 lots
Quagga Rare Books and Art. Stellenbosch. Medals and Stamps of South Africa and the Anglo-Boer War. 24 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Autographs - Day 1. 1181 lots
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Online- Rare Books, Bibliophilic Editions, and Art.

Wed. May. 25th
Ader. PARIS. Historical Memories. 9 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Illustrated Manuscripts from the Collection of Maurice Burros. 39 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . World Treasures: Important Russian, European, Asian & American Works. 14 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Fine Books and Works on Paper. 168 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Archeologie - Books. 8 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints. 118 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Shakespeare - The Four Folios. 4 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books: (Natural) history, Manuscripts, Old & Rare (part 1). 915 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Old & Rare Books (part 2). 624 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints. 21 lots
Sothebys. New York. Two Centuries of American History.

Thu. May. 26th
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 399 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art - Prints. 824 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/18. 349 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Marine and Travel - Books. 64 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Modern Art: Prints and Drawings, Ex Libris. 1202 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Photographs, Drawings, Japanese Prints. 617 lots

Fri. May. 27th
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Prints and Historical Photographs. 1282 lots
Auctionata. New York. Icons of Animation and Illustration. 70 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Old Master Prints, Maps & Plans. 1152 lots

Sat. May. 28th
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints -Internet bidstart: 5/20. 4 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books. 12 lots

Sun. May. 29th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Works of Art - Prints. 4 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 5/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/22.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE