Auction Update Review
Swann Galleries, March 8.
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Bloomsbury London: Thursday,
17 March 2016.
25 Auctions Archives, 20 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday 5 March 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub primary database; 9 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 13 in US dollars. Turnover was $4,539,897 as 4,688 lots were offered and 3,644 sold for a 78% success rate. It was another strong week.
1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. First Open: Editions on March 1st: $1,701,627
2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/11 on February 18th: 131.29%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. PRINTED BOOKS, MAPS & PRINTS BIBLES, ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & SCIENCE A REGENCY LIBRARY M R JAMES & on March 2nd: 104.89%
9 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Rago Arts and Auctions. 20th C Decorative Arts and Design - Books and Prints - starts 2/26 on February 28th: 100.00%
National Book Auctions. Books on February 21st: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 2/21 on February 28th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 2/21 on February 28th: 98.46%
Heritage Auctions. Americana, Political on February 27th: 96.38%
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on February 27th: 94.12%
Waverly Auctions. WOLVERTON COLLECTION: 2-18-2016 on February 18th: 93.08%
Skinner. American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Prints on February 27th: 88.89%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. PRINTED BOOKS, MAPS & PRINTS BIBLES, ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & SCIENCE A REGENCY LIBRARY M R JAMES & on March 2nd: 84.93%
25 total sales reported this week:
Rago Arts and Auctions. 20th C Decorative Arts and Design - Books and Prints - starts 2/26 on February 28th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on February 27th: 94.12%
Auctionata. Editions on March 4th: 44.88%
Auctionata. Works on Paper of the 20th and 21st Century on March 4th: 24.63%
Auctionata. Abstractionism - Prints on March 3rd: 26.09%
Auctionata. Collectibles and Post-War and Contemporary Art - Prints on March 3rd: 38.30%
Waverly Auctions. WOLVERTON COLLECTION: 2-18-2016 on February 18th: 93.08%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Photo Opportunities on March 3rd: 43.69%
PBA Galleries. Rare Golf Books & Memorabilia on March 3rd: 69.20%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on March 3rd: 71.19%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. PRINTED BOOKS, MAPS & PRINTS BIBLES, ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & SCIENCE A REGENCY LIBRARY M R JAMES & on March 2nd: 84.93%
Rossini. Trip to the East on March 1st: 58.62%
Eldreds. March Online Auction on March 1st: 34.78%
Auctionata. The World on Paper - Classical Modern Works - Prints on March 2nd: 9.80%
Auctionata. British and American Art - Prints on February 29th: 12.50%
Auctionata. Made in Germany - Prints on February 29th: 36.67%
Christies. First Open: Editions on March 1st: 79.13%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 1st: 75.32%
National Book Auctions. Books on February 21st: 99.50%
Skinner. American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Prints on February 27th: 88.89%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/11 on February 18th: 55.47%
Eldreds. Winter Market Auction - Prints and Books on February 27th: 76.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 2/21 on February 28th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Americana, Political on February 27th: 96.38%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 2/21 on February 28th: 98.46%
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For the week ahead 20 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Mar. 7th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 72 lots
Tue. Mar. 8th
Bonhams. London. Library of the Late Hugh Selbourne, M.D. - Part 2. 474 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Prints and Drawings. 604 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Fine Art Sale - Books and Prints. 15 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Marine, Voyages. 102 lots
Wed. Mar. 9th
Christies. London - King Street. Linley Hall, Shropshire Library. 88 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction - Internet bidstart 2/19. 798 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 26 lots
Thu. Mar. 10th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Cartography, Exploration & Voyages: The Warren Heckrotte Collection, Part III - Filling in the. 202 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/3. 351 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/3. 293 lots
Fri. Mar. 11th
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare, Out of Print and Used Books. 495 lots
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Special Auction: Rare Books. 398 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books. 45 lots
Sat. Mar. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Texana. 280 lots
Tajan. Paris. Comics. 161 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . March Estate Auction. 29 lots
Bloomsbury Philobiblon. Rome. Antiquarian and Rare Books. 77 lots
Sun. Mar. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 3/6.
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE