Auction Update Review
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Thirty Auctions Archived, 36 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday April 16th 30 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub database; 1 in Australian dollars, 13 in euros, and 16 in US dollars. Turnover was $8,570,865 as 6,394 lots were offered and 5,253 sold for an 82% success rate. It was another strong week.
3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 1 on April 5th: $1,445,423
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica on April 7th: $1,142,178
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Photographs on April 13th: $1,004,838
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
OSENAT. Spirit of the 20th Century - Prints on March 26th: 175.71%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 2 on April 6th: 141.21%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 1 on April 5th: 139.41%
Swann Galleries. Early Printed, Medical, Scientific and Travel Books on April 12th: 127.10%
ALDE. Original Editions, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries on April 8th: 121.35%
OSENAT. Automobilia on January 30th: 105.30%
12 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - Internet Bidstart 4/1 on April 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 10th: 99.86%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 10th: 97.65%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/7 on April 14th: 96.74%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Houdiniana on April 9th: 94.85%
Swann Galleries. Early Printed, Medical, Scientific and Travel Books on April 12th: 93.46%
Artcurial. Aeronautics on April 10th: 87.50%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 1 on April 5th: 84.49%
ALDE. Original Editions, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries on April 8th: 83.55%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on April 6th: 83.33%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Photographs on April 13th: 81.98%
OSENAT. Spirit of the 20th Century - Prints on March 26th: 81.82%
30 total sales reported this week:
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/7 on April 14th: 96.74%
Australian Book Auctions. The Collection of Ralph Renard Esq. Pacific and Australian Voyages, Travels, and Description, Privat on April 11th: 70.62%
Charlton Hall. International Sale on April 7th: 78.33%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Houdiniana on April 9th: 94.85%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Photographs on April 13th: 81.98%
Swann Galleries. Early Printed, Medical, Scientific and Travel Books on April 12th: 93.46%
Bruun Rasmussen. Photographs on April 12th: 66.32%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 12th: 72.97%
Auctionata. German Post-War Art: Prints on April 8th: 53.80%
Auctionata. Art of the 20th Century - Prints on April 8th: 58.79%
Potomack Company. Print, Photographs, Manuscripts, Books on April 9th: 73.68%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books on April 7th: 56.12%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on April 6th: 83.33%
Rossini. Prints on April 5th: 60.00%
OSENAT. Spirit of the 20th Century - Prints on March 26th: 81.82%
OSENAT. Automobilia on January 30th: 69.23%
OSENAT. Empire at Fontainebleau on April 10th: 59.76%
Michaans Auctions. April Estate Auction on April 9th: 55.56%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - Internet Bidstart 4/1 on April 9th: 100.00%
Artcurial. Aeronautics on April 10th: 87.50%
Bonhams. Treasures from the Caren Archive on April 11th: 61.16%
Bonhams. Fine Literature on April 11th: 57.14%
ALDE. Original Editions, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries on April 8th: 83.55%
Eldreds. Autographs in Americana, and Maritime - Books and Prints on April 9th: 59.18%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 2 on April 6th: 78.33%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 1 on April 5th: 84.49%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Palm Beach Spring Auction - Prints on April 8th: 75.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 10th: 99.86%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 10th: 97.65%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica on April 7th: 70.49%
For the week ahead 36 auctions in the rare books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera fields are scheduled.
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Apr. 18th
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. Historical Auction. 191 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors Books. 335 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Continental - Prints and Books. 31 lots
Peter Arnold. Prahran VIC . Rare Books, Australiana. 334 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Antiques and Interiors - Books and Pictures. 13 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 93 lots
Tue. Apr. 19th
Swann Galleries. New York. Images and Objects: Photographs and Photobooks. 321 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 315 lots
Sothebys. London. The Library of Mohammed and Margaret Makiya. 296 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Interiors - Prints. 17 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Two Day Fine Art Sale - Prints. 24 lots
Wed. Apr. 20th
Sothebys. New York. Prints. 259 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints and Maps. 271 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Books and Prints. 12 lots
Sothebys. London. Arts of the Islamic World. 77 lots
Thu. Apr. 21st
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/14. 355 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature. 514 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Geography. 252 lots
Sothebys. London. Alchemy: Objects of Desire. 65 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 206 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Travel, Science and Natural History. 129 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 4/14. 672 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Miscellanea. 288 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Manuscripts, Incunable, Theology. 211 lots
Fri. Apr. 22nd
ALDE. Paris. An Amateur Collection - Part 1. 204 lots
Christies. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 220 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints. 58 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature (17th - 19th Century). 312 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Autographs. 222 lots
Sat. Apr. 23rd
ALDE. Paris. An Amateur Collection - Part 2. 236 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints. 49 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Exile Collection Rudiger Harms. 525 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature A-Z. 468 lots
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. Cornwall-on-Hudson, . Antiques and Fine Art - Books and Prints. 37 lots
Sun. Apr. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 4/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/17.
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE