Auction Update Review
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Sixteen Auctions Archived, 9 Sales Upcoming
For the week ended Saturday, December 24th, 2016, 16 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 5 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 9 in US dollars. Turnover was a svelte $3,089,517 as 4,659 lots were offered and 3,690 sold for a 79% success rate. The high season now passes before our eyes and a few weeks of relative quiet descend upon us.
Now, as the market quiets for a well-deserved respite we extend our best wishes for a safe and successful holiday season to all in the field.
2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Skinner. Judaica Online - Internet bidstart 12/7 on December 15th: 137.85%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States and Confederate States Postal History on December 15th: 125.20%
7 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Forum Auctions in Italy. Antiquarian and Rare Books on December 14th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. The Library of the late David Harrison: 17th-19th Century Literature & the Arts on December 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 97.90%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States and Confederate States Postal History on December 15th: 97.02%
Skinner. Judaica Online - Internet bidstart 12/7 on December 15th: 82.50%
RR Auction. Science and Technology - Internet bidstart 12/8 on December 15th: 82.28%
A total of 16 sales were reported this week:
RR Auction. Science and Technology - Internet bidstart 12/8 on December 15th: 82.28%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States and Confederate States Postal History on December 15th: 97.02%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 20th: 73.49%
De Baecque and Associes. Post Cards on December 16th: 44.10%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Icons and Photographs from the 1960s-2000s on December 12th: 29.31%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana - Day 4 on December 12th: 59.02%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana - Day 2 on December 10th: 63.13%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana - Day 1 on December 9th: 79.85%
Skinner. Judaica Online - Internet bidstart 12/7 on December 15th: 82.50%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Library of an Amateur on December 16th: 70.50%
Forum Auctions in Italy. Antiquarian and Rare Books on December 14th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. The Library of the late David Harrison: 17th-19th Century Literature & the Arts on December 8th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on December 5th: 56.43%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel - Cartography on December 15th: 71.91%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 97.90%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 99.24%
For the week ahead 9 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Dec. 26th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 96 lots
Wed. Dec. 28th
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . An Orderly Hoard of Pop Culture and Americana.
Thu. Dec. 29th
Auctionata. Berlin. From Joseph Beuys to Henry Moore: Prints and Editions. 135 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. Abstractionism: Post War Art - Prints. 12 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. Art of Nature: Animals, Flowers and Still Life from four Centuries. 20 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. Naked: Nudes from the 20th and 21st Centuries. 31 lots
Fri. Dec. 30th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints. 25 lots
Sun. Jan. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/26.
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE