For the week ended Saturday, December 31st, 2016, 15 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 1 in Swedish krona, and 8 in US dollars.  Turnover was $2,791,271 as 5,758 lots were offered and 4,041 sold for a 70% success rate.

1 auction saw their total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Winter Catalogue Auction - Books, Prints on December 13th: 101.05%


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

William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Winter Catalogue Auction - Books, Prints on December 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/18 on December 25th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/18 on December 25th: 96.75%
Kedem Auction. Jewish and Israeli History and Culture on December 13th: 81.46%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on December 10th: 80.71%


15 total sales reported this week:

Minerva Auctions Roma. Books, Autographs and Prints on December 16th: 45.10%
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica, Manuscripts, Holy Texts, letters, Rabbinical letters, Jewish objects, Items from the Land o on December 21st: 49.73%
Kedem Auction. Jewish and Israeli History and Culture on December 13th: 81.46%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs on December 13th: 46.64%
Auctionata. Editions on December 5th: 1.54%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 27th: 58.33%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on December 10th: 80.71%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/18 on December 25th: 99.55%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 20th: 78.21%
Minerva Auctions Roma. Prints and Multiples on December 14th: 20.80%
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Rare Books and Autographs on December 14th: 70.43%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints and Photography on December 14th: 68.33%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Winter Catalogue Auction - Books, Prints on December 13th: 100.00%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints on December 11th: 79.31%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/18 on December 25th: 96.75%


For the week ahead 5 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 2nd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 56 lots

Sat. Jan. 7th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . January Estate Auction. 26 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.

Sun. Jan. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/1.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/1.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE