For the week ended Saturday, February 11th, 16 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database, 1 in Danish krona, 4 in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 10 in US dollars.  Turnover was $3,641,289 as 5,068 lots were offered and 3,981 sold for a 79% success rate.  The evidence is circumstantial but encouraging.

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on February 8th: $1,839,598 

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

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Unreserved Book Stock Sale on February 8th: 200.94% 
Ferraton. Antiquarian and Modern Books, Engravings and Autographs on February 3rd: 159.02% 
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Art and Antiques - Prints, Manuscripts, Books on January 21st: 119.44% 
Binoche et Giquello. Autographs and Manuscripts on February 8th: 118.44% 
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on February 8th: 102.72% 


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

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Unreserved Book Stock Sale on February 8th: 100.00% 
Grogan and Company. The February Auction - Fine Art: Prints on February 5th: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - 1601, Fancy Leather, Breathed, etc on February 4th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 99.36% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 97.14% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Golden Age of Magic Posters on February 4th: 94.22% 
Binoche et Giquello. Autographs and Manuscripts on February 8th: 90.95% 
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Art and Antiques - Prints, Manuscripts, Books on January 21st: 89.51% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints on February 3rd: 86.96% 
Ferraton. Antiquarian and Modern Books, Engravings and Autographs on February 3rd: 86.49% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 7th: 82.43% 

16 total sales reported this week:

Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Art and Antiques - Prints, Manuscripts, Books on January 21st: 89.51%
Binoche et Giquello. Autographs and Manuscripts on February 8th: 90.95%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Golden Age of Magic Posters on February 4th: 94.22%
Ferraton. Antiquarian and Modern Books, Engravings and Autographs on February 3rd: 86.49%
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - 1601, Fancy Leather, Breathed, etc on February 4th: 100.00%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 11/19 on November 24th: 37.47%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Unreserved Book Stock Sale on February 8th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on February 8th: 74.32%
Grogan and Company. The February Auction - Fine Art: Prints on February 5th: 100.00%
Rossini. Engravings, etc. on December 15th: 70.00%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/6 on January 26th: 36.21%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 7th: 82.43%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints on February 3rd: 86.96%
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions. Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Posters & Periodicals, Postcards, Maps, Zionism on January 31st: 46.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 97.14%


For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 13th
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . February Auction - Continental. 36 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Home Decor Modern Art, Modernism, Books - Session 9 and 10: Interior Design and Books. 264 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 95 lots

Tue. Feb. 14th
Swann Galleries. New York. Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks. 322 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. Discover Nature. 54 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. Portraits - People as Seen by Artists. 53 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Home Decor Modern Art, Modernism, Books - Session 11 and 12: Interior Design - Prints. 35 lots

Wed. Feb. 15th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Remaining books from the Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching. 96 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Home Decor Modern Art, Modernism, Books - Session 13 and 14: Interior Design - Prints. 19 lots

Thu. Feb. 16th
Auctionata. Berlin. From Chagall to Hockney: Prints and Editions. 84 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. The Spectrum of Artistic Expression. 21 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. The Spectrum of Artistic Expression: Art of the 20th & 21st Century. 66 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music - Internet bidstart 2/9. 503 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Home Decor Modern Art, Modernism, Books - Session 15 and 16: Interior Design - Prints. 23 lots

Fri. Feb. 17th
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. Winter Sale. 100 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Market Auction - Prints and Books. 96 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 384 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 6025 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Manuscripts and Autographs. 249 lots

Sat. Feb. 18th
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Prints - Internet bidstart 2/10. 63 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Rare Books and Prints. 1133 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Scott W. Dawson Weekly Internet Auction - Books. 239 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints. 124 lots

Sun. Feb. 19th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints. 63 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 2/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 2/12.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE