Auction Update Review
32 Auctions Archived, 28 Sales Upcoming This Week
For the week ending Saturday, March 25, 2017, 32 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database: 3 in Danish krona, 10 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 15 in US dollars. Turnover was $10,423,910 as 10,474 lots were offered and 8,359 sold. The sell-through rate was 79.8%, the average sale price $1,247. Those were robust numbers for both sales rate and average price.
3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs (letters, manuscripts, documents, photographs): Music, History on March 15th: $1,500,211
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on March 23rd: $1,275,080
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment on March 18th: $1,069,493
9 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on March 23rd: 396.48%
Sothebys. Saturdays at Sotheby's: Asian Art - Prints, Books on March 18th: 237.96%
Ferraton. Photographs, Prints on March 18th: 157.72%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs (letters, manuscripts, documents, photographs): Music, History on March 15th: 138.51%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs (letters, manuscripts, documents, photographs): Music, History - Day 1Autographs (letters on March 14th: 134.68%
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Antiquarian and Modern Books on March 21st: 132.59%
Audap and Mirabaud. Ancient and Modern Book - Atlas - Maps - Maps & Views on March 15th: 118.05%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books on March 11th: 112.00%
Ader. Judaica on March 22nd: 102.88%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Cowans Auctions. Cleveland Springs Live Auction - Prints on March 17th: 100.00%
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - Civil War, Life, Emblems, Derriere on March 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/12 on March 19th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 3/12 on March 19th: 96.42%
Ferraton. Photographs, Prints on March 18th: 95.25%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Rare and Used Books on March 10th: 88.42%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on March 20th: 87.50%
Heritage Auctions. Texana and Western Americana on March 24th: 86.78%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on March 23rd: 85.44%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints on March 21st: 83.10%
Bloomsbury Auctions. 20th Century Books and Works on Paper on March 23rd: 82.18%
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Antiquarian and Modern Books on March 21st: 82.11%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs (letters, manuscripts, documents, photographs): Music, History - Day 1Autographs (letters on March 14th: 81.84%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on March 21st: 81.36%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on March 21st: 80.58%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs (letters, manuscripts, documents, photographs): Music, History on March 15th: 80.00%
Sothebys. Saturdays at Sotheby's: Asian Art - Prints, Books on March 18th: 80.00%
32 total sales reported this week:
Heritage Auctions. Texana and Western Americana on March 24th: 86.78%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on March 23rd: 75.17%
Ferraton. Photographs, Prints on March 18th: 95.25%
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - Civil War, Life, Emblems, Derriere on March 18th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on March 23rd: 85.44%
Bloomsbury Auctions. 20th Century Books and Works on Paper on March 23rd: 82.18%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on March 21st: 80.58%
Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on March 23rd: 53.85%
Ader. Judaica on March 22nd: 68.75%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 22nd: 72.44%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Rare and Used Books on March 10th: 88.42%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on March 22nd: 47.01%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on March 21st: 75.85%
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Antiquarian and Modern Books on March 21st: 82.11%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on March 21st: 81.36%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints on March 21st: 83.10%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on March 20th: 87.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/12 on March 19th: 99.58%
Audap and Mirabaud. Ancient and Modern Book - Atlas - Maps - Maps & Views on March 15th: 76.95%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books on March 11th: 78.52%
Sothebys. Saturdays at Sotheby's: Asian Art - Prints, Books on March 18th: 80.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints on March 19th: 78.69%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints and Photography on March 18th: 73.68%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Great Estates Auction - Books and Prints on March 18th: 57.58%
Vermot de Pas. Comics and Original Plates on March 18th: 71.56%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 41.80%
Cowans Auctions. Cleveland Springs Live Auction - Prints on March 17th: 100.00%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs (letters, manuscripts, documents, photographs): Music, History on March 15th: 80.00%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs (letters, manuscripts, documents, photographs): Music, History - Day 1Autographs (letters on March 14th: 81.84%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Holy Land Maps and Art on March 16th: 58.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 3/12 on March 19th: 96.42%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment on March 18th: 75.00%
For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Mar. 27th
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Multi-Estate Sale - Books and Prints. 33 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Americana - Books and Prints. 34 lots
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions. Jerusalem. Holy books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical & Admors letters, Americana & Judiaca. 422 lots
Bonhams. New York. TCM Presents... Rock and Roll Through the Lens. 104 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Books, Ephemera, Manuscripts, and Artworks.. 302 lots
Gibson Auction Inc.. Orange County. Online Sale: Books, Prints, Photographs. 12 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 102 lots
Tue. Mar. 28th
Sothebys. London. Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian. 60 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Americana Art, Antiques and Collectibles. 58 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments. 50 lots
Wed. Mar. 29th
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 288 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Globes. 17 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Golf Sale - prints. 74 lots
Bonhams. London. The Contents of Glyn Cywarch. 213 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. American and French Interventions in Mexico. 325 lots
Thu. Mar. 30th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books and Works on Paper. 460 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana. 532 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper & Early Prints. 280 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. McRorie Auction - Prints, Books. 32 lots
Fri. Mar. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Beverly Hills. Knott's Berry Farm Signature Auction. 227 lots
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Art and Antiques. 427 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples Online - bistart 3/17. 52 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 70 lots
Sat. Apr. 1st
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 49 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books. 331 lots
Sun. Apr. 2nd
Northeast Auctions. Portsmouth. Spring Auction. 53 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 3/26.
Twenty-eight more sales are scheduled for this coming week, and history tells us the number will only build through the next two months.
Mike Stillman
RBH and AE