Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 38 Auctions Archived, another 54 Upcoming this Week
1 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: $2,353,863
7 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Heritage Auctions. Collection of James Kwis Internet Rare Books on December 5th: 217.38%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on December 6th: 155.59%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Anniversary Sale - Part 3 : Books from the 16th to 20th Century on November 23rd: 146.52%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 134.90%
Grogan and Company. Fall Auction on November 17th: 130.97%
Aguttes. Aristophil - 28 * Germanica on December 4th: 125.45%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 5th: 107.51%
20 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/2 on December 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 98.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 97.10%
Heritage Auctions. Collection of James Kwis Internet Rare Books on December 5th: 95.99%
Grogan and Company. Fall Auction on November 17th: 95.65%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Signs, Posters and Prints on November 21st: 89.91%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 27th: 89.05%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 86.51%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/15 on November 26th: 86.21%
North American Auction Company. November Premier Collector Sale - Books, Prints, Signs, Photographs on November 16th: 85.98%
North American Auction Company. Montana Antiques on October 26th: 85.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/15 on November 25th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on November 29th: 84.81%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 30th: 84.50%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 5th: 83.78%
North American Auction Company. Antique and Collector's Auction on September 28th: 83.51%
Sothebys. Space Photography - Online bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 83.26%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 3rd: 82.86%
38 total sales reported this week:
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on December 6th: 74.22%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on December 5th: 69.05%
Forum Auctions. Forum Auctions @ Artsy: Seasonal Selections on December 5th: 53.52%
Bonhams. Fine Literature, Featuring Two Private Collections on December 5th: 60.77%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on December 5th: 75.60%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 5th: 83.78%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items: A Two Part Auction on December 3rd: 75.21%
Heritage Auctions. Collection of James Kwis Internet Rare Books on December 5th: 95.99%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 56.88%
Koller Auctions. Photography on December 2nd: 65.93%
Aste Bolaffi. Sports Memorabilia on December 5th: 60.00%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters on December 4th: 43.23%
Aguttes. Aristophil - 28 * Germanica on December 4th: 78.72%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 3rd: 82.86%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 4th: 86.51%
Bonhams. History of Science and Technology on December 4th: 53.33%
Grogan and Company. Fall Auction on November 17th: 95.65%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 27th: 89.05%
Sothebys. Space Photography - Online bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 83.26%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Books, Fine Art Prints on November 26th: 48.05%
North American Auction Company. November Premier Collector Sale - Books, Prints, Signs, Photographs on November 16th: 85.98%
North American Auction Company. Montana Antiques on October 26th: 85.95%
North American Auction Company. Antique and Collector's Auction on September 28th: 83.51%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Anniversary Sale - Part 3 : Books from the 16th to 20th Century on November 23rd: 73.85%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Anniversary Sale - Part 2 : Private Press Books from The Bear Press, Burgart Presse, Kaldewey Press, on November 23rd: 68.61%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Anniversary Sale - Part 1 : Modern Art · Photography · Applied Arts on November 23rd: 63.00%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Signs, Posters and Prints on November 21st: 89.91%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 98.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/2 on December 1st: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 30th: 84.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on November 29th: 84.81%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 11/22 on November 28th: 38.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/15 on November 26th: 86.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/15 on November 25th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 11/15 on November 24th: 61.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 97.10%
For the week ahead 54 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Dec. 9th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 84 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday Treasures - session 5. 1228 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/29. 49 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Gold Coins, Chabad, Amulets and Belongings of Tzaddikim, Kabala & Chassidic books, Manuscripts and L. 45 lots
Tue. Dec. 10th
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 277 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 175 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books from the Collection of Engineer Don Lorezo Zambrano. 250 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 230 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books, Literature, Collectibles, & Ephmera. 862 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/3. 609 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/3. 180 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Old Master Prints. 297 lots
Sothebys. London. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations - Online Bidstart 12/3. 224 lots
Christies. New York. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography. 86 lots
Hindman Auctions. Chicago. Atlanta Collections - Online. 16 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. Worldwide Postal History. 895 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/29. 30 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Santiago Cruz Large Gold Medal Collection of Colombia SCADTA Air Post Issues. 180 lots
Wed. Dec. 11th
Christies. London - King Street. Shakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection. 79 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Books, including Science & Natural History. 176 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 135 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 525 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 218 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Photographs. 104 lots
PIASA. Paris. Editions, featuring Sam Francis Gravures. 230 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Best of British: Editions 1950 - 2019. 120 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures - Fine Art Prints, Books. 14 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra. 32 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 216 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. PostersRare Books and Autographs. 845 lots
Christies. New York. Fashion Photos - Online bidstart 12/2. 51 lots
Thu. Dec. 12th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books. 368 lots
ALDE. Paris. Ancient and XIX Century Books. 224 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions of the 19th to 20th Centuries. 191 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Photographs. 138 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music - Internet bidstart 12/5. 474 lots
Sothebys. London. The Art of Travel - Online bidstart 12/2. 16 lots
Sothebys. Paris. La Collection Ribes II. 199 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. Comic & Illustration Art the Property of a Distinguished American Collector. 211 lots
Fri. Dec. 13th
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Holiday Sale. 28 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 150 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Books and Prints. 1203 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/6. 135 lots
Sat. Dec. 14th
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints - online bidstart 12/6. 38 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The McHugh Collection of HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT RAILROADIANA. 145 lots
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. Autographs, Manuscripts and Signed Books - Online bidstart 11/29. 189 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Winter Magic. 294 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Autographs, Photographs, Prints. 768 lots
Sun. Dec. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/8.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/8.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/17. 187 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - Online bidstart 12/6. 3 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 12/6. 37 lots
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