For the week ended Friday, 13 December 2019, 62 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 in Swiss francs, 18 in euros, 10 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 32 in US dollars.  Turnover was $37,387,486 as 22,086 lots were offered and 16,599 sold for a 75% success rate.  The holidays are quickly approaching and the field will soon get a well-deserved rest.

For the week ahead 36 auctions are scheduled.

11 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: $9,437,190 
Christies. Books, including Science & Natural History on December 11th: $3,320,204 
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: $3,211,614 
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 10th: $2,707,776 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency on December 6th: $1,666,705 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on December 12th: $1,615,686 
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations - Online Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: $1,551,796 
Christies. Shakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: $1,257,821 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: $1,213,304 
Galerie Bassenge. Prints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: $1,184,758 
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: $1,098,250

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

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 152.81% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 144.03% 
ALDE. Original Editions of the 19th to 20th Centuries on December 12th: 134.84% 
Galerie Bassenge. A Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 132.37% 
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 118.68% 
Christies. Shakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: 117.11% 
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on November 29th: 115.74% 
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 115.20% 
ALDE. Ancient and XIX Century Books on December 12th: 111.83% 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: 111.13% 
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 108.20% 
Galerie Bassenge. Prints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: 105.05% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 103.75% 
Galerie Bassenge. 21st Century Photography on December 4th: 101.89% 


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

Leland Little Auctions. Important Single-Owner Collection - Rembrandt and Dali Prints on December 6th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 100.00% 
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 99.67% 
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: 99.43% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.07% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art - Prints on December 7th: 97.81% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/10 on December 8th: 96.76% 
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 96.04% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 95.75% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 94.12% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on December 12th: 92.51% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 90.86% 
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 90.63% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. 59th Annual Thanksgiving Americana & Fine Art on November 29th: 90.00% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art on December 7th: 89.77% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency on December 6th: 89.24% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 10th: 88.70% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints, etc. on December 7th: 88.33% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 7th: 87.50% 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: 87.31% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 6th: 87.10% 
Heritage Auctions. Music & Entertainment on December 7th: 87.00% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 86.96% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 85.92% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 3rd: 84.00% 
Galerie Bassenge. A Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 83.93% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. December Eclectic Auction on December 6th: 83.33% 
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on December 4th: 81.08% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 2nd: 80.95% 

62 total sales reported this week:

Finarte. Books, Autographs and Prints on December 5th: 66.12%
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations - Online Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 60.27%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 5 on December 9th: 68.81%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 4 on December 8th: 46.45%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 3 on December 7th: 34.35%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 2 on December 6th: 44.29%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 1 on December 5th: 35.89%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - Internet bidstart 12/5 on December 12th: 51.90%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on December 12th: 92.51%
ALDE. Original Editions of the 19th to 20th Centuries on December 12th: 73.82%
ALDE. Ancient and XIX Century Books on December 12th: 69.64%
Forum Auctions. Best of British: Editions 1950 - 2019 on December 11th: 60.83%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on December 6th: 66.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 10th: 88.70%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 86.96%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 90.86%
Morton Subastas. Books from the Collection of Engineer Don Lorezo Zambrano on December 10th: 48.00%
Hindman Auctions. Atlanta Collections - Online on December 10th: 68.75%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on December 10th: 68.95%
Christies. Fashion Photos - Online bidstart 12/2 on December 11th: 41.18%
Christies. Books, including Science & Natural History on December 11th: 71.02%
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 90.63%
Christies. Shakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: 67.09%
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 100.00%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 10th: 78.11%
Tajan. Ancient and Modern Books on September 24th: 50.74%
Tajan. Prints on December 4th: 50.76%
Vermot de Pas. Comic Strips, Original Boards on December 7th: 55.65%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art on December 7th: 89.77%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/10 on December 8th: 96.76%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints, etc. on December 7th: 88.33%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: 87.31%
Leland Little Auctions. Important Single-Owner Collection - Rembrandt and Dali Prints on December 6th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. December Eclectic Auction on December 6th: 83.33%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. 59th Annual Thanksgiving Americana & Fine Art on November 29th: 90.00%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on December 7th: 58.97%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 6th: 87.10%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 94.12%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Rare Books, Decorative Prints, Historical Photography on December 6th: 42.30%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art - Prints on December 7th: 97.81%
Eldreds. Asian Art - Books and Prints on December 6th: 60.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 95.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 2nd: 80.95%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on December 4th: 81.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - Online bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 40.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 1 - Prints on November 30th: 67.07%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on November 29th: 77.55%
Galerie Bassenge. A Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 83.93%
Galerie Bassenge. Prints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: 67.26%
Galerie Bassenge. 21st Century Photography on December 4th: 63.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 85.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 3rd: 84.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 1st: 64.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. Music & Entertainment on December 7th: 87.00%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency on December 6th: 89.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 7th: 87.50%
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 96.04%
Doyle New York. The Angling, Decoy & Americana Collection of John Parmly of Rumson, NJ. online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 73.63%

For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 16th
Finarte. Milan. Photography - Internet bidstart 12/2. 251 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Books, etc.. 115 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 83 lots
Bonhams. New York. Holiday Prints and Multiples. 149 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 12/5. 202 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - Online bidstart 12/6. 2 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/6. 65 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Prints - Online bidstart 12/6. 72 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Milan. Christmas Sale - Live Internet. 79 lots

Tue. Dec. 17th
Bonhams. London. Entertainment Memorabilia. 125 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Old and Modern Books. 363 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/10. 517 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/10. 208 lots
Sothebys. New York. The History of Science and Technology. 35 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Gold Coins, Chabad, Amulets and Belongings of Tzaddikim, Kabala & Chassidic books, Manuscripts and L. 253 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Postal History and Confederate States. 620 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/6. 30 lots

Wed. Dec. 18th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 204 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 319 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Birds of America from Original Drawings by John James Audubon. 1 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 347 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Photos, Books, Sports Cards. 29 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Auction - Prints.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. ONLINE SALE OF BOOKS AND DOCUMENTATIONS (Rare architectural works, reasoned catalogs, fine arts, etc. 526 lots

Thu. Dec. 19th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. American History - Travel and Exploration - World History - Cartography. 457 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books, Sports cards.
Ader. PARIS. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts. 242 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Works of Art - Prints, Posters about Bicycles. 67 lots

Fri. Dec. 20th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/13. 165 lots

Sat. Dec. 21st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Sporlympic V : 100% Olympism. 235 lots

Sun. Dec. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/24. 211 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 12/13. 54 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE