Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 48 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 12 May 2023, 48 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 in Danish krone, 15 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Hong Kong dollars, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $17,473,278.51 as 82.69% of all lots changed hands. There were 13,634 offered and 11,274 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,549.87.
Heritage Auctions. CSNS US Currency Signature Auction on May 5th: $5,750,147
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 9th: $2,699,048
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11th: $1,111,446
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands on May 9th: $1,027,148
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps on May 11th: $1,009,572
12 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
OSENAT. Books and Autographs on May 10th: 219.54%
John McInnis Auctioneers. DAY FOUR MAY 7TH OF FOUR DAY SALE on May 7th: 212.53%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on May 10th: 192.61%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents, Travel and Exploration on May 10th: 157.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/14 on April 22nd: 154.70%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11th: 126.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on April 29th: 126.00%
Dorotheum . Spring Auction on May 9th: 123.92%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 11th: 116.46%
Grogan and Company. Fine Art on May 6th: 114.24%
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands on May 9th: 102.49%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 102.14%
29 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. May Estate Auction on May 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 100.00%
Bonhams. The Pleasures of Living on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 8th: 99.66%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Franchise Movie Posters on May 4th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands on May 9th: 98.10%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/23 on May 7th: 97.79%
John McInnis Auctioneers. DAY FOUR MAY 7TH OF FOUR DAY SALE on May 7th: 97.64%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on May 9th: 96.62%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS US Currency Signature Auction on May 5th: 95.81%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 5/3 on May 9th: 95.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on April 29th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/29 on May 6th: 95.00%
Grogan and Company. Fine Art on May 6th: 94.87%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11th: 94.63%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 94.10%
OSENAT. Books and Autographs on May 10th: 93.92%
Dorotheum . Spring Auction on May 9th: 92.68%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents, Travel and Exploration on May 10th: 91.34%
Purcell Auctioneers. Exceptional Sale of Rare & Signed First Editions (Yeats, Beckett, Kinsella etc.), Antiquarian Books, on May 10th: 88.80%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on May 10th: 88.08%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 11th: 86.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/21 on May 2nd: 85.37%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 4/12 on April 26th: 85.22%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps on May 11th: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/14 on April 22nd: 82.76%
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48 total sales reported this week:
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Collectors' Auction on May 12th: 52.78%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11th: 94.63%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 11th: 86.76%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps on May 11th: 83.78%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on May 10th: 88.08%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Major Figures in Science and Technology - bidstart 4/18 on May 10th: 66.94%
Purcell Auctioneers. Exceptional Sale of Rare & Signed First Editions (Yeats, Beckett, Kinsella etc.), Antiquarian Books, on May 10th: 88.80%
OSENAT. Books and Autographs on May 10th: 93.92%
Lion Heart Autographs. 190 Fresh-to-the-Market Autographs: Einstein, Lincoln, Dickens, Glinka, Haydn, Paganini, Tchaikovsky on May 10th: 62.11%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estate Auction on May 10th: 100.00%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on May 10th: 77.41%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents, Travel and Exploration on May 10th: 91.34%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on May 10th: 60.48%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 99.67%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 5/3 on May 9th: 95.06%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on May 9th: 96.62%
Finarte. Photographs: Under IK on May 9th: 62.55%
Dorotheum . Spring Auction on May 9th: 92.68%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 9th: 77.08%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 9th: 69.04%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands on May 9th: 98.10%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 8th: 99.66%
Winter Associates. Early American furniture and decorative arts; Traditional & Contemporary Art; Garden Sculpture; Coin on May 8th: 72.50%
John McInnis Auctioneers. DAY FOUR MAY 7TH OF FOUR DAY SALE on May 7th: 97.64%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on May 6th: 39.74%
Grogan and Company. Fine Art on May 6th: 94.87%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on May 6th: 76.89%
Bonhams. The Pleasures of Living on April 24th: 100.00%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 4/12 on April 26th: 85.22%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature, Walking Stick, and Autographs on October 12th: 54.84%
Galerie Bassenge. Explorations on April 19th: 48.73%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Autographs on April 19th: 53.10%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance April Passed Lots on April 28th: 32.69%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY & REGIONS OF FRANCE - MANUSCRIPTS, ARCHIVES, DOCUMENTS, CABINETS .... LIVE PUBLIC SALE on April 27th: 23.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/21 on May 2nd: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/17 on May 1st: 73.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on May 1st: 44.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on April 30th: 71.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/14 on April 22nd: 82.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21 on April 29th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/29 on May 6th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 94.10%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/23 on May 7th: 97.79%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Franchise Movie Posters on May 4th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS US Currency Signature Auction on May 5th: 95.81%
For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:
Mon. May. 15th
Hake's Auctions. York. Online Exclusive Auction - bidstart 5/1. 1194 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs, Photographs and Drawings. 500 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Art Within Reach - A Clars Timed Auction. 59 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/5. 14 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. The Great Escape: Fishing, Plant Hunting and Collecting. 707 lots
Tue. May. 16th
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Editions. 170 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/9. 458 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/9. 108 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Book Sale. 251 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Art and Literature - Surrealism. 249 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/5. 16 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . May Multiple Estates Antique Auction. 40 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. May Antiques and Accessories - Session 1. 20 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Dover NH Virtual Online Estate Sale. 74 lots
Wed. May. 17th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 5/24. 217 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. 2nd Annual Minnesota Art and History. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/10. 292 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/10. 119 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents. 313 lots
Ader. PARIS. Manuscripts and Autographs: Collection Pierre Lhost. 226 lots
Sothebys. New York. Codex Sassoon: The Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bible. 2 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. May Antiques and Accessories - Session 2. 34 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles. Antique and Collectible Estate Auction. 150 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Art of the West Session 1. 100 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Chalet Espérance: The Collection of Jill and John Fairchild, Gstaad. 11 lots
Thu. May. 18th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views. 435 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper.
Swann Galleries. New York. Graphic Design. 252 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Gambling Memorabilia. 309 lots
Finarte. Rome. Original Movie Poster Artworks. 199 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Fine Sale. 7 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 322 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Military and Cold War - bidstart 4/18. 151 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Online Collectible Posters Auction - bidstart 4/19. 1035 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The War Comics Showcase Auction. 424 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Posters. 542 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Auction - Ferry Rd, Newburyport. 112 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Art of the West Session 2. 25 lots
Fri. May. 19th
Finarte. Rome. Original Comic Arts and Illustration. 697 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auctions. 60 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The May 2023 Auctions - Day 2. 68 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Signature Auction. 720 lots
Sat. May. 20th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/13. 200 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . The Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow. 64 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. GRAND PRIX PHOTO DE SAINT-TROPEZ | CHARITY SALE. 28 lots
Sun. May. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/7. 213 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium.
Genazym. Monsey. Holiday Auction.
Bruce McKinney
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