Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 43 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 9 July 2021, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 21 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars.
Turnover was $29,680,088 as a very slim 63% of all lots sold. What dented today’s numbers are 4 sales posted by Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Their numbers will improve.
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: $14,561,184
Artcurial. Urban and Pop Contemporary on July 5th: $2,294,862
Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: $1,174,980
4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 174.97%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on July 9th: 139.39%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 123.94%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 100.13%
20 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/20 on July 4th: 100.00%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Certified DC Comics Special Titles Auction Showcase Auction on July 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 5th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/30 on July 7th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 98.89%
Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 98.63%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 4th: 98.15%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 3rd: 97.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Eclectic Variety - bidstart 6/25 on July 6th: 96.15%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 7th: 92.19%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 88.65%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Auction 1a on July 9th: 86.11%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 8th: 85.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 83.70%
Sothebys. In the Studio of Paolo Roversi on July 9th: 82.19%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 6th: 81.38%
43 total sales reported this week:
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Auction 1a on July 9th: 86.11%
Sothebys. Old Master Prints on July 9th: 70.59%
Sothebys. In the Studio of Paolo Roversi on July 9th: 82.19%
ALDE. Modern, Original Bindings on July 9th: 60.94%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on July 9th: 78.18%
PBA Galleries. Elite Americana & Rare Cartography - A PBA Platinum Auction on July 8th: 60.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 4 on July 9th: 4.77%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 3 on July 8th: 7.78%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 88.65%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 8th: 85.26%
Heritage Auctions. Certified DC Comics Special Titles Auction Showcase Auction on July 8th: 100.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 2 on July 7th: 8.28%
Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 98.63%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on July 7th: 57.97%
ALDE. Antiquarian Books from the 15th to 19th Centuries on July 7th: 59.42%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 7th: 92.19%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/30 on July 7th: 99.18%
De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Manuscripts - Autographs on July 6th: 60.45%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Eclectic Variety - bidstart 6/25 on July 6th: 96.15%
Tajan. Prints on July 6th: 43.53%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 1 on July 6th: 3.54%
Christies. Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints on July 6th: 66.67%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Western Manuscripts and Miniatures on July 6th: 74.65%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 6th: 81.38%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 98.89%
Artcurial. Urban and Pop Contemporary on July 5th: 54.28%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Part II on June 30th: 54.37%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Part I on June 29th: 58.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/20 on July 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 5th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 4th: 98.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 1st: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 65.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 83.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 6/18 on June 29th: 59.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 6/18 on June 28th: 67.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - bidstart 6/18 on June 26th: 41.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/18 on June 27th: 73.53%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 3rd: 97.00%
For the week ahead another 43 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jul. 12th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/2. 68 lots
Tue. Jul. 13th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Three Day Fine Art Sale. 18 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Summer World Treasures Auction. 43 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Antique Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles. 641 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/6. 700 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/6. 210 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 23 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antique and Contemporary Books. 255 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/2. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/6. 10 lots
Wed. Jul. 14th
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts. 169 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books. 302 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Collection of Irish Interest Books. 661 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Revolutionary War - bidstart 6/25. 1111 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 156 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2. 124 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/7. 426 lots
Thu. Jul. 15th
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 234 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - Online bidstart 7/8. 467 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 437 lots
Guernseys. New York, NY. A Century of Music - Day 2. 187 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Focus on Women. 178 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. July Estate Auction. 42 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Certified DC Comics Science Fiction/Fantasy Titles Showcase Auction. 266 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1. 480 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction. 1856 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Quinn's Print and Poster Sale. 149 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 337 lots
Fri. Jul. 16th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 217 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. DiscoverIT - Comic and Toy.
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2. 420 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction. 1040 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9. 76 lots
Sat. Jul. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Only Auction. 128 lots
Donald Heald Auctions. New York. Americana Rare Books, Maps, Prints and Photos. 200 lots
Sun. Jul. 18th
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/4. 392 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/11.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Jewelry, Furniture, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction. 77 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9. 35 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 7/9. 22 lots
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