Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 34 Auctions Archived, another 32 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 30 July 2021, 34 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 7 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 22 in US dollars, and 2 in South African rand.
Turnover was $23,006,710 as 89% of all lots sold. There were 10,083 offers posted and 8,976 changed hands. The average lot sold for $2,563.
The very definition of collectible paper is changing.
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 24th: $13,726,784
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on July 25th: $3,473,102
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on July 25th: $2,383,877
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera on July 28th: 286.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9 on July 21st: 177.90%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Summer 2021 Auction on July 25th: 168.15%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/20 on July 27th: 128.70%
Eldreds. The Summer Sale - session 3 on July 30th: 123.30%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 29th: 111.76%
23 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on July 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 7/20 on July 27th: 100.00%
Eldreds. The Summer Sale - session 3 on July 30th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve - bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 7/21 on July 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/20 on July 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/18 on July 26th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 25th: 99.26%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 24th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/20 on July 27th: 98.58%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera on July 28th: 98.10%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 24th: 98.06%
New England Auctions. EARLY PRINTING, AMERICANA, SCIENCE, PRINTS & EPHEMERA - bidstart 6/12 on July 27th: 95.43%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on July 25th: 95.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 29th: 91.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9 on July 21st: 91.35%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Summer 2021 Auction on July 25th: 91.28%
Eldreds. The Summer Sale - session 2 on July 29th: 86.67%
Early American. Early American Currency and Ephemera on July 24th: 85.33%
Revere Auctions. Day 2: Fine Jewelry with a Collection of Fine Modern & Contemporary Art on July 28th: 83.51%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Literature, history, science, exploration, art and Australiana on July 30th: 80.32%
Revere Auctions. Decorative Arts of the World on July 27th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9 on July 18th: 80.00%
34 total sales reported this week:
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Literature, history, science, exploration, art and Australiana on July 30th: 80.32%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia on July 29th: 20.65%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 29th: 91.84%
Eldreds. The Summer Sale - session 3 on July 30th: 100.00%
Eldreds. The Summer Sale - session 2 on July 29th: 86.67%
Bonhams. TCM Presents ... The Estate of Stanley Simon, Part II on July 29th: 66.03%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Premium Hybrid-Live Auction on July 29th: 59.02%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Ephemera on July 28th: 98.10%
Sothebys. Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve - bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Day 2: Fine Jewelry with a Collection of Fine Modern & Contemporary Art on July 28th: 83.51%
Eldreds. The Summer Sale - session 1 on July 28th: 66.67%
Vermot de Pas. Sporlympics on July 22nd: 36.07%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 7/21 on July 27th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Decorative Arts of the World on July 27th: 80.00%
New England Auctions. EARLY PRINTING, AMERICANA, SCIENCE, PRINTS & EPHEMERA - bidstart 6/12 on July 27th: 95.43%
Aspire Art Auctions. X PLP African Photography on July 27th: 34.65%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/20 on July 27th: 98.58%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/20 on July 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 7/20 on July 27th: 100.00%
Moreshet Auctions. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika, Art, Israeliana and m on July 26th: 70.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 25th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/18 on July 26th: 99.65%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Summer 2021 Auction on July 25th: 91.28%
Early American. Early American Currency and Ephemera on July 24th: 85.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: 71.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9 on July 21st: 91.35%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: 72.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/9 on July 19th: 74.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 7/9 on July 18th: 27.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9 on July 18th: 80.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 24th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 24th: 98.06%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on July 25th: 95.38%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on July 25th: 100.00%
For the week ahead 32 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 2nd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 66 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Antiques and Fine Furnishings. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/23. 35 lots
Tue. Aug. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/27. 627 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/27. 143 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/23. 18 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 7/27. 34 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only Variety Auction. 39 lots
Wed. Aug. 4th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. UNRESERVED @Neal. 66 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/23. 77 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/28. 341 lots
Thu. Aug. 5th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature - Beat and the Counterculture. 445 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Vintage Posters. 365 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Book Sale.
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 270 lots
Dorotheum . Salzburg. Summer Auction. 28 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. August Estate Auction. 41 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Americana. 21 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Certified DC Comics Superhero Titles Showcase Auction. 140 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction - General Americana. 342 lots
Fri. Aug. 6th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction - Railrodaiana, Air, Auto, Philatelic. 586 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Animation Art Signature Auction. 1713 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . /Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/30. 59 lots
Sat. Aug. 7th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction - Native American, Military, Firearms. 244 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. August Sports and Entertainment Memorabilia Auction. 294 lots
Sun. Aug. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/25. 457 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/1.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/1.
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Single Owner Americana - bidstart 7/29. 12 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction - Cowboy, Art, Mining, Stocks, Numismatic. 268 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/30. 31 lots
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