For the week ended Friday, 8 October 2021, 45 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub's Transactions+ Database, 1 denominated in Australin dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 25 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

Turnover was $21,313,809 as 84% of all lots sold.  There were 12,150 lots posted and 10,234 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $2,083.  As the market is transitioning into event pricing we are daily learning where the new collector is:  in the auctions. Be open to dealer suggestions too. 

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Photographs on October 6th: $4,776,125
Sothebys. Classic Photographs - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: $2,381,778
Heritage Auctions. International Original Art & Anime Signature® Auction on October 3rd: $2,346,577
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on October 4th: $2,146,888
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 4th: $1,349,000
Bonhams. PhotographsTCM Presents ... It's a Knockout! on October 5th: $1,051,434

13 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/17 on September 28th: 238.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/17 on September 27th: 235.82%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 160.43%
ALDE. Modern and contemporary original editions. JLN Collection on October 7th: 126.45%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 4th: 122.91%
Sothebys. From Japan with Love - bidstart 9/30 on October 6th: 117.11%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 6th: 116.76%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on October 7th: 114.33%
Bonhams. PhotographsTCM Presents ... It's a Knockout! on October 5th: 111.38%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books, Books about Books, Architecture, and Ephemera on October 2nd: 106.86%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on October 4th: 105.71%
University Archives. Fabulous Autographs & Art, From Van Gogh To Hendrix on September 29th: 105.62%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 103.93%


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

Heritage Auctions. Unlimited Base Set Booster Box Break Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. UNRESERVED @Neal on October 7th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Politically Charged: The Prints of Shepard Fairey - bidstart 9/29 on October 6th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/17 on September 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/17 on September 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. International Original Art & Anime Signature® Auction on October 3rd: 99.88%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/26 on October 4th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/19 on October 3rd: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/29 on October 6th: 99.16%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 4th: 98.46%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 98.28%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on October 4th: 97.33%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 2nd: 96.00%
University Archives. Fabulous Autographs & Art, From Van Gogh To Hendrix on September 29th: 95.85%
Sothebys. From Japan with Love - bidstart 9/30 on October 6th: 94.83%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Timed Eclectic Variety on October 5th: 94.12%
Angling Auctions. Angling Auction on October 2nd: 93.85%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on October 4th: 92.71%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on October 7th: 90.94%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 6th: 87.11%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on October 6th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/17 on September 29th: 82.64%


45 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on October 7th: 90.94%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 6th: 87.11%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on October 7th: 64.00%
Michael Treloar. The Golden Era | Australian Rules Football and Cricket, 1879-1941 - bidstart 9/17 on October 7th: 34.52%
Finarte. Photographs on October 7th: 62.90%
Dorotheum . Paintings and Graphic Prints on October 7th: 68.35%
Christies. Photography of the Civil War: Property from The Metropolitan Museum of Art - bidstart 9/24 on October 7th: 63.69%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Online bidstart 9/30 on October 7th: 34.58%
ALDE. Modern and contemporary original editions. JLN Collection on October 7th: 78.70%
Neal Auction Company. UNRESERVED @Neal on October 7th: 100.00%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Three Day Premium Auction on October 7th: 60.34%
Sothebys. Politically Charged: The Prints of Shepard Fairey - bidstart 9/29 on October 6th: 100.00%
Sothebys. From Japan with Love - bidstart 9/30 on October 6th: 94.83%
Sothebys. Contemporary Photographs - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 67.47%
Christies. Photographs on October 6th: 69.48%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on October 6th: 86.67%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/29 on October 6th: 99.16%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Timed Eclectic Variety on October 5th: 94.12%
The Ross Art Group Inc. Original Vintage Poster Discoveries on October 5th: 28.18%
Sothebys. Classic Photographs - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 65.56%
Bonhams. PhotographsTCM Presents ... It's a Knockout! on October 5th: 70.71%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 5th: 74.34%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 100.00%
University Archives. Fabulous Autographs & Art, From Van Gogh To Hendrix on September 29th: 95.85%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 4th: 98.46%
Bonhams. Photographs on October 4th: 56.76%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on October 4th: 92.71%
Heritage Auctions. Unlimited Base Set Booster Box Break Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/19 on October 3rd: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/26 on October 4th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on October 4th: 97.33%
Angling Auctions. Angling Auction on October 2nd: 93.85%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books, Books about Books, Architecture, and Ephemera on October 2nd: 74.79%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 2nd: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 73.49%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/17 on September 30th: 78.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/17 on September 29th: 82.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/17 on September 28th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/17 on September 27th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/17 on September 26th: 78.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - bidstart 9/17 on September 25th: 41.18%
Heritage Auctions. International Original Art & Anime Signature® Auction on October 3rd: 99.88%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 98.28%

For the week ahead 60 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 11th
Ader. PARIS. JACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - Online. 272 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books, Manuscripts and Comics. 409 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 107 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1. 59 lots

Tue. Oct. 12th
Ader. PARIS. Letters, Manuscripts, Autographs - Music. 370 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Prints including Maurice Houdayer’s Collection Online. 178 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only. 107 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Antiquarian and Other Books - bidstart 9/14. 141 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/5. 683 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/5. 166 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/5. 61 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Rare, Antique and Contemporary Books. 250 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/1. 26 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books. 834 lots
Jasper52. New York. Vintage Photo engravings and Photolithographs. 134 lots
Jasper52. New York. Fine Black and White Photographica. 50 lots
Jasper52. New York. Antique 15th-19th Century Book Collection. 410 lots
Jasper52. New York. Antique Maps of the Eastern Hemisphere. 172 lots

Wed. Oct. 13th
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/26. 846 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. British & European Paintings and Watercolours, Old Master Drawings & Modern Prints. 35 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/6. 371 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 276 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 151 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1. 113 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. 129 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature and Autographs. 461 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Special Catalogue: "In the beat of the music". 197 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Special Catalogue: "Egon Erwin Kisch". 107 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Enki Bilal. 28 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only. 51 lots
Jasper52. New York. Photolithographs and Gravures. 132 lots
Jasper52. New York. Historical Manuscripts and Printings. 54 lots
Jasper52. New York. Vintage Movie and Advertising Posters. 200 lots
Jasper52. New York. Antique Maps of the World. 94 lots
Jasper52. New York. Japanese Woodblock Prints. 90 lots

Thu. Oct. 14th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Autographs. 151 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 295 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed Books. 220 lots
Rossini. Paris. Stamps, Books, Old Paper. 399 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Around the Princess of Salm | Arts and Literature - bidstart 10/4. 63 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Gary Munson Collection of Horror and Fantasy Rare Books. 125 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1. 1254 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature and Art Documentation. 676 lots

Fri. Oct. 15th
Bonhams. New York. The Robin Satinsky Collection of Illustrated Books. 349 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - bidstart 10/1. 205 lots
Finarte. Milan. Contemporary Recollections: Documents, Books, Photographs and Arts. 307 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2. 750 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. History, Art, Maps, Australiana, Firsts, Signed books and more. 541 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/8. 81 lots

Sat. Oct. 16th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Only Auction. 74 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction. 54 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3. 951 lots

Sun. Oct. 17th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 10/7. 39 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/3. 477 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Michael S. Tallent Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction. 451 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/8. 29 lots

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