Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 50 Auctions Archived, another 53 Upcoming this Week

 

For the week ended Friday, 7 October 2022, 50 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 19 in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 26 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $34,036,496.52 as 80.26% of all lots changed hands.  There were 14,484 offered and 11,625 were sold.  The average lot sold for $2,927.87.

 

10 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsSports Card Catalogue Auction on September 30th: $5,920,877
Morphy AuctionsAutomobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana on October 3rd: $5,270,797
ChristiesValuable and Important Books and Manuscripts from the Library of Edward R. Leahy on October 6th: $4,473,378
ChristiesPhotographs - bidstart 9/22 on October 6th: $3,122,028
Heritage AuctionsInternational Comic Art and Anime on October 2nd: $3,028,751
Marc van de Wiele AuctionsBook Auction on October 1st: $1,650,302
Arader GalleriesSeptember Auction on September 24th: $1,603,620
SothebysClassic Photographs - bidstart 9/29 on October 7th: $1,397,718
SothebysBooks and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/26 on October 4th: $1,237,764
SothebysContemporary Photographs - bidstart 9/29 on October 7th: $1,136,016

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

Heritage AuctionsWorld Paper Money on October 1st: 672.19%
Marc van de Wiele AuctionsBook Auction on October 1st: 156.19%
AderLetters and Autograph Manuscripts on October 4th: 153.85%
Morphy AuctionsAutomobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana on October 3rd: 137.46%
Bruneau & Co. The Henry Anderson Golden Age Comic Auction - bidstart 9/14 on October 1st: 128.47%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 121.30%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety - Online Only on October 4th: 120.43%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on October 4th: 120.02%
ArtcurialPrints and Multiples online - bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 108.65%


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

Heritage AuctionsHeroes and More Memorabilia Comics and Comic Art on October 6th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/16 on September 26th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Paper Money on October 1st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 100.00%
Bruneau & Co. The Henry Anderson Golden Age Comic Auction - bidstart 9/14 on October 1st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/16 on September 27th: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on October 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 9/18 on October 2nd: 99.62%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 99.46%
Heritage AuctionsInternational Comic Art and Anime on October 2nd: 99.38%
Morphy AuctionsAutomobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana on October 3rd: 99.04%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 98.75%
Heritage AuctionsSports Card Catalogue Auction on September 30th: 98.58%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 9/26 on October 2nd: 97.26%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 93.50%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on October 4th: 91.67%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety - Online Only on October 4th: 90.48%
ChristiesValuable and Important Books and Manuscripts from the Library of Edward R. Leahy on October 6th: 87.38%
Australian Book AuctionsAustralian Book Auction on September 21st: 86.52%
Angling AuctionsFishing Tackle Auction on October 1st: 85.29%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 85.26%
EldredsAntiques and Accessories on October 6th: 80.00%
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady (Championship Ticket) Rookie #144 BGS NM-MT+ 8.5, Auto 10 - #'d 95/100. on September 30th Actual price: USD $885,000.
  2. Marc van de Wiele Auctions Prayerbook of Viglius van Aytta, a senior Habsburg statesman under Emperor Charles V, in Latin, Dutch and French, with a single prayer in Italian, finely illuminated manuscript on vellum on October 1st Actual price: USD $548,375.
  3. Arader Galleries [World Map] Universalior cogniti orbis tabula ex recentibus confecta observationi. on September 24th Actual price: USD $468,000.
  4. Morphy Auctions INCREDIBLE HUSKY "GETS YOU THRU" GASOLINE & MOTOR OILS TIN BILLBOARD SIGN W/ HUSKY DOG GRAPHIC. on October 3rd Actual price: USD $467,400.
  5. Morphy Auctions ICONIC & HISTORIC MUSGO GASOLINE "MICHIGAN'S MILE MAKER" PORCELAIN SERVICE STATION SIGN W/ NATIVE AMERICAN GRAPHIC. on October 3rd Actual price: USD $418,200.
  6. Christies Lee Miller, c. 1930 on October 6th Actual price: USD $378,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA EX-MT 6. on September 30th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  8. Christies The Second Folio on October 6th Actual price: USD $277,200.
  9. Sothebys The Tetons and The Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming on October 7th Actual price: USD $252,000.
  10. Christies From the Back-Window - '291', 1915 on October 6th Actual price: USD $252,000.
  11. Christies Lee Miller, a sequence of three nude studies, c. 1930 on October 6th Actual price: USD $226,800.
  12. Christies Nude (Miriam Lerner: hands and torso), 1925 on October 6th Actual price: USD $226,800.
  13. Christies Frankenstein on October 6th Actual price: USD $226,800.
  14. Sothebys Freischwimmer 117 on October 7th Actual price: USD $201,600.
  15. Christies The Sign of Four, inscribed on October 6th Actual price: USD $201,600.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1941 Play Ball Ted Williams #14 PSA Mint 9 - None Higher. on September 30th Actual price: USD $192,000.
  17. Sothebys Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico on October 7th Actual price: USD $189,000.
  18. Christies Guinevere by Alfred Lord Tennyson on October 6th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  19. Morphy Auctions OUTSTANDING & RARE GRIZZLY "DUBBS CRACKED" GASOLINE TIN SERVICE STATION SIGN W/ STANDING BEAR GRAPHIC. on October 3rd Actual price: USD $141,450.
  20. Sothebys Freischwimmer 200 on October 7th Actual price: USD $138,600.
  21. Heritage Auctions Jim Lee and Scott Williams Batman #617 Hush: Chapter 10: The Grave Cover Original Art (DC, 2003). on October 2nd Actual price: USD $137,500.
  22. Morphy Auctions OUTSTANDING & RARE BEACON SECURITY GASOLINE DIE-CUT PORCELAIN LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE STATION SIGN. on October 3rd Actual price: USD $135,300.
  23. Christies Machiavelli's The Prince on October 6th Actual price: USD $132,300.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky Rookie #18 PSA Mint 9 - Only Two Higher! on September 30th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  25. Marc van de Wiele Auctions BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome in Latin and Dutch, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM on October 1st Actual price: USD $131,075.



50 total sales reported this week:

Venator and Hanstein. Modern and contemporary Prints · Drawings · Multiples · Modern Books on October 1st: 49.88%
Venator and Hanstein. Books · Prints · Autographs on September 30th: 70.67%
Finarte. The art of Reproducing Codexes on October 5th: 70.54%
Sothebys. Contemporary Photographs - bidstart 9/29 on October 7th: 58.90%
Sothebys. Classic Photographs - bidstart 9/29 on October 7th: 52.38%
Heritage Auctions. Heroes and More Memorabilia Comics and Comic Art on October 6th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. COLLECTION OF DEDICATIONS AND ORIGINAL PLATES (COMICS) - LIVE SALE WITHOUT AUDIENCE on October 6th: 74.90%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art, Photography, and Posters on October 6th: 54.57%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Auction on October 6th: 69.41%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 85.26%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories on October 6th: 80.00%
Christies. Photographs - bidstart 9/22 on October 6th: 63.19%
Christies. Valuable and Important Books and Manuscripts from the Library of Edward R. Leahy on October 6th: 87.38%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction on September 28th: 23.43%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction on September 27th: 15.63%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on October 5th: 69.58%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Online Only on October 4th: 90.48%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/26 on October 4th: 73.50%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 4th: 91.67%
Artcurial. Prints and Multiples online - bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 77.48%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on October 4th: 64.53%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 99.46%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 100.00%
Winter Associates. Connecticut and other American Antiques; Clocks; Fine Art; Prints; Quilts, Vintage Textiles; Asian; on October 3rd: 62.50%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France - Live Sale without Audience on October 3rd: 30.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 98.75%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana on October 3rd: 99.04%
Arader Galleries. September Auction on September 24th: 52.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 9/23 on September 29th: 36.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/16 on September 29th: 62.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/16 on September 28th: 72.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/16 on September 27th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/16 on September 26th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 9/16 on September 25th: 45.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books Auction - bidstart 9/16 on September 24th: 30.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/16 on September 25th: 47.22%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on October 2nd: 100.00%
Second Story Books. 20th Century Political Science Books and Memorabilia on October 1st: 55.24%
Bruneau & Co. . The Henry Anderson Golden Age Comic Auction - bidstart 9/14 on October 1st: 100.00%
Angling Auctions. Fishing Tackle Auction on October 1st: 85.29%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Book Auction on October 1st: 73.93%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 93.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 9/18 on October 2nd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 9/26 on October 2nd: 97.26%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money on October 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. International Comic Art and Anime on October 2nd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Card Catalogue Auction on September 30th: 98.58%
Australian Book Auctions. Australian Book Auction on September 21st: 86.52%


For the week ahead 53 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 10th
Dorotheum . Vienna. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 283 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Sports Memorabilia and Cards Online. 328 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/30. 73 lots

Tue. Oct. 11th
ALDE. Paris. A Hobbyist's Library - Modern Illustrated Books. 137 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts. 615 lots
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts. 25 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Autumn Book Sale. 290 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs. 244 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/4. 462 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/4. 115 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 88 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books. 921 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Witches, Death and Devil. 121 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Auction - bidstart 10/5. 65 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/30. 32 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 58 lots

Wed. Oct. 12th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 441 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 258 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/5. 359 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/5. 120 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/23. 644 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 195 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The October Auctions: Day 1. 13 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature, Walking Stick, and Autographs. 547 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 248 lots

Thu. Oct. 13th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 10/6. 441 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Frontiers Auction, Session 1: Express/Philatelic and General Americana. 351 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps. 226 lots
Finarte. Milan. The Art of Reproducing Codes. 231 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed Books. 278 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Fiction House. 285 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 4488 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The October Auctions: Day 2. 67 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature and Documentation. 844 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1. 1492 lots

Fri. Oct. 14th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 302 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Photography Collection. 207 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The October Auctions: Day 3. 20 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2. 664 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Frontiers Auction, Session 2: Political, Militaria, Mining and Stocks. 405 lots

Sat. Oct. 15th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/8. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The J. Doyle Dewitt Collection Part II Americana & Political Signature Auction. 313 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . October Gallery Auction. 43 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3. 1107 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Frontiers Auction, Session 3: Art, Wild West and Numismatics. 106 lots

Sun. Oct. 16th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 10/6. 71 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/9.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/9.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/2. 333 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Louis Rose Collection Error Currency Showcase Auction. 189 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Clars Fall Auction. 31 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Frontiers Auction, Session 4: Native Americana, Saloon and Bottles. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/7. 61 lots

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