For the week ended Friday, 23 December 2022,  54 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 25 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 22 in US dollars.

Turnover this past week was $11,425,615.77 as 75.01% of all lots changed hands.  There were 15,330 offered and 11,499 transacted.  The average lot sold for $993.62.

Our best wishes for this holiday season and the new year!

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 17th: $1,685,153
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Books and Originals on December 3rd: $1,302,660
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on December 16th: $1,069,994
Galerie Bassenge. Prints from the 15th to 19th Centuries on November 30th: $1,015,276

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

Nosbüsch & Stucke. Zero / Fluxus / Pop / New Music - The Schaffernicht Collection on November 12th: 208.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 14th: 168.66%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 12th: 152.13%
Artcurial. Books, Paintings, Works of Art and Furniture on November 24th: 145.39%
Galerie Bassenge. Drawn on Paper - Engraved in Copper on December 1st: 143.04%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Children's Book Collection Renata Knorr on November 10th: 131.48%
Gorringes. Winter Fine Sale on December 12th: 117.45%
Sothebys. The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part II - bidstart12/6 on December 20th: 115.80%
Galerie Bassenge. Witches, Death and Devil on October 11th: 115.02%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on November 12th: 111.17%


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

Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/13 on December 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 19th: 99.91%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on December 20th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/14 on December 21st: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/14 on December 21st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/13 on December 20th: 99.13%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 18th: 99.11%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 17th: 98.63%
Galerie Bassenge. Witches, Death and Devil on October 11th: 98.35%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on December 16th: 97.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/4 on December 18th: 97.42%
New England Auctions. Antique & Decorative Arts Auction on November 10th: 96.70%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/17 on December 23rd: 94.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 93.56%
Sothebys. The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part II - bidstart12/6 on December 20th: 90.91%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/10 on December 17th: 89.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on December 17th: 88.68%
Artcurial. Books, Paintings, Works of Art and Furniture on November 24th: 88.46%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 11th: 85.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 14th: 85.37%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on December 20th: 83.82%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Zero / Fluxus / Pop / New Music - The Schaffernicht Collection on November 12th: 83.55%

54 total sales reported this week:

Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/17 on December 23rd: 94.50%
Galerie Bassenge. Witches, Death and Devil on October 11th: 98.35%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on October 11th: 57.76%
New England Auctions. Antique & Decorative Arts Auction on November 10th: 96.70%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 11th: 85.50%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Zero / Fluxus / Pop / New Music - The Schaffernicht Collection on November 12th: 83.55%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on November 12th: 57.42%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Art and Photography on November 11th: 54.58%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Library Dr. Georg Fischer on November 10th: 51.91%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Autographs, Books, Travel Photography, Decorative Prints on November 10th: 53.79%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Children's Book Collection Renata Knorr on November 10th: 71.92%
Rossini. General Sale on November 22nd: 74.07%
Artcurial. Books, Paintings, Works of Art and Furniture on November 24th: 88.46%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal Hi on December 21st: 72.73%
Sothebys. The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part II - bidstart12/6 on December 20th: 90.91%
PIASA. Editions: prints, illustrated books, multiples on December 20th: 71.75%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on December 20th: 99.51%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on December 20th: 83.82%
ALDE. Antiquarian and 19th Century Books on December 20th: 50.00%
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents on December 19th: 74.94%
Morphy Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts on December 20th: 64.15%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Valuable Books, Decorative Graphics, Historical Photographs on December 15th: 51.37%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. 2-Day Book Sale on December 16th: 60.44%
Gorringes. Winter Fine Sale on December 12th: 63.41%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY, FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT - AUTOGRAPHS, BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, MANUSCRIPTS, POSTERS - LIVE SALE on December 8th: 37.43%
Koller Auctions. Photography - Online Only - bidstart 11/22 on December 8th: 55.83%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples - online only - bidstart 11/22 on December 7th: 70.59%
Soler Y Llach. Books, Maps, and Collectibles on November 29th: 37.91%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Books and Originals on December 3rd: 63.92%
Galerie Bassenge. Photography of the 19th-21st Centuries on December 7th: 46.39%
Galerie Bassenge. Prints from the 15th to 19th Centuries on November 30th: 68.47%
Galerie Bassenge. Graphics and Multiples on December 2nd: 73.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Drawn on Paper - Engraved in Copper on December 1st: 65.85%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/14 on December 21st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/14 on December 21st: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/13 on December 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/13 on December 20th: 99.13%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 18th: 99.11%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 12/8 on December 18th: 73.81%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on December 17th: 41.18%
Michaans Auctions. December Gallery Auction on December 17th: 61.70%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Americana Holiday Auction - Day 2 on December 18th: 68.85%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Americana Holiday Auction - Day 1 on December 17th: 47.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 14th: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/2 on December 13th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 12th: 77.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/2 on December 11th: 72.86%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/10 on December 17th: 89.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/4 on December 18th: 97.42%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 93.56%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 19th: 99.91%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on December 17th: 88.68%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on December 16th: 97.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 17th: 98.63%

For the week ahead 16 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 26th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/16. 65 lots

Tue. Dec. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/20. 317 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/20. 143 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/16. 51 lots

Wed. Dec. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/21. 386 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/21. 155 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/16. 36 lots

Fri. Dec. 30th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/21. 26 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 12/21. 44 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 12/21. 43 lots

Sat. Dec. 31st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24. 200 lots

Sun. Jan. 1st
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. The Andy Yanchus Collection, Part II. 564 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/18. 328 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/23. 51 lots

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