For the week ended 19 May 2023, 55 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 10 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 39 in US dollars.

Turnover this past week was $66,756,838.50 as 83.05% of all lots changed hands.  There were 16,398 offered and 13,619 transacted.  The average lot sold for a robust $4,901.74 because one of this week's lots, the Codex Sassoon brought $38,126,000.

 6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Codex Sassoon: The Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bible on May 17th: $38,126,000
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 13th: $14,469,241
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1 on May 11th: $3,779,009
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature on May 14th: $1,863,245
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 11th: $1,462,933
Propstore. Online Collectible Posters Auction - bidstart 4/19 on May 18th: $1,156,844

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

Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/28 on May 6th: 1903.69%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1 on May 11th: 272.55%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature on May 14th: 267.60%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints on May 10th: 200.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/28 on May 9th: 169.93%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents on May 17th: 165.27%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Art of the West Session 2 on May 18th: 115.34%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. May Multiple Estates Antique Auction on May 16th: 114.91%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Chalet Espérance: The Collection of Jill and John Fairchild, Gstaad on May 17th: 112.70%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/9 on May 16th: 107.91%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on May 18th: 105.98%
Gorringes. Book Sale on May 16th: 105.98%


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

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/10 on May 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The War Comics Showcase Auction on May 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Comics and Comic Art Showcase Auction on May 11th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/28 on May 6th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Chalet Espérance: The Collection of Jill and John Fairchild, Gstaad on May 17th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Dover NH Virtual Online Estate Sale on May 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/9 on May 16th: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. May Multiple Estates Antique Auction on May 16th: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1 on May 11th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Auction - Ferry Rd, Newburyport on May 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/7 on May 15th: 99.83%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/9 on May 16th: 99.78%
Hake's Auctions. Online Exclusive Auction - bidstart 5/1 on May 17th: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/10 on May 17th: 98.97%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 13th: 98.56%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 14th: 97.38%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature on May 14th: 94.18%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 93.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/28 on May 10th: 92.59%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Art of the West Session 2 on May 18th: 92.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on May 18th: 91.93%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/6 on May 13th: 90.50%
Gorringes. Book Sale on May 16th: 89.24%
Du Mouchelles. The May 2023 Auctions - Day 2 on May 19th: 88.24%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Gambling Memorabilia on May 18th: 87.06%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Fine Sale on May 18th: 85.71%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 18th: 85.19%
Eldreds. May Antiques and Accessories - Session 1 on May 16th: 85.00%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints on May 10th: 84.95%
Artcurial. Limited Editions on May 16th: 81.18%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autograph Auction on May 11th: 80.63%
Propstore. Online Collectible Posters Auction - bidstart 4/19 on May 18th: 80.29%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on May 19th: 80.00%

55 total sales reported this week:

Du Mouchelles. The May 2023 Auctions - Day 2 on May 19th: 88.24%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on May 19th: 80.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on May 18th: 91.93%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Posters on May 18th: 65.50%
Swann Galleries. Graphic Design on May 18th: 57.54%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Fine Sale on May 18th: 85.71%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Art of the West Session 2 on May 18th: 92.00%
RR Auction. Military and Cold War - bidstart 4/18 on May 18th: 74.83%
Propstore. Online Collectible Posters Auction - bidstart 4/19 on May 18th: 80.29%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Gambling Memorabilia on May 18th: 87.06%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Auction - Ferry Rd, Newburyport on May 18th: 100.00%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on May 11th: 73.55%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1 on May 11th: 100.00%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autograph Auction on May 11th: 80.63%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Mischievous Magpie on May 10th: 45.96%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction on May 10th: 18.54%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints on May 10th: 84.95%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 18th: 85.19%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views on May 18th: 60.92%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Chalet Espérance: The Collection of Jill and John Fairchild, Gstaad on May 17th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Codex Sassoon: The Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bible on May 17th: 50.00%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Art of the West Session 1 on May 17th: 59.00%
Revere Auctions. 2nd Annual Minnesota Art and History on May 17th: 48.08%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Antique and Collectible Estate Auction on May 17th: 61.33%
Eldreds. May Antiques and Accessories - Session 2 on May 17th: 79.41%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Historical Documents on May 17th: 71.88%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Comics and Comic Art Showcase Auction on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The War Comics Showcase Auction on May 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/10 on May 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/10 on May 17th: 98.97%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 5/24 on May 17th: 11.98%
Hake's Auctions. Online Exclusive Auction - bidstart 5/1 on May 17th: 99.25%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Dover NH Virtual Online Estate Sale on May 16th: 100.00%
Gorringes. Book Sale on May 16th: 89.24%
Eldreds. May Antiques and Accessories - Session 1 on May 16th: 85.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. May Multiple Estates Antique Auction on May 16th: 100.00%
Binoche et Giquello. Art and Literature - Surrealism on May 16th: 54.22%
Artcurial. Limited Editions on May 16th: 81.18%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/9 on May 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/9 on May 16th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/7 on May 15th: 99.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/28 on May 10th: 92.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/28 on May 8th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/28 on May 9th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/28 on May 7th: 77.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/28 on May 6th: 100.00%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. The Great Escape: Fishing, Plant Hunting and Collecting on May 15th: 56.86%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Into Americana - Day 2 on May 14th: 71.43%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Into Americana - Day 1 on May 13th: 74.70%
Morton Subastas. Home and Interiors Auction on May 13th: 50.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/6 on May 13th: 90.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/30 on May 14th: 97.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 93.67%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 13th: 98.56%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature on May 14th: 94.18%

For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 22nd
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books. 412 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Estate of Paul Brady Online Antiques Auction, Part 1. 76 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Maps and Views. 516 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs, Photographs and Drawings. 500 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction - bidstart 7/22. 7 lots

Tue. May. 23rd
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Graphics. 5526 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/16. 448 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/16. 98 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Art & Antiques. 63 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient, modern and contemporary art. 406 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Auction - bidstart 5/17. 80 lots
Bonhams. London. From Harunobu to Hasui Japanese Prints across the centuries. 185 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. 395 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Old and Contemporary Books Auction. 300 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1. 1505 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12. 14 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. The Collection of Olivia de Havilland. 130 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Prints. 83 lots

Wed. May. 24th
ALDE. Paris. Old Books. 377 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Books, Manuscripts and Autographs. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/17. 282 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/17. 115 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 243 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Works on Paper: Drawings, Paintings, and Prints. 63 lots
Bonhams. London. Rock, Pop and Film. 313 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 13 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2. 1136 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12. 7 lots

Thu. May. 25th
Artcurial. Paris. From the Marie-Puck Broodthaers Collection. 233 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 299 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 328 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Prints and Photographs - bidstart 5/15. 216 lots
Sothebys. Milan. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 5/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Horror & Weird Tales Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection. 212 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 49 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Unreserved@Neal Auction, Online only. 27 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Memorial Weekend Auction. 73 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. The James Dean Collection. 422 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3. 1201 lots

Sat. May. 27th
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. The Word: Rare Bibles and Theology. 221 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/20. 200 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American Auction. 145 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/19. 28 lots

Sun. May. 28th
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Online Only Bookworm Auction. 157 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/14. 219 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Special Premium Auction | Rare Letters, Manuscripts, and Sifrei Kodesh. 144 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/19. 30 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 5/19. 33 lots

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