Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 17 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 23 June, 17 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 8 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 8 in US dollars.
Turnover was a slim $1,189,459.82 as 84.68% of all lots changed hands. There were 2,356 offered and 1,995 transacted. The average lot sold for $596.22. It was a bargain hunter’s holiday!
4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 212.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 182.28%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction on June 17th: 167.97%
Forum Auctions. A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on June 15th: 100.42%
10 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The Modern Props Science Fiction Collection Movie Posters Showcase Auction on June 17th: 99.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 98.81%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Summer Magic Auction on June 17th: 96.15%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction on June 17th: 95.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 93.53%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/10 on June 17th: 92.50%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Phlatelics, Sports, and Numismatics on June 18th: 89.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 86.67%
Blackwell Auctions. June Exceptional Estates Auction on June 17th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 10th: 84.00%
16 total sales reported this week:
Potter and Potter Auctions. Summer Magic Auction on June 17th: 96.15%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Phlatelics, Sports, and Numismatics on June 18th: 89.87%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 93.53%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Native Americana, Mining and Ingots, Bottles on June 17th: 64.79%
Blackwell Auctions. June Exceptional Estates Auction on June 17th: 84.62%
Heritage Auctions. The Modern Props Science Fiction Collection Movie Posters Showcase Auction on June 17th: 99.80%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction on June 17th: 95.12%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/10 on June 17th: 92.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/2 on June 13th: 71.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 98.81%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 6/2 on June 11th: 47.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 6/2 on June 11th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 11th: 26.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books - bidstart 6/2 on June 11th: 37.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 10th: 84.00%
Forum Auctions. A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on June 15th: 75.15%
For the week ahead 44 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jun. 26th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 392 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. PRINTS, RARE BOOKS AND MAPS Including a large selection of Views of Rome: prints and drawings from 1. 497 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/16. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/16. 88 lots
Tue. Jun. 27th
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 93 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/20. 421 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/20. 141 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Autographs and Manuscripts - Old and Modern Books. 300 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Autographs and Collection - 100% Live Sale.
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Early Printing Americana Cartography Catalogue. 198 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/16. 42 lots
Bonhams. London. Greetings from Marc Chagall: A Collection of Cards and Exhibition Posters - bidstart 6/19. 56 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 54 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Online Only - Asian Art. 22 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rebbes of Satmar, Sighet and Bobov - Books, Objects, Letters and Manuscripts, Broadsides and Printed.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Posters.
Wed. Jun. 28th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples - Online Only.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/21. 381 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/21. 122 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 323 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Photographs, Books, PLUS PSA Slabbed. 388 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/16. 25 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. Collectibles Countdown Auction. 150 lots
Thu. Jun. 29th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Photography - Online Only.
Sothebys. Cologne. Prints and Multiples. 35 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Elite Americana – Travel – Maps – Audubon: A PBA Platinum Auction. 113 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 356 lots
Ader. PARIS. Post-war and Contemporary Prints. 236 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The June 2023 Auctions - Day 1. 40 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Doug's Dell & Gold Key Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 334 lots
Dreweatts. Newbury. Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera. 333 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Vintage Goods.
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Paintings, Prints and other Fine and Decorative Works of Art - bidstart 6/15.
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Story Musgrave Auction.
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Important Summer Sale - Including Old Master Drawings, Paintings, Silver and Ceramics.
Fri. Jun. 30th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - Online.
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The June 2023 Auctions - Day 2. 69 lots
Bonhams. London. Midwifery and Medicine: the Library of the late Prof. John Studd - bidstart 6/21.
Sat. Jul. 1st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/24. 200 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American Auction.
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction.
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Summer Great Estates Modern Art and Design. 100 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/23. 22 lots
Sun. Jul. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 248 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/23. 26 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e0a5c41f-2fd1-4645-8816-32d89dc4e5fb.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/58851f55-ad3a-4d3a-8a53-a311900b6f84.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/18c42c85-f730-43c0-bc2e-c8d799ae4308.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ac8ca527-c37b-44d5-b1d8-d369d712b17d.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/05e185d5-1ef2-48ba-943f-e6541c123bfe.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.")
