Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 44 Upcoming this week
For the week ended 21 July, 44 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 6 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.
Turnover was $24,532,739.15 as 82.97% of all lots changed hands. There were 12,051 offered and 9,999 transacted. The average lot sold for $2,453.52.
Summer goes on.
8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Catalogue Auction on July 15th: $8,802,678
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 1 on July 20th: $3,136,900
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: Medieval to Modern - bidstart 7/4 on July 18th: $2,386,498
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2 on July 20th: $1,649,603
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/7 on July 19th: $1,478,736
Sothebys. Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: $1,266,194
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XC: Rare Posters - bidstart 6/22 on July 18th: $1,212,240
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana on July 19th: $1,172,192
14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
One Source Auctions. Book and Ephemera Online Only Auction on July 17th: 3050.30%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction on July 20th: 160.42%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session I on July 14th: 157.14%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on July 20th: 143.26%
Gorringes. Weekly and Book Sale on July 17th: 136.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/30 on July 8th: 126.08%
Freemans. European Art and Old Masters on July 18th: 118.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/30 on July 11th: 111.03%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session II on July 15th: 108.46%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 19th: 105.47%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Occult Books and Other Antiquarian Artefacts on July 15th: 103.90%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana on July 19th: 103.02%
Christies. Alice & Nikolaus Harnoncourt: Artists Collecting Art on July 14th: 100.39%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 18th: 100.15%
29 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Pre-Code Horror & Crime Comics Showcase Auction on July 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 16th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction on July 20th: 100.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale 2023 on July 14th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Newburyport, MA Online Moving Estate Sale on July 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 18th: 100.00%
Freemans. European Art and Old Masters on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Personal Archives of NASA Legend Bill Taub, from the Collection of JL Pickering Space Exploratio on July 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 18th: 99.75%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana on July 19th: 99.37%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 18th: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Catalogue Auction on July 15th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 19th: 98.95%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on July 20th: 98.57%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 19th: 98.48%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/8 on July 15th: 95.50%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session II on July 15th: 95.16%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 16th: 93.35%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session I on July 14th: 93.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/30 on July 8th: 92.59%
Christies. Alice & Nikolaus Harnoncourt: Artists Collecting Art on July 14th: 92.31%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Occult Books and Other Antiquarian Artefacts on July 15th: 91.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/30 on July 11th: 91.43%
One Source Auctions. Book and Ephemera Online Only Auction on July 17th: 88.84%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 19th: 87.32%
Revere Auctions. Summer Selections: Fine and Decorative Arts on July 19th: 87.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/30 on July 10th: 83.87%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on July 20th: 82.95%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2 on July 20th: 82.46%
44 total sales reported this week:
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on July 20th: 98.57%
Sothebys. Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 72.50%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2 on July 20th: 82.46%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 1 on July 20th: 78.26%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online only sale on July 20th: 54.35%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction on July 20th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Summer Selections: Fine and Decorative Arts on July 19th: 87.14%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana on July 19th: 99.37%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on July 20th: 82.95%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 19th: 87.32%
Vermot de Pas. History of Space Conquest on July 21st: 8.63%
Heritage Auctions. The Personal Archives of NASA Legend Bill Taub, from the Collection of JL Pickering Space Exploratio on July 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 19th: 98.95%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 19th: 98.48%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/7 on July 19th: 79.22%
Soler Y Llach. Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectables on July 13th: 53.06%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session II on July 15th: 95.16%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: Medieval to Modern - bidstart 7/4 on July 18th: 62.62%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XC: Rare Posters - bidstart 6/22 on July 18th: 45.74%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on July 18th: 39.08%
Freemans. European Art and Old Masters on July 18th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Space History - bidstart 7/8 on July 18th: 74.86%
One Source Auctions. Book and Ephemera Online Only Auction on July 17th: 88.84%
Gorringes. Weekly and Book Sale on July 17th: 74.07%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 18th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 18th: 99.35%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/30 on July 11th: 91.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/30 on July 10th: 83.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/30 on July 9th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/30 on July 8th: 92.59%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Newburyport, MA Online Moving Estate Sale on July 16th: 100.00%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Occult Books and Other Antiquarian Artefacts on July 15th: 91.70%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on July 15th: 48.05%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Jolly July - Art, Philosophy, History, Shipping , Military, Cars on July 14th: 56.81%
Michaans Auctions. July Gallery Auction on July 14th: 62.16%
Christies. Alice & Nikolaus Harnoncourt: Artists Collecting Art on July 14th: 92.31%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session I on July 14th: 93.33%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale 2023 on July 14th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/8 on July 15th: 95.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 16th: 93.35%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Catalogue Auction on July 15th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. Pre-Code Horror & Crime Comics Showcase Auction on July 14th: 100.00%
For the week ahead 44 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jul. 24th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/14. 45 lots
Tue. Jul. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 167 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 166 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Premier Auction - bidstart 7/3. 766 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Hunting, Fishing, Maine and Americana. 180 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Postal History. 820 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/14. 20 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Art & Antiques. 113 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Auction - bidstart 7/19. 52 lots
Wed. Jul. 26th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books. 185 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Designers Delight Estate Treasures Auction. 76 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 320 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 104 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature from a Private Collection. 289 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. July Collectibles Countdown Auction - bidstart 7/11. 48 lots
Thu. Jul. 27th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Art and Photography. 436 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 361 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Summer Sale. 15 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Multiples: Color Theory. 95 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Rare Books and Works on Paper. 393 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Toomey's/Chicago: Prints and Multiples. 363 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Gary Munson Collection of Horror and Fantasy Rare Books Showcase Auction. 233 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction. 611 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Summer Modern and Contemporary Auction. 69 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Summer Art, Antiques and Modern. 48 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Mary Poppins Collection, from the Estate of Bill Walsh.
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Hunting, Fishing, Maine and Americana.
Fri. Jul. 28th
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The July 2023 Auction: Day 2. 78 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 1. 466 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. July Art Cornucopia.
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. PAI-XC: Second Chance Posters.
Sat. Jul. 29th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities. 491 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/22. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 2. 565 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Mid Summer Antique Estates Collection.
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Early Art Connoisseur & Western Collectors' Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/21.
Sun. Jul. 30th
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. 275 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Summer Bookworm Auction. 596 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 3. 316 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/21.
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.")
