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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 25 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 4 August, 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 1 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 26 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $10,860,107.71 as a robust 89.39% of all lots changed hands.  There were 10,175 offered and 9,095 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,194.07.  Both buyers and sellers should be well satisfied.

 

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction on July 29th: $3,736,718

 

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

Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 23rd: 224.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 22nd: 174.56%
Heritage Auctions. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction on July 29th: 141.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/14 on July 25th: 126.88%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 1st: 102.62%


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

Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Harvey Kurtzman & The Art of Humbug Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Bookworm Auction on July 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 1st: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 2nd: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 2nd: 97.96%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Mid Summer Antique Estates Collection on July 29th: 97.62%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/22 on July 29th: 97.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters on August 1st: 96.73%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Pr on July 31st: 93.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 30th: 93.67%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 3 on July 30th: 92.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 23rd: 92.31%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books: The ATLAS SALE Part 1, and Other Great Comic Books on August 3rd: 91.56%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities on July 29th: 91.24%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 1st: 90.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/14 on July 25th: 90.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction on July 29th: 89.36%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples: Color Theory on July 27th: 87.37%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 2 on July 29th: 84.42%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Orson Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). on July 29th Actual price: USD $645,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Original John Berkey Final Poster Artwork for The Towering Inferno (TCF, 1974). on July 29th Actual price: USD $350,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Maurice Binder Original Storyboard Title Sequence Artwork for Dr. No (Eon Productions, 1962). on July 29th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  4. Heritage Auctions Monumental archive of manuscript and blueprint prop and set design schematics and elevations for post-first season refurbishing and revamp, plus entire second season from Lost in Space (TCF-TV, 1964-65). on July 29th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  5. Heritage Auctions Monumental archive of manuscript and blueprint prop and set design schematics and elevations for the proposed Pilot episode, plus subsequent major revamping to include the Robot and other future-forward technology from Lost in Space (TCF-TV, 1964-65). on July 29th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  6. Heritage Auctions Monumental archive of manuscript and blueprint prop and set design schematics and elevations for the first full season from Lost in Space (TCF-TV, 1964-65). on July 29th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fergus Hall Tarot Card (8) Art and Proofs from Live and Let Die (United Artists, 1973). on July 29th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  8. Heritage Auctions Maurice Binder Original Storyboard Title Sequence Artwork for You Only Live Twice (Eon Productions, 1967). on July 29th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  9. Heritage Auctions LL Cool J "Sam Hanna" 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat from NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS TV, 2009-2023). on July 29th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  10. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Unpublished Works Handwritten by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, the Baal HaSulam on August 1st Actual price: USD $50,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Collection of (70+) Photos of James Bond Title Designer Maurice Binder with Cast and Crew from Various Bond Films (Circa 1980s). on July 29th Actual price: USD $45,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Original Terence J. Gilbert French Petit Poster and Motion Picture Soundtrack Artwork for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Eon Productions, 1969). on July 29th Actual price: USD $45,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Lady in the Lake Vintage Original Studio Bound and Bradded Script by Raymond Chandler (MGM, 1946). on July 29th Actual price: USD $45,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions Charles Middleton "Ming the Merciless/ Emperor Ming" Royal Planet Mongo Robe from Flash Gordon and Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Serials (Universal, 1936, 1938). on July 29th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  15. Heritage Auctions Original Mort Künstler Final Poster Artwork for The Poseidon Adventure (TCF, 1972). on July 29th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  16. Heritage Auctions Strangers on a Train Vintage Original Bound and Bradded Revised Treatment by Raymond Chandler, Plus Critical 3-page Typed Memo from Chandler (Warner Bros., 1951). on July 29th Actual price: USD $41,250.
  17. Heritage Auctions The Three Stooges High-End Complete (96+3) Master Set with Checklist Variants - #1 PSA Set Registry(Fleer, 1959) on July 29th Actual price: USD $41,250.
  18. Heritage Auctions Lost in Space Sealed Full Wax Box of Trading Cards with Twenty-Four Unopened Packs – BBCE Certified (Topps, 1966). on July 29th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Grace Kelly "Frances Stevens" Iconic Gold Ball Gown Costume Sketch by Edith Head for To Catch a Thief (Paramount, 1955). on July 29th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Orson Welles Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Nomination Certificate for Best Original Screenplay for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). on July 29th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages. on August 1st Actual price: USD $38,400.
  22. Heritage Auctions Complete Set of (14) L. Frank Baum's Oz Titles, together with The Wizard of Oz Waddle Book. on July 29th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  23. Heritage Auctions [Marilyn Monroe] Norma Jeane Dougherty Photograph, Signed and Inscribed to Photographer Joseph Jasgur (1946). on July 29th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions John Wayne personal script from Red River (United Artists, 1948). on July 29th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions Orson Welles Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nomination Certificate for Best Actor in Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). on July 29th Actual price: USD $35,000.

 

 

37 total sales reported this week:

 

Morphy Auctions. Toys and General Collectibles on August 3rd: 76.29%

Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on August 3rd: 62.57%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books: The ATLAS SALE Part 1, and Other Great Comic Books on August 3rd: 91.56%
Morton Subastas. Special Sale of Graphic Art on August 3rd: 34.09%
Heritage Auctions. Harvey Kurtzman & The Art of Humbug Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. LA Modern/Los Angeles: Photographs on August 2nd: 76.68%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Stamps and Postal History. on August 2nd: 72.22%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters on August 1st: 96.73%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 1st: 90.63%
Aspire Art Auctions. Photographs and Editions - start 7/20 on August 1st: 51.96%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 2nd: 97.96%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 2nd: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 1st: 99.62%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Pr on July 31st: 93.88%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Bookworm Auction on July 30th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 22nd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/14 on July 25th: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/14 on July 24th: 77.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 23rd: 92.31%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities on July 29th: 91.24%
North American Auction Company. Early Art Connoisseur & Western Collectors' Auction on July 29th: 74.84%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/22 on July 29th: 97.00%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on July 29th: 39.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Mid Summer Antique Estates Collection on July 29th: 97.62%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples: Color Theory on July 27th: 87.37%
Potomack Company. July Art Cornucopia on July 28th: 70.80%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 2 on July 29th: 84.42%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 3 on July 30th: 92.41%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 1 on July 28th: 76.18%
Du Mouchelles. The July 2023 Auction: Day 2 on July 28th: 66.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 30th: 93.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction on July 29th: 89.36%


For the week ahead 25 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 7th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/28. 42 lots

Tue. Aug. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 407 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 140 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/2.
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Comics, Sports and Toy Auction. 478 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 71 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/28. 31 lots

Wed. Aug. 9th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Prints and Multiples. 113 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 340 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 148 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 113 lots

Thu. Aug. 10th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views. 511 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 278 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Americana and Other Related Wares. 18 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction. 290 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. August Estate Auction. 40 lots

Sat. Aug. 12th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/5. 173 lots
The Book Merchant Jenkins. West End. Rare Australian Books & Antiquarian Artefacts. 206 lots

Sun. Aug. 13th
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
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/3.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 103 lots

Bruce McKinney

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