Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 35 Upcoming this Week
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration, Featuring the Armstrong Family Collection on May 11th: $4,567,627
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on May 14th: $2,691,753
Artcurial. Comic Strips on April 27th: $2,321,154
Swann Galleries. Contemporary Art on May 16th: $1,399,657
Sothebys. Photographs on May 16th: $1,237,600
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: $1,132,750
9 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Militaria, Aviation, Maritime and Railway History on May 16th: 145.98%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters on May 9th: 124.67%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on May 15th: 119.87%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints on May 16th: 119.62%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 2nd: 118.01%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: 116.63%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs on May 10th: 113.19%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiquarian Books, Maps and Prints on March 6th: 107.18%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration, Featuring the Armstrong Family Collection on May 11th: 101.41%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 98.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/14 on May 12th: 98.46%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration, Featuring the Armstrong Family Collection on May 11th: 94.13%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs on May 10th: 93.71%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 11th: 93.06%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on May 15th: 90.09%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 2nd: 89.12%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: 88.44%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on May 14th: 88.03%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Militaria, Aviation, Maritime and Railway History on May 16th: 86.96%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 16th: 84.92%
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Literature on May 14th: 83.88%
Skinner. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 5/8 on May 16th: 82.94%
Swann Galleries. Contemporary Art on May 16th: 80.36%
37 total sales reported this week:
Eldreds. May Evening Sale - Prints on May 16th: 52.63%
PBA Galleries. Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia on May 16th: 59.11%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints on May 16th: 73.53%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 16th: 84.92%
RR Auction. John Brennan Music Collection on May 16th: 67.30%
Sothebys. Photographs on May 16th: 60.50%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Militaria, Aviation, Maritime and Railway History on May 16th: 86.96%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on May 15th: 90.09%
Swann Galleries. Contemporary Art on May 16th: 80.36%
Skinner. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 5/8 on May 16th: 82.94%
Rossini. Books on May 14th: 49.38%
Dorotheum . Printmaking and Multiples on May 15th: 74.22%
Dorotheum . Photography on May 15th: 54.40%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on May 14th: 50.28%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 98.47%
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs Online - bidstart 4/24 on May 15th: 65.63%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on May 14th: 70.25%
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Literature on May 14th: 83.88%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 14th: 77.14%
Morton Subastas. Photographs on May 9th: 14.14%
Morton Subastas. PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTS, ANTIQUE AND CONTEMPORARY BOOKS on May 7th: 39.61%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiquarian Books, Maps and Prints on March 6th: 73.46%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 5/7 on May 14th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on May 14th: 88.03%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs on May 10th: 93.71%
Zisska and Lacher. Books on May 11th: 62.98%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Books, Prints on April 27th: 77.27%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on May 11th: 52.08%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters on May 9th: 74.30%
Artcurial. Comic Strips on April 27th: 69.10%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration, Featuring the Armstrong Family Collection on May 11th: 94.13%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/14 on May 12th: 98.46%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 2nd: 89.12%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: 88.44%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 11th: 93.06%
For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:
Mon. May. 20th
Rossini. Paris. Lithographs, Fine Art Prints. 261 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Graphic Works of the European and Latin American Masters - Online bidstart 4/22. 132 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Americana Auction - Session 5: Bargains and Dealer Specials. 817 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 72 lots
Tue. May. 21st
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors Books. 246 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books. 5215 lots
Bonhams. New York. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 174 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/14. 639 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 5/14. 168 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Select Photographs and Photobooks. 63 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Dr. William H. Johnson Collection of the U.S. 1890 Small Bank Note Issue. 210 lots
Wed. May. 22nd
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints and Maps. 164 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Multiples. 136 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Vintage Posters. 723 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. R. AND BL LIBRARY: AUTOGRAPHS AND MANUSCRIPTS XIXTH AND XXTH CENTURIES - WRITERS - MUSICIANS - PAINT. 150 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Posters and Advertisements, Prints. 34 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Bibliothèque R. et B. L. Autographes et Manuscrits XIXe et XXe Siècles. 148 lots
Thu. May. 23rd
Christies. London - King Street. On the shoulders of Giants - Online bidstart 5/16. 57 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Library of a Gourmet Parisien - Chapter 2: Gastronomy and Oenology. 464 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Hollywood, Featuring Robert Shelton's Old Tucson Collection - bidstart 5/17. 602 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Graphic Design. 273 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Banksy X Editions. 10 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints - Day 1. 346 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Online Fine Art and Book Sale - Bidstart 5/16. 235 lots
Fri. May. 24th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France chez Vermot et Associés , Paris (France). 602 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints - Day 2. 391 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Rare Books. 890 lots
Sat. May. 25th
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Fine Art Prints, Books, Autographs. 953 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 170 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Online Only - Unreserved - Books, Prints. 32 lots
Sun. May. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/28. 244 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Doug Murray Collection - Special Monthly Auction - Online Only - bidstart 5/1. 174 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
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