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Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 20 September 2019, 32 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 4 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 21 in US dollars. Turnover was $16,340,966 as 7,434 lots were offered and 6,033 sold for an 81% success rate. It was another very strong week.
For the week ahead 50 sales are posted.
4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on September 17th: $4,729,921
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 18th: $4,077,500
Swann Galleries. 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 19th: $2,129,128
Sothebys. Banksy Online - bidstart 9/9 on September 19th: $1,910,156
3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on September 4th: 194.23%
Sothebys. Banksy Online - bidstart 9/9 on September 19th: 157.38%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on September 19th: 110.13%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Sothebys. Banksy Online - bidstart 9/9 on September 19th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Forever in Fashion: Important Photographs from the Norman Parkinson Archive on September 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.05%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 97.51%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Books, Prints on September 14th: 89.74%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on September 13th: 87.27%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 14th: 86.50%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on September 17th: 86.34%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on September 4th: 85.60%
Neal Auction Company. Important Estates Auction on September 15th: 83.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 9th: 82.05%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 17th: 81.36%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 18th: 81.07%
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32 total sales reported this week:
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on September 19th: 67.91%
PBA Galleries. Cartography, Exploration & Voyages: The Warren Heckrotte and Margaret Gee Collection (with additions on September 19th: 75.78%
Freemans. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on September 19th: 78.76%
Freemans. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer: Books and Autographs on September 19th: 76.77%
Freemans. Photography and Photobooks on September 11th: 65.61%
Sothebys. Banksy Online - bidstart 9/9 on September 19th: 100.00%
Swann Galleries. 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 19th: 72.87%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collector's Passion Auction on September 18th: 57.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Forever in Fashion: Important Photographs from the Norman Parkinson Archive on September 17th: 100.00%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on March 6th: 68.64%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on September 4th: 85.60%
Neal Auction Company. Important Estates Auction on September 15th: 83.91%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 18th: 81.07%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on September 17th: 86.34%
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs - Internet bidstart 8/28 on September 18th: 69.39%
Bonhams. The Air and Space Sale on September 17th: 48.84%
Skinner. Japanese Prints online, Bidstart 9/9 on September 16th: 60.45%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Old Prints on September 17th: 57.14%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 17th: 81.36%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on September 15th: 79.41%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on September 14th: 78.29%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Books, Prints on September 14th: 89.74%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on September 13th: 87.27%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.05%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 97.51%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 9th: 82.05%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 14th: 86.50%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 8/29 on September 5th: 38.46%
For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 23rd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/13. 59 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 71 lots
Tue. Sep. 24th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books. 256 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Books, Manuscripts and Engravings. 230 lots
ALDE. Paris. Italian Prints. 163 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Summer Sale - Affordable Posters. 342 lots
Tajan. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 337 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 315 lots
Sothebys. London. Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection. 243 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/17. 754 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/17. 260 lots
Christies. New York. Banksy: I can't believe you Morons actually buy this sh*t - Online bidstart 9/11. 30 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Autographs. 103 lots
JellyFishTree. Johannesburg. South African Books. 330 lots
Wed. Sep. 25th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 300 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 467 lots
Bonhams. New York. Art Editions and Designs - Prints and Photographs. 24 lots
Christies. New York. Contemporary Editions - online bidstart 9/11. 111 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Globes. 27 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Prints and Photographs. 68 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, and Postage Stamps.. 54 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts. 205 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 1. 198 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING Outstanding Pony Express Covers from the George J. Kramer Collection. 33 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING The Clovis Collection of Confederate States Illustrated Covers. 214 lots
Thu. Sep. 26th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Multiples. 168 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Golf Books, Clubs and Memorabilia, at GHS Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH. 213 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs. 154 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 329 lots
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Great Estates and Important Collections. 47 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 246 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Sipson Island Collection. 19 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Backyard Auction. 105 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 2. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Online Bidstart 9/20. 55 lots
Fri. Sep. 27th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 49 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books and Manuscripts. 92 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Forum Auctions @ Artsy: Urban Jungle. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - internet bidstart 9/20. 160 lots
Sat. Sep. 28th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op and Advertising - Posters and Lithographs. 148 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Fall Auction. 215 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Antique and Collector's Auction. 97 lots
The Written Word Autographs. Tamworth, NH . Fall Auction - Autographs. 966 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Prints. 454 lots
Sun. Sep. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/22. 199 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/22.
Artcurial. Paris. More - Prints. 107 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 9/20. 35 lots
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