For the week ended Friday 7 May, 2021, 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub's Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 19 in US dollars.

Turnover was $15,015,847 as 88% of all lots sold.  Ten thousand five-hundred-ninety-seven lots were posted and 9,333 changed  hands.

The market for rare paper continues to show strength.

 6 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 30th: $2,297,692
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Fair Signature Auction on April 30th: $1,948,397
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on May 5th: $1,893,170
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on May 2nd: $1,863,670
Swann Galleries. Old Master and Modern Prints on May 6th: $1,778,098
Bonhams. Entertainment Memorabilia on May 5th: $1,470,242

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

Leland Little Auctions. The May Estate Auction on May 6th: 362.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/16 on April 28th: 156.91%
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction on May 2nd: 155.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/16 on April 27th: 144.47%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mid-Century, Contemporary, Outdoor Furniture, and Decorative Accessories Auction Date: May 1, 2021 V on May 1st: 133.18%
Lion Heart Autographs. Hidden Away for Decades, Two Extraordinary Autograph Collections Are Now Back on the Market on April 28th: 127.88%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on May 5th: 127.78%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 6th: 123.69%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/27 on May 4th: 112.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/16 on April 26th: 110.85%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Fair Signature Auction on April 30th: 110.39%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiques and Interiors Sale on April 27th: 108.39%
Bonhams. Entertainment Memorabilia on May 5th: 105.90%
Finarte. Photographs: Under 1K on May 6th: 100.72%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/27 on May 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/27 on May 4th: 100.00%
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction on May 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/25 on May 3rd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/27 on May 4th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/18 on May 2nd: 99.32%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books (Starting Price 1 Euro) on May 4th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/25 on May 2nd: 98.33%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 30th: 98.08%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 1st: 98.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The May Estate Auction on May 6th: 97.73%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Fair Signature Auction on April 30th: 97.53%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on May 2nd: 97.15%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mid-Century, Contemporary, Outdoor Furniture, and Decorative Accessories Auction Date: May 1, 2021 V on May 1st: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/16 on April 28th: 92.31%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on May 5th: 91.76%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 4/30 on May 4th: 90.70%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 6th: 90.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/16 on April 25th: 89.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/16 on April 27th: 88.64%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 4th: 88.06%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiques and Interiors Sale on April 27th: 85.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/16 on April 26th: 83.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on April 30th: 83.53%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 28th: 83.37%
Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on May 7th: 83.20%

37 total sales reported this week:

Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on May 7th: 83.20%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on May 7th: 60.14%
Vermot de Pas. Books, Engravings and Old Papers on May 6th: 52.46%
Swann Galleries. Old Master and Modern Prints on May 6th: 75.76%
Leland Little Auctions. The May Estate Auction on May 6th: 97.73%
Kestenbaum and Company. K2 JUDAICA SALE: RARE PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, GRAPHIC & CEREMONIAL ARTS on May 6th: 63.33%
Finarte. Photographs: Under 1K on May 6th: 53.01%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 6th: 90.26%
Aste Bolaffi. Sports Memorabilia - Internet live on May 6th: 50.00%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 28th: 83.37%
Rossini. PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, LITHOGRAPHS, 19TH CENTURY, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY on May 5th: 40.98%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on May 5th: 91.76%
Bonhams. Entertainment Memorabilia on May 5th: 75.39%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 4/30 on May 4th: 90.70%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books (Starting Price 1 Euro) on May 4th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/27 on May 4th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 4th: 88.06%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/27 on May 4th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/27 on May 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on May 2nd: 97.15%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/25 on May 3rd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/18 on May 2nd: 99.32%
Lion Heart Autographs. Hidden Away for Decades, Two Extraordinary Autograph Collections Are Now Back on the Market on April 28th: 76.97%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiques and Interiors Sale on April 27th: 85.19%
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction on May 2nd: 100.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mid-Century, Contemporary, Outdoor Furniture, and Decorative Accessories Auction Date: May 1, 2021 V on May 1st: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on April 30th: 83.53%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Bidstart 4/23 on April 30th: 33.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on April 29th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/16 on April 28th: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/16 on April 27th: 88.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/16 on April 26th: 83.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/16 on April 25th: 89.58%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 1st: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/25 on May 2nd: 98.33%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 30th: 98.08%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Fair Signature Auction on April 30th: 97.53%

For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 10th
Christies. Paris. Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3. 183 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 104 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/30. 75 lots

Tue. May. 11th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Books. 1157 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising. 1046 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decoration|...| Books. 396 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings. 319 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Sporting and Collectors Auction. 255 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/4. 469 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/4. 188 lots
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Antiquarian and Collectible Books. 667 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/30. 38 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/4. 24 lots

Wed. May. 12th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Books and Manuscripts - Live and Online. 368 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Selections from the Letterform Archive. 153 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Numismatics: The Patricia Milne-Henderson Collection. 480 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 4/16. 23 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Animation - bidstart 4/23. 881 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online. 95 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/30. 110 lots

Thu. May. 13th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Press Books - Online Only. 283 lots
Sothebys. London. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History - bidstart 4/27. 191 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Golf Books and Memorabilia. 341 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Graphic Design. 200 lots
Bonhams. London. Snow, Sex and Spectacle. 95 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Autographs, Books, Travel Photography, Decorative Prints. 616 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. May Antiques and Accessories. 55 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Multiple Prints and Photographs. 294 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Signature Auction: (Session 1: Art, Stocks & Bonds incl. Autographs). 553 lots

Fri. May. 14th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters. 796 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 2: Minerals, Mining, Railroad, Philatelic). 355 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/7. 89 lots

Sat. May. 15th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Americana and Decorative Arts Auction Timed, Only Online - bidstart 5/6. 11 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Vintage Posters. 762 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction. 46 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Art and Photography. 588 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Best in the West Spring Collectors Sale. 89 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tom Huston American and Political Signature Auction. 438 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 3: Firearms/Military, Jewelry, Numismatics). 121 lots

Sun. May. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/9.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/9.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/2. 240 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Backas PMG Registry Collection Currency Special Online Auction. 290 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 4: Native Americana & General Americana). 385 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/7. 52 lots

Bruce McKinney

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