For the week ending Saturday, April 1, 27 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database, one each in Australian dollars, Danish krona, and Mexican pesos, 6 in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 12 in U.S. dollars. Total sales were $14,240,211 as 8,610 lots were offered and 6,165 sold. The sell-through rate was 71.6%, for an average lot price of $2,310. The sell-through might have been a little lower than usual, but the prices achieved per lot were quite strong.

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Prints and Multiples on March 29th: $4,952,423
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on March 26th: $2,333,719
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 30th: $1,248,399
Arader Galleries. Spring 2017 Auction on March 25th: $1,236,969
Venator and Hanstein. Library of Dr. Henning Rasner on March 23rd: $1,060,856

6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Sothebys. Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian on March 28th: 267.29%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Print Pictures, Books on February 21st: 179.25%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments on March 28th: 132.65%
Dorotheum . Globes on March 29th: 131.94%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Fine Sale - Day 3: Books on March 23rd: 117.62%
Venator and Hanstein. Library of Dr. Henning Rasner on March 23rd: 115.77%


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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints on March 24th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian on March 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 99.28%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments on March 28th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on March 26th: 96.53%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on March 25th: 93.43%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art - Prints on March 25th: 92.02%
Skinner. A Scholar's Library - Online, bidstart 3/9 on March 24th: 89.58%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Print Pictures, Books on February 21st: 88.24%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 28th: 81.37%
Australian Book Auctions. Books, Ephemera, Manuscripts, and Artworks. on March 28th: 80.46%

27 total sales reported this week:

Bloomsbury Auctions. Books and Works on Paper & Early Prints on March 30th: 68.21%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 30th: 79.32%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on March 29th: 75.69%
Dorotheum . Globes on March 29th: 76.47%
Australian Book Auctions. Books, Ephemera, Manuscripts, and Artworks. on March 28th: 80.46%
Sothebys. Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian on March 28th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. American and French Interventions in Mexico on March 29th: 41.23%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on March 25th: 93.43%
Venator and Hanstein. Modern and contemporary Prints and Drawings · Modern Books on March 25th: 56.89%
Venator and Hanstein. Books, Prints and Drawings, Autographs on March 24th: 42.84%
Venator and Hanstein. Library of Dr. Henning Rasner on March 23rd: 58.53%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments on March 28th: 98.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 28th: 81.37%
Skinner. A Scholar's Library - Online, bidstart 3/9 on March 24th: 89.58%
Forum Auctions in Italy. Books and Works on Paper on March 25th: 63.97%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art - Prints on March 25th: 92.02%
Bonhams. TCM Presents... Rock and Roll Through the Lens on March 27th: 50.96%
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. Antiques, Fine Art, Audubons, Collectibles on March 26th: 73.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on March 26th: 96.53%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints on March 24th: 100.00%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Print Pictures, Books on February 21st: 88.24%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Fine Sale - Day 3: Books on March 23rd: 77.31%
Purcell Auctioneers. Pub and Shop Memorabilia - Posters and Prints on March 22nd: 77.33%
Arader Galleries. Spring 2017 Auction on March 25th: 58.33%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Holy Land Maps and Art on March 16th: 58.58%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on March 23rd: 75.17%


For the week ahead 33 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 3rd
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History - Online bidstart 3/23. 360 lots
Sothebys. Hong Kong. Moments of Flash. 24 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 188 lots

Tue. Apr. 4th
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Illustrated Books. 188 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples. 196 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Prints Before 1900. 75 lots

Wed. Apr. 5th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Travel & Atlases, Maps & Prints, British Topography & Geology, Natural History, Art & Architecture. 602 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain - Prints, Photographs. 130 lots
Sothebys. New York. Photographs. 187 lots
Sothebys. London. Scarfe at Sotheby's. 130 lots
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. Voyages and exploration, rare medical books, art, photographs, literature, maps, prints and Australi. 235 lots
Doyle New York. New York. The Collection of Willa Kim and William Pène du Bois - Prints, Books. 6 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. SURREALISM ART, AVANT-GARDES, ART OF THE XXTH CENTURY - Prints, books. 323 lots

Thu. Apr. 6th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Americana - Books, Prints, Ephemera. 62 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Books and Miscellanea. 543 lots
Christies. New York. PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION. 179 lots
Christies. New York. PORTRAIT OF A COLLECTOR: THE JOHN M. BRANSTEN COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS. 28 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. 1000 Years of Collecting - Prints, Books. 177 lots
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. Voyages and exploration, rare medical books, art, photographs, literature, maps, prints and Australi. 228 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. English Literature, History & Theology, Science & Medicine, Surgical Instruments, Philosophy & Econo. 245 lots

Fri. Apr. 7th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. St. Louis Spring Auction - Prints. 57 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Black Heritage Auction.

Sat. Apr. 8th
Artcurial. Paris. The World of Hergé, Tintin’s Creator. 93 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Comic Strips. 193 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Spring Magic Auction. 334 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints -Internet bidstart: 3/31.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . April Estate Auction. 39 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Live Auction - Books, Prints. 35 lots
The Written Word Autographs. Tamworth, NH . Autographs - Session 1. 554 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.

Sun. Apr. 9th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/2.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/2.
The Written Word Autographs. Tamworth, NH . Autographs - Session 2. 436 lots

Another busy week is on tap.

Mike Stillman

RBH and AE