For the week ended Friday 6 October, 56 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 17 in euros, 8 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.

Turnover was $26,996,943.68 as 83.7% of all lots changed hands.  There were 13,747 offered and 11,506 transacted.  The average lot sold for $2,346.34.

8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalogue Auction on September 30th: $9,269,370
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 1st: $3,756,416
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 3rd: $2,666,744
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Signature Auction on October 1st: $1,559,448
Christies. Photographs - bidstart 9/19 on October 4th: $1,252,566
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books and Art on September 30th: $1,063,360
Sothebys. Photographs on October 5th: $1,061,720
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 5th: $1,033,724

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

Bonhams. Sir Roger Moore: The Personal Collection on October 4th: 440.18%
Bonhams. Votes for Women - bidstart 9/22 on October 3rd: 272.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/8 on September 17th: 219.80%
Bonhams. Making a Mark A Fundraising Sale for the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration - bidstart 9/27 on October 6th: 196.95%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books and Art on September 30th: 126.54%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 1st: 112.60%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/15 on September 25th: 110.44%
Forum Auctions. Online sale: Books and Works on Paper including Illustrated and Children's Books on October 5th: 107.63%
Dorotheum . Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900 on October 4th: 106.07%


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

Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/15 on September 25th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Making a Mark A Fundraising Sale for the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration - bidstart 9/27 on October 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 4th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Photographer Unknown: Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation - bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/15 on September 26th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Sir Roger Moore: The Personal Collection on October 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong Autumn World Paper Money Showcase Auction on September 30th: 99.76%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 1st: 99.23%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 3rd: 99.16%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 3rd: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 4th: 99.02%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 1st: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalogue Auction on September 30th: 98.52%
Leland Little Auctions. October Estates Auction on October 5th: 98.25%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Herman Family Collection of 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Memorabilia on September 30th: 98.15%
Angling Auctions. Fishing Tackle Auction on September 30th: 96.77%
Potomack Company. Roman to 20th Century: Antiquities, Fine Art, Furniture & Decorative Arts on October 4th: 95.65%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/8 on September 17th: 92.06%
Forum Auctions. Online sale: Books and Works on Paper including Illustrated and Children's Books on October 5th: 91.41%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/23 on September 30th: 91.18%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Signature Auction on October 1st: 90.92%
Potomack Company. Cornucopia: Art, Furniture & Decorative Arts on October 6th: 90.00%
Bonhams. Votes for Women - bidstart 9/22 on October 3rd: 89.80%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 3rd: 89.38%
Christies. A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection - bidstart 9/19 on October 3rd: 86.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/8 on September 19th: 84.85%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Folk and Decorative Arts and Collectibles on September 30th: 84.85%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 3rd: 84.38%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art and Photography on October 5th: 82.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/15 on September 23rd: 80.95%

56 total sales reported this week:

Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Discover the World Around us: Medicine, Science, Exploration, Maps, Art +1st ed A103 on October 6th: 56.52%
Potomack Company. Cornucopia: Art, Furniture & Decorative Arts on October 6th: 90.00%
Bonhams. Photographs on October 6th: 54.12%
Bonhams. Making a Mark A Fundraising Sale for the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration - bidstart 9/27 on October 6th: 100.00%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 5th: 67.41%
Sothebys. Photographs on October 5th: 47.31%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art and Photography on October 5th: 82.43%
Forum Auctions. Online sale: Books and Works on Paper including Illustrated and Children's Books on October 5th: 91.41%
Leland Little Auctions. October Estates Auction on October 5th: 98.25%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 9/28 on October 5th: 23.93%
Australian Book Auctions. Australian Book Auction on October 4th: 70.33%
Potomack Company. Roman to 20th Century: Antiquities, Fine Art, Furniture & Decorative Arts on October 4th: 95.65%
Eldreds. Vintage Goods on October 4th: 66.67%
Duke's. Sporting and Natural History on October 4th: 78.57%
Dorotheum . Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900 on October 4th: 68.42%
Sothebys. Photographer Unknown: Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation - bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 100.00%
Christies. Photographs - bidstart 9/19 on October 4th: 64.91%
Christies. A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection - bidstart 9/19 on October 3rd: 86.73%
Bonhams. Vintage Posters Online bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 54.96%
Bonhams. Sir Roger Moore: The Personal Collection on October 4th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 3rd: 89.38%
Bonhams. Votes for Women - bidstart 9/22 on October 3rd: 89.80%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalogue Auction on September 30th: 98.52%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on October 3rd: 64.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 3rd: 84.38%
Artcurial. Prints and Multiples online - bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 65.98%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on October 1st: 99.23%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Folk and Decorative Arts and Collectibles on September 30th: 84.85%
PosterConnection Inc.. End-of-Summer Sale on September 30th: 53.92%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on September 30th: 32.91%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Herman Family Collection of 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Memorabilia on September 30th: 98.15%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. September 2023 Auction on September 28th: 45.92%
Angling Auctions. Fishing Tackle Auction on September 30th: 96.77%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 4th: 99.02%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 3rd: 99.16%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 3rd: 99.08%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books and Art on September 30th: 74.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/8 on September 19th: 84.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 96/8 on September 18th: 60.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 9/8 on September 17th: 69.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/8 on September 17th: 92.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books - bidstart 9/8 on September 16th: 55.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 9/22 on September 29th: 64.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on September 27th: 54.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/15 on September 26th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/15 on September 25th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/15 on September 24th: 57.58%
Catawiki B. V.. EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 9/15 on September 24th: 61.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/15 on September 24th: 58.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/15 on September 23rd: 80.95%
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong Autumn World Paper Money Showcase Auction on September 30th: 99.76%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/23 on September 30th: 91.18%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 1st: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Signature Auction on October 1st: 90.92%

For the week ahead a fresh 56 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 9th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/29. 84 lots

Tue. Oct. 10th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 488 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books. 684 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Manuscripts - Part 1. 248 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 37 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 535 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 143 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . The Book Between the Middle Ages and the Rennaissance. 326 lots
Sworders. Essex. Books and Maps. 391 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Autumn Auction. 20 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 43 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 212 lots

Wed. Oct. 11th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Books, Prints & Playing Cards, Natural History, Maps & Atlases. 459 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 220 lots
Sothebys. New York. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings. 90 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 274 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 176 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature and Autographs. 423 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Historical Posters - Catalogue Online Only. 161 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 195 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/25. 861 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/29. 39 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. c.680 Lots to Include a Collection of Signed, First & Rare Editions, Fine Antiquarian Books, Maps, I. 636 lots

Thu. Oct. 12th
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper 1500-2022. 296 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection o. 422 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed Books. 277 lots
Sothebys. New York. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings. 327 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints + Multiples. 255 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature. 705 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 4505 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Wa Wa Collection Part III Comics - Showcase Auction. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Adventure & Jungle Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection. 219 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Garbage Pail Kids & Wacky Packs Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 38 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autograph and Sports Auction. 167 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Icons Photography Auction. 287 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1. 1650 lots
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. Fall Sporting Discovery Auction. 79 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Thursday Morning at Stair. 20 lots
Ader. PARIS. CÔTÉ XXTH - ART NOUVEAU - ART DECO - YEARS 1930-40 - ART DECO POSTERS. 25 lots

Fri. Oct. 13th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Arts and Literature of the 20th Century: Books, Autographs and Graphic Works. 316 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2. 917 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fall Collectibles Auction. 61 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Renier Chalon and the hoax « Comte de Fortsas » (part I.), Surrealism, Rare Books, Manuscripts and A. 449 lots

Sat. Oct. 14th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/7. 173 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Illustration Art from the Collection of Carl Pugliese. 149 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3. 1179 lots
Ader. PARIS. Iconoclast - Photographs of the AFP 2000-2003. 198 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . October Gallery Auction.
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Cartography, atlases, travels, archives, rare books, incunabula and old manuscripts. 454 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American Auction. 167 lots

Sun. Oct. 15th
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 102 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 318 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood Platinum Signature Auction. 107 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/6. 69 lots

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