Auction Update Review
M: Rare Book Hub: 79 Auctions Archived, another 77 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 12 September, 79 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 3 denominated in Australian dollars, 8 in British pounds, 18 in euros, 1 in Mexican pesos, 2 in New Zealand dollars, 1 in Polish zlotys, 1 in Swedish krona, and 45 in US dollars. This week’s win rate was 77.72%.
Turnover was $13,667,645.83. The average lot price was $1,276.63.
This report includes this past week’s Top 25s for a dozen categories as well as a full listing of the coming week’s 77 auctions.
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2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Genazym. Catalog of the Giants on September 7th: $3,796,125
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Vault: Golden to Modern on September 9th: $1,416,428
12 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Card Showcase Auction on September 11th: 222.32%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on September 5th: 163.13%
Dreweatts. Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments including the Michael Finnemore Collection on September 9th: 135.33%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art (Part I) on September 9th: 121.86%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on September 11th: 120.19%
New England Auctions. Early Photography and Advertising on September 10th: 119.12%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on September 11th: 118.88%
Bonhams. Beaulieu: The Beaulier Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia on September 6th: 113.82%
Genazym. Catalog of the Giants on September 7th: 107.30%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: Los Angeles Summer 2025 on September 6th: 106.93%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Property Descended in and Collected by the De Wolf, Herreshoff, and Brown Families: An Unreserved Auction on September 10th: 106.63%
Hansons. The Library Auction on September 10th: 104.20%
44 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
amelia jeffers. Great Estates Fall Art and Antiques Auction, Day 1 on September 11th: 100.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Property Descended in and Collected by the De Wolf, Herreshoff, and Brown Families: An Unreserved Auction on September 10th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Vault: Masterworks of Comic Art on September 9th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Vault: Golden to Modern on September 9th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia on August 31st: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 30th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Estate Auvction - Wolfeboro, NH on September 7th: 100.00%
EV Stamps. Stamps & Postal History Auction on September 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on September 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 10th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 9th: 99.59%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 9th: 99.26%
New England Auctions. Early Photography and Advertising on September 10th: 99.01%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 10th: 99.01%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on September 9th: 99.00%
Genazym. Catalog of the Giants on September 7th: 98.68%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Fine Art, Decorative Furnishings & Accessories Auction on September 6th: 97.56%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Card & Comic Book Auction on September 6th: 97.48%
Brunk Auctions. American and Southern on September 11th: 97.37%
Bonhams. Beaulieu: The Beaulier Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia on September 6th: 97.14%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 7th: 96.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 7th: 96.23%
Heritage Auctions. Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction on September 11th: 95.83%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Card Showcase Auction on September 11th: 94.69%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on September 11th: 93.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Dutch Literature and Illustrated on August 31st: 93.33%
Grays Auctioneers. Art & Design on September 6th: 93.10%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on September 5th: 92.59%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Mob, Gangster, True Crime & Criminal Memorabilia on September 10th: 92.42%
Freeman's | Hindman. Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana on September 10th: 91.70%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on September 11th: 90.60%
De Baecque and Associes. The Apartment of a Lyon Scholar - I on September 11th: 89.66%
Robert Siegel Galleries. U.S. and Civil War Postal History on September 6th: 87.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 3rd: 86.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 6th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on September 3rd: 86.46%
Aspire Auctions. September 2025 Auction on September 6th: 86.36%
Art + Object. Rare Books on September 9th: 85.37%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Hebrew Books, from the Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul. Part II. on September 10th: 84.92%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on September 10th: 84.38%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: Los Angeles Summer 2025 on September 6th: 83.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 1st: 81.58%
De Baecque and Associes. Interiors and Décor on September 4th: 81.08%
79 total sales reported this week:
Michael Treloar. The Paul Lucas Collection of Australian Military History - Part III on October 30th: 60.30%
Michael Treloar. Auction of Maps, Autographs, and Space Memorabilia on August 31st: 69.87%
De Baecque and Associes. Interiors and Décor on September 4th: 81.08%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on September 11th: 93.55%
Rossini. Photographs, Lithographs, and Works on Paper on September 11th: 20.95%
PBA Galleries. The Photography Book Collection of Terry Etherton on September 11th: 72.69%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Chic & Antique Auction: Including Maritime Art from the Collection of Richard Welch on September 11th: 31.82%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on September 11th: 90.60%
De Baecque and Associes. The Apartment of a Lyon Scholar - I on September 11th: 89.66%
De Baecque and Associes. Popular Art and Traditions of Provence on September 11th: 72.41%
Charlton Hall. Classic Decor | Timed on September 11th: 75.00%
Brunk Auctions. American and Southern on September 11th: 97.37%
Bonhams. Photographs on September 11th: 75.64%
amelia jeffers. Great Estates Fall Art and Antiques Auction, Day 1 on September 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Card Showcase Auction on September 11th: 94.69%
Heritage Auctions. Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction on September 11th: 95.83%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on September 10th: 71.43%
Ripley Auctions. Timed Estate Art and Antiques Auction, on September 10th: 64.65%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Property Descended in and Collected by the De Wolf, Herreshoff, and Brown Families: An Unreserved Auction on September 10th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Early Photography and Advertising on September 10th: 99.01%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Hebrew Books, from the Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul. Part II. on September 10th: 84.92%
Hansons. The Library Auction on September 10th: 73.21%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Mob, Gangster, True Crime & Criminal Memorabilia on September 10th: 92.42%
Freeman's | Hindman. Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana on September 10th: 91.70%
Forum Auctions. Bob Dyland and Rock n' Roll Icons on September 10th: 56.25%
Bonhams. Prints on September 10th: 79.83%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Special End of Summer Live Auction 2025 on September 10th: 70.44%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Vault: Masterworks of Comic Art on September 9th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Vault: Golden to Modern on September 9th: 100.00%
Maison Bibelot. Debaillage. Deals at Auction on September 9th: 54.29%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Comic Book Auction: Silver Age Rage on September 9th: 62.26%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art (Part II) on September 9th: 52.46%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art (Part I) on September 9th: 63.64%
Finarte. Photographs: Under 1K on September 9th: 60.46%
Dreweatts. Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments including the Michael Finnemore Collection on September 9th: 78.57%
Chiswick Auctions. Arts of Japan on September 9th: 63.64%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 10th: 99.01%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on September 10th: 84.38%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 10th: 99.71%
Central Mass Auctions. Harlansburg Station Transporation Museum on September 9th: 76.33%
Brunk Auctions. British and Continental on September 9th: 73.68%
Art + Object. Rare Books on September 9th: 85.37%
Art + Object. New Collectors Art on September 9th: 53.90%
Aspire Auctions. September 2025 Auction on September 6th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 3rd: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on September 3rd: 86.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 1st: 81.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Photography Books Auction on August 31st: 25.53%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 31st: 54.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Literature and Illustrated Books on August 31st: 50.00%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated on August 31st: 35.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia on August 31st: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Dutch Literature and Illustrated on August 31st: 93.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 30th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Estate Collectibles and Vintage Items on September 8th: 65.47%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Estate Auvction - Wolfeboro, NH on September 7th: 100.00%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Journey through time: Print and Bindings from the 15th to the 21st Century on September 7th: 55.75%
Genazym. Catalog of the Giants on September 7th: 98.68%
EV Stamps. Stamps & Postal History Auction on September 7th: 100.00%
Bukowskis. Contemporary Art - Online on September 7th: 59.09%
Robert Siegel Galleries. U.S. and Civil War Postal History on September 6th: 87.13%
PosterConnection Inc.. Poster Auction #60, From War to Wanderlust on September 6th: 65.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on September 6th: 54.93%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Fine Art, Decorative Furnishings & Accessories Auction on September 6th: 97.56%
Grays Auctioneers. Art & Design on September 6th: 93.10%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Card & Comic Book Auction on September 6th: 97.48%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on September 5th: 92.59%
Desa Unicum. Mourlot on September 5th: 45.83%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica & Photography Books - Timed online on September 5th: 59.91%
Bonhams. Beaulieu: The Beaulier Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia on September 6th: 97.14%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: Los Angeles Summer 2025 on September 6th: 83.10%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 6th: 86.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on September 9th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 7th: 96.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 7th: 96.23%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on September 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 9th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 9th: 99.59%