For the week ending April 27, 2019, 18 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Transaction Database, 10 in U.S. dollars, 8 in euros. Sales totalled $13,437,220. There were 7,433 lots offered while 6,297 sold for a success rate of almost 85%. The average lot sold for a healthy $2,134. Another 26 auctions are scheduled for next week. May is a busy month, generally the second busiest of the year after November.

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Card Catalogue on April 19th: $8,864,348 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 23rd: $2,461,572 

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

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Fortgranite Baltinglass Wicklow Country House Sale - Books and Prints on April 16th: 137.05% 
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on April 16th: 106.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 23rd: 105.59% 


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

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Fortgranite Baltinglass Wicklow Country House Sale - Books and Prints on April 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 3/24 on April 21st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 99.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Card Catalogue on April 19th: 99.61% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.22% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 97.60% 
North American Auction Company. February Premier Collector Auction on February 23rd: 97.00% 
North American Auction Company. American Frontier April Auction on April 13th: 94.23% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 23rd: 93.02% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 20th: 90.63% 

18 total sales reported this week: 

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Fortgranite Baltinglass Wicklow Country House Sale - Books and Prints on April 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.22% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 23rd: 93.02% 
North American Auction Company. American Frontier April Auction on April 13th: 94.23% 
North American Auction Company. February Premier Collector Auction on February 23rd: 97.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 3/24 on April 21st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 97.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 99.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Card Catalogue on April 19th: 99.61% 
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on April 18th: 56.25% 
Galerie Bassenge. Autographs on April 17th: 53.05% 
Galerie Bassenge. Bibliotecha Scholastica on April 17th: 50.35% 
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Book Illustrations on April 16th: 56.73% 
Galerie Bassenge. Manuscripts and Old Prints on April 16th: 65.54% 
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on April 16th: 52.77% 
Galerie Bassenge. History, Geography and Travel Books on April 16th: 47.95% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 20th: 90.63% 

For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 29th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 63 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples. 58 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. JOHANNESBURG | FINE ART & DESIGN AUCTION - Prints. 41 lots

Tue. Apr. 30th
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 225 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/23. 220 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 4/23. 221 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Prints. 8 lots

Wed. May. 1st
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 436 lots
Bonhams. Edinburgh. The Sporting Sale. 26 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Antiques and Interiors - Day 2 - Prints. 16 lots

Thu. May. 2nd
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 447 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Americana - Including California and the West. 455 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 193 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 325 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Asian Art Auction - Prints. 131 lots

Fri. May. 3rd
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Rare Books. 4743 lots

Sat. May. 4th
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints. 191 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana and Political. 359 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Gallery Auction. 83 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. American and European Fine Art - Prints. 52 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 165 lots

Sun. May. 5th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Spring Auction - Books and Prints. 31 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/7. 198 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/28.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Aelian, Ohio, Americana, Atlases, Collecting, Antique, etc..

Michael Stillman

RBH and AE