For the week ended 24 May, 70 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 22 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in  Mexican pesos, 36 in US dollars and 2 in South African rand.

Turnover was $24,259,716.65 as 77.82% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,600.60.

For the week ahead here’s a fresh 68 events to consider.  The auctions are roaring!

 4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 18th: $12,967,205
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas on February 25th: $2,123,968
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on May 18th: $1,747,323
Bonhams. Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples on May 23rd: $1,284,003

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

Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient Art on May 16th: 206.25%
Du Mouchelles. May 2024: Day 2 on May 17th: 145.57%
Hansons. Derby May Football & Sporting Auction on May 21st: 144.91%
Maison Bibelot. A Print Collection - Part 2 = online 3/14 on March 21st: 144.38%
Revere Auctions. Wide Wilderness: Western & Wildlife on May 22nd: 130.43%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas on February 25th: 122.63%
Maison Bibelot. Sicily in a Collection of Prints - online 5/15 on May 22nd: 122.08%
Revere Auctions. Snoopy and Friends: A Peanuts Auction on May 20th: 112.55%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Annual Outdoor Mid-Century Auction on May 18th: 104.61%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Documents on May 22nd: 103.92%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on May 22nd: 101.62%


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

Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 5/16 on May 23rd: 100.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. ONLINE SALE - BOOKS - ARTHENA COLLECTION - RARE OR OUT OF PRINT BOOKS, 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ART on May 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pokémon Central Collection Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on May 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 22nd: 100.00%
Freemans. Post War and Contemporary Art From the Estate of Jordan and Cynthia Katz on May 21st: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Snoopy and Friends: A Peanuts Auction on May 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on May 21st: 100.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Annual Outdoor Mid-Century Auction on May 18th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. May Gallery Auction on May 17th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estate Auction - Day 2 on May 17th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Book Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Fractional Currency Showcase Auction on May 19th: 100.00%
Hake's Auctions. Comic Books, Political Items, Sports Cards, Action Figures, Toys, Original Art & More on May 22nd: 99.85%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 21st: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on May 18th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 22nd: 99.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on May 21st: 99.37%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 18th: 98.73%
Revere Auctions. Wide Wilderness: Western & Wildlife on May 22nd: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on May 19th: 97.61%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 18th: 97.53%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas on February 25th: 97.34%
Hansons. Derby May Football & Sporting Auction on May 21st: 95.56%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on May 21st: 93.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on May 19th: 92.84%
Du Mouchelles. May 2024: Day 2 on May 17th: 89.53%
Eldreds. Collectibles on May 23rd: 89.23%
Maison Bibelot. A Print Collection - Part 2 = online 3/14 on March 21st: 86.50%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 23rd: 83.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia - online 5/4 on May 12th: 82.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 82.10%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient Art on May 16th: 82.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 80.77%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 21st: 80.33%
Maison Bibelot. Sicily in a Collection of Prints - online 5/15 on May 22nd: 80.18%

70 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on May 23rd: 72.14%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 5/16 on May 23rd: 100.00%
RR Auction. Marvels of Music - online 4/26 on May 23rd: 69.55%
Potter and Potter Auctions. 19th Century Historical and Military Rarities on May 23rd: 48.26%
Lay's Auctioneers. Rare Books and Works on Paper on May 23rd: 58.93%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 23rd: 83.02%
Eldreds. Collectibles on May 23rd: 89.23%
Bonhams. Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples on May 23rd: 70.56%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on May 22nd: 71.69%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Memories on Paper on May 22nd: 39.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Marine and Voyage on April 26th: 38.95%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. ONLINE SALE - BOOKS - ARTHENA COLLECTION - RARE OR OUT OF PRINT BOOKS, 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ART on May 22nd: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Wide Wilderness: Western & Wildlife on May 22nd: 97.92%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Post-War and Contemporary Art on May 22nd: 62.50%
Maison Bibelot. A Print Collection - Part 2 = online 3/14 on March 21st: 86.50%
Maison Bibelot. Sicily in a Collection of Prints - online 5/15 on May 22nd: 80.18%
Giquello. Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller's Poetic Library - Part 3 on May 22nd: 62.14%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Documents on May 22nd: 77.46%
Chorley's. The May 2024 Auctions on May 22nd: 74.31%
Hake's Auctions. Comic Books, Political Items, Sports Cards, Action Figures, Toys, Original Art & More on May 22nd: 99.85%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas on February 25th: 97.34%
Heritage Auctions. Pokémon Central Collection Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on May 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 22nd: 99.44%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on May 21st: 93.33%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on paper & Sculpturesv on May 21st: 46.03%
Hansons. Derby May Football & Sporting Auction on May 21st: 95.56%
Freemans. Post War and Contemporary Art From the Estate of Jordan and Cynthia Katz on May 21st: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 21st: 80.33%
Aspire Art Auctions. 20th and 21st Century Classics - online 5/9 on May 21st: 43.75%
Revere Auctions. 3rd Annual Minnesota Art and History Auction on May 21st: 61.43%
Revere Auctions. Snoopy and Friends: A Peanuts Auction on May 20th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles Estate Auction XII on May 21st: 75.26%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Exciting Comic Book Collection Auction on May 20th: 60.42%
Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art II on May 20th: 16.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on May 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 21st: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on May 21st: 99.37%
Stephan Welz & Co.. May Promenade Auction on May 19th: 34.35%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Magnificent May Books, Manuscripts and Prints on May 18th: 59.89%
North American Auction Company. Wild West Wonders: May Collectors Auction Event on May 18th: 70.33%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Annual Outdoor Mid-Century Auction on May 18th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on May 18th: 35.53%
Blackwell Auctions. Fine Art and Sculpture on May 18th: 76.36%
Tajan. Oriental Art on May 17th: 56.00%
Michaans Auctions. May Gallery Auction on May 17th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estate Auction - Day 2 on May 17th: 100.00%
Du Mouchelles. May 2024: Day 2 on May 17th: 89.53%
Clars Auction Gallery. Warehouse Sale: May on May 18th: 79.31%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art and Asian Auction on May 17th: 62.75%
Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art I on May 17th: 43.59%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient Art on May 16th: 82.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/3 on May 13th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 80.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Historical Photography - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 64.81%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 47.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia - online 5/4 on May 12th: 82.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 59.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 82.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 5/3 on May 11th: 76.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Book Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 11th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 18th: 97.53%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on May 19th: 97.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on May 19th: 92.84%
Heritage Auctions. Fractional Currency Showcase Auction on May 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on May 18th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 18th: 98.73%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3 on May 4th: 46.11%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2 on May 3rd: 37.14%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1 on May 2nd: 56.42%

For the week ahead 68 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 27th
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books. 345 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 11th Annual Memorial Day Quality Online Only Auction. 136 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. Memorial Day Auction. 13 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/17. 93 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books. 5 lots

Tue. May. 28th
ALDE. Paris. Original Bindings and Illustrated Books. 260 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Classic Sale. 58 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Antique Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles. 981 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 401 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 164 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Bindings & Modern Illustrated Books Part II - online 5/3. 95 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Memorabilia, History and Movie. 255 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale - Day 1. 44 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books from a Gentleman's Collection. 226 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Editions. 89 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. LITERATURE, FINE PRESS, ILLUSTRATED, EDWARD GOREY, MINIATURES. 253 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 62 lots

Wed. May. 29th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. LITERARY TREASURES OF THE RENAISSANCE - PART 1. 219 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 410 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 112 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Movie Posters. 997 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Modern and Contemporary Art. 49 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . 15th-19th Century Prints. 617 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Polychrome. Coloured graphics from the turn of the century. 119 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Photographica. 180 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Travel Guides, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera, Etc.. 120 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Cameras, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 245 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. 16th Century Apartments. 25 lots
Gallery EinsZwei. Prague. 39th Auction of Rare Antique Books. 250 lots

Thu. May. 30th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. LITERARY TREASURES OF THE RENAISSANCE - PART 2. 234 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Limited Editions and Artists' Jewellery. 128 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Through Her Eyes - Women's Art Auction. 17 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 382 lots
Propstore. Hertfordshire. Collectible Posters Live - London. 414 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. 20/21 Art: The Chicago Edition. 33 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Adventures in the Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction. 369 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Greg Dimmett Estate, Sports Card Collection - Session 1. 445 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . DREAMTIME Max Klinger, Otto Greiner and German Symbolism - Prints. 105 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. 157 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Auction. 43 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. May 2024 Auction. 159 lots

Fri. May. 31st
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Originals. 317 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography. 312 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 404 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Wars Signature Auction. 169 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Art II. 93 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Contemporary Art II. 151 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Special Sale: History of Medicine. 238 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. The Lazzi House Library. 217 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Discovery Sale - online 5/21. 36 lots

Sat. Jun. 1st
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Modern Art, Books, Autographs. 866 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Albums. 570 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings. 221 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Great Estates Art and Antiques Auction. 85 lots
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. Online Auction - bidstart 5/24. 44 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Comic Book Auction. 255 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern and Contemporary Art I. 146 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 161 lots

Sun. Jun. 2nd
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Saskatchewan and Canadian Art - online 5/9. 74 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 269 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 107 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Collector's Collections at Auction. 32 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Common Surium Auction. 94 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Timed Auction: Books - online 5/24.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/24. 64 lots

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