Auction Update Review
Every journey begins with a single step
For the week ending Saturday
January 5th, 2013 5 auctions were archived; I priced in euros and 4 priced
in US dollars. One thousand three
hundred and eighty-nine lots were offered and 1,291 sold for a 93% success rate. The dollar volume was light. In one respect these sales did excel, in
percentage of lots sold. The number was
93%, a great performance for any single auction, a rare feat for five. Auctions exist to connect sellers and buyers
at market determined prices. The focus
for most consignors is on expensive material but the auctions’ other role is to
clear stock. These sales cleared some
shelves.
Total turnover was $139,760 or $108
a lot.
For the week ahead 8 sales are
scheduled:
Monday Jan. 7th Bruun Rasmussen. Old Prints [1302a]. 4 lots
Tuesday Jan. 8th Bruun Rasmussen. Old Prints [1302b]. 52 lots
Thursday Jan. 10th PBA Galleries. Architecture [497]. 183 lots
Heritage
Auctions. Rare Books internet bidding
ends today [201302]. 259 lots
Saturday Jan. 12th Hauff and Auvermann. Rare Books, Photography, and Art [69]. 637 lots
Clars
Auction Gallery. Fine Art Prints,
Photographs and Works on Paper [11213]. 50 items
Sunday Jan. 13th Bonhams.
Books and Prints [20892]. 80 lots
Clars
Auction Gallery. Fine Art Prints,
Photographs and Works on Paper [11213]. 50 lots
To review these archived sales click here.
Bruce McKinney
AE