Auction Update Review
Another Busy Week
For the week ending Saturday May 11th
14 sales were archived to the AED; 8 in US dollars, 3 in British pounds and 3
in euros. Turnover was a modest
$6,198,165 with 4,701 lots offered and 3,454 sold for a 73.5% success rate. It was a steady performance.
Three sales saw their total
proceeds reach a million US dollars:
Zisska & Schauer. Books on May 6th: $1,839,949
Bonhams. Roy Davids:
Part III: Poetry [L-Z]: $1,152,963
Kestenbaum & Company. Fine Judaica:
Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters: $1,008,101
One sale saw its sale proceeds
exceed 100% of the total of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Bonhams. Roy Davids:
Part III: Poetry [L-Z]: $1,152,963
Four sales saw at least 80% of
their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books – internet bidding ended May 9th: 86%
Old World Auctions. The Grace Galleries Collection of Important
Antique Maps and Prints. Sale ended
April 3rd: 83%
Swann Galleries. Art, Press and Illustrated Books on May 9th: 82%
Freeman’s [Samuel T. Freeman &
Co.]. Prints on May 5th: 80%
For the week ahead 34 events and more than 11,000 lots are
scheduled:
Mon. May 13th Swann Galleries, Inc. Modernist Posters [2314]. 253 lots
Tues. May 14th Ader.
Ancient and Modern Medicinal Books [20831]. 214 lots
Ketterer
Kunst / F. Doerling. Old Masters and 19th
Century Prints [402]. 33 lots
Lyon
and Turnbull Ltd. Rare Books, Maps and
Manuscripts [378]. 743 lots
Neret
– Minet & Tessier. Photographs
[16293]. 231 lots
Rupert
Toovey and Co. Antiquarian and Collector’s
Books [1127]. 189 lots
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History
[L13401]. 219 lots
Wed. May 15th Ader. Ancient and
Modern Medical Books – Collection of M. C. [20831]
Autographes
Encheres. Autographs, Manuscripts,
Historical Memories, Vintage Posters [21710]. 143 lots
– auction ends today [21710]. 148 lots
Christies. Photographs [1120]. 108 lots
Coutau-Begarie. Works on Textiles [51513]. 33 lots
Dominic
Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books,
Maps and Documents [51513]. 721 lots
Lyon
and Turnbull Ltd. Rare Books, Maps and
Manuscripts [378]. 743 lots
RR
Auction. Autographs [408]. 1660 lots
Rupert
Toovey and Co. Prints [1126]. 75 lots
Tajan. Russian Art – Ancient and Modern Books
[21713]. 559 lots
Thurs. May 16th Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile [36042]. 404 lots
Dominic
Winter Book Auctions. Historical,
Aviation, Maritime and Transport Memorabilia [51613]. 292 lots
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Comics and Comic Art
[7076]. 929 lots
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books – internet
bidding ending today [201320]. 278 lots
Swann
Galleries, Inc. Contemporary Art [2315]. 188 lots
Fri. May 17th Bloomsbury Auctions. Photographs and Photobooks [36043]. 296 lots
Coutau-Begarie. Ancient and Modern Books [51713]. 393 lots
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Comics and Comic Art
[7076]. 929 lots
Jeschke
– van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH.
Precious and Rare Books & Decorative
Prints [90]. 800 lots
Neret
– Minet & Tessier. Militaria
[16376]. 118 lots
Rossini. A Century of Posters [21725]. 222 lots
Gonnelli
Casa d’Aste. Prints, Drawings, Maps and
Views [12]. 154 lots
Sat. May 18th Gonnelli Casa d’Aste. Prints, Drawings, Maps and Views [12]. 154 lots
Cottone. Books, Ephemera, Prints [72]. 32 lots
Castner’s
Aucton and Appraisal Service.
Photographs and Postcard Collection [51813].
Eldred’s. Prints, Books [784]. 73 lots
Sun. May 19th Bonhams. Books, Prints [20966]. 248 lots
Clars
Auction Gallery. Prints, Photographs
[51813]. 62 lots
It’s another busy week.
Bruce McKinney
AE