Auction Update Review
A Surge into Summer
For the week ending Saturday May 25th
24 auctions were archived to the AED; 15 in US dollars, 3 in British pounds,
and 6 in euros. Turnover was $17,631,022
as 15,075 lots were offered and 10,747 lots sold for a 71.29% success rate.
Four sales saw their totals reach a
million dollars:
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Comics and Comic Art on May 16th: $3,730,946
J. A. Stargardt
Autographenhandlung. Autographs on April
16th: $2,775,505
Guernsey’s. John James Audubon Handsome Works of Nature
on May 11th:
$2,422,159
RR Auction. Autographs on May 15th: $1,007,266
Nine sales saw their total sales
exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Stair Auctioneers &
Appraisers. Books and Prints on April 6th: 220%
J. A. Stargardt
Autographenhandkung. Autographs on April16th: 173%
Neret – Minet & Tessier. Militaria on May 17th: 136%
Rupert Toovey and Co. Prints on May 15th: 125%
Bonhams. Books, Prints on May 19th: 121%
Bonhams. The Sport Sale on May 22nd: 114%
Tajan. Russian Art – Ancient and Modern Books on May
15th: 109%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on May 15th: 106%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile on May 16th: 101%
Thirteen sales saw at least 80% of
their lots sell:
Sotheby’s. First Editions, Second Thoughts on May 21st: 100%
Heritage Auctions [Ha.com]. Comics and Comic Art on May 16th: 99%
Skinner, Inc. Ephemera on May 23rd: 92%
Stair Auctioneers &
Appraisers. Books and Prints on April 6th: 96%
Bonhams. Books, Prints on May 19th: 92%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books, internet bidding ended May 23rd: 90%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on May 23rd: 89%
Guernsey’s. John James Audubon Handsome Works of Nature
on May 11th: 85%
J. A. Stargardt
Autographenhandkung. Autographs on
April16th: 83%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile on May 16th: 82%
Coutau-Begarie. Ancient and Modern Books on May 17th: 82%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on May 15th: 81%
Bonhams. The Sporting Sale on May 22nd: 80%
For the week ahead 38 sales and 16,405
lots are scheduled. These lots are
searchable in the AE Upcoming Auction Search:
Mon. May 27th Artcurial Briest-Le Fur Poulain-F. Tajan. Books and Manuscripts [20879]. 121 lot
Bruun
Rasmussen. Prints [1322]. 60 lots
Dorotheum. Modern and Contemporary Prints [52713]. 211 lots
Ketterer
Kunst / F. Doerling. Books [405]. 1259 lots
Tues. May 28th Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan. Modern Books [20890]. 366 lots
Australian
Book Auctions. Voyages and Travels, and
other Books and Documents [63]. 584 lots
Bruun
Rasmussen. Prints [1322]. 60 lots
Bubb
Kuyper. Prints and Photographs [58f]. 415 lots
Bubb
Kuyper. Bibliograph, Typography,
Cartograph, Art Reference [58a]. 1078
lots
Jeschke
– van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH.
Prints [91]. 365 lots
Ketterer
Kunst / F. Doerling. Books [405]. 1259 lots
Minerva
Auctions Roma. Paintings and Drawings of
the XIX Century Art Books [ROMA-91]. 19
lots
Wed. May 29th Bubb
Kuyper. Books, Prints, Science, History,
Transport [58c]. 955 lots
Bubb
Kuyper. Manuscripts, Autographs,
Documents, Old and Rare Books [58d]. 730
lots
Dorotheum. Autographs [52913]. 388 lots
Sothebys. Photographs [PF1310]. 221 lots
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts [PF1303]. 149 lots
Thurs. May 30th Alde.
Letters and Manuscripts [20986].
406 lots
Bloomsbury
Auctions. Important Book and Manuscripts
[36055]. 424 lots
Bubb
Kuyper. Prints [58e]. 917 lots
Bubb
Kuyper. Prints and Photographs
[58f]. 415 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Prints [101h]. 834 lots
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books – internet
bidding ending today [2013222]. 216 lots
Keys
Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books [53013]. 832 lots
PBA Galleries. South Sea:
The Library of Dr. Richard Topel, Part II [507]. 349 lots
Profiles
in History. The Property of a
Distinguished American Private Collector,
Part II [53013]. 247 lots
Tajan. Prints, Photographs [21896]. 41 lots
Fri. May 31st Alde. Letters and Manuscripts [20986]. 406 lots
Bubb
Kuyper. Prints [58g]. 816 lots
Keys
Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books [53013]. 402 lots
Sat. June 1st Galerie Bassenge.
Prints [101k]. 316 lots
Galerie
Bassenge. Prints – Session II
[101L]. 217 lots
John
McInnis Auctioneers [281]. 21 lots
Morton
Casa de Subastas. Books, Documents and
Engravings [672]. 262 lots
Skinner,
Inc. Fine Books and Manuscripts
[2658B]. 444 lots
Sun. June 2nd Carlsen Gallery. Prints, Photographs [60213]. 16 lots
National
Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera –
Earhart, Antique, History, etc. [06022013].
The summer slow down is coming but
only after the early summer surge.
Bruce McKinney
AE