Auction Update Review
Summer Arrives
For the week ending Saturday June
29th, 2013 29 auctions were archived to the AED; 18 in US dollars, 2
in British pounds, 8 in euros and 1 in Swiss francs. Turnover was $14,816,087 on the sale of 6,730
lots, 71.75% of the 9,380 lots offered.
Two sales reached the
million-dollar level:
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including
Americana on June 21st:
$4,103,750
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on June 25th: $1,174,871
Six events saw their total sales
reach 100% of the total of their high estimates for all lots offered:
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on June 13th: 149%
Alde. Ancient , and of the 19th Century
Books on June 24th: 140%
James D. Julia. Firearms Ephemera on March 11th: 140%
Ferraton. Etchings, Books on June 22nd: 129%
Ferraton. Ancient and Modern Books, Photographs on June
21st: 121%
Tajan. Ancient and Modern Prints on June 27th: 103%
Ten sales saw 80% or more of their
lots sell:
Robert A. Siegel Galleries. The Declaration of Independence on June 25th: 100%
Heritage Galleries [HA.com]. Americana, Political on June 22nd: 94%
James D. Julia. Firearms Ephemera on March 11th: 92%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Legends of the Wild West on June 22nd: 87%
Bonhams. Northwest America and the Arctic on June 25th:
85%
Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. American History on June 21st: 84%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including
Americana on June 21st: 82%
Bonhams. Books on June 25th: 82%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books, internet bidding ended June 27th: 81%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on June 13th: 80%
For the week ahead 5 sales are
scheduled:
Tues. July 12nd Sothebys. Western Manuscripts and Literature
[L13240]. 71 lots
John
Nicholson, Fine Art Auctioneer & Valuer.
Books and Manuscripts [2886058].
Thurs. July 4th De Baecque &
Associes. Autographs, Documents,
Photographs [21776]. 282 lots
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com] Rare Book – internet
bidding ending today. 206 lots
Sun. July 7th National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Basquiat, Medieval,
American West, etc. [07072013]
It’s a quiet week but will be a
busy month.
Bruce McKinney
AE