Auction Update Review
In the Heart of the Season
For the week ending Saturday November 9th 34 auctions were archived to the AED, 14 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 15 is US dollars. Turnover was $12,088,921 on the sale of 12,121 lots, 65% of the 18,628 offered.
Two auctions saw total sales reach the million dollar level:
Christies. Old Books, Art Books, and Manuscripts on November 6th: $2,424,094
Swann Galleries. The Armory Show at 100 – Prints on November 5th: $1,315,375
Five sales saw their totals reach 100% of the estimates of all lots offered:
RR Auction. Autographs – JFK 50 Years after Dallas on October 24th: 678%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Library of a Gentleman on November 7th: 140%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents – Vintage Contemporary Photography on November 6th: 118%
Heritage Auctions. Space on November 1st: 100%
Fifteen sales saw at least 80% of their sell:
Bloomsbury Auctions. Library of a Gentleman on November 7th: 100%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on November 4th: 100%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera on November 3rd: 100%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Civil War, Ephemera, Signed on October 13th: 100%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Burman, PA Dutch. Ornithology, etc. on September 13th: 100%
Archives International Auctions. Historical Documents, Autographs, and the Copps Collection on October 19th: 99%
Heritage Auctions. Comics – Internet bidding ended November 3rd: 99%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books internet bidding ended November 7th: 93%
Heritage Auctions. Posters – internet bidding ended November 3rd: 91%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 6th: 90%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints on November 5th: 87%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents – Vintage Contemporary Photography on November 6th: 86%
Heritage Auctions. Space on November 1st: 83%
Bonhams. Sports Memorabilia on November 6th: 83%
Heritage Auctions. Photography on November 2nd: 81%
For the week upcoming 38 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Nov. 11th
Doyle – New York. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints [111113]. 222 lots
Tues. Nov. 12th
Bonhams – London. Books [20753]. 361 lots
Burgersdijk and Niermans – Leiden. Books [338]. 1,268 lots
Swann Galleries – New York. Early Printed Medical and Science Books [2330]. 316 lots
Sothebys – London. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History [13405]. 228 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions – Amsterdam. Exhibitions by Vincent Mentzel [111213]. 245 lots
Wed. Nov. 13th
RR Auction – Amherst. Autographs [418]. 1,911 lots
Burgersdijk and Niermans – Leiden. Books [338]. 1,268 lots
Piasa – Paris. Ancient and Modern Prints [22683]. 345 lots
Thurs. Nov. 14th
Kapandji Morhange – Paris. Ancient Photographs [15612]. 317 lots
Christies – Paris. Photograph Collection [3580]. 149 lots
Minerva Auctions Roma – Roma. Modern and Contemporary Art [95]. 26 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions – London. Bibliophile [36091]. 539 lots
Freemans – Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Sale: Books [1477]. 85 lots
Christies – New York. George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation [3454]. 1 lot
Aguttes – Neuilly-sur-Seine. Books and Ancient Paper [24085]. 297 lots
Heritage Auctions – Dallas. Rare Books – internet bidding ending today [201346]. 342 lots
Kestenbaum and Company – New York. Fine Judaica [111413]. 398 lots
Fri. Nov. 15th
Sothebys – Paris. Photographs [PF1320]. 126 lots
Kapandji Morhange – Paris. Modern Photographs [15613]. 421 lots
Christies – London – South Kensington. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts [9702]. 476 lots
Cowans Auctions – Cincinnati. American History [376]. 402 lots
Artcurial – Paris. Nicholas de Crecy – New York sur Loire [2454]. 40 lots
Sat. Nov. 16th
Heritage Auctions – Dallas. Movie Posters [7083]. 1,106 lots
Christies – Paris. Contemporary Photographs [3549]. 61 lots
Christies – Paris. Contemporary Photographs [3561]. 113 lots
Alain and Evelyne Morel de Westgaver – 1050 Bruxelles. Books [111613]. 575 lots
Artcurial – Paris. Comic Strips [2392]. 132 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier – Paris. Comic Strips [17089]. 374 lots
Artcurial – Paris. Comic Strips, Session I [24201]. 502 lots
Sun. Nov. 17th
Heritage Auctions – Dallas. Movie Posters [7083]. 1,106 lots
Skinner – Boston. Fine Books and Manuscripts [2687B]. 497 lots
Bonhams – Los Angeles. Books [21023]. 114 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier – Paris. Comic Strips [17090]. 543 lots
Heritage Auctions – Dallas. Comics internet bidding ending today [121346].
Heritage Auctions – Dallas. Posters – internet bidding ending today [161346].
Osenat – Fontainbleau. The Empire at Fontainebleau [17374]. 150 lots
Ader – Paris. Photograph Collection from the Catholic Institute of Paris [24017]. 180 lots
It’s a very busy week. Heading into the holidays there’s a sale starting every 4 hours and twenty-five minutes.
Best of luck in the rooms,
Bruce McKinney
AE