Auction Update Review
Into the High Season
For the week ending Saturday March 22nd 28 auctions were archived to the AED; 8 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 15 in US dollars. Turnover was $20,818,113 as 7,348 lots were offered and 5,673 sold for a 77% success rate. It was a strong week.
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4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 18th: $3,810,463
Christies. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on March 19th: $3,461,500
Christies. James Ensor Prints - The Mira Jacob Collection on March 19th: $1,302,866
Bonhams. Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on March 19th: $1,111,050
9 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
RR Auction. Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph - bidstart 2/21 on March 12th: 329.30%
Beaussant Lefevre. Books and Manuscripts on March 12th: 164.47%
Dorotheum . Automobilia on March 18th: 160.34%
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Prints, Books, Maps on March 18th: 154.80%
Christies. Japanese and Korean Art - Prints on March 18th: 149.60%
Christies. James Ensor Prints - The Mira Jacob Collection on March 19th: 138.77%
Bonhams. Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on March 19th: 133.11%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on March 19th: 124.21%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Estate of Harold K. Hill Antiques - Prints, Books on March 15th: 117.34%
15 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Estate of Harold K. Hill Antiques - Prints, Books on March 15th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Master Prints on March 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet Bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 93.75%
Christies. James Ensor Prints - The Mira Jacob Collection on March 19th: 91.56%
Bonhams. Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on March 19th: 88.99%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on March 19th: 88.65%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/13 on March 20th: 87.90%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints on March 18th: 87.34%
Beaussant Lefevre. Books and Manuscripts on March 12th: 87.31%
Christies. Japanese and Korean Art - Prints on March 18th: 86.27%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 18th: 85.23%
Paige Auction. Collectors Sale - Ephemera on March 18th: 81.48%
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Prints, Books, Maps on March 18th: 80.44%
Heritage Auctions. Texana on March 15th: 80.17%
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Mar. 24th
Peter Arnold. Prahran VIC . Rare Books, Maps, Prints and Manuscripts. 328 lots
Tue. Mar. 25th
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs I. Literature. 391 lots
Bonhams. Oxford . Printed Books, Maps and Photographs. 737 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Prints. 11 lots
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs II. Science. 163 lots
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs III. Fine Arts. 85 lots
Wed. Mar. 26th
Sothebys. Paris. Curiosity: A Modern Look. 6 lots
Rupert Toovey and Co. West Sussex. Prints. 52 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Books. 337 lots
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs IV. Music. 233 lots
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs V. Theatre and Film. 12 lots
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs VI. History. 318 lots
Thu. Mar. 27th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 503 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books - Day 1. 629 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 493 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed & Manuscript African Americana. 598 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Americana - Trave - Maps and Views. 645 lots
Sothebys. London. Exploration & Discovery 1576-1939: The Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching Part I, A-C. 350 lots
Morton Casa de Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antiquarian Books and Documents. 343 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/20. 431 lots
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinic Letters. 425 lots
Fri. Mar. 28th
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books, Graphics, Autographs. 731 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books - Day 2. 178 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 359 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Prints - Bidstart 3/21. 13 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 175 lots
Sat. Mar. 29th
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern Art Graphics. 421 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comic Strips, Original Prints, Albums By-Products. 722 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Print, Books and Photographs. 587 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Spirit of the 20th Century. 89 lots
Alain and Evelyne Morel de Westgaver. 1050 Bruxelles. Books and Ephemera. 516 lots
Blacksparrow. Sun Valley. Monterpalooza Charity Auction - Memorabilia. 53 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Posters, Photographs and Prints. 467 lots
Sun. Mar. 30th
Bonhams. San Francisco. Prints. 12 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet Bidstart 3/23.
It's a busy week and there are busier weeks ahead.
Bruce McKinney
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