For the week ending Saturday September 29^th, 2012 15 auctions were archived to the AED, 3 in US dollars, 3 in Swiss francs, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Canadian dollars and 6 in euros.  Five thousand five hundred and ninety-six lots were offered and 3,777 sold for a 67.5% success rate.  Total turnover was $4,547,571 or 73% of the high estimate of all lots offered.

No sales, looking exclusively at their book, manuscript, map and ephemera lots, sold a million dollars of material.  Of course, the Brook Astor Sale at Sotheby’s realized $19 million but only 29 of the 902 lots were in the categories AE encompasses.  These lots realized $237,193.

Four sales reached 100% of the total of the high estimates for all lots offered:

Sothebys.  Property from the Estate of Brook Astor on September 24^th:  193%

Ferraton.  Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on September 21^st:  125%

Dorotheum.  Modern Prints on September 26^th:  120%

Bonhams.  Printed Books and Maps on September 25^th:  115%

Four sales sold at least 80% of their lots:

Sotheby’s.  Property from the Estate of Brook Astor on September 24^th:  93%

Bonhams.  Printed Books and Maps on September 25^th:  92%

Christie’s.  Collection of Helene Rochas:  85%

Ferraton.  Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on September 21^st:  82%

For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 1^st    Bruun Rasmussen.  Books, 227 lots. [1240]

Tues. Oct. 2^nd          Bonhams.  Early Printing and English Books, 285 lots.  [20412]

                                    Map World.  Antique Maps, 70 lots.  [5]

                                    Swann Galleries.  Printed & Manuscript Americana, 528 lots.  [2287]

Wed. Oct. 3^rd              Lyon and Turnbull.  International Sale:  Prints, 2 lots.  [360]

                                    Map World.  Antique Maps, 70 lots.  [5]

                                    Sotheby’s.  Photographs, 270 lots.  [NO8885]

Thurs. Oct. 4^th      Bloomsbury Auctions.  Red China.  [35982]

                                    Christie’s.  Photographs.  [2586]

                                    Christie’s.  Posters with a Purpose:  The London Transport Museum Sale.  [6934]

                                    Christie’s.  Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds.  [5708]

                                    Christie’s.  Richard Avedon Photographs.  [2650]

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Historical Manuscripts, 468 lots.  [6084] 

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books, 960.  [6091]

                                    Kapandji Morhange.  Antiquarian and Modern Books.  [13920]

                                    Knotty Pine Auction Service.  Ephemera, Advertising and Estate Books.  [100412]

                                    Map World.  Antique Maps, 70 lots.  [5]

                                    Swann Galleries.  Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian.  [10412]

                                    Swann Galleries.  Fine Photographs & Photobooks.  [2288]

                                    Waddington’s.  Public Enemy:  US DOJ and FBI Wanted Posters and Related Ephemera – Internet Sale.  [100112]

Fri.  Oct. 5^th                 Alde.  Library of Lucien Choudin; Books of Voltaire.  [19717]

                                    Bloomsbury Auctions.  Bibliophile.  [35984]

                                    Christie’s.  Photographs.  [2586]

                                    Christie’s.  Photographs.  [2650]

                                    Christie’s.  Art of Islam.  [6945]

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Historical Manuscripts.  [6084]

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.COM].  Rare Books, 960 items.  [6091]

                                    Kapandji Morhange.  Antiquarian and Modern Books.  [13920]

                                    Kiefer – Buch – and – Kunstauktionen.  Books, Graphics modern and Ancient Arts, Antiques, 8074 items.  [82]

                                    Map World.  Antique Maps.  [5]

                                    Marc van de Wiele Auctions.  Jewish books, maps, manuscripts, ketubbot, art books.  [43]

                                    Marc van de Wiele Auctions.  Modern Illustrated Books Auction, 486 items.  [44]

Sat.  Oct. 6^th                Coutau-Begarie.  Comic Strips.  [100612]

                                    ERA Encheres.  Books.  [19693]

                                    Kiefer – Buch – und Kunstauktionen.  Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques.  [82]

                                    Marc van de Wiele Auctions.  Rare books and manuscripts auction, 808 lots.  [45].

Bruce McKinney

AE

September 30^th, 2012