Auction Update Review
Down to the Wire
For the week ending Saturday
November 3rd 34 auctions were archived to the AED. Turnover was $36,634,712, 81% of the
aggregate high estimate of all lots offered.
Eleven thousand one hundred and twelve lots were offered and 6,816 lots
sold for a 61% success rate. Sotheby’s
and Christies did the heavy lifting with their prints and multiples sales,
between them 587 lots brought $18,490,041 or $31,499 a lot.
Nine sales reached a million
dollars:
Sotheby’s. Prints in New York on November 1st: $11,619,000
Christies. Prints and Multiples in New York on October
30th: $6,749,100
Christies. Collection of Books in London on October 29th: $4,224,200
Christies. Collection of an Amateur Bibliophile in Paris
on October 30th: $2,461,743
Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F.
Tajan. Enki Bilaf – “Oxymore” Last
Paintings on October 29th:
$1,870,083
Christies. Important Antiquarian Books, Art Books and
Manuscripts in London on October 29th: $1,675,429
Christies. Vintage Posters in London on November 1st: $1,411,667
Christies. Sporting Books in London on October 30th: $1,174,584
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on November 2nd: $1,009,462
Eight sales saw their proceeds
exceed 100% of the aggregate high estimate of all lots offered:
Christies. Collection of Books in London on October 29th: 211%
Dorotheum. Books and Decorative Prints on October 30th: 164%
Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F.
Tajan. Enki Bilaf – “Oxymore” Last
Paintings on October 29th:
137%
Christies. Collection of an Amateur Bibliophile in Paris
on October 30th: 120%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old, Modern Prints on October 29th: 112%
Ader. Free Masonry on October 23rd: 111%
Audap & Mirabaud. Historical Memories on October 23rd: 106%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Books on October 24th: 102%
Ten sales saw 80% or more of their
lots sell:
Dirk Soulis. A 50 Year Sale on October 27th: 100%
Audap & Mirabaud. Women give to Women on October 18th: 100%
Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F.
Tajan. Enki Bilaf – “Oxymore” Last
Paintings on October 29th:
100%
Christies. Collection of an Amateur Bibliophile in Paris
on October 30th: 88%
Knotty Pine Auction Service. Antique and Estate Books on October 27th: 87%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old, Modern Prints on October 29th: 87%
Dorotheum. Books and Decorative Prints on October 30th: 86%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on November 2nd: 83%
Rupert Toovey and Company. Antiquarian and Collectors Books on October 9th: 81%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile Sale on November 1st: 80%
For the week ahead 25 sales are
scheduled:
Monday Nov. 5th Doyle New York. Books, Photographs and Prints [110512]. 774 lots
Tuesday Nov. 6th Amsterdam Book Auctions. Books, prints, comics, posters [18]. 297 lots
Rupert
Toovey & Co. Photographs, Ephemera
[1083]. 131 lots
Swann
Galleries. Old Master Through Modern
Prints; including Salvador Dali Prints,
Drawings, Art Books [2292]. 495 lots
Wed. Nov. 7th Audap &
Mirabaud. Books [19716]. 350 lots
Bonhams. Sporting Sale [19873]. 54 lots
Leslie
Hindman. Fine Books and Manuscripts
[216]. 580 lots
Zisska
& Schauer. Books, Manuscripts,
Incunabula [60a]. 826 lots
Thurs. Nov. 8th Aguttes. Books, Posters, Photos [20050]. 189 lots
Bloomsbury
Auctions. Sporting Goods [35993]. 487 lots
De
Baecque & Associes. Books, Comic
Books and Autographs. 161 lots [20158]
Dorotheum. Prints [9737]. 60 lots
Heritage
Auctions. Rare Books internet bidding
ending today. 406 lots
PBA
Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts
[492]. 270 lots
Swann
Galleries. Rare & Important Travel
Posters [2293]. 201 lots
Zisska
& Schauer. Books, Manuscripts,
Incunabula [60b]. 814 lots
Zisska
& Schauer. Books, Manuscripts,
Incunabula [60c]. 661 lots
Friday Nov. 9th Librairie Loeb-Larocque. Antique Maps – Old Books [110912]. 314 lots
Binoche
and Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books,
Atlases [13881]. 321 lots
Zisska
& Schauer. Books, Manuscripts
[60d]. 801 lots
Saturday Nov. 10th Clars Auction Gallery. Photographs, Prints, Special Collection
[111012]. 55 lots
Cottone. Prints [67].
17 lots
Dirk
Soulis Auctions. Prints [33820]. 130 lots
Sunday Nov. 11th Bonhams.
Prints [20069].
Bruun
Rasmussen. Books [1245]
For the week ahead the auction
surge continues. Every 6 hours and 43
minutes another sale will begin. Altogether
8,394 lots for these sales are posted and searchable in the upcoming auction search.
Bruce McKinney
AE
November 4th, 2012