Auction Update Review
The Market: coming into focus
For the week ending Saturday
January 26th 9 sales were archived to the AED; 6 in US dollar, 1 in
British pounds, and 2 in euros. Total
sales were, when adjusted into US dollars, $1,479,907, 66% of the total of the
high estimates of all lots offered. Two thousand
one hundred and fourteen lots were offered and 1,620 sold for a 77% success
rate.
No auction event reached a million
dollars in total sales while two sales reached 100% of the total of their high
estimates.
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Prints on January 22nd: 101%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Prints on January 21st: 100%
Four sales sold 80% or more of
their lots:
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books, Internet bidding ended January 24th: 91%
Sothebys. Audubon Prints on January 25th: 82%
Bonhams. Prints on January 20th: 81%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Prints on January 22nd: 80%
For the week ahead 22 sales are
scheduled:
Tuesday Jan 29th Ader.
Prints [20820]. 171 lots
Christie’s. Old Master Prints [2778]. 62 lots
Doyle
New York. Prints, Books [12913]. 26 lots
Sotheby’s. Property of the Estate of Giancarlo Baroni
[N08857]. 2 lots
Wed. Jan. 30th Alexander Autographs, Inc. Autographs [49]. 697 lots
Dominic
Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books,
Maps and Ephemera [13013]. 713 lots
Gray’s
Auctioneers. Prints [64]. 60 lots
Sotheby’s. Property of the Estate of Giancarlo Baroni
[N08857]. 2 lots
Thursday Jan. 31st Alexander Autographs, Inc. Autographs ending today [49]. 697 lots AntiquarianAuctions.com Rare Books internet bidding ending today [24]. 434 lots
Bloomsbury
Auctions. Maps and Atlases [36031]. 397 lots
De
Baecque & Associes. Ancient and
Modern Books – Books of XIX Century and Regionalism [20925]
Heritage
Auctions. Rare Books internet bidding
ends today [201305]. 200 lots
Friday Feb. 1st Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Prints [1086]. 130 lots
Kiefer
– Book and Art Auctions. Books
[83]. 7,828 lots
Piasa. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Photos
[20602]. 197 lots
Skinner,
Inc. Fine Prints [2635B]. 260 lots
Sat. Feb. 2nd Alain & Evelyne Morel de
Westgaver. Prints and Books [37]. 592 lots
Coutau-Begarie. Comics [20900]
Kiefer
– Book and Art Auctions. Books
continuing [83]. 7,828 lots
Stair
Auctioneers & Appraisers. Works on
Paper [20213]. 239 lots
Here is a link to an interactive database of this past week's reported sales. The headers, when clicked, re-order the data.
A field dominated by fixed prices
on listing and dealer sites, in a rapidly fluctuating market, is very dependent
on auction realizations to establish current value. The evolving picture seems to be of
continuing interest but at prices a b it lower than a year ago.
Bruce McKinney
AE
Sunday January 27th, 2013