Auction Update Review
The Armies Gather
For the week ending Saturday March
9th 18 auctions were archived to the AED; 7 in euros, 2 in British
pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 7 in US dollars. Four thousand three hundred and eighty-four
lots were offered 3,243 sold for a 74% success rate. Total turnover was $4,532,644.
One sale reached a million dollars:
Swann Galleries, Inc. 19th and 20th Century
Prints on March 7th, 2013:
$2,505,034
Four sales saw their total sales
reach 100% of the total of their high estimates:
Neret – Minet & Tessier. Military Books on February 28th,
2013: 216%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books and Maps on March 6th,
2013: 127%
Pierre Berge & Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on March 7th,
2013: 111%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Natural History and Sporting Books and Prints
on March 7th: 103%
Seven sales sold at least 80% of
their lots:
James D. Julia. Asian Prints on February 1st,
2013: 100%
Dorotheum. Gun Books on March 2nd, 2013: 100%
Neret – Minet & Tessier. Military Books on February 28th: 95%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books inter auction ended March 7th,
2013: 92%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books and Maps on March 6th,
2013: 90%
James D. Julia Auctioneers. Books, Prints on January 31st: 80%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Texana on March 1st, 2013: 80%
For the week ahead 17 sales are
scheduled
Mon. Mar. 11th Alde.
Library of the Castle of La Plagne [21115]. 331 lots
Bruun
Rasmussen. Prints [1311]. 48 lots
James
D. Julia Auctioneers. Firearms Ephemera
[331]. 13 lots
Tues. Mar. 12th Bruun Rasmussen. Prints [1311]. 48 lots
James D. Julia Auctioneers. Firearms Ephemera continued [331]. 13 lots
Wed. Mar. 13th Ader.
Ancient and Modern Books [20829].
289 lots
RR
Auction. Rare Manuscripts, Autographs
and Documents – bidding ends today [404].
Thurs. Mar. 14th Antiquarian Auctions.com. Rare Books online bidding ends today
[25]. 436 lots
Thurs. Mar. 14th Addison and Sarova. Rare Books: “God, Guts and Glory” the Library of a Southern Collector [1003a]
Bloomsbury
Auctions. Bibliophile Books [31413]. 579 lots
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books online
bidding ending today [201311]. 247 lots
PBA
Galleries. Fine Literature; Children’s
and Illustrated Books [502]. 621 lots
Fri. Mar. 15th The Romantic Agony Book and Print
Auctions. Books and Prints [50]. 1,345 lots
Sat. Mar. 16th Addison and Sarova. Rare Books:
“God, Guts and Glory” the Library of a Southern Collector [1003]. 300 lots
The Romantic Agony Book and Print
Auctions. Books and Prints [50] ending
today. 1,345 lots
Sun. Mar. 17th Bonhams. Books, Prints, Photographs [20900]. 14 lots
The market is increasingly being
defined in the auction rooms.
Bruce McKinney
AE
10 March 2013