Auction Update Review
The Pace Will Soon Quicken
For the week ending Saturday March
23rd 21 auctions were archived to the AED; 5 in US dollars, 8 in
British pounds, and 8 in euros. Turnover
was a robust $26,423,636. Five thousand
two hundred and twenty-three lots were offered and 4,009 sold for a 77% success
rate.
Eleven sales saw their total
dollars exceed 100% of the total of their high estimates:
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 18th: 277%
Ader. Manuscripts and Autographs – Collection of an
Amateur on February 21st:
264%
Bonhams. The X’ian Incident: The Papers of Hyland “Bud” Lyon on March
20th: 235%
Sothebys. Mark Birley:
The Private Collection on March 20th: 218%
Henri Godts Books & Prints
Auctions. Prints on March 19th: 142%
Christies. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on
March 20th: 126%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Books on March 15th: 121%
The Romantic Agony Books and Prints
Auctions. Books and Prints on March 15th: 117%
Christies. Library of a Spanish Bibliophile on March 20th: 114%
Rossini. Prints on March 14th: 104%
Bonhams. Books, Maps, Manuscripts, and Historical
Photographs on March 19th:
101%
Six sales reached one million
dollars:
Christies. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on
March 20th: $8,636,184
Sothebys. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on
March 19th: $7,011,760
Bonhams. The X’ian Incident: The Papers of Hyland “Bud” Lyon on March
20th: $2,710,125
Ader. Manuscripts and Autographs – Collection of an
Amateur on February 21st:
$1,357,337
The Romantic Agony Books and Prints
Auctions. Books and Prints on March 15th: $1,343,128
Bonhams. Books, Maps, Manuscripts, and Historical
Photographs on March 19th:
$1,192,682
Eleven sales sold 80% or more of
their lots:
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 18th: 100%
Bonhams. The X’ian Incident: The Papers of Hyland “Bud” Lyon on March
20th: 100%
Sothebys. Mark Birley:
The Private Collection on March 20th: 97%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Prints on March 19th: 94%
Ader. Manuscripts and Autographs – Collection of an
Amateur on February 21st: 94%
Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. American History on March 18th: 88%
Henri Godts Books & Prints
Auctions. Prints on March 19th: 85%
Bonhams. Books, Maps, Manuscripts, and Historical
Photographs on March 19th:
85%
Rossini. Prints on March 14th: 85%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com] on March
21st: 85%
Christies. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on
March 20th: 83%
For the week ahead 12 sales are
scheduled:
Sun. Mar. 24th Bonhams. Prints [30906]. 85 lots
Osenat. French Empire at Fontainbleau [21043]. 97 lots
Thomaston
Place. The Lost Drawings of G.
Wachsteter [302]. 448 lots
Tues. Mar. 26th Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan. Books, Prints [21266]. 39 lots
Cornette
de Saint Cyr. Space Quest [21340]. 31 lots
Wed. Mar. 27th Cornette de Saint Cyr. Prints and Multiples [21371]. 283 lots
Minerva
Auctions Roma. Books, Autographs and
Prints [OMA-88]. 446 lots
Thurs. Mar. 28th Bloomsbury Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints [36034]. 481 lots
Cornette de Saint Cyr. Private Sacha Guitry [21341]. 57 lots
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books internet bidding ending today [201313]. 686 lots
PBA
Galleries. Rare Americana – African
American History – Travel – Cartography [503].
406 lots
Fri. Mar. 29th Audap & Mirabaud. Historical Memories [21211]. 17 lots
Sat. Mar. 30th Heritage Auctions [Ha.com]. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia [7074]. 255 lots
This the last week before the pace
quickens in April. It may seem leisurely
but its about to become frenetic.
Bruce McKinney
AE