Auction Update Review
Another Busy Week
For the week ending Saturday April
27th 22 auctions were archived to the AED; 4 in US dollars, 2 in British
pounds, and 16 in euros. Six thousand
two hundred and ninety lots were offered and 4,021 sold for a 64% success
rate. Total turnover was a comfortable
$8,397,511.
Two sales reached the one million
dollar level:
Ketterer Kunst / F. Doerling. Modern Prints on April 19th: $1,961,445
Christies. Travel, Science, and Natural History on April
24th: $1,942,100
Six events saw total sales exceed
100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Ketterer Kunst / F. Doerling. Modern Prints on April 19th: 183%
Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F.
Tajan. Library of an Amateur, Part I on
April 20th: 134%
Galerie Bassenge. Autographs on April 19th: 131%
Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F.
Tajan. Library of an Amateur, Part II on
April 20th: 124%
Dorotheum. Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical
Objects on April 25th: 120%
Christies. Collection Denise Levy on April 25th: 115%
Seven sales saw at least 80% of
their lots sell:
Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F.
Tajan. Library of an Amateur, Part I on
April 20th: 98%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books internet bidding ended April
25th: 91%
Doyle New York. Rare Books and Autographs on April 23rd: 89%
Dorotheum. Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical
Objects on April 25th: 88%
Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F.
Tajan. Library of an Amateur, Part II on
April 20th: 88%
Bonhams. Period Art and Design – Books and Prints on
April 21st: 81%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile Books on April 18th: 80%
For the week ahead 23 events are
scheduled:
Mon. April
29th Bruun Rasmussen. Old and Modern Prints [1318]. 50 lots
Christies. Books and
Manuscripts [3548]. 242 lots
Doyle New York. Old Master,
Modern and Contemporary Prints [261].
182 lots
Minerva Auctions Roma.
Photography [ROMA-88]. 195 lots
Sothebys. A Treasured Legacy:
The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Judaica [N08961]. 25 lots
Sothebys. Bibliotheque des
ducs de Luynes, Chateau de Dampierre – First Part [PF-1323]. 364 lots
Tues. April
30th Bonhams. Books [20688]. 580 lots
Bonhams. Prints [20911]. 321 lots
Bruun
Rasmussen. Old and Modern Prints
[1318]. 50 lots
Christies. Prints and
Multiples [2697]. 403 lots
Sothebys. Bibliotheque des
ducs de Luynes, Chateau de Dampierre – First Part [PF-1323]. 364 lots
Sothebys. Collections
[L13311]. 12 lots
Wed. May 1st Bonhams. Prints
[20911]. 321 lots
Christies. Prints and Multiples [2697]. 403 lots
Swann
Galleries. Old Master through Modern
Prints [2312]
Thurs. May 2nd Bonhams. Books, Prints [20647]. 19 lots
Eldred’s. Asian Art – Prints [759]. 28 lots
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books internet
bidding ending today [201318]. 284 lots
Kestenbaum
and Company. Fine Judaica, Hebrew Books,
Manuscripts and Autograph
Letters [58].
393 lots
Sothebys. Prints [N08986]. 372 lots
Fri. May 3rd Sothebys. Prints [N08986]. 372 lots
Sat. May 4th Neal Auction Company.
Prints [50413]. 78 lots
Sun. May 5th Neal
Auction Company. Prints [50413]. 78 lots
Another busy week.
Bruce McKinney
AE
April 28, 2013