Auction Update Review
Strength in the Rooms
For the week ending May 4th
21 auctions were archived to the AED; 10 in US dollars, 4 in British pounds, and 7 in euros.. Total turnover was $33,923,027. Six thousand one hundred and nine lots were
offered and 5,018 sold for an 82% sale rate.
It was a strong week.
Seven sales saw their totals reach
a million US dollars:
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: $10,272,900
Sothebys. Prints on May 2nd: $9,714,444
Christies. Books and Manuscripts on April 29th: $2,407,763
Sothebys. Bibliotheque des ducs de Luynes, Chateau de
Dampiere – First part on April 29th:
$2,354,715
Swann Galleries. Old Master through Modern Prints on May 1st: $2,198,446
Bonhams. Prints on April 30th: $1,970,121
Doyle New York. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on
April 29th: $1,329,706
Six events saw total sales reach
100% of the total of high estimates of all lots offered:
Ferraton. Ancient and Modern Books, Autographs and
Prints on April 27th: 166%
Piasa. Workshop and Freemasonry on April 25th: 133%
Sothebys. Bibliotheque des ducs de Luynes, Chateau de
Dampiere – First part on April 29th:
133%
Bonhams. Books on April 30th: 117%
Ferraton. Ancient and Modern Books. Autographs and
Prints on April 26th: 117%
Neret – Minet & Tessier. Cinema Posters on April 25th: 100%
Thirteen sales saw at least 80% of
their lots sell:
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Adirondacks, Maps, MA,
PA, etc on April 21st: 100%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera - Marilyn, Sendak, PA,
Antique, etc. on March 10th:
100%
Piasa. Workshop and Freemasonry on April 25th: 92%
Bonhams. Books on April 30th: 90%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: 90%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books – internet bidding ended on May 2nd: 86%
Doyle New York. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on April 29th: 86%
Sothebys. Prints on May 2nd: 85%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old and Modern Prints on April 29th: 84%
Sothebys. A Treasured Legacy: The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Judaica
Collection: 84%
Sothebys. Bibliotheque des ducs de Luynes, Chateau de
Dampiere – First part on April 29th:
83%
Bonhams. Prints on April 30th: 80%
Ferraton. Ancient and Modern Books, Autographs and
Prints on April 26th: 80%
For the week ahead 13 sales are posted and
5,514 lots searchable:
Mon. May 6th Zisska & Schauer. Books [61]. 2109 lots
Tues. May 7th Bonhams. Photographs [20912]. 135 lots
Bruun
Rasmussen. Old and Modern Prints [1319]. 63 lots
Burgerdijk
& Niermans. Books and Mapd
[337]. 1329 lots
Zisska
& Schauer. Books [61]. 2109 lots
Wed. May 8th Bonhams.
Roy Davids: Part III: Poetry [L-Z] [20923]. 262 lots
Burgerdijk
& Niermans. Books and Mapd
[337]. 1329 lots
Zisska
& Schauer. Books [61]. 2109 lots
Thurs. May 9th Bloomsbury Auctions. The Botanical Library of a Continental
Gentleman [36052]. 288 lots
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books on line
bidding ends today [201319]. 285 lots
PBA
Galleries. Fine Books in all Fields
[506]. 477 lots
Swann
Galleries. Art, Press and Illustrated
Books [2313]. 303 lots
Sat. May 11th Guernsey’s. John James Audubon Handsome Works of Nature
[51113]. 230 lots
Sun. May 12th Bonhams. Books and Prints [20965]. 33 lots
National
Book Auctions. Books [51213].
It’s a little quieter this coming
week but still 13 sales and 5,514 lots.
Bruce McKinney
AE
5 May 2013