For the week ending Saturday June 15^th 33 auctions were archived to the AED; 6 in US dollars, 2 in British pounds, and 25 in euros.  Turnover was $21,904,079 as 13,637 lots were offered and 9,165 sold for a 67% success rate.  The average lot realization was $2,390.

Six sales saw at least a million dollars change hands:

Christies.  Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts on May 12^th:  $5,9019,329

Sothebys.  Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on May 11^th:  $3,691,946

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Comic Strips with L’univers du Createur de Tintin – 3^rd Part on June 8^th:  $1,944,472

Ketterer Kunst / F. Doerling.  Books on May 27^th:  $1,820,054

Galerie Bassenge.  Prints on May 30^th:  $1,602,566

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Prints and Illustrated Books on June 5^th:  $1,148,087

Seven sales saw total proceeds exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Comics, Illustrations – Benefitting “Douleurs sans Frontiers” on June 6th:  258%

Piasa.  Books, Prints on June 11^th:  137%

Osenat.  French Empire at Fontainbleau on June 6^th:  132%

Alde.  First Editions of the XIX and XX – Collection of Tschann on May 3^rd:  124%

Galerie Bassenge.  Prints on June 1^st:  121%

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Prints and Illustrated Books on June 5^th:  110% 

Bubb Kuyper.  Bibliograph, Typography, Cartography, Art Reference on May 28^th:  104%

Six sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

John McInnis.  Prints on June 1^st:  95%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books internet bidding ended June 13^th:  92%

Galerie Bassenge.  Prints on June 1^st:  89%

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Comics, Illustrations – Benefitting “Douleurs sans Frontiers” on June 6th:  88%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Militaria and Civil War on June 8^th:  87%

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Prints and Illustrated Books on June 5^th:  80%

For the week ahead 38 sales are scheduled:

Mon. June 17^th       Dorotheum.  Globes [61713].  37 lots
Audap Mirabaud &.  Autographs and Manuscripts, Ancient and Modern Books [21932].  252 lots
Cornette de Saint Cyr.  Prints [21590].  393 lots

Tues. June 18^th                Bruun Rasmussen.  Modern Prints [1325].  49 lots
Christies.  Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts [8952].  236 lots

                                               Henri Godts Books & Prints Auctions.  Books [61813].  450 lots

                                               Pierre Berge & Associes.  Ancient and Modern Books [21791].  123 lots
Pierre Berge & Associes.  Jean-Paul Morin Collection – 4^th Part:  Photographs [22121].  202 Lots

Wed. June 19^th                 Minerva Auctions Roma.  Enchantment of Art:  Prints [ROMA-93].  40 lots

                                               Bloomsbury Auctions.  Bibliophile [36060].  538 lots

                                              Bonhams.  Books [20752].  227 lots

                                             Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Printed Books, Maps and Documents [61913].  534 lots

                                              RR Auction.  Autographs [410].  1751 lots

                                             Skinner, Inc.  Prints, Books, Ephemera [2660M].  43 lots

                                             Sothebys.  Collection Raoul Simonsen [PF1331].  343 lots

Thurs. June 20^th              Christies.  The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three:  The Baroque and
  Rococo Periods [2800].  410 lots

                                             Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Children’s Illustrated Books, etc [62013].  364 lots

                                             Dorotheum.  Books and Decorative Prints [62013].  313 lots

                                             Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books internet bidding ending today [201325].  245 lots

                                    Kestenbaum and Company.  Judaica – Manuscripts, Prints, Photographs [59].  60 lots

                                             Minerva Auctions Roma.  Books, Autographs and Prints [94].  651 lots

                                    Rossini.  Letters, Postcards, Documents [22183].  144 lots

                                                Skinner, Inc.  Prints, Books, Ephemera [2660M].  43 lots

                                                Swann Galleries, Inc.  19^th and 20^th Century Literature [2319].  303 lots

                                                Waverly Auctions, Inc.  Quinn’s Book Sale [62013].  361 lots

Fri. June 21^st                       Christies.  Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana [2717].  187 lots

                                              Cowan’s Auctions, Inc.  American History [354].  425 lots

                                    Ferraton.  Ancient and Modern Books, Photographs [22185].  486 lots

                                            James D. Julia Auctioneers.  Advertising [343].  51 lots

                                              Kiefer – Buch- und Kunstauktionen.  Rare Books [85].  4544 lots

Sat. June 22^nd             Farraton.  Etchings, Books [22187].  593 lots
Galerie Koller Auctions.  Modern Prints [A165].  132 lots

                                                Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Americana, Political [6096].  244 lots

                                                Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Legends of the Wild West [6101].  410 lots

                                                Kiefer – Buch- und Kunstauktionen.  Rare Books [85] cont. 4544 lots
                                     Skinner, Inc.  20^th Century Design:  Prints [2661B].  34 lots

Sun. June 23^rd            Bonhams.  Books, Prints, Photos [20980].  123 lots

                                                Pierre Berge & Associes.  Old Books/Modern [15229].

It’s another busy week.

Bruce McKinney

AE