For the week ending Saturday August 3^rd 11 auctions were archived to the AED; 8 in US dollars, 2 in British pounds, and I in euros.  In what is supposed to be a quiet week $10,311,004 of material sold.  Four thousand four hundred and nine lots were offered and 3,846 sold for an 87% success rate.  Heritage had all the million dollar plus sales.  The rules are changing.

Three sales saw their totals reach a million dollars:

Heritage [HA.com].   Vintage Comics and Comic Art on August 1^st:  $6,712,102

Heritage [HA.com].  Movie Posters on July 27^th:  $1,829,179

Heritage [HA.com].  Illustration Art on July 30^th:  $1,387,887

Four sales saw the sales totals exceed 100% of the total of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Heritage [HA.com].  Movie Posters on July 27^th:  164%

Heritage [HA.com].  Illustration Art on July 30^th:  157%

Bonhams.  Prints on July 31^st:  120%

Alain & Evelyne Morel de Westgaver.  Books on June 29^th:  114%

Heritage’s Vintage Comics and Comic Art, the biggest reported event this week was sold alfresco, that is, without estimates.

Eight of the reported sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Carlsen Gallery.  Prints on May 7^th:  100%

Carlsen Gallery.  Prints, Photographs on June 2^nd:  100%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Vintage Comics and Comic Art on August 1^st:  100%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Illustration Art on July 30^th:  97%

Bonhams.  Prints on July 31^st:  96%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books online bidding ended August 1^st:  95%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com],  Movie Posters on July 27^th:  94%

Bonhams.  Prints, Books on July 28^th:  83%

For the week ahead 11 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 5

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old Prints [1332a].  3 lots

Tues. Aug. 6

Bruun Rasmussen.  Modern Prints [1332b].  42 lots

Rupert Toovey and Co.  Photographs, Autographs, Printed and Manuscript Ephemera [1141].  137 lots

Wed, Aug. 7

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.  Fine Books and Manuscripts [253]. 394  lots.

Rupert Toovey and Co.  Prints [1147].  61 lots

Swann Galleries.  Vintage Posters [2321].  438 lots

Thurs. Aug. 8

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books.  Internet bidding ending today [201332].  221 lots

PBA Galleries.  Fine Books in all Fields [512].  557 lots

Sat. Aug. 10

Clars Auction Gallery.  Prints, Photographs [81013].

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Entertainment and Music Memorabilia   [7081]. 326 lots

Sun. Aug. 11

Clars Auction Gallery.  Prints, Photographs [81013].

We are in the quiet period of the year but the sales are continuing to be strong.  It’s a different world.

Bruce McKinney

AE