Auction Update Review
$17 million banked, 25 new sales this week
For the week endings Saturday September 21st 21 auctions were archived to the AED; 5 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 9 in US dollars. Seven thousand six hundred and seventy lots were offered and 5,952 sold for an above average 78% success rate. Turnover was $17,659,363. This is a group of strong sales.
Five sales saw their totals run past the one million dollar level:
Sothebys. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on September 17th: $7,442,949
Christies. Modern and Contemporary Prints on September 18th: $4,819,374
RR Auction. Autographs on August 14th: $1,085,592
Heritage Auctions. The Unknown Renoir: The Man, The Husband, The Father, The Artist on September 19th: $1,184,5934
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 19th: $1,015,592
Six auctions saw their total sales exceed 100% of the total of their high estimates:
PBA Galleries. Treasures from our Warehouse … on August 29th: 1,038%
RR Auction. Autographs on August 14th: 376%
Dorotheum. Posters, Advertising Art, Comics, Film and Photo History: 138%
Sothebys. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on September 17th: 118%
Bonhams. Books on September 10th: 112%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on September 16th: 102%
Nine sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on September 17th: 100%
PBA Galleries. Treasures from our Warehouse, … on August 29th: 99%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Comics – internet bidding ended September 15th: 99%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Movie Posters – internet bidding ended September 15th: 91%
Sothebys. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on September 17th: 88%
Bonhams. Books on September 10th: 85%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints on September 17th: 83%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books internet bidding ended September 19th: 82%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on September 16th: 80%
For the week ahead 25 sales are scheduled. Twenty-three of them, with 7,834 lots, are fully searchable in the Upcoming Auction Search.
Mon. Sept. 23rd
Cowan’s Auctions. American History [326]. 462 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints [1339a]. 6 lots
Tues. Sept. 24th
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints [1339b]. 52 lots
Ader. Fine Arts Books [23133]. 331 lots
Wed. Sept. 25th
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints [842b]. 41 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions – Wiltshire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents [92513]. 706 lots
Kapandji Morhange – Paris. Comics: 4 original Asterix boards [17010]. 4 lots
Christies – London – King Street. Kate Moss – The Collection – Curated by Gert Elfering [1192]. 58 lots
Thurs. Sept. 26th
Christies – London – South Kensington. Prints [9939]. 49 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers – Norwich. Books – Day 1 [1156]. 900 lots
RR Auction – Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music Auction [415]. 741 lots
Ferraton – Brussels. Books, Prints [2486]. 670 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions – London. Modern and Contemporary Prints [36078]. 422 lots
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books – internet bidding today [201339]. 505 lots
PBA Galleries. – San Francisco. Fine & Rare Books with Fine Press Books from the Collection of Phillip Keuhlen [516]. 400 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers – Chicago. Prints [283]. 271 lots
Freemans – Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts [1470]. 453 lots
Fri. Sept. 27th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers – Norwich. Books – Day 2 [1157]. 326 lots
Venator and Hanstein – Koln. Books – Prints and Drawings – Autographs [128]. 819 lots
Freemans – Philadelphia. Maps, Posters and other Graphics [1471]. 156 lots
Sat. Sept. 28th
Venator and Hanstein – Koln. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Drawings – Modern Literature on Art [129]. 416 lots
Sun. Sept. 29th
Bonhams – San Francisco. Prints [21005]. 46 lots
Heritage Auctions – Dallas. Comics – internet bidding ending September 29th [121339].
Heritage Auctions – Dallas [HA.com]. Movie Posters – internet bidding ending September 29th [161339].
Bruce McKinney
AE