For the week endings Saturday September 21^st 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 18^th:  $4,819,374

RR Auction.  Autographs on August 14^th:  $1,085,592

Heritage Auctions.  The Unknown Renoir:  The Man, The Husband, The Father, The Artist on September 19^th:  $1,184,5934

Christies.  Prints and Multiples on September 19^th:  $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 29^th:  1,038%

RR Auction.  Autographs on August 14^th:  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 10^th:  112%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old Master Prints on September 16^th:  102%

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

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old Master Prints on September 17^th:  100%

PBA Galleries.  Treasures from our Warehouse, … on August 29^th:  99%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Comics – internet bidding ended September 15^th:  99%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Movie Posters – internet bidding ended September 15^th:  91%

Sothebys.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on September 17th:  88%

Bonhams.  Books on September 10^th:  85%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Modern and Contemporary Prints on September 17^th:  83%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books internet bidding ended September 19^th:  82%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old Master Prints on September 16^th:  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. 23^rd         

Cowan’s Auctions.  American History [326].  462 lots

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old Master Prints [1339a].  6 lots

Tues. Sept. 24^th

Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints [1339b].  52 lots

Ader.  Fine Arts Books [23133].  331 lots

Wed. Sept. 25^th

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. 26^th

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. 27^th

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. 28^th

Venator and Hanstein – Koln.  Modern and Contemporary Prints and Drawings – Modern Literature on Art [129].  416 lots

Sun. Sept. 29^th

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 29^th [161339].

Bruce McKinney

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