Auction Update Review
The flame flickers but never dies
For the week ending Saturday January 17th 14 auctions were archived to the AED; 2 in euros, 1 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 10 in US dollars. Turnover was $1,087,355 as 3,500 lots were offered and 2,849 sold for an 81% success rate.
2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on January 12th: 138.28%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Prints on January 13th: 102.40%
9 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on January 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 97.26%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 95.95%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Prints on January 13th: 93.33%
Doyle New York. Doyle at Home: Decorative Prints on January 14th: 91.30%
Bonhams. The Scottsdale Auction - Automobilia on January 15th: 90.70%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 88.67%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile on January 15th: 84.51%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper on October 25th: 82.00%
14 total sales reported this week:
Morton Casa de Subastas. Auction Records, Antiquarian and Contemporary Prints and Books on January 15th: 36.83%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Books in All Fields on January 15th: 78.04%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 88.67%
Bonhams. The Scottsdale Auction - Automobilia on January 15th: 90.70%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile on January 15th: 84.51%
Winter Associates. Prints on January 12th: 70.59%
Doyle New York. Doyle at Home: Decorative Prints on January 14th: 91.30%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper on October 25th: 82.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Prints on January 13th: 93.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on January 12th: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Estate of Artist David Goodrich on January 12th: 72.22%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 97.26%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 95.95%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. New York Book Auction - Numismatic Books on January 10th: 67.17%
For the week ahead 16 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 19th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History. 271 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 64 lots
Thu. Jan. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/15. 418 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 296 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarity - Internet bidstart 1/15. 147 lots
Fri. Jan. 23rd
Skinner. Boston. European Prints and Photography. 200 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books - Pierre-André Benoit Collection. 216 lots
Sat. Jan. 24th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints. 47 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Dow Collection of Lincolnia. 302 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. American and European Art. 144 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Denver, . Caribou Ranch and Recording Studio. 58 lots
Sun. Jan. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/18.
Artcurial. Paris. Hotel de Paris - Books and Prints.
Bonhams. San Francisco. Art and Decor - Prints. 178 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Symons, Savage, Hemingway, etc. Internet bidstart 1/18.
Was there a holiday season? I think the field hardly noticed. There seemed to be interesting lots upcoming almost everyday.
Bruce McKinney
AE