For the week ending Saturday October 30^th eleven sales were archived; four in US dollars and seven in Euros.  Total turnover was $26,543,140 against the aggregate high estimate of $36,340,918.  Half of the dollars changed hands at Christie’s and Sotheby’s print sales which together raised $15,243,591.  Other print sales were also robust; Swann’s Old Master through Modern Prints sale that made $2,770,420 and Bonham’s which raised $1,742,191 in their print sale.

For the sales reported 15,266 lots were offered and 8,273 sold.  The percentage of lots selling was a relatively low 54%.

For the week only one sale reached 100% of its aggregate high estimate:

Alain & Evelyne Morel de Westgaver.  Postcards, Books and Prints on October 25^th:  144%

For the week ahead ten sales are scheduled:

October 30^th Bonhams.  Books and Manuscripts (19406)

 November 1^st  Bonhams.  Photographs (19225)

                                    Rupert Toovey and Co.  Ephemera (994)

November 2^nd Christie’s.  Photographs (3695)

November 3^rd Hauff and Auvermann.  Rare Books, Autographs and Engravings (65a)

                                    PBA Galleries.  Natural History – Medicine – Cartography (446)

                                    Swann Galleries.  Autographs (2259)

November 4^th Hauff and Auvermann.  Rare Books, Autographs and Engravings (65b)

                                    Librairie Loeb-Laroque.  Antique Maps – Old Books – Travel – Atlases (110411)

November 5^th Hauff and Auvermann.  Modern Literature, Posters, Modern Art (65c)

 
We are living in interesting times.

Bruce McKinney
AE