We are tiptoeing into the fall season.  For the week ending Saturday September 15^th, 2012 ten sales were archived, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in euros, 2 in British pounds and 6 in US dollars.  Three thousand and thirty-eight lots were offered and 2,132 sold for a 70.2% success rate.  Sales totaled $1,087,443.

One sale saw its total proceeds reach at least 100% of its aggregate high estimate:

Dorotheum.  Posters, Advertising Art, Comics, Film and Photo History on September 12th:  162%

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

National Book Auctions.  Books and Ephemera – Grosz, Maps, Coins, Dickens on September 9^th:  100%

Bloomsbury Auctions.  Bibliophile Sale on September 13^th:  83%

Clars Auction Gallery.  Prints, Photographs – Day 1:  80%

For the week ahead 22 sales are scheduled:

Wed. Sept. 19^th        Bonhams.  Prints featuring British Pop [19786]

                                    Christie’s.  Prints [5705].

                                    Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Printed Books, Maps & Documents [91912]

                                    Freeman’s [Samuel T. Freeman & Co.].  Photography and Photographic Books [1437].

                                    Sotheby’s.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints [L12161]

Thurs. Sept. 20^th        Bloomsbury Auctions.  Children’s, Conjuring, Private Press and Modern First Editions [35952]

                                    Christie’s.  Etchings by James Ensor from an Important Private Collections [8258]

                                    Cowan’s Auctions.  The World at War [283].

                                    De Baecque & Associes.  Antiquarian and Modern Books [19666]

                                    Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  A Country House Library [92012]

                                    Freeman’s [Samuel T. Freeman & Co.].  Books, Maps and Manuscripts [1438]

                                    Heritage Auctions.  Rare book – online bidding ending today [201238]

                                    Knotty Pine Auction Service.  Books and Ephemera [92012]

                                    Pierre Berge & Associes.  Books [19559]

                                    Swann Galleries.  19^th and 20^th Century Prints and Drawings [560]

Fri. Sept. 21^st              Ferraton.  Books, Autographs and Manuscripts [92112]

                                    Galerie Koller Auctions.  Prints, Books [A162].

                                    Galerie Koller Auctions.  Master Prints [W234]

                                    Venator and Hanstein [Buch und Graphikauktionen].  Books, Prints, Drawings, Autographs [124].

Sat. Sept. 22^nd    Auxerre Encheres – Auxerre Estimations.  Books [89739]

                                    Galerie Koller Auctions.  Prints,  Books [A162]

                                    Venator and Hanstein [Buch und Graphikauktionen].  Modern and Contemporary Prints and Drawings;
   Modern Literature on Art [125]

The next few months may be rocky.  Uncertainty with the elections and the current malaise in the Middle East will give some bidders pause.  The serious will be undeterred.  Uncertainty comes and goes with some regularity.  Important and rare materials pass by less often.

Bruce McKinney

AE

September 16^th, 2012