Auction Update Review
The Quiet before the Storm
For the week ending Saturday
September 29th, 2012 15 auctions were archived to the AED, 3 in US
dollars, 3 in Swiss francs, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Canadian dollars and 6 in
euros. Five thousand five hundred and
ninety-six lots were offered and 3,777 sold for a 67.5% success rate. Total turnover was $4,547,571 or 73% of the
high estimate of all lots offered.
No sales, looking exclusively at
their book, manuscript, map and ephemera lots, sold a million dollars of
material. Of course, the Brook Astor Sale
at Sotheby’s realized $19 million but only 29 of the 902 lots were in the
categories AE encompasses. These lots
realized $237,193.
Four sales reached 100% of the
total of the high estimates for all lots offered:
Sothebys. Property from the Estate of Brook Astor on
September 24th: 193%
Ferraton. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on
September 21st: 125%
Dorotheum. Modern Prints on September 26th: 120%
Bonhams. Printed Books and Maps on September 25th: 115%
Four sales sold at least 80% of
their lots:
Sotheby’s. Property from the Estate of Brook Astor on
September 24th: 93%
Bonhams. Printed Books and Maps on September 25th: 92%
Christie’s. Collection of Helene Rochas: 85%
Ferraton. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on
September 21st: 82%
For the week ahead 36 sales are
scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 1st Bruun Rasmussen. Books, 227 lots. [1240]
Tues. Oct. 2nd Bonhams. Early Printing and English Books, 285
lots. [20412]
Map
World. Antique Maps, 70 lots. [5]
Swann
Galleries. Printed & Manuscript
Americana, 528 lots. [2287]
Wed. Oct. 3rd Lyon and Turnbull. International Sale: Prints, 2 lots. [360]
Map
World. Antique Maps, 70 lots. [5]
Sotheby’s. Photographs, 270 lots. [NO8885]
Thurs. Oct. 4th Bloomsbury
Auctions. Red China. [35982]
Christie’s. Photographs.
[2586]
Christie’s. Posters with a Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale. [6934]
Christie’s. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds. [5708]
Christie’s. Richard Avedon Photographs. [2650]
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Historical
Manuscripts, 468 lots. [6084]
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Books, 960. [6091]
Kapandji
Morhange. Antiquarian and Modern
Books. [13920]
Knotty
Pine Auction Service. Ephemera,
Advertising and Estate Books. [100412]
Map
World. Antique Maps, 70 lots. [5]
Swann
Galleries. Edward S. Curtis’s The North
American Indian. [10412]
Swann
Galleries. Fine Photographs &
Photobooks. [2288]
Waddington’s. Public Enemy:
US DOJ and FBI Wanted Posters and Related Ephemera – Internet Sale. [100112]
Fri. Oct. 5th Alde. Library
of Lucien Choudin; Books of Voltaire.
[19717]
Bloomsbury
Auctions. Bibliophile. [35984]
Christie’s. Photographs.
[2586]
Christie’s. Photographs.
[2650]
Christie’s. Art of Islam.
[6945]
Heritage
Auctions [HA.com]. Historical
Manuscripts. [6084]
Heritage
Auctions [HA.COM]. Rare Books, 960
items. [6091]
Kapandji
Morhange. Antiquarian and Modern
Books. [13920]
Kiefer
– Buch – and – Kunstauktionen. Books,
Graphics modern and Ancient Arts, Antiques, 8074 items. [82]
Map
World. Antique Maps. [5]
Marc
van de Wiele Auctions. Jewish books,
maps, manuscripts, ketubbot, art books.
[43]
Marc
van de Wiele Auctions. Modern
Illustrated Books Auction, 486 items.
[44]
Sat. Oct. 6th Coutau-Begarie.
Comic Strips. [100612]
ERA
Encheres. Books. [19693]
Kiefer
– Buch – und Kunstauktionen. Books,
Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques.
[82]
Marc
van de Wiele Auctions. Rare books and
manuscripts auction, 808 lots. [45].
Bruce McKinney
AE
September 30th, 2012
