For the week ending Saturday October 27^th, 2012 22 auction were archived to the AED;  3 in British pounds, 8 in US dollars and 11 in euros.  Six thousand two hundred and sixty-seven lots were offered and 4,102 sold for a 66% success rate.  Sales totaled $6,795,732, 73% of the total of high estimates of all lots offered.

Two sales reached a million dollars in total proceeds:

Bonhams.  Prints on October 23rd:  $1,708,623

Bloomsbury.  Modern First Editions:  The Library of a Gentleman on October 25th:  $1,166,232

Three sales saw their total sales reach 100% of their aggregate high estimates:

Swann Galleries.  Aldine Imprints & Early Printed Books from the Library of Kenneth Rapoport on October 23rd:  116%

Tajan.  Books on October 17th:  110%

Bonhams.  Books on October 24^th:  100%

Galerie Bassenge came close:  Autograph Letters on October 19^th:  98%

Five sales saw 80% or more of their lots sell:

Swann Galleries.  Aldine Imprints & Early Printed Books from the Library of Kenneth Rapoport on October 23rd:  98%

Bonhams.  Books on October 24th:  94%

ERA Encheres.  Library of a Ceramist on October 6th:  87%

Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books on line bidding ended 10/25:  84%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Modern Prints on October 23^rd:  81%

For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled.  5,233 lots are offered and all are searchable in the AE unified auction search.      

Mon.  Oct. 29^th    Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Enki Bilaf – “Oxymore” Last Paintings [2237].  15 lots

                    Bruun Rasmussen.  Old, Modern Prints [1244].  15 lots
Christie’s.  Important Antiquarian Books, Art Books and Manuscripts [3518].  113 lots

    Christie’s.  Book Collection [3532].  58 lots
Neret – Minet & Tessier.  Posters.  [14280].  500 lots

Tues.  Oct. 30^th           Bonhams.  Photographs.  [20064].  137 lots

                                    Bruun Rasmussen.  Old, Modern Prints [1244].  15 lots

                                    Christie’s.  Prints and Multiples.  [2593].  379 lots

                                    Christie’s.  Collection of an Amateur Bibliophile.  [3537].  195 lots

                                    Christie’s.  Sporting Books.  [4354].  333 lots

                                    Dorotheum.  Books and Decorative Prints.  [103012].  413 lots

Wed. Oct. 31^st          Alde.  Ancient and XIX Century Books [19723].  325 lots

                                    Christie’s.  Prints and Multiples [2593].  379 lots

                                    Christie’s.  Photographs [7272].  139 lots

                                    Cowan’s Auctions.  Photographs, Prints [302].  60 lots

                                    Remy Le Fur & Associes.  Pierre Lacam Library [181].  197 lots

                                    Swann Galleries.  Old Master Through Modern Prints;  including Salvador Dali Prints, Drawings,
  Art Books [2292].  495 lots

Thursday Nov. 1^st      Bloomsbury Auctions.  Bibliophile Sale [35991].  417 lots

                                    Christie’s.  Vintage Posters in London [7303].  261 lots

                                    Heritage Auctions.  Rare Book online bidding ending Nov.1^st [201244].  400 lots

                                    Sotheby’s.  Prints [N08896].  387 lots

Friday Nov. 2^nd           Aspire Auctions.  Prints ending Nov. 2^nd.  115 lots

                                    Bloomsbury Auctions.  Old Master to 20^th Century Prints & Drawings and Vintage Posters [35990].  

                                    Heritage Auctions.  Space Exploration [6082].  276 lots

                                    Sotheby’s.  Prints [NO8896].  387 lots

Saturday Nov. 3^rd      Heritage Auctions.  Americana and Political Memorabilia [6092]

We are in the battle.

Bruce McKinney

AE

October 28^th, 2012