For the week ending Saturday November 3^rd 34 auctions were archived to the AED.  Turnover was $36,634,712, 81% of the aggregate high estimate of all lots offered.  Eleven thousand one hundred and twelve lots were offered and 6,816 lots sold for a 61% success rate.  Sotheby’s and Christies did the heavy lifting with their prints and multiples sales, between them 587 lots brought $18,490,041 or $31,499 a lot.

Nine sales reached a million dollars:

Sotheby’s.  Prints in New York on November 1^st:  $11,619,000

Christies.  Prints and Multiples in New York on October 30^th:  $6,749,100

Christies.  Collection of Books in London on October 29^th:  $4,224,200

Christies.  Collection of an Amateur Bibliophile in Paris on October 30^th:  $2,461,743

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Enki Bilaf – “Oxymore” Last Paintings on October 29^th:  $1,870,083

Christies.  Important Antiquarian Books, Art Books and Manuscripts in London on October 29^th:  $1,675,429

Christies.  Vintage Posters in London on November 1^st:  $1,411,667

Christies.  Sporting Books in London on October 30^th:  $1,174,584

Heritage Auctions.  Space Exploration on November 2^nd:   $1,009,462

Eight sales saw their proceeds exceed 100% of the aggregate high estimate of all lots offered:

Christies.  Collection of Books in London on October 29^th:  211%

Dorotheum.  Books and Decorative Prints on October 30^th:  164%

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Enki Bilaf – “Oxymore” Last Paintings on October 29^th:  137%

Christies.  Collection of an Amateur Bibliophile in Paris on October 30^th:  120%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old, Modern Prints on October 29^th:  112%

Ader.  Free Masonry on October 23^rd:  111%

Audap & Mirabaud.  Historical Memories on  October 23^rd:  106%

Ader.  Ancient and Modern Books on October 24^th:  102%

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

Dirk Soulis.  A 50 Year Sale on October 27^th:  100%

Audap & Mirabaud.  Women give to Women on October 18^th:  100%

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Enki Bilaf – “Oxymore” Last Paintings on October 29^th:  100%

Christies.  Collection of an Amateur Bibliophile in Paris on October 30^th:  88%

Knotty Pine Auction Service.  Antique and Estate Books on October 27^th:  87%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old, Modern Prints on October 29^th:  87%

Dorotheum.  Books and Decorative Prints on October 30^th:  86%

Heritage Auctions.  Space Exploration on November 2^nd:  83%

Rupert Toovey and Company.  Antiquarian and Collectors Books on October 9^th:  81%

Bloomsbury Auctions.  Bibliophile Sale on November 1^st:  80%

For the week ahead 25 sales are scheduled:

Monday Nov. 5^th    Doyle New York.  Books, Photographs and Prints [110512].  774 lots

Tuesday Nov. 6^th       Amsterdam Book Auctions.  Books, prints, comics, posters [18].  297 lots

                                    Rupert Toovey & Co.  Photographs, Ephemera [1083].  131 lots

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

Wed. Nov. 7th         Audap & Mirabaud.  Books [19716].  350 lots

                                    Bonhams.  Sporting Sale [19873].  54 lots

                                    Leslie Hindman.  Fine Books and Manuscripts [216].  580 lots

                                    Zisska & Schauer.  Books, Manuscripts, Incunabula [60a].  826 lots

Thurs. Nov. 8^th           Aguttes.  Books, Posters, Photos [20050].  189 lots

                                    Bloomsbury Auctions.  Sporting Goods [35993].  487 lots

                                    De Baecque & Associes.  Books, Comic Books and Autographs.  161 lots [20158]

                                    Dorotheum.  Prints [9737].  60 lots

                                    Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books internet bidding ending today.  406 lots

                                    PBA Galleries.  Rare Books and Manuscripts [492].  270 lots

                                    Swann Galleries.  Rare & Important Travel Posters [2293].  201 lots

                                    Zisska & Schauer.  Books, Manuscripts, Incunabula [60b].  814 lots

                                    Zisska & Schauer.  Books, Manuscripts, Incunabula [60c].  661 lots

Friday Nov. 9^th           Librairie Loeb-Larocque.  Antique Maps – Old Books [110912].  314 lots

                                    Binoche and Giquello.  Ancient and Modern Books, Atlases [13881].  321 lots

                                    Zisska & Schauer.  Books, Manuscripts [60d].  801 lots

Saturday Nov. 10^th    Clars Auction Gallery.  Photographs, Prints, Special Collection [111012].  55 lots

                                    Cottone.  Prints [67].  17 lots

                                    Dirk Soulis Auctions.  Prints [33820].  130 lots

Sunday Nov. 11^th       Bonhams.  Prints [20069].

                                    Bruun Rasmussen.  Books [1245]

For the week ahead the auction surge continues.  Every 6 hours and 43 minutes another sale will begin.  Altogether 8,394 lots for these sales are posted and searchable in the upcoming auction search.

Bruce McKinney

AE
November 4^th, 2012