For the week ending Saturday March 9^th 18 auctions were archived to the AED; 7 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 7 in US dollars.  Four thousand three hundred and eighty-four lots were offered 3,243 sold for a 74% success rate.  Total turnover was $4,532,644.

One sale reached a million dollars:

Swann Galleries, Inc.  19^th and 20^th Century Prints on March 7^th, 2013:  $2,505,034

Four sales saw their total sales reach 100% of the total of their high estimates:

Neret – Minet & Tessier.  Military Books on February 28^th, 2013:  216%

Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Printed Books and Maps on March 6^th, 2013:  127%

Pierre Berge & Associes.  Ancient and Modern Books on March 7^th, 2013:  111%

Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Natural History and Sporting Books and Prints on March 7^th:  103%

Seven sales sold at least 80% of their lots:

James D. Julia.  Asian Prints on February 1^st, 2013:  100%

Dorotheum.  Gun Books on March 2^nd, 2013:  100%

Neret – Minet & Tessier.  Military Books on February 28^th:  95%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books inter auction ended March 7^th, 2013:  92%

Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Printed Books and Maps on March 6^th, 2013:  90%

James D. Julia Auctioneers.  Books, Prints on January 31^st:  80%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Texana on March 1^st, 2013:  80%

For the week ahead 17 sales are scheduled 

Mon. Mar. 11^th      Alde.  Library of the Castle of La Plagne [21115].  331 lots

                                    Bruun Rasmussen.  Prints [1311].  48 lots

                                    James D. Julia Auctioneers.  Firearms Ephemera [331].  13 lots

Tues. Mar. 12^th          Bruun Rasmussen.  Prints [1311].  48 lots

Wed. Mar. 13^th           Ader.  Ancient and Modern Books [20829].  289 lots

                                    RR Auction.  Rare Manuscripts, Autographs and Documents – bidding ends today [404].

Thurs. Mar. 14^th        Antiquarian Auctions.com.  Rare Books online bidding ends today [25].  436 lots

Thurs. Mar. 14^th        Addison and Sarova.  Rare Books:  “God, Guts and Glory” the Library of a Southern Collector [1003a]

                                    Bloomsbury Auctions.  Bibliophile Books [31413].  579 lots

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books online bidding ending today [201311].  247 lots

                                    PBA Galleries.  Fine Literature; Children’s and Illustrated Books [502].  621 lots

Fri. Mar. 15^th              The Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions.  Books and Prints [50].  1,345 lots

Sat.  Mar. 16^th        Addison and Sarova.   Rare Books:  “God, Guts and Glory” the Library of a Southern Collector [1003].  300 lots

                                      The Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions.  Books and Prints [50] ending today.  1,345 lots

Sun. Mar. 17^th        Bonhams.  Books, Prints, Photographs [20900].  14 lots

The market is increasingly being defined in the auction rooms.

Bruce McKinney

AE

10 March 2013