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Auction Update Review

The Game is on

For the week ended Saturday March 16th 20 auctions were archived to the AED; 10 in US dollars, 2 in British pounds, and 8 in euros. Turnover was $5,771,471. 12,003 lots were offered and 7,836 sold for a 65% success rate. Two sales reached a million dollars, and 8 sold 80% or more of their lots.

Christie’s. Andy Warhol@Christies Internet sale ended March 5th: $2,237,125
Keifer – Buch – und Kunstaukionen. Books on February 1st: $1,275,148

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

Dorotheum. Books and Decorative Prints on March 12th: 154%
Alde. Library of the Castle of La Plagne: 134%
Christies. Andy Warhol@Christies Internet sale ended March 5th: 116%

Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Rare Books, manuscripts and Ensor on March 9th: 101%
Northeast Auctions. Important Portsmouth Weekend Auction – Prints on March 9th: 100%

Eight sales sold 80% or more of their lots offered:

National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Americana, Antique, Firsts, Nautical, etc on January 27th: 100%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Americana, Antique, Firsts, Nautical, etc: 100%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera – Quaker. Journals, Exploration, etc. on February 17th: 100%
Christie’s. Andy  Warhol@Christies Internet sale ended March 5th: 98%
Northeast Auctions. Important Portsmouth Weekend Auction – Prints on March 9th: 91%
Heritage Auctions [HA.com]. Rare Book internet bidding ended March 14th: 87%
Alde. Library of the Castle of La Plagne on March 11th: 84%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Bibliophile Books on March 14th: 83%

 

For the week ahead 26 sales with 11,573 lots are scheduled:

 

 Mon. Mar. 18th    Bruun Rasmussen.  Prints [1312].  7 lots

                                    Cowan’s Auctions, Inc.  American History [347].  447 lots

 

Tues. Mar. 19th          Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Prints and Photographs [20892].  74 lots

Bloomsbury Auctions.  Vintage Posters [31913].  157 lots

                                    Bonhams.  Books, Maps, Manuscripts, and Historical Photographs [20751].  234 lots

                                    Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions.  Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Prints [31913].  436 lots

                                    Sothebys.  Modern and Contemporary Prints [L13162].  53 lots

                                    Sothebys.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints [L13160].  181 lots

 

Wed.  Mar. 20th          Bonhams.  The Xi’an Incident:  The Papers of Hyland “Bud” Lyon [21070].  8 Lots

                                    Christies.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints [1114].  176 lots

                                    Christies.  Library of a Spanish Bibliophile [4897].  426 lots

                                    Robert A. Siegel.  The Alyeska Collection of Pony Express Mail [1038].  32 lots

                                    Rupert Toovey and Co.  Prints [1111].  14 lots

 

Thurs. Mar. 21st         Ader.  Threatre and Performing Arts – Collection of Jacques Lorcey [20832].  528 lots

                                    Bloomsbury Auctions.  Travel and Natural History Books [32113].  336 lots

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Book internet auction ending today [201312].  207 lots

                                    Keys Fine Arts.  Books [32113].  856 lots

                                    RR Auction.  Rare and Obscure Signed Photography – bidding ending today [405].  1105 lots

                                    Sothebys.  Mark Birley:  The Private Collection [L13313].  38 lots

                                    Swann Galleries.  Printed and Manuscript African-Americana [2308].  562 lots

 

Fri.  Mar. 22nd             Gallerie Koller Auctions.  Prints [A164a].  66 lots

                                    Gallerie Koller Auctions.  Prints [W236].  119 lots

                                    Jeschke – van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH.  Rare Books [21321].  17 lots

                                    Keys Fine  Arts Auctioneers.  Books [32113].  213 lots

                                    Venator and Hanstein [Buch und Graphikauktionen].  Books and Prints [126].  1349 lots

 

Sat. Mar. 23rd             Cottone.  Prints [76].  3 lots

                                    Ferraton.  Prints [2463].  656 lots

                                    Galerie Koller Auctions.  Manuscripts and Books [A164b].  608 lots

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Vintage Movie Posters [7072].  1134 lots

                                    Venator and Hanstein [Buch und Graphikauktionen].  Books and Prints [126] cont. as [127].  1349 lots

 

Sun. Mar. 24th      Bonhams.  Prints [20906].  85 lots

                                    Osenat.  French Empire at Fontainbleau [21043].  97 lots

 

We’re in the spring high season.  It’s early but its solid.

 

Bruce McKinney

AE

March 17th, 2013