For the week ending Saturday April 27th 22 auctions were archived to the AED; 4 in US dollars, 2 in British pounds, and 16 in euros.  Six thousand two hundred and ninety lots were offered and 4,021 sold for a 64% success rate.  Total turnover was a comfortable $8,397,511.

Two sales reached the one million dollar level:

Ketterer Kunst / F. Doerling.  Modern Prints on April 19th:  $1,961,445

Christies.  Travel, Science, and Natural History on April 24th:  $1,942,100

Six events saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Ketterer Kunst / F. Doerling.  Modern Prints on April 19th:  183%

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Library of an Amateur, Part I on April 20th:  134%

Galerie Bassenge.  Autographs on April 19th:  131%

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Library of an Amateur, Part II on April 20th:  124%

Dorotheum.  Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects on April 25th:  120%

Christies.  Collection Denise Levy on April 25th:  115%

Seven sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Library of an Amateur, Part I on April 20th:  98%

Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books internet bidding ended April 25th:  91%

Doyle New York.  Rare Books and Autographs on April 23rd:  89%

Dorotheum.  Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects on April 25th:  88%

Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Library of an Amateur, Part II on April 20th:  88%

Bonhams.  Period Art and Design – Books and Prints on April 21st:  81%

Bloomsbury Auctions.  Bibliophile Books on April 18th:  80%

For the week ahead 23 events are scheduled:

Mon. April 29th               Bruun Rasmussen.  Old and Modern Prints [1318].  50 lots

Christies.  Books and Manuscripts [3548].  242 lots

                                                Doyle New York.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints [261].  182 lots

                                                Minerva Auctions Roma.  Photography [ROMA-88].  195 lots  

                                                Sothebys.  A Treasured Legacy:  The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Judaica  [N08961].  25 lots

                                                Sothebys.  Bibliotheque des ducs de Luynes, Chateau de Dampierre – First Part [PF-1323].  364 lots

Tues.  April 30th                   Bonhams.  Books [20688].  580 lots

                                                Bonhams.  Prints [20911].  321 lots

                                    Bruun Rasmussen.  Old and Modern Prints [1318].  50 lots

                                                Christies.  Prints and Multiples [2697].  403 lots

                                                Sothebys.  Bibliotheque des ducs de Luynes, Chateau de Dampierre – First Part [PF-1323].  364 lots

                                                Sothebys.  Collections [L13311].  12 lots

Wed. May 1st             Bonhams.  Prints [20911].  321 lots

                                    Christies.  Prints and Multiples [2697].  403 lots

                                    Swann Galleries.  Old Master through Modern Prints [2312]

Thurs.  May 2nd        Bonhams.  Books, Prints [20647].  19 lots

                                    Eldred’s.  Asian Art – Prints [759].  28 lots

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books internet bidding ending today [201318].  284 lots

                                    Kestenbaum and Company.  Fine Judaica, Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Autograph
    Letters [58].  393 lots

                                    Sothebys.  Prints [N08986].  372 lots

Fri.  May 3rd              Sothebys.  Prints [N08986].  372 lots

Sat. May 4th               Neal Auction Company.  Prints [50413].  78 lots

Sun.  May 5th                   Neal Auction Company.  Prints [50413].  78 lots

Another busy week.

Bruce McKinney

AE

April 28, 2013