For the week ending May 4^th 21 auctions were archived to the AED; 10 in US dollars, 4 in British pounds, and 7 in euros..  Total turnover was $33,923,027.  Six thousand one hundred and nine lots were offered and 5,018 sold for an 82% sale rate.  It was a strong week.

Seven sales saw their totals reach a million US dollars:

Christies.  Prints and Multiples on April 30^th:  $10,272,900

Sothebys.  Prints on May 2^nd:  $9,714,444

Christies.  Books and Manuscripts on April 29^th:  $2,407,763

Sothebys.  Bibliotheque des ducs de Luynes, Chateau de Dampiere – First part on April 29^th:  $2,354,715

Swann Galleries.  Old Master through Modern Prints on May 1^st:  $2,198,446

Bonhams.  Prints on April 30^th:  $1,970,121

Doyle New York.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints on April 29^th:  $1,329,706

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

Ferraton.  Ancient and Modern Books, Autographs and Prints on April 27^th:  166%

Piasa.  Workshop and Freemasonry on April 25^th:  133%

Sothebys.  Bibliotheque des ducs de Luynes, Chateau de Dampiere – First part on April 29^th:  133%

Bonhams.  Books on April 30^th:  117%

Ferraton.  Ancient and Modern Books. Autographs and Prints on April 26^th:  117%

Neret – Minet & Tessier.  Cinema Posters on April 25^th:  100%

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

National Book Auctions.  Books and Ephemera – Adirondacks, Maps, MA, PA, etc on April 21^st:  100%

National Book Auctions.  Books and Ephemera - Marilyn, Sendak, PA, Antique, etc. on March 10^th:  100%

Piasa.  Workshop and Freemasonry on April 25^th:  92%

Bonhams.  Books on April 30^th:  90%

Christies.  Prints and Multiples on April 30^th:  90%

Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books – internet bidding ended on May 2^nd:  86%

Doyle New York.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints  on April 29^th:  86%

Sothebys.  Prints on May 2^nd:  85%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old and Modern Prints on April 29^th:  84%

Sothebys.  A Treasured Legacy:  The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Judaica Collection:  84%

Sothebys.  Bibliotheque des ducs de Luynes, Chateau de Dampiere – First part on April 29^th:  83%

Bonhams.  Prints on April 30^th:  80%

Ferraton.  Ancient and Modern Books, Autographs and Prints on April 26^th:  80%

For the week ahead 13 sales are posted and 5,514 lots searchable:

Mon. May 6^th        Zisska & Schauer.  Books [61].  2109 lots

Tues. May 7^th             Bonhams.  Photographs [20912].  135 lots

                                    Bruun Rasmussen.  Old and Modern Prints [1319].  63 lots

                                    Burgerdijk & Niermans.  Books and Mapd [337].  1329 lots

                                    Zisska & Schauer.  Books [61].  2109 lots

Wed.  May 8^th            Bonhams.  Roy Davids:  Part III:  Poetry [L-Z] [20923].  262 lots

                                    Burgerdijk & Niermans.  Books and Mapd [337].  1329 lots

                                    Zisska & Schauer.  Books [61].  2109 lots

Thurs. May 9^th           Bloomsbury Auctions.  The Botanical Library of a Continental Gentleman [36052].  288 lots

                                    Heritage Auctions [HA.com].  Rare Books on line bidding ends today [201319].  285 lots

                                    PBA Galleries.  Fine Books in all Fields [506].  477 lots

                                    Swann Galleries.  Art, Press and Illustrated Books [2313].  303 lots

Sat. May 11^th              Guernsey’s.  John James Audubon Handsome Works of Nature [51113].  230 lots

Sun. May 12^th      Bonhams.  Books and Prints [20965].  33 lots

                                    National Book Auctions.  Books [51213].

It’s a little quieter this coming week but still 13 sales and 5,514 lots.

Bruce McKinney

AE

5 May 2013