Auction Update Review
The first week of what will be a busy year
For the week ending Saturday January 10th 15 auctions were archived to the AED; 6 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds and 7 in US dollars. Turnover was $3,038,679 as 5,106 lots were offered and 3,991 sold for a 78% success rate. Considering this is a quiet time it was a busy reporting week.
1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Rare Books and Autographs on December 17th: $1,460,497
2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Tooveys. Prints on December 31st: 117.87%
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Posters - Internet bidstart 11/12 on November 26th: 108.68%
8 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
National Book Auctions. Whistler, Maps, Sets, Fancy, etc. on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 99.67%
Tooveys. Prints on December 31st: 97.22%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 94.01%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on January 5th: 88.89%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper and Books on December 13th: 87.57%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints on January 6th: 83.93%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/1 on January 8th: 81.29%
15 total sales reported this week:
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/1 on January 8th: 81.29%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Manuscripts, Books, Autographs, Prints and Drawings on December 13th: 54.88%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper and Books on December 13th: 87.57%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Interiors: Day 1 - Prints on January 7th: 27.27%
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Posters - Internet bidstart 11/12 on November 26th: 56.97%
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Rare Books and Autographs on December 17th: 75.09%
Pandolfini. Old Prints, Old and Modern Books on December 15th: 36.80%
National Book Auctions. Whistler, Maps, Sets, Fancy, etc. on January 4th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 4th: 65.63%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints on January 6th: 83.93%
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on January 5th: 88.89%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Lifelong Collection of Robert "Bob" Rogers - Photographs, Ephemera on January 2nd: 72.46%
Tooveys. Prints on December 31st: 97.22%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 94.01%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 99.67%
For the week ahead 16 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 12th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 8 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Estate of Artist David Goodrich. 18 lots
Tue. Jan. 13th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Prints. 30 lots
Wed. Jan. 14th
Doyle New York. New York. Doyle at Home: Decorative Prints. 23 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph - bidstart 12/19. 818 lots
Thu. Jan. 15th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile. 439 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/8. 300 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature with Books in All Fields. 510 lots
Bonhams. San Francisco. The Scottsdale Auction - Automobilia. 43 lots
Fri. Jan. 16th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Prints. 36 lots
Sat. Jan. 17th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Books. 561 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints and Photographs. 156 lots
Sun. Jan. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/11.
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Napoleonic Collection of the Prince's Palace in Monaco - Prints and Manuscripts. 51 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints, Books, Maps. 56 lots
It's a given that 2015 will be a busy year so rest up.
Bruce McKinney
AE