For the week ended Saturday January 24th 12 auctions were archived to the AED; 3 in euros and 9 in US dollars.  Turnover was $2,388,148 as 3,925 lots were offered and 3,127 lots sold for an 80% success rate.  With fewer sales posted those that were seemed to attract more attention.  Eighty percent is very good.

1 auction saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Binoche et Giquello. Napoleonic Collection of the Prince's Palace in Monaco - Prints and Manuscripts on January 18th: 711.34%

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

Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 98.92%
Binoche et Giquello. Napoleonic Collection of the Prince's Palace in Monaco - Prints and Manuscripts on January 18th: 98.04%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 95.46%
Cowans Auctions. Prints on January 16th: 88.89%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 86.36%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 20th: 85.94%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on January 22nd: 81.42%

12 sales in total were reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on January 22nd: 81.42%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 86.36%
RR Auction. Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph - bidstart 12/19 on January 14th: 69.32%
Binoche et Giquello. Napoleonic Collection of the Prince's Palace in Monaco - Prints and Manuscripts on January 18th: 98.04%
Cowans Auctions. American History on January 19th: 77.49%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 20th: 85.94%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books, Maps on January 18th: 71.43%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on January 17th: 78.21%
Cowans Auctions. Prints on January 16th: 88.89%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Books on January 17th: 50.45%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 95.46%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 98.92%

For the week ahead 24 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 26th
Artcurial. Paris. Hotel de Paris - Books and Prints, Day 2. 12 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 10 lots

Tue. Jan. 27th
Rossini. Paris. Prints. 95 lots
Bonhams. London. The Gentleman's Library Sale - Books and Prints. 49 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Hotel de Paris - Books and Prints, Day 23. 21 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 55 lots

Wed. Jan. 28th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Travel; Polar Exploration. 596 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Modern Prints. 86 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 448 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints. 50 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Hotel de Paris - Books and Prints, Day 4. 22 lots

Thu. Jan. 29th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/22. 513 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/22. 429 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books and Ephemera. 758 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - African American History. 422 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. History of Opera & Music, Part Two; Henry Irving & Ellen Terry: Letters, Photographs & Memorabilia. 165 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Hotel de Paris - Books and Prints, Day 5. 12 lots
Morton Casa de Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antiques - prints, maps. 18 lots

Fri. Jan. 30th
Artcurial. Paris. Hotel de Paris - Books and Prints, Day 6. 35 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Ephemera. 318 lots

Sat. Jan. 31st
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Important Winter Estates Auction - Day 1. 181 lots

Sun. Feb. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/25.
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Winter Estate Sale - Day 2. 41 lots

The Winter Antiques Show at the Armory is come and gone. The business is beginning to pick up.  On the west coast the ABAA and ILAB sponsored book fair, at Oakland, the first week of February is fast approaching.  The first drumbeats for the April book fairs in New York are distant but perceptible.  We are living in a continuim and if you are a collector it is a nice development.

Bruce McKinney

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