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February 2012

Hart Davis Hart, Feb. 4, 2012
Location: Chicago       Number of lots: 1,260      Percent sold: 100
Sale Total: $3,484,667 (inclusive of the 20 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $2,343,380 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $3,501,660 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
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January 2012

Acker Merrall & Condit, Jan. 28, 2012
Location: New York       Number of lots: 726      Percent sold: 98
Sale Total: $1,846,836 (inclusive of the 22 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $1,548,850 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $2,105,100 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
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Sotheby's, Jan. 25, 2012
Location: London       Number of lots: 665      Percent sold: 95
Sale Total: $2,507,079 / £1,607,102 (inclusive of the 15 percent buyer’s premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $2,271,776 / £1,456,260 (exclusive of the 15 percent buyer’s premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $2,946,466 / £1,888,760 (exclusive of the 15 percent buyer’s premium)
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Christie's, Jan. 25, 2012
Location: New York       Number of lots: 158      Percent sold: 96
Sale Total: $1,180,658 (inclusive of the 22 percent buyer’s premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $986,150 (exclusive of the buyer’s premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $1,359,900 (exclusive of the buyer’s premium)
In a slight parallel of recent auction activity in Hong Kong this January, several prominent Bordeaux offerings did not find buyers at the Jan.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

Sotheby's, Jan. 14, 2012
Location: Hong Kong       Number of lots: 983      Percent sold: 85
Sale Total: $5,648,506 USD / $44,058,350 HKD (inclusive of the 21 percent buyer’s premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $6,200,000 USD / $50,000,000 HKD (exclusive of the 21 percent buyer’s premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $8,700,000 USD /$70,000,000 HKD (exclusive of the 21 percent buyer’s premium)
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Acker Merrall & Condit, Jan. 13 & 14, 2012
Location: Hong Kong       Number of lots: 973      Percent sold: 90
Sale Total: $8,570,000 USD / $66,860,000 HKD (inclusive of the 22 percent buyer’s premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $8,154,887 USD / $63,621,480 HKD (exclusive of the 22 percent buyer’s premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $11,271,532 USD / $87,936,420 HKD (exclusive of the 22 percent buyer’s premium)
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Zachys, Jan. 7, 2012
Location: Hong Kong       Number of lots: 1,151      Percent sold: 97
Sale Total: $4,466,884 USD / $34,618,354 HKD (inclusive of the 22 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $3,848,048 USD / $29,805,000 HKD (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $5,857,432 USD / $45,368,100 HKD (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
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December 2011

Acker Merrall & Condit, Dec. 17, 2011
Location: New York       Number of lots: 679      Percent sold: 95
Sale Total: $3,142,232 (inclusive of the 22 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $2,787,850 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $3,858,300 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
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Hart Davis Hart, Dec. 10, 2011
Location: Chicago       Number of lots: 1,371      Percent sold: 100
Sale Total: $4,263,270 (inclusive of the 20 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $3,031,500 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $4,532,040 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
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Zachys, Dec. 9 & 10, 2011
Location: New York       Number of lots: 1,758      Percent sold: 98
Sale Total: $4,195,010 (inclusive of the 21 percent buyer's premium)
Pre-sale low estimate: $3,379,000 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
Pre-sale high estimate: $5,130,950 (exclusive of the buyer's premium)
The Dec. 9 and 10 Zachys sale at New York’s Gotham Bar and Grill had a very strong percent-sold rate, but there were some soft spots.  ...   » Read full auction analysis

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