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Giquello: In conjunction with Sotheby's: ROMANTIC ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, R. B.L.'S COLLECTION

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Auction Name In conjunction with Sotheby's: ROMANTIC ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, R. B.L.'S COLLECTION Total Sales (EUR) 473,676.00
Auction Date October 10, 2017 - October 10, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 289,700.00
Sale Number #86559 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 404,600.00
Total Lots 103
Sold Lots 73 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 359,700.00
% of Lots Sold 70.87% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 498,300.00
Unsold Lots 30 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 95.06%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
30 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

LES MÉTAMORPHOSES DU JOUR [...]. Précédées d'une notice sur Grandville par Charles Blanc.

1854 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 40,442.00
45 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

UN AUTRE MONDE. Transformations, visions, incarnations, ascensions, locomotions, etc.

1844 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 37,914.00
35 GRANDVILLE (Jean-Jacques). — FOE (Daniel de)

AVENTURES DE ROBINSON CRUSOË. Traduction nouvelle.

1840 EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 EUR 27,804.00
3

CARICATURE (La), politique, morale, religieuse, littéraire et scénique. Journal fondé et dirigé par Charles Philipon.

1830-1835 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 16,429.00
13 [DELACROIX Eugène]. GOETHE

FAUST, tragédie, traduite en français par Albert Stapfer.

1828 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 16,429.00
9 DAUMIER (Honoré)

LES ROBERT MACAIRE. Galerie morale des voleurs, spéculateurs, dupeurs, tireurs, enfonceurs, blagueurs divers que nous rencontrons dans Paris.

1836-1838. EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 15,166.00
27 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

LES MÉTAMORPHOSES DU JOUR.

1829 EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 15,166.00
26 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

Recueil de 28 petits dessins originaux à la plume de différentes dimensions, montés sur feuillets.

Second quart du XIXe siècle. EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 12,350.00
52 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

LES FLEURS ANIMÉES. Introduction par Alph. Karr, texte par Taxile Delord.

1847 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 11,374.00
43 GRANDVILLE (Jean-Jacques)

AFFICHE DE LIBRAIRIE pour Un Autre Monde,

1844 EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 11,050.00
32 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.). — LA FONTAINE (Jean de)

FABLES.

1838 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 10,742.00
40 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

AFFICHE DE LIBRAIRIE pour les Scènes de la Vie privée et publique des animaux,

EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 10,400.00
7

CHANTS ET CHANSONS POPULAIRES DE LA FRANCE.

1843 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 9,479.00
53 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

LES FLEURS ANIMÉES. Introduction par Alph. Karr, texte par Taxile Delord.

1847 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 9,479.00
49 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

DESSIN ORIGINAL au crayon et à la plume, environ 88 x 95 mm, avec le cachet à froid portant les initiales de l'artiste, encadré.

1845 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 9,100.00
36 GRANVILLE (J.-J.)

DESSIN ORIGINAL à la plume RAVISSANT DESSIN ORIGINAL pour l'illustration de la fable V du livre IV des Fables de Florian, Le Hibou et le pigeon,

1842 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 8,450.00
18 DUMAS FILS (Alexandre)

LA DAME AUX CAMÉLIAS.

1858 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 EUR 8,215.00
44 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

UN AUTRE MONDE. Transformations, visions, incarnations, ascensions, locomotions, etc.

1844 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 8,215.00
50 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

AFFICHE DE LIBRAIRIE pour Jérôme Paturot à la recherche d'une position sociale de Louis Reybaud,

1846 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 7,800.00
82 Pléiade (La)

BALLADES, FABLIAUX, NOUVELLES ET LÉGENDES.

1842 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,583.00
46 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

UN AUTRE MONDE. Transformations, visions, incarnations, ascensions, locomotions, etc.

1844 EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,951.00
74 MUSSET (Alfred de) et STAHL (P.-J.)

VOYAGE OÙ IL VOUS PLAIRA.

1843 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 6,319.00
47 GRANDVILLE (J.-J.)

AFFICHE DE LIBRAIRIE pour les Cent proverbes,

1845 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 6,240.00
22 GAVARNI

PERLES ET PARURES. Les Parures. - Les Joyaux. - Fantaisie. Texte de Méry. Minéralogie des Dames. Histoire de la Mode par le Cte Foelix.

1850 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 6,066.00
23 GAVARNI

PERLES ET PARURES Les Parures. - Les Joyaux.- Fantaisie. Texte de Méry. Minéralogie des Dames. Histoire de la Mode par le Cte Foelix.

1850 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,687.00
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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