Rossini: Autographs and Historical Documents, 170588, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 06, 2025 - October 06, 2025

Page Size: 259 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	HENRI IV (1553-1610).	HENRI IV (1553-1610). P.S., Paris October 1609		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
2	HENRI IV (1553-1610).	HENRI IV (1553-1610). P.S., Mont-de-Marsan December 22, 1583	1583	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
3	Francois-Etienne KELLERMANN (1735-1820)	Francois-Etienne KELLERMANN (1735-1820) marshal, duke of Valmy. P.S., Paris 15 nivose VI (January 4, 1798)	1798	EUR 650.00 - 850.00	Not Sold
4	Prince de CONDE Louis Joseph de BOURBON Chief of the Armee des Emigres (1736-1818).	Prince de CONDE Louis Joseph de BOURBON Chief of the Armee des Emigres (1736-1818). Certificate signed "Louis Joseph de BOURBON" as "LE PRINCE DE CONDE Prince de Sang, ...		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
5	Napoleon Hugues Joseph MARET, 2nd Duke of BASSANO (1803-1898)	Napoleon Hugues Joseph MARET, 2nd Duke of BASSANO (1803-1898) Grand Chamberlain to Napoleon III.		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
6	Napoleon, marquis then 3rd duke of BASSANO (1844-1906)	Napoleon, marquis then 3rd duke of BASSANO (1844-1906) 6 L.A.S., 1872-1880, to his friend Ernest Theroulde	1872-1880	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
7	[NAPOLEON IV (1856-1879)	[NAPOLEON IV (1856-1879) Prince Imperial]. 4 manuscripts by Napoleon de BASSANO and Ernest THEROULDE, [July 12, 1879].	1879	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
8	Empress EUGENIE (1826-1920).	Empress EUGENIE (1826-1920). L.A.S., [Farnborough] December 1, 1913, to Mme Theroulde	1913	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
9	Ferdinand von BUBNA (1768-1825)	Ferdinand von BUBNA (1768-1825) P.S., Lyon July 21, 1815	1815	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
10	Georges BIZET (1838-1875).	Georges BIZET (1838-1875). L.A.S., Samedi		EUR 500.00 - 800.00	EUR 731.36
11	CLEMENT IV.	CLEMENT IV. Bull of Pope Clement "Clemens" IV promulgated from Saint John Lateran and dated January 4, 1268.	1268	EUR 500.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,567.20
12	MISCELLANEOUS.	MISCELLANEOUS. Batch of ancient deeds on parchment or paper, 15th-17th c.	15th-17th c.	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
13	Emile Driant dit DANRIT (1855-1916).	Emile Driant dit DANRIT (1855-1916). 4 autograph manuscripts.		EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
14	[AMERICANA - CIVIL WAR].	LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Signed piece. Washington, June 8, 1863	1863	EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
15	Felix TOURNACHON, known as NADAR, 1820 - 1910	Felix TOURNACHON, known as NADAR, 1820 - 1910 Lettres et cartes lettres	1820 - 1910	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 365.68
16	Gaston CHAISSAC (1910-1964)	Gaston CHAISSAC (1910-1964) painter. 2 L.A.S., one with drawings, 1957-1962, to Mme veuve Bonnavita, and Mlle Estelle Bonavita	1957-1962	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
17	AUTOGRAPHS - GRAPHOLOGY.	AUTOGRAPHS - GRAPHOLOGY. Set of documents, some addressed to Melle A. Roque		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
18	Jean FOUGERE (1914-2005).	Jean FOUGERE (1914-2005). Important set of autograph manuscripts, and letters addressed to him.		EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
19	Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)	Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) and Jean MARAIS (1913-1998). 5 notebook pages with autographs		EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
20	Armand-Gaston CAMUS (1740-1804)	Armand-Gaston CAMUS (1740-1804) L.A. (minute), Paris March 23 II (1793), to his colleagues on mission in Belgium	1793	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
21	Comedie Francaise - RACHEL (Elisabeth Rachel Felix, known as RACHEL (1821-1858)	RACHEL (Elisabeth Rachel Felix, known as RACHEL (1821-1858) L.A.S.		EUR 120.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
22	Romain Rolland (1866-1944)	Romain Rolland (1866-1944) to Genevieve Favre. Ten autograph letters from the author to his girlfriend		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 796.66
23	Josephine BAKER (1906-1975).	Josephine BAKER (1906-1975). Photograph with autograph dedication, Marseille 1934	1934	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
24		AEROSTATION. 4 L.A.S. to Victor Spery in Amiens.		EUR 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
25	Marcel DELANNOY (1898-1962).	Marcel DELANNOY (1898-1962). 2 autograph music manuscripts signed		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 430.98

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Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

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Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

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Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.