Ader: Russian Art , 174051, PARIS

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026
Page Size: 63 items in 3 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 Ivan Yakovlevich BILIBIN (1876-1972)

Letter-card dated February 13, 1932.

1932 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
102 Nikolai Konstantinovich ROERICH (1874-1947)

Ten photographs of works mounted on cardboard and titled on the back in his hand.

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
103

Letters from Russia to Denis Roche.

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
104 Vladimir Vladimirovich NABOKOV (1899-1977)

File concerning the French edition of "Course du fou", the French title of Nabokov's novel written in 1929 with the original title "La defense Loujine".

c. 1929 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Unknown
105 Vladimir Vladimirovich NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Four handwritten postcards addressed to Denis Roche concerning Spring in Fialta (Viesna v Fial'tie).

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
106 Vladimir Vladimirovich NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Two letters from Nabokov to Denis Roche:

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
107 Vladimir Vladimirovich NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Handwritten postcard to Denis Roche from Berlin, February 12, 1934, about the translation of "Soghliadatai" (The Watcher).

1934 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
108 Vladimir Vladimirovich NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Handwritten postcard addressed to Denis Roche from Berlin, June 22, 1934, announcing the birth of his son Dimitri (born May 10).

1934 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
109 Vladimir Vladimirovich NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Handwritten postcard to Denis Roche from Berlin, December 6, 1934, announcing his arrival in Paris. He also asks Denis Roche to apologize to Madame Boas.

1934 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
110 Vladimir Vladimirovitch NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Handwritten postcard addressed from Paris to Denis Roche, dated March 22, 1937, proposing a meeting at Le Deux Magots.

1937 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
111 Vladimir Vladimirovitch NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Postcard from Menton addressed to Denis Roche, December 24, 1937, with his New Year's greetings.

1937 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
112 Vladimir Vladimirovich NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Bristol transformed into a greetings postcard by a frieze designed by Nabokov, addressed to Denis Roche from Paris on December 24, 1938.

1938 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
113 Vladimir Vladimirovich NABOKOV (1899-1977)

Postcard addressed to Denis Roche from Paris on 6 [month?] 1939, proposing a meeting at Cafe Georges V. Signed in Russian.

EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
114 Boris Konstantinovich ZAITSEV (1881-1972)

A two-page autograph letter dated June 8, 1932, in its envelope, with a draft reply from Denis Roche.

1932 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
115 Zinaida Nikolaevna HIPPIUS (1869-1945)

6-page handwritten letter to Denis Roche, dated May 17, 1924.

1924 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
116 Alexei Mikhailovich REMIZOV (1877-1957)

Three autograph letters from Remizov to Denis Roche.

EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
117 Alexei Mikhailovich REMIZOV (1877-1957)

Three autograph letters from Remizov to Denis Roche

EUR 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
118 Prince Theodore Nikolaevich KASSATKINE-ROSTOVSKY (1875-1940)

63 letters addressed to Denis Roche (letters, bristol, letter-cards, pneumatic tires, postcards and business cards) between 1925 and 1939. Some undated.

1925-1939 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
119 Nikolai Nikolaevich EVREINOFF (1879-1953)

8 letters addressed to Denis Roche between 1925 and 1943.

1925-1943. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
120 Eugene Alexandrovitch ZNOSKO-BOROVSKY (1884-1954)

Six letters addressed to Denis Roche between 1923 and 1948.

1923-1948. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
121 Tatiana Ivanovna ALEXINSKAYA nee Evtikhieva (1886-1968)

Podvigh (The exploit). Novella.

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
122 Elie (Ilya Lvovitch) BORSCHAK (1894-1959)

Set of 27 letters (letters, postcards, pneumatics) from Borschak to Denis Roche between 1931 and 1938, plus 2 drafts of letters from Roche to Borschak.

1931-1938 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
123 Princess Maria Klavdievna TENICHEVA (1858 ? - 1928)

Xram Sviatogho Dukha v Talashkinie (The Church of the Holy Spirit in Talachkino)

EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
124 Dimitri Semenovich STELLETSKY (1875-1947)

Correspondence between D. Stelletsky and Denis Roche: 28 handwritten letters from D. Stelletsky to D. Roche and 19 drafts of letters from D. Roche to D. Stelletsky.

1933-1945 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
125 Dimitri Semenovich STELLETSKY (1875-1947)

Folder containing 7 sheets of drawings by Stelletsky for Le Prince Igor. The folder is titled in Indian ink by Stelletsky: "STELLCTSKI / 8 LEAVES / FOR / THE SONG OF / PRINCE IGOR".

EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Unknown
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
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    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
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