Pierre Berge and Associes: Jean Patou fashion, bibliophile and collector: Manuscripts Lafayette and America, 23563, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Date
May 22, 2015 - May 22, 2015
Page Size: 377 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 EMPIRE. JOSEPH BONAPARTE. 1768-1844. Brother of Napoleon, King of Naples and Spain

L.S. with autograph compliment

Naples June 15, 1806 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
102 EMPIRE. FREVILLE (Pierre Villot de). 1746-1831. Deputy of the Corps Legislatif, close to Joseph Bonaparte

L.A. to Girardin (Paris)

7 prairial (19 May 1804) EUR 300.00 - 350.00 Unknown
103 EMPIRE. BERNARD (Simon). 1779-1839. General of the Empire

L.A.S. "Bernard" to General Durrieu, prisoner of war (...) in Silesia)

Paris February 5, 1814 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
104 EMPIRE. MONTCHOISY (Louis-Antoine Chouin de Montgay baron de). 1747-1814. General

L.A.S. to Negrotti, at his palace in Place de l'Annonciade

Genoa (July 8, 1809) EUR 80.00 - 100.00 Unknown
105 EPERNON (Bernard Nogaret de La Vallette duc d'). 1592-1661. General

L.S. with aut.

Metz September 10, 1624 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
106 ESTEVE (Maurice). 1904-2001. Painter

13 autograph letters signed to painter Philippe TAILLARDAT and his wife Colette

Paris 1967-1972 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
107 FLECHIER (Esprit). 1632-1710. Bishop of Nimes, one of the greatest preachers of his time

L.A.

S.l. n.d. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
108 FONTENELLE (Pierre Le Bouyer de). 1657-1757. Writer, scientific, nephew of Corneille

P.A.S. to Mademoiselle de Fontenelle in Rouen

S.l. n.d. EUR 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
109 FOUCAULD (Charles). 1858-1916. Military, hermit priest, canonized in 2022

Autograph note signed

EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
110 FRANCK Cesar (1822-1890) Organist, composer

2 L.A.S. including one to "his dear president and friend"

(s.l.) (n.d) EUR 250.00 - 300.00 Unknown
111 GABRIEL (Jacques). 1667-1742. King's architect, father of Jacques-Ange Gabriel

L.S. to the Marquis de Crevy

Versailles February 28, 1723 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
112 GANCE (Abel). 1889-1981. French filmmaker

3 L.T.S. to Della Torre

Chateauneuf de Grasse 1946-1947 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
113 GENET (Jean). 1910-1986. Writer-poet

Typescript with autograph annotations "Theatre Haute surveillance"

s.d. (c1948) EUR 300.00 - 600.00 Unknown
114 GENET (Jean)

Le Balcon

Decines 1956 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
115 GERAMB (Ferdinand von). 1772-1848. Adventurer, soldier, Trappist monk

2 manuscripts

S.l. n.d. EUR 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
116 GIDE (Andre). 1869-1951. Writer

C.A.S. (to Mireille Havet)

S.l. Sunday morning (1922) EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
117 GILLES de LA ROURETTE (Georges). 1857-1904. Neurologist

L.A.S. to "my dear friend"

Paris 1901-01-02 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
118 GOUNOD Charles (1818-1893). Composer

L.A.S. (to Louis Gallet?)

Saint-Cloud August 4, 1877 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
119 GREEN (Julien) 1900-1998. Writer

14 L.A.S. to publisher Richard Heyd

Paris 1947-1954 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
120 GRESSET (Jean-Baptiste). 1709-1777. Poet and playwright, academician

Autograph manuscript (draft)

EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
121 GRIBEAUVAL (Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de). 1715-1789. Engineer, father of modern artillery

L.A.S.

Paris April 27, 1778 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
122 HANSI (Jean-Jacques Waltz dit). 1873-1951. Alsatian illustrator

Correspondence to Madame Mallet

1911 and 1929-1937 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
123 HARPIGNIES (Henri)

Autograph drawing, signed

La Bourboule 1904 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
124 JACOB Max (1876-1944). Painter and writer-poet, friend of Apollinaire, Picasso, Cocteau, etc

L.A.S. to his friend (Paul Haurigot)

St-Benoit sur Loire 1924-03-26 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
125 JACQUEMONT (Victor)]. 1801-1832. Naturalist, explorer

Copy of correspondence

Aboard the Zelee December 1828 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
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