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Auction Name Aristophil - Writings and Works by Artists from the 16th to the 20th Centuries Total Sales (EUR) 787,663.00
Auction Date April 02, 2019 - April 02, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 493,900.00
Sale Number #3947 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 681,300.00
Total Lots 149
Sold Lots 84 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 962,600.00
% of Lots Sold 56.38% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 1,319,300.00
Unsold Lots 65 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 59.70%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
294 FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)

Lettre autographe signée à Joaquin Ferrer, en espagnol Bordeaux, 28 octobre 1824 1 p. sur 1 f. in-4 (25,6 x 20,2 cm)

1824 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 52,000.00
295 FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)

Lettre autographe signée, en espagnol Bordeaux, 24 décembre 1824 1 p. sur 1 f. in-4 (25,6 x 20,5 cm)

1824 EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 52,000.00
323 Raoul DUFY, Léonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA, Jean COCTEAU, Pablo GARGALLO et autres Livre d'or de Marianne - 1922-1951

Livre d'or du restaurant du Marais dans lequel de nombreux artistes ont laissé des oeuvres signées et dédicacées, parmi lesquels Raoul Dufy, Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Jean Cocteau, Pablo Gargallo, Charles Gesmar, Guy Arnoux et Paul Jouve (un croquis).

EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 52,000.00
313 Edouard MANET 1832 - 1883

Lettre autographe signée "Ed. Manet" à Eva Gonzales Avec trois dessins à l'encre et lavis Bellevue, 27 septembre 1880 3 p. et demie sur 1 double f. (20,3 x 12,7 cm)

1880 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 50,700.00
297 EUGENE DELACROIX (1798-1863)

« Devant Tanger » : manuscrit autographe Tanger, 24-25 janvier 1832 6 p. sur 3 f. in-8 (19,3 x 12,2 cm)

1832 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
402 JEAN DE LA FONTAINE - GUS BOFA (1621-1695 - 1883-1968)

Fables

1928-1930 EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 34,121.00
296 FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)

Lettre autographe signée à Pedro Cevallos, en espagnol Madrid, 10 août 1801 1 p. sur 1 double f. in-12 (21,1 x 15,1 cm)

1801 EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 28,600.00
307 JEAN-FRANCOIS MILLET (1814-1875)

Réunion de 48 lettres autographes dont 47 signées Paris, Cherbourg, Barbizon, Vichy, 4 juin 1866-19 septembre 1873

1866-1873 EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 EUR 28,600.00
413 MAN RAY - PIERRE BOST (1890-1976 - 1901-1975)

Électricité

1931 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 27,803.00
384 PIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)

Réunion de 7 lettres autographes signées, 1 comportant un croquis, 2 cartes postales autographes signées, 1 copie de lettre autographe signée Paris, 1933-1935

1933-1935 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 26,000.00
322 Alberto GIACOMETTI 1901 - 1966

Tête Stylo bille bleu sur papier (intérieur de couverture de livre)

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 24,700.00
315 Paul SIGNAC 1863 - 1935

Paris, la Seine au pont des Saints-Pères - Circa 1925

Circa1925 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 23,400.00
382 WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944)

Réunion de 8 lettres autographes signées, en allemand Munich, février-novembre 1913

1913 EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 23,400.00
383 PIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)

Réunion de 6 lettres et 2 cartes autographes signées, en néerlandais Laren, Amsterdam, Paris, 1914-1926

1914-1926 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 19,500.00
324 PAUL CÉZANNE 1839-1906

Lettre autographe signée à Camille Pissarro [S.l.], avril 1876 3 p. et demie sur 1 double f. in-8 (20,9 x 13,5 cm)

1876 EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 15,600.00
401 MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA - GUS BOFA (1547-1616 - 1883-1968)

L'Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche

1926-1927 EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 15,165.00
332 PAUL GAUGUIN (1848-1903)

Lettre autographe signée à Camille Pissarro [S.l.n.d.] 2 p. sur 1 f. in-12 (17,6 x 11 cm)

n.d.] EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 13,000.00
293 THÉODORE GÉRICAULT (1791-1824)

Lettre autographe signée à Pierre-Joseph Dedreux-Dorcy [Londres], 12 février [1821] 3 p. sur 1 double f. in-8 (22,9 x 18,5 cm)

[1821] EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 11,700.00
338 PAUL GAUGUIN (1848-1903)

Lettre autographe signée à Ambroise Vollard Tahiti, avril 1897 2 p. sur 1 f. in-4 (26,8 x 20,4 cm)

1897 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 11,700.00
390 AMEDEO MODIGLIANI (1884-1920)

Lettre autographe signée [Nice, vers 1918-1919?] 2 p. sur 1 f. in-4 (25,9 x 19,7 cm)

vers1918-1919?] EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 11,050.00
288 GIAN LORENZO BERNINI, DIT LE BERNIN (1598-1680)

Lettre autographe signée Rome, 3 mars 1635 1 p. sur 1 f. in-4 (27 x 20,2 cm)

1635 EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 10,400.00
318 Maurice UTRILLO 1883 - 1955

Lettre autographe signée de Maurice Utrillo adressée à Paul Pétridès et illustrée d'un dessin du Moulin de la Galette à Montmartre Le Vésinet, juin 1941 1 p. sur 1 f. 26 x 20 cm

1941 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 10,400.00
399 GUS BOFA (1883-1968)

Chez les toubibs Paris, La Renaissance du livre, [1917]

[1917] EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 8,846.00
289 [ATTRIBUÉ À PIETRO DA CORTONA] (1596-1669)

Lettre manuscrite signée à Cassiano Dal Pozzo, montée sous passe-partout de papier Florence, 15 janvier 1645 1 p. sur 1 f. in-4 (27,2 x 18,7 cm)

1645 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 8,450.00
287 GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, DIT IL GUERCINO (1591-1666)

Reçu signé comportant 1 ligne autographe [S.l.] 9 juillet 1617. 2 p. sur 1 double f. et 1 f. in-4 (dimensions diverses)

1617 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 7,800.00
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