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Sothebys: Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/30
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/30 | Total Sales (EUR) | 1,132,740.00 |
| Auction Date | December 08, 2021 - December 08, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 563,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #pf2113 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 817,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 127 | ||
| Sold Lots | 103 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 666,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.10% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 969,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 24 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 116.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Relation de ce qui s'est passé en Nouvelle France... |
1641-1673. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 226,800.00 | |
| 62 | Zola, Émile | Germinal 1885]. Manuscrit autographe de l'adaptation théâtrale. |
1885 | EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | EUR 138,600.00 |
| 9 | La Fontaine, Jean de | Fables choisies. |
1668 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 88,200.00 |
| 5 | Du Fouilloux, Jacques | La Vénerie. |
1561 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 56,700.00 |
| 2 | Bouvet, Joachim | L'Estat Present de la Chine. |
1697 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 44,100.00 |
| 24 | Racine, Jean | Athalie. |
1691 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 32,760.00 |
| 66 | Cocteau, Jean | Le Mystère Laïc. |
EUR 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 27,720.00 | |
| 67 | Derain, André -- François Rabelais | Pantagruel. |
1943 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 27,720.00 |
| 69 | Giacometti, Alberto -- Michel Leiris | Vivantes cendres, innommées. |
1961 | EUR 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 27,720.00 |
| 73 | Jouve, Paul ? Colette | Paradis Terrestre, 1932. |
1932 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 |
| 68 | Giacometti, Alberto -- Georges Bataille | Histoire de rats. |
1947 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 21,420.00 |
| 52 | Melling, Antoine-Ignace | Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople. |
1819 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 18,900.00 |
| 19 | [MONTESQUIEU, Charles de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de] | De l'esprit des loix. |
1748 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 17,640.00 |
| 48 | Hugo, Victor | Quatrevingt-Treize, 1874. |
1874 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 17,640.00 |
| 59 | Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de -- Jules Renard | Histoires naturelles, 1899. |
1899 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 17,640.00 |
| 61 | Verlaine, Paul | Romance sans paroles, 1874. |
1874 | EUR 11,000.00 - 14,000.00 | EUR 13,860.00 |
| 55 | Prisse d'Avennes, Émile | L'Art arabe... |
1869-1877. | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,600.00 |
| 58 | Schoberl, Frédéric | The World in Miniature. |
1821-1828. | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 10,710.00 |
| 74 | Matisse, Henri | Cantique des créatures]. |
EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,080.00 | |
| 39 | Flaubert, Gustave | L.A.S. |
1853 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 9,450.00 |
| 47 | Hugo, Victor | Notre-Dame de Paris. |
1831 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 9,450.00 |
| 57 | Rimbaud, Arthur | Une saison en enfer. |
1873 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,820.00 |
| 85 | Cendrars, Blaise | Bourlinguer. |
1948 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 8,820.00 |
| 113 | Proust, Marcel | La Recherche. |
1919-1927 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 8,820.00 |
| 46 | Hugo, Victor | 18 lettres à Ludovic Vitet, 1829-1859, évoquant notamment "Hernani" ou "Marion de Lorme" |
EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 8,190.00 |
