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Maison Bibelot: Decorative Prints

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Auction Name	Decorative Prints	Total Sales (EUR)	2,413.00
Auction Date	June 06, 2025 - June 06, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	1,680.00
Sale Number	#313	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	2,280.00
Total Lots	181
Sold Lots	46.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	7,670.00
% of Lots Sold	25.41%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	10,200.00
Unsold Lots	135	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	23.66%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
22		Reni & Insulae Sicily tabula Geographica 1747		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 241.30
81	Pietro Aquila (1650 - 1692)	Barberini apotheosis (from Pietro da Cortona's fresco)		EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 101.60
84	Bibiena (1696 - 1757)	Scene of the theatrical party on the occasion of the sponsors of the Royal Prince of Poland		EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 101.60
157		The human body	20th century	EUR 40.00 - 50.00	EUR 88.90
16		Caricatures of Neapolitan characters	End of the nineteenth century	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 76.20
24	Sebastian Munster (1489 - 1552)	Apulia und Neapolis (around 1570)		EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 76.20
63		British noble residences	19th century	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 76.20
101		Shooting target	20th century	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 76.20
129	Jean Marc Nattier (1685 - 1776)	Marie de Medicis Sous La Forma de Minerve Deesse des Arts 1708		EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 76.20
138	Bernard Picart (1673 - 1733)	Apotheosis of Hercules 1719		EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 76.20
19		Warships	End of the eighteenth century	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 63.50
50		Botany	Early 20th centu	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 63.50
51		Botany	Early 20th centu	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 63.50
159	Louis Philippe Boitard (1733 - 1767)	Roman and mythological sculpture		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 63.50
18		Caricatures of Neapolitan characters	End of the nineteenth century	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.80
25		Masonic vestments	End of the nineteenth century	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 50.80
31		Skeletons	19th century	EUR 20.00 - 30.00	EUR 50.80
53		Horses	England, 19th century	EUR 40.00 - 50.00	EUR 50.80
91		Philosophy and Art	19th century	EUR 40.00 - 50.00	EUR 50.80
158		The human body	19th century	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 50.80
195		Ancient engraved gems	18th century	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 50.80
13		Hirondelle - Manufacture francaise d'armes et cycles	XIX/XX century	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 38.10
30		Kittens	XIX/XX century	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 38.10
47		Schogun Minamoto Joritomo	Beginning of the twentieth century	EUR 20.00 - 30.00	EUR 38.10
52		Flowers	End of the 19th century	EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 38.10

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.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

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.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

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.
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