Aguttes: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 424,021.00 |
| Auction Date | September 24, 2025 - September 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 350,640.00 |
| Sale Number | #168305 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 450,920.00 |
| Total Lots | 472 | ||
| Sold Lots | 469.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 362,440.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 468,420.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 90.52% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | ALECHINSKY Pierre - BUTOR Michel | Huit estampes de la serie Le Chien Roi d'Alechinsky, dont 6 avec un poeme manuscrit de Michel Butor. |
EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 14,000.00 | |
| 292 | ALECHINSKY Pierre | L'avenir de la propriete, Paris, Yves Riviere, 1972. |
1972 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 7,500.00 |
| 552 | VIALATTE Alexandre (1901-1971). | 2 MANUSCRITS autographes, mai-juin 1968 |
1968 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 5,200.00 |
| 421 | CELINE Louis-Ferdinand (1894-1961). | 18 L.A.S. (la plupart des initiales ou du paraphe) et 2 L.A., [Copenhague juillet-decembre 1947], a Thorvald MIKKELSEN |
1947 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 5,000.00 |
| 321 | HUGO Valentine (1887-1968). | ENSEMBLE de manuscrits autographes et d'archives. |
EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,500.00 | |
| 448 | DUMAS pere Alexandre (1802-1870). | 34 L.A.S. <>, [1845-1856], a Auguste CADOT |
1845-1856 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,500.00 |
| 534 | ROUSSEAU Jean-Jacques (1712-1778). | L.A.S. <>, [Monquin] mardi 26 [septembre 1769], au marquis de BEFFROY, gouverneur de Bourgoin |
1769 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,500.00 |
| 399 | ARAGON Louis (1897-1982). | L.A.S. <>, Paris Dimanche [1926, a Denise LEVY] |
1926 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 4,300.00 |
| 184 | DUPAS Jean (1882-1964) | Le dieu Neptune |
EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 4,200.00 | |
| 178 | Jacopo Negretti dit PALMA LE JEUNE | Un groupe de personnages sur un nuage, avec des etudes de figures (recto) |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,000.00 | |
| 224 | MATISSE Henri (1869-1954) | Vence, 1948 |
1948 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 4,000.00 |
| 520 | MORAND Paul (1888-1976). | 27 L.A.S. <>, la plupart de Vevey 4 septembre - 23 decembre 1961, a Roger NIMIER |
1961 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,800.00 |
| 527 | PAGNOL Marcel (1895-1974). | 64 L.A.S. <> et 5 L.S., 1922-1935, a Marcel GRAS |
1922-1935 | EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 3,800.00 |
| 185 | DUPAS Jean (1882-1964) | La decouverte |
EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 3,600.00 | |
| 633 | NIXON Richard (1913-1994). | PHOTOGRAPHIE signee <>, 1930-012) et Edwin ALDRIN (<>, ne 1930), [1969] |
1930-012 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,600.00 |
| 564 | EINSTEIN Albert (1879-1955). | L.A.S. <>, [Princeton] 19 novembre 1944, a sa premiere femme Mileva EINSTEIN-MARIC |
1944 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,500.00 |
| 428 | CHARDONNE Jacques (1894-1968). | 19 L.A.S. <>, La Frette, Paris et Megeve 1er mai-13 juillet 1953, a Roger NIMIER |
1953 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,400.00 |
| 429 | CHARDONNE Jacques (1894-1968). | 19 L.A.S. <>, La Frette et Royan, 28 decembre 1956 - 30 aout 1957, a Roger NIMIER |
1956 - 30 aout | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,400.00 |
| 430 | CHARDONNE Jacques (1894-1968). | 19 L.A.S. <>, La Frette et Paris 23 aout-24 octobre 1958, a Roger NIMIER chez Gallimard |
1958 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,400.00 |
| 431 | CHARDONNE Jacques (1894-1968). | 19 L.A.S. <> ou <>, La Frette et Paris 6 novembre - 28 decembre 1958, a Roger NIMIER, chez Gallimard |
1958 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,400.00 |
| 177 | BLOMAERT Abraham ( 1564-1651) | Etude de femme drapee de profil gauche |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,200.00 | |
| 319 | GIMOND Marcel (1894-1961). | 56 L.A.S. <>, 1949-1961, a Pierre LEVY |
1949-1961 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,200.00 |
| 426 | CHARDONNE Jacques (1894-1968). | 20 L.A.S. <> ou <>, La Frette et Paris, 28 septembre - 21 decembre 1950 et decembre 1951, a Roger NIMIER |
1950 et decembre | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,200.00 |
| 540 | SAND George (1804-1876). | MANUSCRIT autographe, Le Comte Appiani, [vers 1860 ?] |
1860 ? | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,200.00 |
| 543 | SAND George (1804-1876). | L.A.S. <>, Nohant 30 mai 1867, a Gustave FLAUBERT |
1867 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,200.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
