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Giquello: Art and Literature of the 20th Century

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Auction Name Art and Literature of the 20th Century Total Sales (EUR) 433,824.00
Auction Date November 07, 2025 - November 07, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 227,350.00
Sale Number #168469 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 297,150.00
Total Lots 295
Sold Lots 202.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 374,650.00
% of Lots Sold 68.47% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 488,550.00
Unsold Lots 93 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 88.80%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17 BACON Francis. LEIRIS Michel.

MIRROR OF BULLFIGHTING.

1990 EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 48,654.00
156 ILIAZD (Ilia Zdanevitch, known as).

POETRY OF UNKNOWN WORDS.

An 1919 et 1930 [1949]. EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 13,901.00
46 BRAUNER Victor.

OIL ON PAPER SIGNED AND DEDICATED to Micheline [CATTY].

1954 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 10,400.00
252 [SADE]. EHRMANN Gilles.

JEAN BENOIT AND THE EXECUTION OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE'S WILL.

1996 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 10,110.00
81 [DALI Salvador]. DEL ARCO Manuel.

DALI AL DESNUDO.

 1952 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 8,214.00
160 JEAN Marcel.

STAR SIGNS. OIL ON CANVAS SIGNED.

 1962 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 7,800.00
236 PREVERT Jacques.

ORIGINAL COLLAGE SIGNED.

 November 1968. EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 7,540.00
198 MOLINIER Pierre.

ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTOMONTAGE.

1973 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
106 DUCHAMP Suzanne.

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN. OIL ON CANVAS SIGNED ON THE FRONT.

Circa 1920. EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,240.00
289 TROUILLE Clovis.

TEN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF WORKS ANNOTATED AND SIGNED BY CLOVIS TROUILLE.

 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 5,850.00
102 DUCHAMP Marcel. PAZ Octavio.

MARCEL DUCHAMP OU LE CHATEAU DE LA PURETE.

1967 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 5,687.00
61 CHAISSAC Gaston.

AUTOGRAPHIC LETTER SIGNED ON CASHWARE ILLUSTRATED WITH ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.

1953 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 5,460.00
137 GYSIN Brion.

BLACK ROBIN HOOD - CUT UP 1974 Photographic collage on roller screen.

 1974 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 5,460.00
224 PICASSO Pablo. SABARTES Jaime

IN PICASSO'S STUDIO.

 1957 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 5,308.00
33 BELLMER Hans.

COMPOSITION WITH FOOT, HAND AND EYE. ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING SIGNED.

 1961 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 5,200.00
91 DOTREMONT Christian.

TINTAMARRE PSALMODIE. LOGOGRAM. ORIGINAL DRAWING SIGNED.

1976 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,200.00
267 SIMA Josef.

ORIGINAL MIXED TECHNIQUE SIGNED.

 1960 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 5,200.00
31 BELLMER Hans.

HAIRSTYLE AND FEMALE TORSO. ORIGINAL DRAWING SIGNED.

Circa 1955. EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,940.00
73 COURMES Alfred.

7 CARNETS OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS. 1911 to 1935.

 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 4,940.00
237 PREVERT Jacques.

ORIGINAL COLLAGE SIGNED.

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 4,940.00
268 SIMA Josef.

ORIGINAL MIXED TECHNIQUE SIGNED.

 1960 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 4,940.00
175 [LEBEL Jean-Jacques].

FRONT UNIQUE MAGAZINE. Director Jean-Jacques Lebel.

1955 to 1960. EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 4,802.00
28 BELLMER Hans.

WOMEN WITH COLUMNS. ORIGINAL DOUBLE-SIDED PENCIL DRAWING, SIGNED.

 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,550.00
25 BELLMER Hans.

WINGS OF DESIRE. ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING, SIGNED.

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 4,160.00
23 BELLMER Hans.

Portrait. ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING, SIGNED.

1947 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,900.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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