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Aguttes: Michelin Enamel & Advertisements of Yesteryear

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Auction Name	Michelin Enamel & Advertisements of Yesteryear	Total Sales (EUR)	301,970.00
Auction Date	November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	65,980.00
Sale Number	#169364	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	128,850.00
Total Lots	428
Sold Lots	428.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	65,980.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	128,850.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	234.36%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
427	PETER PETZ - Giddy Kiddy Carousel 1890 with 3 horses	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 38,704.00
426	FOUCHER-GASPARINI - Large orchestral organ with perforated boards, painted wood decor, paint chipped in places	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 27,552.00
3	SALMSON - Lithographed sheet metal plate, double-sided	EUR 400.00 - 800.00	EUR 6,691.00
423	ROCK-OLA - High-fidelity American jukebox 120 selections	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 6,560.00
425	LE LUDION - Barrel organ on wheels with a series of perforated cardboard boxes, painted wood decor, illuminated	EUR 400.00 - 800.00	EUR 6,560.00
424	FORAY & STORACE - Player piano manufactured by Foray & Storace, Nice	EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 6,297.00
58	MICHELIN - Illuminated plastic sign, metal support	EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 5,510.00
2	SALMSON - Lithographed sheet metal plate, double-sided	EUR 400.00 - 800.00	EUR 5,379.00
102	MICHELIN - Guides and maps - Tourism	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 3,936.00
337	CHAMPION - Enamelled sheet metal plate, stamped	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 3,804.00
98	MICHELIN - A safe tire that lasts	EUR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 3,673.00
64	MICHELIN - Illuminated plastic sign, metal support	EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 3,280.00
253	VEEDOL - Set comprising a painted wooden crate with 2 lithographed sheets, 3 x 20 l cans and 3 x 2 l cans	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 2,899.00
95	MICHELIN - A safe tire that lasts	EUR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,755.00
134	DUNLOP - Station - Stock	EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 2,624.00
111	MICHELIN - Metal tire rack embellished with double-sided lithographed sheet metal.	EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 2,361.00
122	HUTCHINSON - Domed enamelled sheet metal plate	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,836.00
421	GRAND BI - Replica	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 1,705.00
270	ENERGIC - ENERGOL - BP - Set comprising painted wooden crate with 2 lithographed sheets, 14 cans and 1 watering can	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,640.00
114	MICHELIN - Resin Michelin Man	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,574.00
136	DUNLOP - ATO clock Enamelled sheet metal plate, stamped	EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,574.00
247	ESSO - Metal display with double-sided enamel plate - 8 - 56	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,574.00
208	ROLS OIL - Lot including a painted wooden case with 1 lithographed sheet, 3 cans: Bret-Oil, 1 Graphoil, 1 Hydroil, 1 Noveltoil, 1 Thomson	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,508.00
385	GARAGE - Double-sided illuminated sign in plastic and metal	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 1,443.00
422	VELOCIPEDIA - Replica	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 1,443.00

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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.