Arenberg Auctions: October Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | October Auction | Total Sales (EUR) | 244,127.00 |
| Auction Date | October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 126,970.00 |
| Sale Number | #101625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 174,495.00 |
| Total Lots | 462 | ||
| Sold Lots | 462.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 126,970.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 174,495.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 139.91% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Rene Magritte | Le vrai visage de Rex. |
EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 39,000.00 | |
| 36 | Rene Magritte | Correspondance et documents lies a l'exposition surrealiste organisee par Magritte a la galerie des editions La Boetie a Bruxelles en decembre 1945. |
EUR 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,500.00 | |
| 206 | MODIANO, Patrick | Rue des boutiques obscures. |
EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 6,500.00 | |
| 377 | XXe siecle. |
EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 4,680.00 | ||
| 243 | Paul Verlaine | 2 editions originales tres rares. |
EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 4,160.00 | |
| 48 | MARIEN, Marcel | Attrape-sourires. |
EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,640.00 | |
| 54 | MARIEN, Marcel | Diogene liquide. |
EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,640.00 | |
| 58 | MARIEN, Marcel | L'euphemisme. |
EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,640.00 | |
| 72 | MARIEN, Marcel | La touchante ironie des serments. |
EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,640.00 | |
| 82 | Marcel-G. Lefrancq | Aux mains de la lumiere. Images et Poemes par Armand Simon. |
EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,640.00 | |
| 138 | BARBEY d'AUREVILLY, Jules | Les diaboliques. |
EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 3,640.00 | |
| 60 | MARIEN, Marcel | La footeuse. |
EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,510.00 | |
| 53 | MARIEN, Marcel | Creature. |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 3,380.00 | |
| 370 | Millet SENSIER, Alfred | La vie et l'oeuvre de J.F. Millet. Manuscrit publie par Paul Mantz avec des nombreuses illustrations. |
EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 3,380.00 | |
| 238 | VERHAEREN, Emile | Les soirs. [- Les debacles. - Les flambeaux noirs.] |
EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 3,120.00 | |
| 334 | The Savoy. An illustrated quarterly [- monthly]. |
EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,860.00 | ||
| 93 | Minotaure. Revue artistique et litteraire [...]. |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,210.00 | ||
| 203 | MODIANO, Patrick | De si braves garcons. |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,210.00 | |
| 79 | Petition : "Il faut sauver Willie Mac Gee". |
EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,080.00 | ||
| 242 | Paul Verlaine | Amour. |
EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,080.00 | |
| 360 | VERHAEREN, Emile | James Ensor. |
EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 1,950.00 | |
| 207 | MODIANO, Patrick | Une jeunesse. |
EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,820.00 | |
| 375 | Bible. Verve. Vol. VIII, ndeg 33 et 34. |
EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 1,820.00 | ||
| 5 | Redacteur Asger Jorn, direction | Artistes libres. Premiere serie du bibliotheque de Cobra. |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,690.00 | |
| 42 | MANSOUR, Joyce | Carre blanc. Avec une suite d'eaux-fortes de Pierre Alechinsky. |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,690.00 |
![<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.")
