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Rossini: Autographs and Historical Documents

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Auction Name	Autographs and Historical Documents	Total Sales (EUR)	17,683.24
Auction Date	October 06, 2025 - October 06, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	11,340.00
Sale Number	#170588	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	15,850.00
Total Lots	259
Sold Lots	37.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	76,360.00
% of Lots Sold	14.29%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	105,030.00
Unsold Lots	222	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	16.84%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
53		VENDEE. MANUSCRIT de Reglements civil et militaire,1794	1794	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 5,224.00
11	CLEMENT IV.	CLEMENT IV. Bull of Pope Clement "Clemens" IV promulgated from Saint John Lateran and dated January 4, 1268.	1268	EUR 500.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,567.20
50	Louis-Antoine de SAINT-JUST (1767-1794).	Louis-Antoine de SAINT-JUST (1767-1794). P.S., co-signed by BILLAUD-VARENNE and COLLOT D'HERBOIS, 30 messidor II (July 18, 1794)	1794	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,306.00
22	Romain Rolland (1866-1944)	Romain Rolland (1866-1944) to Genevieve Favre. Ten autograph letters from the author to his girlfriend		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 796.66
10	Georges BIZET (1838-1875).	Georges BIZET (1838-1875). L.A.S., Samedi		EUR 500.00 - 800.00	EUR 731.36
46	[Joseph LEBON (1765-1795)].	[Joseph LEBON (1765-1795)]. Manuscript		EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 653.00
246	Michel VAUCAIRE (1904-1980)	Michel VAUCAIRE (1904-1980). Autograph manuscript signed, Toussaint-Louverture, 1930	1930	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 626.88
247	Francis BACON (1909-1992).	Francis BACON (1909-1992). Autograph signature "Francis Bacon" at the head of the illustrated catalog Francis Bacon, peintures recentes (Galerie Maeght Lelong [1984]	1984	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 574.64
25	Marcel DELANNOY (1898-1962).	Marcel DELANNOY (1898-1962). 2 autograph music manuscripts signed		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 430.98
15	Felix TOURNACHON, known as NADAR, 1820 - 1910	Felix TOURNACHON, known as NADAR, 1820 - 1910 Lettres et cartes lettres	1820 - 1910	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 365.68
106	Leger-Felicite SONTHONAX (1763-1813)	Leger-Felicite SONTHONAX (1763-1813). P.S. as Commissaire national civil, Saint-Domingue November 11, 1792	1792	EUR 280.00 - 350.00	EUR 365.68
124	Jean-Antoine ROSSIGNOL (1759-1802)	Jean-Antoine ROSSIGNOL (1759-1802). L.S., Saumur July 31, 1793, to a People's Representative	1793	EUR 280.00 - 400.00	EUR 365.68
191		COMITE DE SURETE GENERALE. P.S. by 10 members, 1st prairial III (May 20, 1795)	1795	EUR 280.00 - 350.00	EUR 365.68
19	Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)	Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) and Jean MARAIS (1913-1998). 5 notebook pages with autographs		EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
23	Josephine BAKER (1906-1975).	Josephine BAKER (1906-1975). Photograph with autograph dedication, Marseille 1934	1934	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
77	Francois-Xavier LANTHENAS (1754-1799)	Francois-Xavier LANTHENAS (1754-1799) Conventionnel (Rhone and Loire). L.A.S. "F.L.", September 25, 1790, to Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic	1790	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
94	Honore-Marie FLEURY (1754-1827)	Honore-Marie FLEURY (1754-1827) Conventionnel (Cotes du Nord). 2 L.A.S., Quintin June 29 and July 17, 1792, to deputy DIGAULTRAY	1792	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
207	Etienne LASNE (1757-1841)	Etienne LASNE (1757-1841). L.A.S., Paris 17 Vendemiaire IV (October 9, 1795), to Brigadier Bigot at the Section du Pantheon	1795	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
223	Edmond-Louis DUBOIS-CRANCE (1747-1814)	Edmond-Louis DUBOIS-CRANCE (1747-1814). L.A.S. "D.C.", Paris 17 ventose VIII (March 8, 1800), to his wife (nee Marie-Marguerite Salmon)	1800	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 261.20
68	Louis THIROUX DE CROSNE (1736-1794),	Louis THIROUX DE CROSNE (1736-1794),. 2 L.S., Paris July 29, 1788, to Bernard de LAUNEY, Governor of the Bastille	1788	EUR 180.00 - 200.00	EUR 235.08
74	Armand-Guy-Simon, comte de KERSAINT (1742-1793)	Armand-Guy-Simon, comte de KERSAINT (1742-1793). L.A.S., Paris June 28, 1790, to Messieurs Le Couteulx et comp. 1 page in-4, address.	1790	EUR 180.00 - 200.00	EUR 235.08
86	Jean-Jacques DUVAL d'EPREMESNIL (1745-1794)	Jean-Jacques DUVAL d'EPREMESNIL (1745-1794) L.A.S., Paris April 24, 1791, to a Duc	1791	EUR 180.00 - 200.00	EUR 235.08
101	Jean-Francois DUCOS (1765-guillotine 1793)	Jean-Francois DUCOS (1765-guillotine 1793). L.A.S., co-signed by deputies LACHEZE and MARBOT		EUR 180.00 - 200.00	EUR 235.08
104	Philippe DUMONT (1765-1833)	Philippe DUMONT (1765-1833) Conventionnel (Calvados). L.A.S, Paris October 21, 1792, to the administrators of Calvados	1792	EUR 180.00 - 200.00	EUR 235.08
27	Leon-Paul FARGUE (1876-1947).	Leon-Paul FARGUE (1876-1947). L.A.S., Paris [1945?, to Jacques Jaujard, Director of Arts et Lettres]	1945?	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 215.49

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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.