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| Auction Name | Artist Books | Total Sales (EUR) | 487,807.00 |
| Auction Date | October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 378,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #pf2543 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 532,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 37 | ||
| Sold Lots | 29.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 799,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.38% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,075,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 45.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellmer, Hans | Die Puppe. |
1934 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 63,500.00 |
| 16 | Miro, Joan --- Max Ernst --- Kurt Seligmann --- Yves Tanguy --- Wifredo Lam --- Stanlay Hayter --- Roberto Matta | Brunidor Portfolio ndeg 1. |
1947 | EUR 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 57,150.00 |
| 15 | Matisse, Henri -- Stephane Mallarme | Poesies. |
1932 | EUR 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | EUR 48,260.00 |
| 23 | Picasso, Pablo - Andre Salmon | Le Manuscrit trouve dans un chapeau. |
1919 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 33,020.00 |
| 12 | Kawada, Kikuji | Chizu (The Map). |
1965 | EUR 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 33 | Stael, Nicolas de - Rene Char | Poemes. |
1952 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 27,940.00 |
| 24 | Picasso, Pablo | Contree. |
1944 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,400.00 |
| 17 | Miro, Joan -- Rene Char | Nous avons. |
1959 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 24,130.00 |
| 32 | Rouault, Georges - Andre Suares | Passion. |
1939 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 19,050.00 |
| 35 | Verve - [Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, etc.] | Collection complete. |
1937-1960. | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 15,240.00 |
| 7 | Dali, Salvador - Giacomo Casanova | Dali illustre Casanova. |
1967 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 12,700.00 |
| 14 | Man Ray | Mr and Mrs Woodman. |
1970 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 12,065.00 |
| 31 | Rouault, Georges | Paysages legendaires. |
1929 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 12,065.00 |
| 19 | Mucha, Alfons | Documents decoratifs. |
1902 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 11,430.00 |
| 27 | Picasso, Pablo -- Jean Cocteau | Picasso de 1916 a 1961. |
1962 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 10,160.00 |
| 18 | Miro, Joan | Cantic del sol. |
1975 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 9,144.00 |
| 5 | Boetti, Alighiero | 1986 |
1987 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 8,255.00 |
| 28 | Picasso, Pablo | El entierro del conde de Orgaz. |
[1969]. | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 8,255.00 |
| 25 | Picasso, Pablo | Mostra di Pablo Picasso. Catalogo della mostra. |
1953 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 7,620.00 |
| 29 | Picasso, Pablo | Picasso aujourd'hui. |
1969 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 7,620.00 |
| 11 | Jorn, Asger - Guy Debord | Fin de Copenhague. |
mai 1957. | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 34 | Stael, Nicolas de - Rene Char | Arriere-histoire du poeme pulverise. |
1953 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 10 | Giacometti, Alberto | Le Moteur blanc. |
1956 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,096.00 |
| 13 | Lam, Wifredo - Rene Char | De la Sainte Famille au Droit a la paresse. |
1976 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,096.00 |
| 36 | Zao Wou-Ki - Roger Caillois | A la gloire de l'image, suivi de Art poetique. |
1977 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,096.00 |
![<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.")
