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OSENAT: Spirit of the 20th Century
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Spirit of the 20th Century | Total Sales (EUR) | 17,767.00 |
| Auction Date | November 15, 2025 - November 15, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #169039 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 14,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 17 | ||
| Sold Lots | 13.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 11,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 17,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 102.11% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | VERVE, Artistic and literary review - Volume V, ndeg 17 and 18 |
1947 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,864.00 | |
| 106 | Pablo PICASSO (Spain-France / 1881-1973) | Tete de femme (Marie-Therese), 1958 (Czwiklitzer 146) |
1958 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,610.00 |
| 178 | ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) | A la gloire de l'image et art poetique, 1976 |
1976 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 77 | Tamara de LEMPICKA (1898-1980) | Woman with an Orange Turban |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,664.00 | |
| 268 | Serge MENDJISKY (1929-2017) | Center Pompidou, Paris |
EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,408.00 | |
| 278 | Joseph BEUYS (1921-1986) | C'est la fin de la fin des latins, 1982 |
1982 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,024.00 |
| 139 | Victor VASARELY (1906-1997) | CTA 102, 1966 |
1966 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 640.00 |
| 110 | Paul OESTERGAARD, geographer and inventor | Columbus duo ERD Globus - Berlin Stuttgart |
circa 1950 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 512.00 |
| 260 | MIRO | MIRO Graveur (4 volumes) |
1984-2001 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 358.00 |
| 261 | MIRO | MIRO Paintings |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 346.00 | |
| 37 | Set of three books including: -Ensembles Mobiliers", Ed. Charles Moreau, Paris |
EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 282.00 | ||
| 222 | edited by Jean Leveque | "Jansen Decoration Bilingual French-English monograph edited by Jean Leveque, 1971 |
1971 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 269.00 |
| 286 | Gerard GAROUSTE (born 1946) | Untitled, 1990-91 |
1990-91 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 230.00 |
![<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.")
