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Giquello: 20th Century Art

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Auction Name 20th Century Art Total Sales (EUR) 32,309.00
Auction Date November 28, 2025 - November 28, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 19,920.00
Sale Number #171655 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 30,450.00
Total Lots 172
Sold Lots 160.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 22,220.00
% of Lots Sold 93.02% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 33,920.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 95.25%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
209 With red Leica M4-P case, black Leitz Leica M4-P camera no.

1 533 246 (attributed 1980, case lining missing) with Leitz Canada Summicron 2/35 mm lens no.

EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,560.00
206 Leitz camera, black Leica M5 body no.

1 357 985 (1973) with Leitz Wetzlar Summicron 2/50 mm lens no.

EUR 500.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,105.00
211 Leitz Leica M3 camera no.

1 158 726 (1966, speeds to be reviewed) with Leitz Wetzlar Elmar 4/135 mm lens no.

EUR 500.00 - 800.00 EUR 910.00
199 Boris LIPNITZKI (1887-1971)

Josephine Baker in her dressing room at the Casino de Paris, circa 1930

circa 1930 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 533.00
193 Banque de l'Union Parisienne, Construction of the building on Boulevard Haussmann

Bound album, black and green leather, collecting 89 silver prints by Chevojon, J.

EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 520.00
195 Raoul HAUSMANN (1886-1971)

House near Cala Llonga, Santa Eulalia del Rio, Ibiza, 1935

1935 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 520.00
87 [CESAR]

Collection of works about Cesar (1921-1998)

EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 506.00
146 [NOLL Alexandre] JEAN-ELIE (Olivier), PASSEBON (Jean).

Alexandre Noll,

1999 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 506.00
201 Andre VILLERS (1930-2016)

l Pablo Picasso's Eyes, Cannes 1955

1955 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 494.00
163 [PROUVE Jean]

CIMT Jean Prouve, circa 1960.

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 480.00
160 [PONTI Gio] PONTI (Lisa Licitra).

Gio Ponti, The Complete Work, 1923-1978,

1990 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 442.00
132 [LUMINAIRE] TEISSONNIERE (Didier).

La lampe Gras,

2008 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 417.00
116 [LE CORBUSIER]

Le Corbusier.

1935 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 404.00
162 [PROUVE Jean]

CIMT Jean Prouve, circa 1960.

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 404.00
224 Sonia DELAUNAY, after

Composition aux triangles

EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 390.00
127 [LE CORBUSIER]

La Cite Radieuse, housing unit.

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 379.00
171 (ROYERE Jean] Jean Royere.

Galerie Jacques Lacoste exhibition catalog, May 25 - July 2, 1999.

1999 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 379.00
381 [PRIMITIVE ARTS]

Set of 15 books on primitive arts:

EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 379.00
384 [PRIMITIVE ARTS]

Set of 15 books on the primitive arts:

EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 379.00
220 [TOYEN]

Invitation card to the Toyen exhibition at the Galerie "A l'etoile scellee", 11, rue du Pre-aux-Clercs, Paris VIIe arrondissement, until May 30, 1953.

1953 EUR 30.00 - 50.00 EUR 364.00
78 [ABSTRAIT ART] PLEYNET (Marcelin), RAGON (Michel).

L'art abstrait.

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 354.00
145 [MOUILLE Serge] PRALUS (Pierre Emile).

Serge Mouille, un classique francais/ A French Classic, ed.

2006 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 354.00
165 [PROUVE Jean]

Set of four books on Jean Prouve (1901-1984):

EUR 80.00 - 120.00 EUR 354.00
84 [BRETON Andre]

Complete boxed set of 8 catalogs from the Andre Breton sale at 42, rue Fontaine, by the Calmels and Cohen firm from April 7 to 17, 2003.

EUR 80.00 - 120.00 EUR 329.00
97 [DELAUNAY Robert and Sonia]

Collection of works about Robert (1885-1941) and Sonia (1885-1979) Delaunay

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 329.00
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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.
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    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.
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    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
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    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.
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    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.