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International Autograph Auctions Europe SL: Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 2

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Auction Name Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 2 Total Sales (EUR) 1,643,518.50
Auction Date December 03, 2025 - December 03, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 596,240.00
Sale Number #120325 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 849,120.00
Total Lots 570
Sold Lots 570.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 596,240.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 849,120.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 193.56%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
960 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) & DONCIEUX CAMILLE (1847-1879) A letter of extraordinary rarity signed by both Monet and his first wife, Camille

 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 260,000.00
943 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet attempts to replace one of his paintings with a Cezanne at what would be the first presentation of the Impressionists in a public venue in France

 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 65,000.00
938 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet struggles with artistic frustration in Rouen - ' My stay here is coming to an end, but that does not mean I am close to finishing my Cathedrals'

 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 59,800.00
948 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' I am delighted to learn that your artists at the Savonnerie see the potential of my paintings'

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 52,000.00
958 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' as I get older, I am.....devoting myself to my work with more joy than ever'

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 52,000.00
951 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet makes a plea to Clemenceau to help protect his beloved gardens

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 46,800.00
937 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' I have just taken my reconnaissance walk and am going to set to work with great enthusiasm'

 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 44,200.00
954 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' I couldn't bring myself to give you L'Allee du Jardin. I destroyed it'

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 44,200.00
957 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet reveals his exhaustion at working on his monumental Water Lilies

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 41,600.00
953 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 39,000.00
941 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' Jean is giving up his stripes for a three-month leave of absence, condemning himself to suffer every possible hardship....' '

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
946 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet warns a visitor to Giverny that ' in the afternoon the sun comes into the studio and the light is not as good'

 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
955 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
956 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet refers to his Water Lilies paintings - ' I have produced nothing for many years apart from the grand decorations'

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
959 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
949 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) On his return from London Monet orders French wine

 EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 33,800.00
944 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) To fellow artist Frits Thaulow following the death of Sisley

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 31,200.00
952 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 31,200.00
939 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 28,600.00
945 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) A rare letter of Monet to Vollard, referencing Renoir

 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 28,600.00
947 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 28,600.00
933 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet' s last known letter to his friend Bazille

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 24,700.00
950 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 24,700.00
1071 DUMAS ALEXANDRE

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Pere (1802-1870)

 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 24,700.00
1091 LEOPARDI GIACOMO

LEOPARDI GIACOMO: (1798-1837)

 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 24,700.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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