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International Autograph Auctions Europe SL: Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 2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Auction Name Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 2 Total Sales (EUR) 1,643,518.50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>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b>
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000