Arenberg Auctions: December Auction Day 2
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | December Auction Day 2 | Total Sales (EUR) | 337,675.00 |
| Auction Date | December 12, 2025 - December 12, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 124,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #121225 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 163,720.00 |
| Total Lots | 347 | ||
| Sold Lots | 347.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 124,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 163,720.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 206.25% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 845 | Code Napoleon. Edition originale et seule officielle. |
1807 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 52,000.00 | |
| 775 | RADIGUET, Raymond | Le diable au corps. Roman. |
1923 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 16,250.00 |
| 629 | Compagnie Imperiale des Chemins de Fer Chinois et Societe d'Etudes de Chemins de Fer en Chine. Ligne de Pekin-Hankow. Annees 1899-1905. |
1905 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 14,300.00 | |
| 708 | Edgard Tytgat | Le lendemain de la Saint-Nicolas. Conte et grave par Edgard Tijtgat. Preface de Louis Delattre. |
#NAME? | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 10,660.00 |
| 802 | Amoris divini et humani effectus varii sacrae scripturae sanctorumq[ue] PP. sententiis ac Gallicis versibus illustrati. |
1626 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 7,800.00 | |
| 722 | BEAUVOIR, Simone de | 3 editions originales en tirages de tete et reliures uniformes. |
(1958, 1960, 1963) | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 6,760.00 |
| 780 | Les sept peches capitaux. Jean Giraudoux : l'orgueil. - Paul Morand : L'avarice. - Pierre Mac Orlan : La luxure. - Andre Salmon : L'envie. - Max Jacob : La gourmandise. - Jacques de Lacretelle : La colere. - Joseph Kessel : La paresse. Eaux-fortes... |
1926 | EUR 600.00 - 700.00 | EUR 5,980.00 | |
| 887 | RENOUARD, Antoine-Augustin | Notice sur la vie et les ouvrages des trois Manuce. |
[an] XII - 1803 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 5,850.00 |
| 679 | Large collection of 215 glass stereoviews. |
C. 1855-1865 | EUR 100.00 - 120.00 | EUR 4,940.00 | |
| 735 | Max Elskamp | Dominical. Propitiatoirement orne par Henry Van de Velde. |
1892) | EUR 250.00 - 400.00 | EUR 4,940.00 |
| 843 | GAULLE, Charles de | Memoires de guerre. L'appel 1940-1942 [- L'Unite 1942-1944,- Le Salut 1944-1946]. |
(1954-1959) | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,940.00 |
| 759 | Louis Legrand | Poemes a l'eau-forte. |
1914 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,160.00 |
| 577 | Privat-Livemont | Manufacture Royale de corsets. |
1897 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 3,900.00 |
| 701 | [LOUYS, Pierre] | Le crepuscule des nymphes. [Lithographies de Pierre Bonnard. |
1946] | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,250.00 |
| 687 | Bernard Buffet | St Cast. Souvenirs d'enfance. Pointes-seches originales gravees par Bernard Buffet. |
1962 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,120.00 |
| 613 | MORREN, Prosper | Cinquantenaire de l'Universite catholique de Louvain. 1834-1884. Vues du cortege historique. |
1884] | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,860.00 |
| 830 | LA FONTAINE, Jean de | Contes et nouvelles en vers [...]. |
1762 | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 2,860.00 |
| 503 | Manfred Mohr | Composition abstraite. |
1970 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 2,600.00 |
| 754 | LA FONTAINE, Jean de | Oeuvres completes [...], precedees d'une nouvelle notice sur sa vie. |
1818 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,600.00 |
| 893 | HERGE | Les aventures de Tintin. Le crabe aux pinces d'or. |
EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,600.00 | |
| 635 | JACQUART, Henri & DERAMOND, Emile (attrib.) | Death mask. |
C. 1850 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,470.00 |
| 846 | SAINT-REAL, Cesar de | Conjuration des Espagnols contre la republique de Venise. |
an XI - 1803 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,470.00 |
| 587 | Casimir Zagourski | 2 albums containing the series "L'Afrique qui disparait !". |
C. 1937-1946 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,210.00 |
| 638 | SEBAH | Egypte. |
1901 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,210.00 |
| 610 | Belgium: "Maisons du Peuple". |
Early 20th c | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,080.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")