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Christies: Irene Roosevelt Aitken: A Life on 5th Avenue
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Irene Roosevelt Aitken: A Life on 5th Avenue | Total Sales (USD) | 21,717.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 23, 2026 - February 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 6,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #24594 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 9,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 8 | ||
| Sold Lots | 8.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 6,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 9,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 226.22% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1086 | VARIOUS, 20TH-21ST CENTURIES | A GROUP OF 38 FRENCH FURNITURE BOOKS |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 1085 | VARIOUS, 20TH-21ST CENTURIES | A GROUP OF 21 MUSEUM COLLECTION BOOKS |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 1082 | VARIOUS, 20TH CENTURY | A GROUP OF 12 WADDESDON & WRIGHTSMAN CATALOGUES |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,413.00 |
| 1084 | VARIOUS, 20TH-21ST CENTURIES | A GROUP OF 25 ENGLISH FURNITURE AND COUNTRY HOUSE BOOKS |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,413.00 |
| 1088 | VARIOUS, 20TH-21ST CENTURIES | A GROUP OF 35 FINE ART BOOKS |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,413.00 |
| 1087 | VARIOUS, 20TH-21ST CENTURIES | A GROUP OF 14 PORCELAIN BOOKS |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 1089 | VARIOUS, 20TH CENTURY | A GROUP OF 9 RUSSIAN AND GOLD BOXES BOOKS |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 635.00 |
| 1083 | VARIOUS, 20TH-21ST CENTURIES | A GROUP OF 9 AMERICAN BOOKS |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 381.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.