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OSENAT: The Interiors of Versailles

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Auction Name	The Interiors of Versailles	Total Sales (EUR)	27,222.00
Auction Date	January 25, 2026 - January 25, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	9,465.00
Sale Number	#174338	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	15,262.00
Total Lots	125
Sold Lots	108.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	11,285.00
% of Lots Sold	86.40%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	17,942.00
Unsold Lots	17	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	151.72%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
110	Suzy SOLIDOR	Souvenir album by Yvonne de Bremond d'Ars "Vouvonet", "Le miroir des jours d'ete".		EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 4,608.00
211		NESCAO, LE PETIT DEJEUNER DES ENFANTS ET DES PARENTS and "CACAO BENSDORP, AMSTERDAM".		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 2,560.00
108	Suzy SOLIDOR	Small notebook of photographic memories of Suzy Solidor and Yvonne Bremond d'Ars.		EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 960.00
95	Suzy SOLIDOR	Lot of about eighty photographs from the 1920s to the 1930s.	1920s to the 1930s.	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 896.00
101	Suzy SOLIDOR	Lot of around ninety-five pre-war and post-war photographs, some autographed.		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 896.00
204	Andre HAMBOURG (1909-1999)	Venice		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 832.00
85		LOT OF TWO BOOKS ON LE CORBUSIER		EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 704.00
97	Suzy SOLIDOR	Lot of approximately fifty-one photographs from the 1930s to 1940s, some autographed.	1930s to 1940s	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 640.00
16	LA FONTAINE (Jean de):	Fables choisies, mises en vers Barbin, 1682.	1682	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 614.00
106	Suzy SOLIDOR	Important lot of about one hundred and sixty photographs and postcards.		EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 512.00
180	AFTER Nicolas POUSSIN (1594-1665)	Les funerailles de Phocion (Phocion's funeral)		EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 512.00
91	Suzy SOLIDOR	Lithographic canvas poster.		EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 461.00
80	LE CORBUSIER	LE CORBUSIER'S COMPLETE WORKS IN SEVEN VOLUMES		EUR 150.00 - 300.00	EUR 448.00
179	AFTER Nicolas POUSSIN (1594-1665)	Orpheus and Eurydice@Engraving enhanced in color.@(Bottom of the engraving bent on the back of the mount).		EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 448.00
54	Miguel DE CERVANTES, Illustration by DUBOUT,	L'ingenieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la manche, posthumous work, translated into French by Viardot Louis, 4 volumes,	1937	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 435.00
28	CORNEILLE Pierre,	Theatre de P. Corneille avec des commentaires, et autres morceaux interessants.	1774	EUR 120.00 - 150.00	EUR 410.00
104	Suzy SOLIDOR	Lot of approximately twenty-three photographs and seven photocopies of photographs from the 1940s to 1945.	1940s to 1945.	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 410.00
105	Suzy SOLIDOR	Lot of about eighty-five photographs and about twenty-eight sketches by Suzy Solidor.		EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 410.00
88	Lilas BUG (1896-1955)	Suzy Solidor at the piano.		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 384.00
94	Suzy SOLIDOR	Suzanne Solidor's driver's license.		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 346.00
109	Suzy SOLIDOR (1900-1983)	Set of handwritten and typescript documents by Suzy Solidor.		EUR 15.00 - 20.00	EUR 333.00
73		SET OF FOUR BOOKS ON CABINETMAKERS		EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 320.00
107	Suzy SOLIDOR	Lot of approximately twenty-eight photographs from 1960 to 1983.	1960 to 1983.	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 320.00
9	RAPIN THOYRAS	Histoire d'Angleterre contenant ce qui s'est passe depuis l'invasion de Jules Cesar jusqu'a la conquete des Normans.	1727-1728	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 282.00
116	Suzy SOLIDOR	Important lot of pre-war programs about Suzy Solidor and various artists.		EUR 20.00 - 30.00	EUR 256.00

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s
Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
27 January 2026

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [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.
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
29th January 2026

Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000

Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Jan. 29: 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