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| Auction Name | Mardi Gras and Louisiana Poster Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 7,746.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #22626 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 305 | ||
| Sold Lots | 278.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.15% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | James Dent (LA) | Crustaces Nouvelle Orleans |
1981 | Not Available | USD 495.30 |
| 237 | John Truman (LA) | Ocrevisse Louisiane |
1980 | Not Available | USD 258.45 |
| 530 | Ron Picou (LA) | Love 'em Oysters |
1983 | Not Available | USD 194.95 |
| 232 | Ron Picou (LA) | Crabs |
1984 | Not Available | USD 105.41 |
| 745 | Kathleen T. (LA) | Mardi Gras 1983 |
1983 | Not Available | USD 105.41 |
| 255 | B. Ziegler (LA) | First International Conference of Tyrants and Dictators |
1984 | Not Available | USD 104.78 |
| 44 | Amzie Adams (LA) | Mardi Gras New Orleans, 1985 |
1985 | Not Available | USD 99.06 |
| 195 | Ron Picou (LA) | Balconies of Royal |
1994 | Not Available | USD 80.01 |
| 531 | Kathleen T. (LA) | Mardi Gras 1983 |
1983 | Not Available | USD 78.74 |
| 1000 | Jules ChOret (France) | Ta-ra-ra-boum |
N/A | Not Available | USD 78.74 |
| 818 | Jean Welch (LA) | Rex Proclaims Mardi Gras, 1985 |
1985 | Not Available | USD 77.18 |
| 249 | Caroline Dupuy (LA) | La Fete d'Ecrevisse de Pont Breaux |
1980 | Not Available | USD 75.57 |
| 787 | Frederic S. Kahn (DC) | 1984 Washington D.C. Mardi Gras |
1982 | Not Available | USD 75.57 |
| 527 | Bill Clapp (LA) | Tiger-nopoly |
1984 | Not Available | USD 74.93 |
| 216 | Jeanne de la Houssaye (LA) | Andouille Festival '83 |
1983 | Not Available | USD 73.66 |
| 75 | Caroline Dupuy (LA) | La Fete d'Ecrevisse 1984 |
1984 | Not Available | USD 73.03 |
| 82 | Cabaniss (LA) | French Market Tomato Fest 1988 |
1988 | Not Available | USD 71.12 |
| 207 | Jeanne de la Houssaye (LA) | International Alligator Festival 1983 |
1983 | Not Available | USD 71.12 |
| 552 | Dale Milford (LA) | New Orleans Seafood Hot Boiled Crawfish |
1982 | Not Available | USD 71.12 |
| 215 | Susan Jones Patenotte & Terry Rottman Bahm (LA) | Louisiana 84 (Mosquito) |
1984 | Not Available | USD 67.95 |
| 715 | Jeanne de la Houssaye (LA) | International Tarpon Rodeo 84 |
1984 | Not Available | USD 67.31 |
| 992 | Don Picou (LA) | Lafittes at Twilight |
1995 | Not Available | USD 63.50 |
| 535 | Alan Laurie (DC) | Mardi Gras Ball, Washington, D.C. 1983 |
1982 | Not Available | USD 61.38 |
| 71 | Phyllis Weitzel (LA) | Laissez les Bon Temps Roulez, Mardi Gras/Throw Me Something, Mister |
1983 | Not Available | USD 60.33 |
| 183 | Kim Howes Zabbia (LA) | Strawberry Capital 1984 |
1984 | Not Available | USD 60.33 |
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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.