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- Auction Name
- The Empire at Fontainebleau -Second Day
- Auction Date
- 12/07/2025 - 12/07/2025
- Sale Number
- #169041
- Total Lots
- 56
- Sold Lots
- 54.0
- Lots Sold
- 96.43%
- Unsold Lots
- 2
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 154,297.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 56,110.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 72,770.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 58,210.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 75,570.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 204.18%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444 | WELLINGTON (Arthur Wellesley, future Duke of). | THE CAPITULATION OF PARIS, MARKING THE END OF THE WATERLOO C |
1815 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 33,800.00 |
| 439 | NAPOLEON I. | "AN ARMY OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN WAS DESTROYED AS IF BY MA |
1805 | EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 27,300.00 |
| 436 | EMPEROR NAPOLEON I | EMPEROR NAPOLEON I TO ARCHICHANCEL JEAN-JACQUES-REGIS CAMBAC |
1805 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 23,400.00 |
| 437 | NAPOLEON I. | "THAT THE ORDER OF THE DAY WHICH ORGANIZES THE GREAT ARMY... |
1805 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 14,950.00 |
| 438 | NAPOLEON I. | "THE MONTH OF VENDEMIAIRE WILL NOT PASS WITHOUT VERY GREAT E |
1805 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 11,050.00 |
| 431 | DUMAS (Mathieu). | IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MOSCOW |
1812 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 6,500.00 |
| 240 | BIENNAIS goldsmith to His Majesty the Emperor and King. |
1811 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,640.00 | |
| 242 | Melles LOLIVE, de BEUVRY et Cie, LINGERES de leurs majestes |
1806 | EUR 400.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,860.00 | |
| 379 | ADAM (Victor) (1801-1866) | Suite of 17 lithographs: The return of Napoleon's ashes. |
N/A | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 2,600.00 |
| 243 | NOURTIER, silk cloth merchant to Empress Marie Louise. |
1813 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 2,600.00 | |
| 216 | Josephine Imperatrice of the French and Queen of Italy |
N/A | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,950.00 | |
| 223 | Edouard DETAILLE (1848-1912) Important sketchbook |
N/A | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,885.00 | |
| 244 | PICOT, embroiderer to S.M. L'EMPEREUR et ROI. |
1814 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,430.00 | |
| 460 | FRENCH REVOLUTION. - EGYPT. Set of two pieces signed "Bonaparte" |
1798, 1800 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,300.00 | |
| 441 | KING OF ROME POETIC CROWN COMPETITION |
1811 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 1,300.00 | |
| 443 | TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD (Charles-Maurice de). | TO THE FATHER OF THE DUCHESS OF DINO |
1807 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 1,300.00 |
| 241 | Herbault magasin de modes et nouveautes. |
1813 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,105.00 | |
| 434 | JOSEPHINE (future Empress) | JOSEPHINE (future Empress). Letter signed "Lapagerie Bonapar |
1800 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,105.00 |
| 442 | GUILLOT (Henry)]. | THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF SAINTE-HELENE AS THE EMPEROR'S PLAC |
1815 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 1,040.00 |
| 432 | EYLAU. - HERIOLLE (C.). | "YESTERDAY... A BLOODY BATTLE TOOK PLACE... THE ENEMY IS IN |
1807 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 975.00 |
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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.