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Auction Name
Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 2
Auction Date
12/03/2025 - 12/03/2025
Sale Number
#120325
Total Lots
570
Sold Lots
570.0
Lots Sold
100.00%
Unsold Lots
0
Total Sales (EUR)
1,643,520.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
596,240.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
849,120.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
596,240.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
849,120.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
193.56%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
960 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) & DONCIEUX CAMILLE (1847-1879) A letter of extraordinary rarity signed by both Monet and his first wife, Camille

 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 260,000.00
943 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet attempts to replace one of his paintings with a Cezanne at what would be the first presentation of the Impressionists in a public venue in France

 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 65,000.00
938 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet struggles with artistic frustration in Rouen - ' My stay here is coming to an end, but that does not mean I am close to finishing my Cathedrals'

 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 59,800.00
948 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' I am delighted to learn that your artists at the Savonnerie see the potential of my paintings'

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 52,000.00
958 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' as I get older, I am.....devoting myself to my work with more joy than ever'

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 52,000.00
951 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet makes a plea to Clemenceau to help protect his beloved gardens

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 46,800.00
954 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' I couldn't bring myself to give you L'Allee du Jardin. I destroyed it'

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 44,200.00
937 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' I have just taken my reconnaissance walk and am going to set to work with great enthusiasm'

 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 44,200.00
957 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet reveals his exhaustion at working on his monumental Water Lilies

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 41,600.00
953 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 39,000.00
956 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet refers to his Water Lilies paintings - ' I have produced nothing for many years apart from the grand decorations'

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
959 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
946 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet warns a visitor to Giverny that ' in the afternoon the sun comes into the studio and the light is not as good'

 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
955 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
941 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) ' Jean is giving up his stripes for a three-month leave of absence, condemning himself to suffer every possible hardship....' '

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 36,400.00
949 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) On his return from London Monet orders French wine

 EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 33,800.00
952 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 31,200.00
944 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) To fellow artist Frits Thaulow following the death of Sisley

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 31,200.00
939 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 28,600.00
945 MONET CLAUDE

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) A rare letter of Monet to Vollard, referencing Renoir

 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 28,600.00
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  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.