OSENAT: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 328,137.00 |
| Auction Date | February 20, 2025 - February 20, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 134,950.00 |
| Sale Number | #160495 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 176,350.00 |
| Total Lots | 205 | ||
| Sold Lots | 178 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 194,150.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 246,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 132.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | CHURCHILL (Winston). | Autograph letter signed "Winston" to Leonie Leslie |
1943 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 40,300.00 |
| 56 | MONTESQUIEU (Charles de). | Lettres persanes |
1721 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 21,060.00 |
| 28 | [CHODERLOS DE LACLOS (Pierre-Ambroise-Francois)]. | Les Liaisons dangereuses... |
EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 14,300.00 | |
| 175 | GARY (Romain). | Autograph letter signed "Romain" to Andre Malraux |
[1956] | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 10,660.00 |
| 132 | SCHMIED (Francois-Louis). | HOMERE. L'Odyssee |
1930-1933 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 9,100.00 |
| 15 | [RETIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme)]. | LaDecouverte australe par un homme-volant, ou le Dedale francais... |
[1781] | EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 8,840.00 |
| 201 | Set of a dozen pieces, including a drawing and 2 photographs |
EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 8,840.00 | ||
| 53 | MOLIERE. | Les OEuvres |
1682 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 190 | PROUST (Marcel). | Autograph letter signed "Marcel Proust" to Mme Jean Vittore |
[1915] | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 6,760.00 |
| 20 | SADE (Donation-Alphonse-Francois de). | Les 120journees de Sodome ou l'Ecole du libertinage |
1904 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,500.00 |
| 47 | LAFONTAINE (Jean de). | Fables choisies, mises en vers |
1668 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,500.00 |
| 191 | PROUST (Marcel). | Autograph letter signed "Marcel Proust" [to Gustave Geffroy] |
[1920] | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 5,980.00 |
| 203 | SET of around 300 bills, cards and letters, mainly of thanks or congratulations, addressed to Thierry Maulnier and his wife... |
EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 5,980.00 | ||
| 42 | Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers... |
1777-1778 , 1779 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,200.00 | |
| 63 | PREVOST (Antoine-Francois). | Histoire du chevalier DesGrieux, et de Manon Lescaut... |
1753 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,200.00 |
| 154 | CLAUDEL (Paul). | L'Otage |
[1910] | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 4,940.00 |
| 84 | MOURLOT (Fernand). | CHAGALL (Marc). Chagall lithographe. 1957-1962 |
1963 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 4,550.00 |
| 99 | MARTIN (Pierre-Dominique). | EXPEDITION OF EGYPT. History of the French expedition to Egypt... |
1815 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 4,290.00 |
| 80 | BAUDELAIRE (Charles). | Les Paradis artificiels |
1860 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,640.00 |
| 202 | Set of approx. 80 items... |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,640.00 | ||
| 185 | MANET (Edouard). | Autograph letter signed to Eva Gonzales |
[1875] | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,510.00 |
| 58 | PASCAL (Blaise). | PASCAL (Blaise). Set of 3 volumes... |
1670 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 3,380.00 |
| 182 | LAURENCIN (Marie). | Autograph notebook, 11ff... |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,380.00 | |
| 198 | WEBER (Carl Maria von). | Autograph letter signed "Charles Maria de Weber", in French, to Castil-Blaze |
1826 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,380.00 |
| 179 | HERDER (Johann Gottfried). | Autograph poem, in German, entitled "Madera,eineRomanza" |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,250.00 |