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Auction Name	Asian Art \| 2 Day Sale	Total Sales (GBP)	23,894.00
Auction Date	May 15, 2025 - May 16, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	7,600.00
Sale Number	#A1206	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	12,500.00
Total Lots	64
Sold Lots	32	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	16,000.00
% of Lots Sold	50.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	26,750.00
Unsold Lots	32	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	89.32%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
223	Lin Yu-tang (Translator):	The Adventures of Sun the Monkey	1921	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 7,150.00
224	[Esper Esperovich Ukhtomsky]	Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Tsesarevich 1890-1891.	1898	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 3,640.00
233		CHINA: Views of Shanghai During the Great Snowfall of 1893	[1893].	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 1,560.00
198		A group of Chinese printed Buddhist texts and stories		GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 1,300.00
230	Dingle, John Edwin (Editor):	The New Atlas and Commercial Gazetteer of China	1917	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 780.00
231	Dingle, John Edwin (Editor):	The New Atlas and Commercial Gazetteer of China	1917	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 780.00
253		India - a large collection, including: The ancient Monuments, Temples and Sculptures of India		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 780.00
221		A group of Burmese 'parabaik' folding books	late 19th century	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 715.00
245		Chinese sale catalogues and reference books		GBP 300.00 - 600.00	GBP 715.00
238		Chinese Archaeology, Jade, etc. including: Dou ji tai gou dongqu muzang tu shuo (Archaeology of Douji tai), Su Bingqi 1954		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 650.00
240		Chinese Bronzes: including: Shanghai bowuguan cang qingtongqi. (Bronzes in the Shanghai Museum)	1964	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 650.00
241	Misugi, T	Chinese Porcelain Collections in the Near East: Topkapi and Ardebil, 3 volumes.	1981	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 546.00
239		General Chinese art		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 494.00
242		Ku-Kung Chu Hua Chi (Paintings in the Palace Museum, Beijing)		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 416.00
237		Sacred Books of the East 56 volumes	mainly in the 1800s	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 390.00
243		Buddhist caves/wall paintings, etc. a large quantity		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 390.00
236		Ceramics: Quantity, including: Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections vol. 11		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 338.00
201		A large group of Japanese prints		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 286.00
244		India - a large collection, including: The Ancient Monuments, Temples and Sculptures of India		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 286.00
111		A large collection of Chinese Art reference books		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 260.00
205		A group of Chinese Cultural Revolution posters		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 208.00
207		A group of Chinese Cultural Revolution posters		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 208.00
252		Chinese art and antiquities - including: a volume in Chinese on the art and design of the Chinese shadow puppetry; etc. (qty.)		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 208.00
228		Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections: Vols. 3, 8, 10, 11 & 12.		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 182.00
251		Chinese art and other reference books, etc.		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 182.00

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Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR