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Vermot de Pas: Sporlimpique XI - On the Theme of Sport, Combat and Strength, and Olympism

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Auction Name Sporlimpique XI - On the Theme of Sport, Combat and Strength, and Olympism Total Sales (EUR) 22,809.60
Auction Date May 24, 2025 - May 24, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 9,240.00
Sale Number #164800 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 14,450.00
Total Lots 140
Sold Lots 86 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 15,190.00
% of Lots Sold 61.43% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 24,020.00
Unsold Lots 54 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 94.96%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
82

Four pieces on the father of organ gymnastics, Professor Desbonnet (1868-1958), including two large plaster medallions of the Lille genius, and the dedicated book of the same name:

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 2,304.00
156

Rare official round cardboard accreditation badge, with gold hole for fastening.

 EUR 120.00 - 180.00 EUR 1,664.00
75 Jules Cheret (after)

Folies Bergere, Achilles, l'homme canon...

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 1,408.00
11

Silver print of the great black pugilist Sam McVea (1884-1921).

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,344.00
74 Gaston GIRBAL (1889-1972), after

Ernest Cadine, world strength champion, in his quartering exercise, 1935

 1935 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 1,152.00
53

Set of 5 English engravings on the first steps of the Drais machine, the draisienne.

 EUR 180.00 - 250.00 EUR 640.00
71

Vin Bravais, the most effective stimulant and stomachic, fortifying - Strength, Health, Vigor, Beauty.

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 576.00
39 MICHELIN

Cycling Goose Game, 1893

 1893 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 537.60
106

Set of three original Deriaz posters:

EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 537.60
95 Jean-Marie Michel LIEBAUX, known as MICH (1881-1923)

Gustave Armand Empain (1869-1940)

 circa 1908 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 512.00
24

Two original diplomas:

 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 486.40
96 Jean-Marie Michel LIEBAUX, known as MICH (1881-1923)

Jules Joseph Parent (1863-1963)

 circa 1908 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 486.40
97 Jean-Marie Michel LIEBAUX, known as MICH (1881-1923)

Russian weightlifter Serguey Ivanovich Elisseieff (1876-1939)

 1905 EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 486.40
70

The Original Apollo, Great Attraction, Burgers Bicycle Fabrik Deventer

 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 448.00
93

Lot of 9 lithographed diplomas testifying to the culture of strength sports in occupied Alsace-Lorraine:

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 448.00
118

Wrestlers at the European Championship in Liege (February-March 1904)

 1904 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 384.00
113 Adolph Friedlander

Lithographed poster by Adolph Friedlander, Hamburg: "Alphonse Steurs, Belgian wrestling champion"

EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 358.40
266

An official poster of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in its original slipcase.

 2024 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 320.00
258

Official Paris 2024 Paralympic Games poster in original slipcase.

 2024 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 256.00
262

Official Paris 2024 Paralympic Games poster in original slipcase.

 2024 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 256.00
131

Aux Gloires du Sport (To the Glories of Sport)

 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 243.20
36

In a modern binding, the much sought-after "Memoires de Terront, sa vie, ses performances, son mode d'entrainement revus et mis en ordre par Baudry de Saunier, orne de plusieurs portraits."

 EUR 150.00 - 300.00 EUR 230.40
63 Claude-Charles Bourgonnier (1860-1921), after

An astonishing series of 4 numbered and signed lithographs

 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 230.40
115

La Loupiote@Lithographed poster, taken from Aristide Bruant's famous novel published in Le Journal",

 EUR 180.00 - 250.00 EUR 230.40
116

Two unscreened posters featuring the strongest man in the world:

 EUR 150.00 - 180.00 EUR 230.40
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  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet<br> 5-19 June</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> 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 <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet<br> 5-19 June</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> 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
    Sotheby's
    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