Auction Reports
Christies
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Pierre Brossette's Book Cabinet
- Auction Date
- 05/22/2025 - 05/22/2025
- Sale Number
- #23689
- Total Lots
- 148
- Sold Lots
- 126
- Lots Sold
- 85.14%
- Unsold Lots
- 22
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 6,163,670.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 3,422,000.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 4,916,000.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 4,036,200.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 5,778,000.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 106.67%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621-1695) et Jean-Baptiste OUDRY (1686-1755) | Fables choisies, mises en vers. |
1755-1759. | EUR 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | EUR 378,000.00 |
| 104 | BRETON, Andre (1896-1966), Paul ELUARD (1895-1952) et Salvador DALI (1904-1989) | L'Immaculee conception. |
1930 | EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | EUR 365,400.00 |
| 103 | BRETON, Andre (1896-1966) | Nadja. |
1928 | EUR 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | EUR 352,800.00 |
| 124 | MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954) | Jazz. |
1947 | EUR 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | EUR 327,600.00 |
| 57 | DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-1870) | Le Comte de Monte-Christo. |
1845 | EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | EUR 252,000.00 |
| 60 | FLAUBERT, Gustave (1821-1880) | Madame Bovary. Moeurs de province. |
1857 | EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | EUR 214,200.00 |
| 106 | BRETON, Andre (1896-1966) et Alberto GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) | L'Air de l'eau. |
1934 | EUR 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | EUR 189,000.00 |
| 44 | BALZAC, Honore de (1799-1850) | Oeuvres completes. |
1842-1848 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 176,400.00 |
| 36 | ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) | Emile, ou De l'education. |
1762 | EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | EUR 176,400.00 |
| 126 | MIRO, Joan (1893-1983) et Paul ELUARD (1895-1952) | A toute epreuve. |
1958 | EUR 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | EUR 163,800.00 |
| 87 | STENDHAL, Henri Beyle, dit (1783-1842) | La Chartreuse de Parme. |
1839 | EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | EUR 157,500.00 |
| 132 | PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) et Max JACOB (1876-1944) | Le Cornet a des. |
1917 | EUR 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | EUR 151,200.00 |
| 112 | ELUARD, Paul (1895-1952) | L'Amour, la poesie. |
1929 | EUR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | EUR 151,200.00 |
| 62 | FLAUBERT, Gustave (1821-1880) | L'Education sentimentale. |
1870 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 151,200.00 |
| 133 | PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) et Honore de BALZAC (1799-1850) | Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu. |
1931 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 132,300.00 |
| 134 | PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) et OVIDE (Ier siecle av.-Ier siecle ap. J.-C.) | Les Metamorphoses. |
1931 | EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | EUR 126,000.00 |
| 120 | MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954), et Stephane MALLARME (1842-1898) | Poesies. |
1932 | EUR 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | EUR 126,000.00 |
| 123 | MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954) et Henry de MONTHERLANT (1895-1972) | Pasiphae. Chant de Minos (les Cretois). |
1944 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 119,700.00 |
| 135 | PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) et Paul ELUARD (1895-1952) | La Barre d'appui. |
1936 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 113,400.00 |
| 95 | APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume (1880-1918) | Alcools. |
1913 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 107,100.00 |
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
