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Auction Name: Tribute to the Singer Emma Calvé (1858-1942)
Auction Date: 05/14/2025 - 05/14/2025
Sale Number: #165160
Total Lots: 29
Sold Lots: 21
Lots Sold: 72.41%
Unsold Lots: 8

Total Sales (EUR): 10,475.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 6,030.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 7,730.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 8,680.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 11,060.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 94.71%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
8	Alfons Mucha (1860-1939)	The Flowers. 1900.	1900	EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 3,125.00
1	Basile LEMEUNIER (1852-1922)	Emma Calve at six	1800	EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,875.00
28		Important lot of photographs, memorabilia, various formats, sometimes reproductions, various items of information on the provenance of the collection, (approx. 66 items).		EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 1,375.00
18	Joseph CANTELOUBE.	2 printed scores with signed autograph dedications: - Chants d'Auvergne, 1re Serie. - Cinq Chants religieux de Haute-Auvergne	1924, 1929	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 687.50
16	Guy d'HARDELOT.	Lot of scores, including several dedicated to Emma Calve by the composer Guy d'Hardelot ...		EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 625.00
9	Wladimir Polissadiw (1883-1940)	Saint Benedict reading the Scriptures; Annunciation scene; Flight into Egypt		EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 525.00
4	Ernest HEBERT (1817-1908)	Portrait of Emma Calve		EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 400.00
20	Charles GOUNOD.	Romeo Et Juliette, Opera en 5 Actes.		EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 312.50
10	Emma CALVE.	Sous tous les ciels j'ai chante, Souvenirs,	1940	EUR 20.00 - 30.00	EUR 250.00
21	Isidore de LARA.	Messaline, Lyric Drama in 4 Acts and 5 Tables. Directed by Raoul GUNSBOURG, prepared by L. Roberts.		EUR 70.00 - 80.00	EUR 187.50
7	Mariano FORTUNY y de MADRAZO (1871-1949)	Dancers in tutu, front and profile	1901	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 187.50
19	Fernand HALPHEN.	Dix Melodies , autograph dedication: "a Madame Emma Calve En sincere et grande admiration Fernand Halphen".		EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 187.50
11		Lot of approx. 85 scores of melodies and opera arias (some annotated or signed by Emma Calve),		EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 125.00
12		Lot of 4 volumes of opera scores - Carmen by Georges BIZET. - Armide by LULLY. - Cendrillon by J. MASSENET. - Le Cid by J.MASSENET		EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 100.00
6	Mariano FORTUNY y de MADRAZO (1871-1949)	The ironers		EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 100.00
17	Raoul LAPARRA.	Autograph musical manuscript, Illargui Ederra (La Lumiere morte), song and piano, lyrics in Basque and French. Enclosed: A San Lorenzo de Laparra, printed score (Enoch et Cie).		EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 87.50
15	Emma CALVE.	My Favorite French Songs (Boston, Oliver Ditson Company), 3 scores: - Low Voice, Book One and Book Two; - High Voice, Book Two (signed).		EUR 50.00 - 60.00	EUR 75.00
23		Program: Concert de gala au profit du Monument aux Morts et a la Victoire, with the gracious assistance of Mme Emma Calve, June 26, 1921, Ville de Rodez.		EUR 20.00 - 30.00	EUR 75.00
26		2 collections of Airs Classiques, edited by A. L. HETTICH: 9th Volume, Voix moyennes, and 10th Volume, Voix elevees		EUR 30.00 - 40.00	EUR 62.50
25	Jean-Baptiste FAURE.	Premier Recueil 25 Melodies de J. Faure, .	[1876]	EUR 50.00 - 60.00	EUR 62.50

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