Pierre Berge and Associes: Books, Manuscripts & Autographs #1, 160931, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 17, 2025 - April 17, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Gaspard de COLIGNY. 1517-1571. Admiral of France, assassinated during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. | L.S. "Chastillon" with aut. compliment to M. de Noailles |
Guise | 1555 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,690.00 |
| 152 | Charles de CREQUY. 1571-1638. Distinguished himself in Savoy under the orders of the Duc de Lesdiguieres, colonel of the French Guards, Marshal of France (1622), died of a cannon shot at the siege of Bremen. | L.A.S. to Cardinal de Richelieu |
A Paris | 1631 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 364.00 |
| 153 | Jean-Louis Nogaret de La Valette duc d'EPERNON. 1554-1642. Favourite of Henri III. | P.S. |
Agen | 1628 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 520.00 |
| 154 | Hercule d'ESTE. 1508-1559. Duke of Ferrara, eldest son of Alfonse I and Lucrece Borgia; husband of Renee de France, daughter of Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne. | P.S. at the head "Her. Dux" |
Ferrara | 1552 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 155 | Cesar d'ESTE. 1562-1628. Duke of Modena and Regio, prince of Capri; natural son of Alphonse d'Este, fought against Pope Clement VIII for possession of the dukedom of Ferrara, husband of Virginia de Medicis. | L.S. to Parisano |
Modena | 1599 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 130.00 |
| 156 | Hippolyte d'ESTE. 1509-1572. Son of Alfonse d'Este and Lucrece Borgia, head of several bishoprics including Lyon, Narbonne, Auch, and Milan, called the Cardinal of Ferrara; legate in France close to the French party and to Francis I. | L.S. with aut. subscription to Cardinal Commendone |
Rome | 1565 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 325.00 |
| 157 | Barbara d'ESTE. 1539-1572. Daughter of Emperor Ferdinand of Austria, wife of Alphonse d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. & Hippolyte d'ESTE. 1509-1572. Cardinal of Ferrara. | L.S. to the Venetian ambassador |
Ferrara | 1566 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 390.00 |
| 158 | Diane de FRANCE. 1538-1619. Duchess of Angouleme and Etampes, natural daughter of Henri II, then Dauphin of France, first married Horace Farnese (nephew of Pope Paul III), then Marshal Francois de Montmorency, eldest son of the Constable; she worked for r | P.S. |
1606 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 159 | 164 FRANcOIS II. 1544-1560. Son of Henri II and Catherine de Medicis, King of France (his reign lasted only two years and 7 months). | L.S. to Marshal Anne de Montmorency, governor of the Ile de France |
Amboise | 1559 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 160 | HENRI II. 1519-1559. King of France. | P.S. |
Fontainebleau | 1557 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 520.00 |
| 161 | HENRI II. 1519-1559. King of France. | L.S. to the Duke of Ferrara |
At the camp of Cateau-Cambresis | 1553 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,860.00 |
| 162 | HENRI III. 1551-1589. King of France. | P.S. |
Paris | 1569 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 520.00 |
| 163 | HENRI III. 1551-1589. King of France. | L.A.S. to his brother the King of Navarre |
S.l. | -1580 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 164 | HENRI IV. 1553-1610. King of France. | L.S. (to the Duc de Montpensier) |
Lectoure | 1585 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,600.00 |
| 165 | 135 Guy Chabot baron de JARNAC. 1507-1584. Governor of La Rochelle, mayor of Bordeaux, famous for killing Francois de Vivonne in a duel in the presence of King Henri II. | L.S. to Charles Chabot, his father |
1537 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 845.00 | |
| 166 | Anne de JOYEUSE. 1560-1587. Admiral of France, companion of Henri III, governor of Normandy; he was killed at the battle of Coutras at age 26. | P.S. |
Paris | 1586 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 715.00 |
| 167 | Antonio di LEYVA. 1480-1536. Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli; great war captain of Charles V, who distinguished himself in the Italian wars against the French; it was he who defended Pavia against Francis I. Suffering from gout, he died at the head of | L.S. with aut. compliment to the Duke of Milan |
1533 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 494.00 | |
| 168 | Michel de L'HOSPITAL. 1503-1573. Chancellor of France, supporter of religious tolerance during the Wars of Religion. | P.S. |
Paris | 1540 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 650.00 |
| 169 | Francois de Lorraine duc de GUISE. 1519-1563. Lieutenant-General of France, he defended France against Charles-Quint, and led the Catholic armies in the Wars of Religion. | L.S. with aut. subscription to his brother Cardinal de Lorraine |
Metz | 1558 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 170 | Francois de Lorraine duc de GUISE. 1519-1563. First Prince of Joinville, Grand Veneur, Peer and Grand Chamberlain, Grand Master of France, principal Catholic leader during the 1st War of Religion. | P.S. |
Paris | 1558 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 130.00 |
| 171 | Charles Cardinal de LORRAINE. 1524-1574. Archbishop of Reims and Metz, head of the House of Guise. | L.A.S. to la Reyne, mere du Roy ma souveraine dame |
Reims | 1572 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,235.00 |
| 172 | Charles III duc de LORRAINE. 1543-1608. Known as Le Grand, husband of Claude de France, daughter of Henri II; leader of the Catholic party, sought the crown of France for his son on the death of Henri III in 1589. | P.S. Sent to Nancy |
1567 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 351.00 | |
| 173 | Charles de LORRAINE. 1524-1574. Archbishop of Reims, known as Cardinal de Guise and later Cardinal de Lorraine. & Charles de BOURBON. 1523-1590. archbishop of Rouen, known as Cardinal de Vendome then de Bourbon. & Nicolas de PELLEVE. 1518-1594. Archbishop | P.S. |
1572 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 650.00 | |
| 174 | Louis de LORRAINE. 1575-1621. Archbishop of Reims, last cardinal of the de Guise family, youngest son of Henry le Balafre and Catherine de Cleves, imprisoned in 1620 for fighting with the Duc de Nevers, distinguished himself at the siege of St-Jean d'Ange | P.S. |
1620 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 208.00 | |
| 175 | Charles de Lorraine duc de MAYENNE. 1554-1661. Brother of Henri de Guise, known as le balafre; Grand Chamberlain to the King, Governor of Burgundy; last leader of the League, he submitted to Henri IV in 1594. | L.S. with aut. subscription to Count de Mansfeld |
Han | 1593 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 416.00 |
