Pierre Berge and Associes: Books, Manuscripts & Autographs #1
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books, Manuscripts & Autographs #1 | Total Sales (EUR) | 304,943.00 |
| Auction Date | April 17, 2025 - April 17, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 133,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #160931 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 186,140.00 |
| Total Lots | 342 | ||
| Sold Lots | 239 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 181,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 69.88% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 251,910.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 103 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 121.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Handwritten leaves |
1200 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 14,950.00 | |
| 294 | Georges CADOUDAL. 1771-1804. Chouan general, conspirator in the infernal machine against Bonaparte. | L.A.S. (to Commodore Keats) |
-1793 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 13,650.00 |
| 38 | Charles BAUDELAIRE. 1821-1867. Writer and poet. | L.A.S. (to M. Grandguillot) |
1860 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 11,937.00 |
| 86 | [CUBA - SUGAR PLANTATIONS]. 1862-1940 |
1862-1940 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 | |
| 101 | Anne of BRITAIN. 1477-1514, Duchess of Brittany, Queen of France, wife of Louis XII | P.S. |
1509 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,630.00 |
| 176 | Catherine de MEDICIS. 1519-1589. Queen of France. | L.S. to M. de Fourquevaulx |
1570 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,500.00 |
| 30 | MATTIOLI (Pietro Andrea) & MEYERPECK (Wolfgang) |
1563 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,850.00 | |
| 134 | Philippe de VILLIERS de l'ISLE-ADAM. 1464-1534. Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, he defended the island of Rhodes, but had to capitulate to Suleiman the Magnificent after heroic resistance; first Grand Master to settle in Malta. | L.S. to the ambassador for the King before our Holy Father the Pope |
1532 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 5,850.00 |
| 29 | MATTIOLI (Pietro Andrea) & MEYERPECK (Wolfgang) |
1563 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,720.00 | |
| 37 | [ALBUM AMICORUM]. Livre d'Or du Bazar |
1966-1968 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,330.00 | |
| 87 | [CUBA - Exploitation sucriere] |
1837-1878 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,200.00 | |
| 219 | LOUIS XIII. 1601-1643. King of France. | L.A.S. for my cousin the Card(inal) de Richelieu |
1639 | EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,200.00 |
| 252 | Marie-Therese-Louise de Savoie-Carignan, Princess of LAMBALLE. 1749-1792. | L.A. to the Countess de Lage |
1784 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,940.00 |
| 7 | Hindu manuscript of the Bhagavata Purana, Kashmir, 19th century |
1900 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,680.00 | |
| 110 | Philippe de COMMYNES. 1447-1511. Former squire to the Dukes of Burgundy, advisor to Louis XI, then Charles VIII and Louis XII, famous chronicler of the kings of France. | L.S. |
-1498 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,550.00 |
| 260 | LOUIS XVI. 1754-1793. King of France. | L.A.S. to the Garde des Sceaux |
1775 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,160.00 |
| 9 | Koran folio |
late 15th century | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,900.00 | |
| 8 | Fragmentary bi-folio of an Abbasid Koran, Mesopotamia or North Africa, 9th / 10th century |
9000 / 1000 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,250.00 | |
| 14 | [COPTIC PSALTER]. Manuscript |
1900 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,250.00 | |
| 85 | [CUBA - SUGAR PLANTATIONS]. Approximately 200 documents |
EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,250.00 | ||
| 130 | Jean RABATEAU. 1370-1441. President of the Parliament of Paris, member of the Council of Charles VII, ambassador to England, host to Joan of Arc in Poitiers. | L.A.S. "Le (president) Rabateau" to Mons. de La Claretiere, conseiller et maistre d'ostel de Monseigneur le duc de Bretagne |
-1426 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,990.00 |
| 161 | HENRI II. 1519-1559. King of France. | L.S. to the Duke of Ferrara |
1553 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,860.00 |
| 196 | Jean-Baptiste COLBERT. 1619-1683. Superintendent of Finance under Louis XIV. | L.A.S. |
1669 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,860.00 |
| 131 | Jean RABATEAU. 1370-1441. President of the Parliament of Paris, member of the Council of Charles VII, ambassador to England, host to Joan of Arc at Poitiers. | L.A.S. "Jeahan Rabateau president" to the Duke of Brittany |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,600.00 | |
| 164 | HENRI IV. 1553-1610. King of France. | L.S. (to the Duc de Montpensier) |
1585 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,600.00 |
