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Rossini: Photos - Themes 8

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Auction Name	Photos - Themes 8	Total Sales (EUR)	16,399.00
Auction Date	March 11, 2025 - March 11, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	15,570.00
Sale Number	#162365	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	21,360.00
Total Lots	230
Sold Lots	76	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	59,280.00
% of Lots Sold	33.04%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	81,560.00
Unsold Lots	154	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	20.11%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
8	Roger FENTON (1819-1869)	Crimean War, 1855-1856	1855-1856	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 744.00
51	Olympe AGUADO (1827-1894)	Oak Study, c. 1856	c.1856	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 744.00
60	NADAR Jeune (Adrien Alban NADAR, known as) (1825-1903)	Agricultural competition, "Montafon cow, 27 months old, bred by Mr. Peter Steu, in Tschaggens (Tyrol)", c. 1856	c.1856	EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 744.00
44		Panorama of Cairo, c. 1880	c.1880	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 657.20
28	Unidentified author (XIXdeg)	Strasbourg Cathedral, c. 1851-1854	c.1851-1854	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 496.00
165	RENE-JACQUES (Rene Giton, dit) (1908-2003)	Depart de courses, les Olympiques Montherlant, 1948	1948	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 496.00
198	Emmanuel ORTIZ (Born 1963)	Horse, Polo, 2007	2007	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 496.00
5	Wilhelm Von GLOEDEN (1856-1931) (Attributed to)	Young Ephebes, Sicily, c. 1880	c.1880	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 434.00
14	Edouard BALDUS (1813-1889)	Saint Eustache Church, Paris, c. 1880	c.1880	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 434.00
100		Photographs of the Swiss painter Theo Meier, who lives between Bali and Thailand, portrait of the painter with his works, in the company of his models, Thai children, the artist painting ... c. 1970	c. 1970	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 434.00
57		Butterflies, c. 1900	c.1900	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 396.80
52	Eugene ATGET (1857-1927)	Study of plants, reeds, cacti, artichokes, water arrows, c. 1900	c.1900	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 384.40
21		Photographs "Le Fardier Cugnot", of various locomotives, railroad workers, East-West-North railroad, France, c. 1880	c.1880	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 372.00
134	Pascal BARIL (Born 1963)	Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Paris, 1985	1985	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 372.00
179	Unidentified author	Female nude, mirror play, Paris, c. 1990	c.1990	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 310.00
66	Gambier BOLTON (1854-1928)	Giraffe, c. 1890	c.1890	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 285.20
121	Roger SCHALL (1904-1995)	Colette in her kitchen, c. 1950	c.1950	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 285.20
15		Paris Panorama of the city, c. 1900	c.1900	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 272.80
168	Francis APESTEGUY (Born 1952)	Miss France 1975 election in Nice, 1975	1975	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 272.80
139	Albert KAHN (1860-1940)	Seine bank and barge, Paris IVe, c. 1910	c.1910	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 260.40
3	Charles MARVILLE (1813-1879)	Portrait of Charles de Sarens (?) outdoors, France, 1850	1850	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 248.00
4	Charles MARVILLE (1813-1879)	Portrait of a Young Woman Outside, France, 1850	1850	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 248.00
12		Musee du Louvre and the Seine, Hotel de ville, Madeleine, Pantheon, France, c. 1860	c.1860	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 248.00
20		Brussels World's Fair 1910	1910	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 248.00
41	Giulio ROSSI (1824-1884)	Photograph of Villa Saluzzo Bombrini, known as "Il Paradiso", exterior and interior of the villa, salons, paintings/mural frescoes, loggia, staircases ... c. 1880	c. 1880	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 248.00

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
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Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

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Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000