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Sothebys: Library R. & BL VII, 19th century (1840-1898). Original editions - Journals - Letters and autograph manuscripts

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Auction Name Library R. & BL VII, 19th century (1840-1898). Original editions - Journals - Letters and autograph manuscripts Total Sales (EUR) 3,477,064.00
Auction Date October 09, 2018 - October 09, 2018 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 1,675,500.00
Sale Number #pf1823 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 2,211,700.00
Total Lots 313
Sold Lots 223 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 2,201,900.00
% of Lots Sold 71.25% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 2,920,600.00
Unsold Lots 90 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 119.05%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
241 Rimbaud, Arthur

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE À SA SŒUR ISABELLE, SIGNÉE, DATÉE MARSEILLE LE 10 JUILLET 1891

1891 EUR 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 EUR 405,000.00
237 Rimbaud, Arthur

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE À SA MÈRE ET À SA SŒUR, SIGNÉE RIMBAUD, DATÉE MARSEILLE VENDREDI 23 MAI 1891 [SIC POUR LE JEUDI 21 MAI 1891],

1891 EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 EUR 175,000.00
233 Rimbaud, Arthur

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À SA FAMILLE, DATÉE DE ADEN LE 10 SEPTEMBRE 1884.

1884 EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 EUR 125,000.00
128 Lautréamont, comte de

LES CHANTS DE MALDOROR.

1869 EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 EUR 110,000.00
152 Mallarmé, Stéphane

[LE TOMBEAU D’EDGAR POE]. POÈME AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉ DU MONOGRAMME SM [VERS 1889], AVEC ENVOI À EDMUND GOSSE

VERS 1889 EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 EUR 110,000.00
210 Nerval, Gérard de

[AURÉLIA]. MANUSCRIT AUTOGRAPHE,

[1855] EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 102,500.00
239 Rimbaud, Arthur

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE À SA SŒUR ISABELLE, SIGNÉE RIMBAUD, DATÉE MARSEILLE LE 24 JUIN 1891.

1891 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 62,500.00
240 Rimbaud, Arthur

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE À SA SŒUR ISABELLE, SIGNÉE RD, DATÉE MARSEILLE 29 JUIN .

EUR 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 62,500.00
75 Flaubert, Gustave

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, DATÉE CROISSET. 13 JUILLET [1857],

1857 EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 60,000.00
238 Rimbaud, Arthur

LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE À SA SŒUR ISABELLE, SIGNÉE RIMBAUD, DATÉE MARSEILLE LE 17 JUIN 1891.

1891 EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 EUR 60,000.00
138 Mallarmé, Stéphane -- Poe, Edgar Allan

LE CORBEAU. THE RAVEN. POÈME.

1875 EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 56,250.00
274 Verlaine, Paul

POÈME SATURNIEN. POÈME AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉ P. V., DATÉ A[TTIGN]Y, 31 MAI-1ER JUIN [18]85.

18]85. EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 55,000.00
47 Baudelaire, Charles

BULOZ À LA RECHERCHE DE BARBEY D’AUREVILLY. CARICATURE DE BULOZ ET BARBEY D’AUREVILLY.

[1865]. EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 52,500.00
139 Mallarmé, Stéphane

L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE. ÉGLOGUE.

1876 EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 50,000.00
28 Baudelaire, Charles

LES FLEURS DU MAL.

1857 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 47,500.00
56 Corbière, Tristan

LES AMOURS JAUNES.

1873 EUR 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 47,500.00
153 [Mallarmé, Stéphane] -- Vallotton, Félix

PORTRAIT DE STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ.

[1895]. EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 46,250.00
27 Baudelaire, Charles

LES FLEURS DU MAL.

1857 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 45,000.00
280 Verlaine, Paul

[LÆTI ET ERRABUNDI]. POÈME AUTOGRAPHE, DATÉ [18]87.

[18]87. EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 EUR 43,750.00
30 Baudelaire, Charles

THÉOPHILE GAUTIER. NOTICE LITTÉRAIRE PRÉCÉDÉE D’UNE LETTRE DE VICTOR HUGO.

1859 EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 40,000.00
54 Corbière, Tristan

UN RICHE EN BRETAGNE. POÈME AUTOGRAPHE.

EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 40,000.00
81 Flaubert, Gustave

SALAMMBÔ.

1863 EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 40,000.00
111 Huysmans, Joris-Karl

À REBOURS.

1884 EUR 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 EUR 37,500.00
36 Baudelaire, Charles

LES FLEURS DU MAL.

1861 EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 35,000.00
236 Rimbaud, Arthur

REÇU AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉ RIMBAUD, DATÉ HARAR 12 NOVEMBRE 1889

1889 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 35,000.00
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