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    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
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    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
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  • Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000 Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
  • Forum AuctionsA Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library19th June 2025 Forum AuctionsA Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library19th June 2025
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    Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.
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    Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.
    Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.

Pierre Berge and Associes: Books, Manuscripts & Autographs #1, 160931, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 17, 2025 - April 17, 2025
Page Size: 342 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
201 Leonora Dori known as GALIGAI. 1568-1617. Wife of Concici, marshal of Ancre, milk sister of Marie de Medicis, condemned for lese-majeste and burned as a "witch" on July 8, 1617.

L.S.

 Paris 16-- EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,690.00
202 Henri II duc de GUISE. 1614-1664. Archbishop of Reims, 5th Duke of Guise; conspired with the Count of Soisson against Richelieu, returned from exile in 1643, became Grand Chamberlain to Louis XIV.

L.A.S. "a la Reyne"

 Nancy 1620 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
203 Henri II duc de GUISE. 1614-1664. Archbishop of Reims, 5th Duke of Guise; conspired with the Count of Soisson against Richelieu, returned from exile in 1643, became Grand Chamberlain to Louis XIV.

299 L.A.S.

 S.l. EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 130.00
204 Gabriel-Jacques de Salignac marquis de La Mothe-FENELON. 1688-1746. Nephew of the archbishop of Cambrai, lieutenant-general, ambassador to Holland, died at the battle of Rocour.

L.S. with aut apostille, partly numbered and translated

 The Hague 1726 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
205 Chretienne de FRANCE duchess of SAVOIE. 1606-1663. Daughter of Henri IV, sister of Louis XIII, wife of Victor-Amedee de Savoie.

L.S. with aut. compliment to M. de Rocherive

 Turin 1641 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 390.00
206 HENRIETTE of France. 1609-1669. Daughter of Henri IV, married Charles I Stuart, Queen Consort of England.

L.A. to "my sister Louise-Angelique [Mlle de La Fayette], Madame de Motheville and my sister Madelein-Eugenie"

 s.l. EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,040.00
207 Guillaume FOUQUET. 1560-1616. Seigneur de la Varenne, confidant of Henri IV, diplomat.

P.S.

 1606 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
208 Nicolas FOUQUET. 1615-1680. Superintendent of Finance, disgraced by Louis XIV and imprisoned at Pignerol.

P.S.

 1653 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 910.00
209 GASTON d'ORLEANS. 1608-1660, brother of Louis XIII.

L.A.S. to Roy Monseigneur

 Orleans 1631 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,170.00
210 [FRONDE]. Gaston d'ORLEANS. 1608-1660, brother of Louis XIII. & Louis de Bourbon prince de CONDE. 1621-1686. Dit le Grand Conde.

P.S.

 Paris 1652 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
211

[GAZETTE de FRANCE]. Les Particularitez de la detention des Princes de Conde & de Conty & du Duc de Longueville : Avec ce qui s'est passe sur ce sujet

 A Paris 1650 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
212 Louis de France, known as le GRAND DAUPHIN. 1661-1711. Son of Louis XIV.

L.S. to Reverend Father Cloche

 A Versailles 1707 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 286.00
213 Michel LE TELLIER. 1603-1685. Minister of War under Louis XIV before Louvois, Grand Chancellor of France, signed the Edict of Nantes.

L.A.S. (to Du Plessis-Besancon)

 La Fere 1654 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 260.00
214 Henri II d'Orleans duc de LONGUEVILLE. 1595-1663. Military officer in the Thirty Years' War, negotiated the Treaty of Westphalia, one of the leaders of the Fronde.

L.A.S. to Cardinal de La Valette

 Bar-sur-Aube -1635 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 312.00
215 Anne-Genevieve de Bourbon duchess of LONGUEVILLE. 1619-1679. Sister of the Grand Conde, famous for her role during the Fronde.

P.S.

 1676 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
216 Henri de LORRAINE duc de MAYENNE. 1578-1621. Last leader of the League, killed at the siege of Montauban.

L.A.S. "au Roy, mon souverain seigneur"

 1617 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 455.00
217 Marguerite de LORRAINE. 1613-1672. Wife of Gaston d'Orleans.

L.A.S. to her cousin the Duc de St-Liebaut, Chancellor and Peer of France

 Orleans 1656 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 520.00
218 LOUIS XIII. 1601-1643. King of France.

L.A.S. to his sister Chrestienne

 S.l. EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,210.00
219 LOUIS XIII. 1601-1643. King of France.

L.A.S. for my cousin the Card(inal) de Richelieu

 De Nemours 1639 EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,200.00
220 Francois-Michel Le Tellier marquis de LOUVOIS. 1641-1691. Minister of War under Louis XIV.

2 L.S. to M. de La Hamayde

 Versailles 1680 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 390.00
221 Charles d'Albert duc de LUYNES. 1578-1621. Constable of France.

L.A.S. to Mr de Lucon

 1620 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 715.00
222 Francoise d'Aubigne marquise de MAINTENON. 1635-1719. Secret wife of Louis XIV, former governess of the king's natural children.

L.A. (signed with her initials) to Comte de Jussac

 -1688 EUR 700.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,235.00
223 Francoise d'Aubigne marquise de MAINTENON. 1635-1719. Secret wife of Louis XIV, former governess of the king's natural children.

P.A. (signed twice with her initials)

 S.l. EUR 700.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,170.00
224 MARIE de MEDICIS. 1573-1642. Queen of France.

L.A.S. to Louis XIII "au Roy, Monsieur mon filz"

 Blois 1621 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,340.00
225 MARIE-THERESE of Austria. 1638-1683. Infanta of Spain, Queen of France, wife of Louis XIV.

P.S.

 St-Germain en Laye 1678 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 416.00
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    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.
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    Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.
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    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.
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    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.
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    Swann, June 17: Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, "I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson.", oil on canvas, 1957.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, Thumbelina, gouache and pencil, 1945.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard, watercolor and gouache, 1932.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth, gouache, circa 1953.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, 2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air, pen and ink and wash, 1947.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, Confetti Hourglass, mixed media, 1973.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine), charcoal, circa 1915.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, Rue De Buci, Paris, casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch, pencil, 1988.
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    ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
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    SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI in quibus iuxta certioris […]» Basel, 1559.
    SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Deerwunder und seltzame Thier / wie die in den Mitnächtigen Länder im Meer […]» Basel, c. 1550.
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