Catawiki B. V.: French Literature and Illustrated
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | French Literature and Illustrated | Total Sales (EUR) | 19,027.04 |
| Auction Date | August 04, 2024 - August 04, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 24,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #80424c | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 29,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 47 | ||
| Sold Lots | 32 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 38,950.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 68.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 46,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 40.74% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86411755 | Octave Mirbeau | Le Journal d'une femme de chambre [1/20 de tete numerotes sur Chine] |
1900 | EUR 3,900.00 - 4,400.00 | EUR 3,815.00 |
| 85887933 | Antoine de Saint-Exupery | Le Petit Prince |
1945 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 | EUR 1,527.09 |
| 86693685 | Francis Garnung / Lars Bo [signe], Max Ernst | Le Meneur d'Ombres [reliure d'art signee Gauduchon-Blin] |
1961 | EUR 1,700.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 86361273 | Rameau, Jean-Philippe; [Antoine Gautier de Montdorge (livret)] | Les Fetes d'Hebe ou les Talents Liriques |
1739 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 | EUR 1,090.00 |
| 86388029 | J.C. Mardrus / Leon Carre | Le Livre des mille nuits et une nuit |
1926/1932 | EUR 850.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 953.75 |
| 86347757 | Marcel Proust / Jacques Pecnard | A la recherche du temps perdu |
1983/1981 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 926.50 |
| 86463239 | Homere | l'Iliade, et l'Odyssee |
1787/1788 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 828.40 |
| 85845839 | H. De Balzac | Oeuvres completes |
1856/1860 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 681.25 |
| 86367067 | Charles Baudelaire / Henry Chapront [Art deco] | Les Paradis artificiels. Opium et haschisch [reliure mosaiquee et peinte de H. Lehaye & L. Loir] |
1921 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 670.35 |
| 86272839 | Francois Rabelais / Gradassi | Oeuvres Completes [avec dessin original signe] |
1966 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 664.90 |
| 86640075 | Antonio Aniante / Gradassi | Les Merveilleux voyages de Marco Polo |
1963/1962 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 523.20 |
| 86405779 | [Devambez] / Foujita, Chimot, Drian, Chahine, Auguste Brouet e.a. | Les Editions d'Art Devambez [Catalogue raisonne compose des livres publies entre 1923 et 1929] |
1929 | EUR 2,600.00 - 3,100.00 | EUR 458.89 |
| 86633945 | Voltaire | Oeuvres |
1756 | EUR 500.00 - 550.00 | EUR 457.80 |
| 86715593 | Valery Larbaud / Eyre de Lanux | Le Pauvre Chemisier [Belle reliure en demi-maroquin] |
1929 | EUR 375.00 - 450.00 | EUR 425.10 |
| 86360469 | Edgar Poe / Jacques Maret | Le Diable dans le Beffroi |
1927 | EUR 500.00 - 650.00 | EUR 414.20 |
| 86716293 | Valery Larbaud / Jean-Emile Laboureur | Beaute, mon beau souci.... [Belle reliure en demi-maroquin] |
1920 | EUR 400.00 - 475.00 | EUR 408.75 |
| 86648453 | Marcel Proust / Van Dongen | A la recherche du temps perdu |
1947 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 400.03 |
| 86693713 | Jean Richepin / Steinlen | Dernieres chansons de mon premier livre [Reliure de Crezevault] |
1910 | EUR 550.00 - 700.00 | EUR 386.95 |
| 86693741 | Paul Louis de Giafferri | L'Histoire du costume feminin [320 planches coloriees au pochoir] |
1925 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 369.51 |
| 86595293 | Honore Daumier | Les Cent Robert Macaire |
1839 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 354.25 |
| 86603213 | Signe; Jean Giono | Routes et chemins |
1961 | EUR 700.00 - 800.00 | EUR 332.45 |
| 86479357 | Paul-Jean Toulet | Les Trois Impostures (Magnifique Reliure signee V.L Perrault) |
1929 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 86518519 | Umberto Brunelleschi | Contes du temps jadis [La Belle aux cheveux d'or, L'oiseau bleu] |
1912 | EUR 300.00 - 375.00 | EUR 319.37 |
| 86479515 | Retif de la Bretonne | La Paysane pervertie, ou les Dangers de la ville [rare contrefacon] |
1786 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,300.00 | EUR 295.39 |
| 85275367 | Nicolas-Edme Restif de La Bretonne | La vie de mon pere |
1779 | EUR 750.00 - 900.00 | EUR 218.00 |
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e0a5c41f-2fd1-4645-8816-32d89dc4e5fb.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/58851f55-ad3a-4d3a-8a53-a311900b6f84.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/18c42c85-f730-43c0-bc2e-c8d799ae4308.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ac8ca527-c37b-44d5-b1d8-d369d712b17d.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/05e185d5-1ef2-48ba-943f-e6541c123bfe.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.")
