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Bonhams, Dec. 18: A Very Fine Composite Atlas Magnificently Illuminated and Heightened with Gold in a Fine Contemporary Hand Throughout. $300,000 - $500,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Saint-Exupéry's Revised Ending for Wind, Sand and Stars. $40,000 - $60,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Edith Wharton's Gold Medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1924. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Salinger on the Glass Family and on Detachment. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Fanny Burney's Groundbreaking First Novel. Evelina, Or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Kafka's Earliest Extant Piece of Writing. Autograph Note Signed ("Franz Kafka"). $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Wagner Signed "Ride of the Valkries." $6,000 - $9,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Dickens on the Death of Little Nell. $5,000 - $8,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Sylvia Plath's Copy of Joy of Cooking. $4,000 - $6,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Walt Whitman and Friends: Whitman to James Russell Lowell. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, Dec. 18: Walt Whitman and Friends: The Genesis of his Lincoln Lectures. $6,000 - $9,000 -
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![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500. -
Bonhams, Dec. 17: Kelmscott Chaucer: The Finest Book Since the Gutenberg Bible. $60,000 - $90,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Edward Burne-Jones. Poems Chosen out of the Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Morris's Original Manuscript Title-Page Design for Rosetti. Ballads and Narrative Poems. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Printed on Vellum: The Founding of the Kelmscott Press. $30,000 - $50,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Edward Burne-Jones. Voragine, Jacobus De. The Golden Legend. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Edward Burne-Jones. Lull, Ramon. The Order of Chivalry. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Swinburne. Morris, William, translator. Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane. $4,000 - $6,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Printed on Vellum: One of Only 15 Copies. Morris, William, translator. Of the Friendship of Amis and Amile. $15,000 - $25,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Rudyard Kipling. The Book of Wisdom and Lies. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: William Morris Association Copy in Fine Binding. Morris, William. Child Christopher and Goldilind at the Fair. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Morris, William. 1834-1896. The Earthly Paradise. $6,000 - $9,000Bonhams, Dec. 17: Nuremberg Chronicle. Schedel, Hartmann. 1440-1514. $30,000 - $50,000
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Christies: Paris, online: Online:Marc Chagall: Between Heaven and Earth - Works from the artist's estate
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Paris, online: Online:Marc Chagall: Between Heaven and Earth - Works from the artist's estate | Total Sales (EUR) | 2,937,564.00 |
| Auction Date | October 22, 2024 - October 22, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 694,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #23667 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,046,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 72 | ||
| Sold Lots | 72 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 694,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,046,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 280.65% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428 | Marc Chagall | Sainte famille en rouge et bouc en vert |
1950 | EUR 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | EUR 163,800.00 |
| 413 | Marc Chagall | L'Ange aux ailes rouges dans le ciel jaune de Saint Paul |
1979 | EUR 38,000.00 - 55,000.00 | EUR 138,600.00 |
| 401 | Marc Chagall | Autour de "Souvenance d'un printemps" |
circa 1983 | EUR 38,000.00 - 55,000.00 | EUR 119,700.00 |
| 407 | Marc Chagall | Rencontre avec l'ange dans le ciel du village |
1975-76 | EUR 28,000.00 - 45,000.00 | EUR 100,800.00 |
| 421 | Marc Chagall | Tendresse autour d'une table |
1977-78 | EUR 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | EUR 100,800.00 |
| 423 | Marc Chagall | La Sainte famille en rouge |
circa 1970 | EUR 45,000.00 - 75,000.00 | EUR 94,500.00 |
| 426 | Marc Chagall | Le Peintre au double-profil et l'horloge |
circa 1978 | EUR 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 88,200.00 |
| 438 | Marc Chagall | Valentine aux colombes |
1964 | EUR 11,000.00 - 17,000.00 | EUR 81,900.00 |
| 446 | Marc Chagall | Dialogue entre deux profils |
1977-78 | EUR 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | EUR 75,600.00 |
| 461 | Marc Chagall | Esquisse pour "Les Amoureux" (recto); Nu (verso) |
circa 1935-43 | EUR 11,000.00 - 17,000.00 | EUR 75,600.00 |
| 403 | Marc Chagall | Le Peintre et ses combats |
circa 1983 | EUR 28,000.00 - 45,000.00 | EUR 69,300.00 |
| 420 | Marc Chagall | Noe et l'arc-en-ciel |
1961-66 | EUR 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | EUR 69,300.00 |
| 424 | Marc Chagall | L'Ange au bouquet en visite a l'atelier |
1976 | EUR 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 | EUR 69,300.00 |
| 452 | Marc Chagall | L'Envolee du bouquet |
circa 1978 | EUR 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 | EUR 69,300.00 |
| 416 | Marc Chagall | Esquisse pour la gouache preparatoire pour la lithographie M. 316, Le baiser de Chloe (Daphnis et Chloe, Longus) |
1954-56 | EUR 11,000.00 - 17,000.00 | EUR 60,480.00 |
| 434 | Marc Chagall | Autour de Vence |
1960 | EUR 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | EUR 60,480.00 |
| 437 | Marc Chagall | Bouquet pour Vava |
1979 | EUR 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 60,480.00 |
| 406 | Marc Chagall | Bouquet rouge aux amoureux sur fond bleu |
1968 | EUR 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 56,700.00 |
| 456 | Marc Chagall | Scene champetre sous l'arbre, le soir |
circa 1977-78 | EUR 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 | EUR 56,700.00 |
| 464 | Marc Chagall | Bouquet rose-mauve aux amoureux |
circa 1978 | EUR 6,500.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 56,700.00 |
| 408 | Marc Chagall | Esquisse pour la lithographie M. 327 de Chloe (Daphnis et Chloe, Longus) |
1954-56 | EUR 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | EUR 52,920.00 |
| 404 | Marc Chagall | Esquisse pour la lithographie "Le Bouquet rose" (M.979) |
1977-78 | EUR 11,000.00 - 17,000.00 | EUR 50,400.00 |
| 429 | Marc Chagall | Moise sauve des eaux |
circa 1980 | EUR 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 | EUR 50,400.00 |
| 440 | Marc Chagall | Etude pour "Les deux tetes" |
1951 | EUR 11,000.00 - 17,000.00 | EUR 50,400.00 |
| 441 | Marc Chagall | Sainte Famille a Sils en trois couleurs |
1973 | EUR 7,500.00 - 11,000.00 | EUR 47,880.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b074d0c9-0c77-4e80-a457-f59c4262ea72.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD")