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Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD -
Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000. -
Gonnelli:
Auction 55
Antique prints, paintings and maps
November 26st 2024Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€ -
Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
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Giquello: Surrealism and Surroundings
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Surrealism and Surroundings | Total Sales (EUR) | 361,020.00 |
| Auction Date | November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 215,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #157702 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 273,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 209 | ||
| Sold Lots | 125 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 428,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.81% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 540,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 84 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 66.76% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | LEGER Fernand. | LES TOURNESOLS. GOUACHE ORIGINALE SIGNEE. |
1951 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 19,500.00 |
| 47 | BRANCUSI Constantin. | ATELIER DE BRANCUSI. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. |
Circa 1925. | EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 18,200.00 |
| 217 | Toyen. | LE PUITS DANS LA TOUR. Debris de reves. |
1967 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 17,693.00 |
| 80 | [DADA]. | Vernissage de l'exposition Max Ernst en 1921. |
1921 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 16,250.00 |
| 165 | MICHAUX Henri. | DESSIN MESCALINIEN ORIGINAL SIGNE. 1956-1957. |
EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 15,600.00 | |
| 227 | WYNDHAM Albert. | COUVERTURE DU NUMERO 9-10 DE LA REVOLUTION SURREALISTE DE 1929. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. |
Circa 1920. | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 14,300.00 |
| 48 | BRANCUSI Constantin. | MARCEL DUCHAMP, EZRA POUND, VERA MOORE, BRANCUSI ET MARY REYNOLDS. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. |
1932 | EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 13,000.00 |
| 143 | LEGER Fernand. | DEUX OISEAUX. GOUACHE ORIGINALE SIGNEE. |
1951 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 13,000.00 |
| 155 | MAN RAY. | EMAK BAKIA. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE SIGNEE. |
[1927]. | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 11,374.00 |
| 144 | LEGER Fernand. | OISEAU. GOUACHE ORIGINALE SIGNEE. |
1951 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 9,750.00 |
| 68 | CHAR Rene. | Seuls demeurent. |
1945 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 8,846.00 |
| 46 | BRANCUSI Constantin. | SORCERESS (La sorciere). PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. |
Circa 1924. | EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 8,450.00 |
| 89 | DOMINGUEZ Oscar. JEAN Marcel. | GRISOU. |
1990 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,951.00 |
| 187 | PICASSO Pablo. | FAUNE. BRIQUET AVEC DESSIN SIGNE DE PICASSO GRAVE A LA POINTE. |
1961 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,760.00 |
| 4 | APOLLINAIRE Guillaume. | CARTE POSTALE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNEE a Leon BAKST. |
[Avril 1917]. | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 6,500.00 |
| 192 | PREVERT Jacques. | LE LION BLEU. COLLAGE ORIGINAL SIGNE. |
1974 | EUR 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,500.00 |
| 49 | BRANCUSI Constantin. | MORICE III. PORTRAIT DE BRANCUSI. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. |
circa 1946. | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,240.00 |
| 91 | DOMINGUEZ Oscar. | DECALCOMANIE ORIGINALE. |
1936 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 5,850.00 |
| 85 | DALI Salvador. HALSMAN Philippe. | DALI ATOMICUS. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. |
EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,460.00 | |
| 83 | [DALI Salvador]. KORMAN Murray. | MODELE NU << HABILLE >> PAR SALVADOR DALI. PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE. |
1939 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,940.00 |
| 63 | [BRETON Andre]. BRETON Elisa. | ANDRE BRETON. |
1993 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,802.00 |
| 111 | [ELUARD Paul]. | PAUL ELUARD TENANT UNE FEMME NUE. |
Circa 1946. | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,550.00 |
| 112 | ELUARD Paul. | BLASON DES OISEAUX. DESSIN ORIGINAL SIGNE. |
Circa 1941. | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,550.00 |
| 135 | JEAN Marcel. | LA MUSIQUE DES ONDES. DECALCOMANIE ORIGINALE. |
[1936]. | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 4,160.00 |
| 206 | SADE (Marquis de). | LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNEE A SA FEMME Renee PElagie de Montreuil. |
1781]. | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,900.00 |
![<b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. <i>De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate,</i> Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b719f220-50aa-4855-9a72-293cad312283.jpg "<b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. <i>De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate,</i> Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.")
