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Auction Name	Royalty at Versailles	Total Sales (EUR)	50,516.00
Auction Date	May 18, 2025 - May 18, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	18,350.00
Sale Number	#160602	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	24,450.00
Total Lots	24
Sold Lots	20.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	104,850.00
% of Lots Sold	83.33%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	132,050.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	38.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
60	MARIE-ANTOINETTE, Queen of France (1755-1793), attributed to	Bust portrait of Louis-Charles de France, dauphin of France, in the Temple prison		EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 10,948.00
61		MARIE-ANTOINETTE.		EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 9,660.00
180	GODART DE BERIGNY (Charles de).	GODART DE BERIGNY (Charles de). Manuscript entitled "Abrege de l'histoire de France".	[Circa 1678].	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 7,986.00
184	MARIE-ANTOINETTE D'AUTRICHE (Queen).	MARIE-ANTOINETTE D'AUTRICHE (Queen). Autograph Apostille signed (one word, "payez, Marie antoinette") on a signed piece (secretary, "Marie Antoinette")	April 1, 1783.	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 4,894.00
190B		From the library of the Countess of Provence [Genlis, Stephanie-Felicite Du Crest, comtesse de] Theatre a l'usage des jeunes personnes	1780	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 3,864.00
183	LOUIS XVI.	LOUIS XVI. Letter signed "Louis" to the Queen of Spain.	April 15, 1792.	EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 2,061.00
187	RICHELIEU (Armand-Jean Du Plessis de).	RICHELIEU (Armand-Jean Du Plessis de). Letter signed "Le card De Richelieu" to the bishop of Mende, Sylvestre Crugy de Marcillac.	May 10, 1636.	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,803.00
105	CHARLES PAR LA GRACE DE DIEU, ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE.	Brevet de nomination de Pair de France.		EUR 700.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,739.00
106	CHARLES BY THE GRACE OF GOD, KING OF FRANCE AND NAVARRE.	Brevet de noblesse.		EUR 700.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,095.00
188		KING'S BUILDINGS. - Set of 3 signed pieces; some defects.		EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 1,095.00
189		COLLECTION COMPLETE DES TABLEAUX HISTORIQUES DE LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE.	an XIII-1804.	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,030.00
186	PHILIPPE-EGALITE (Louis-Philippe-Joseph d'Orleans, dit).	PHILIPPE-EGALITE (Louis-Philippe-Joseph d'Orleans, dit). Letter signed "LPJ d'Orleans" TO JACQUES NECKER.		EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 966.00
107	LOUIS PAR LA GRACE DE DIEU, ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE.	Brevet de nomination de Pair de France.		EUR 700.00 - 800.00	EUR 773.00
190	TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD, Charles-Maurice (1754-1838)	Greeting card to "Monsieur Chauvin" dated January 12, 1823 and signed by the Prince.	1823	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	EUR 773.00
185	MARLBOROUGH (John Churchill, Duke of).	MARLBOROUGH (John Churchill, Duke of). Signed document. Abbaye de Belian [near Mons, Belgium], September 17, 1709.	1709	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 644.00
181	LOUIS XIV.	LOUIS XIV. Piece signed "Louis", countersigned by Jean-Baptiste COLBERT, addressed to the Marquis de Besmaux. "Au camp devant Cambray", March 27, 1677.	1677	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 489.00
104		Set of three pieces, ordinance, treatise, speech :		EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 258.00
179	CONDE (Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, Prince de).	CONDE (Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, Prince de). Autograph letter signed [to a minister, probably the Englishman William Pitt].	April 17, 1794.	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 232.00
177	[COLBERT (family)]. - CHARRON DE MENARS (Marie).	[COLBERT (family)]. - CHARRON DE MENARS (Marie). Autograph letter signed to Madame de Matignon, Marie-Francoise Le Tellier de La Luthumiere.	August 27, 1679.	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 167.00
178	MAZARIN (Paul-Jules de La Porte, duc de La Meilleraye et de).	COLLEGE DES QUATRE-NATIONS. - MAZARIN (Paul-Jules de La Porte, duc de La Meilleraye et de). Signed as protector of the College Mazarin, known as the College des Quatre-Nations.	February 24, 1729	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 39.00

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