Ader: Collection Gerard BERNER - A life with STEINLEN
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| Auction Name | Collection Gerard BERNER - A life with STEINLEN | Total Sales (EUR) | 159,769.00 |
| Auction Date | September 19, 2025 - September 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 46,730.00 |
| Sale Number | #168326 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 64,420.00 |
| Total Lots | 109 | ||
| Sold Lots | 93.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 57,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.32% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 78,870.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 202.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Sleeping Massaida |
EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 33,800.00 | |
| 22 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Massaida in bed |
EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 23,400.00 | |
| 7 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The Dance of Death, 1902 |
1902 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 11,440.00 |
| 42 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Prochainement Tournee du Chat Noir with Rodolphe Salis.Poster. 1896. |
1896 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 6 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Binding project for the Soliloques du Pauvre, circa 1903 |
circa 1903 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,160.00 |
| 93 | STEINLEN (Theophile Alexandre) | Cats. Images sans paroles. |
[1898]. | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 4,044.00 |
| 37 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Two cats. Poster for the exhibition of STEINLEN's drawings and paintings at La Bodiniere, April 10-May 15, 1894. |
1894 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,900.00 |
| 46 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Model reading. June 1898. |
1898 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,860.00 |
| 8 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Le Repos aux champs, 1903 |
1903 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,600.00 |
| 10 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The Condemned Man's Kiss |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,470.00 | |
| 14 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Street musicians, circa 1894 |
circa 1894 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,470.00 |
| 44 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | La Promeneuse. January 1898. |
1898 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,470.00 |
| 102 | LES CHANSONNIERS DE MONTMARTRE | Paris: Librairie universelle, 1906. - 6 issues bound in 2 folio volumes, and one issue in paperback. Red half-basane, smooth spine for the two bound volumes (period binding). |
1906 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 2,275.00 |
| 15 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The two laundresses, circa 1908 |
circa 1908 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,210.00 |
| 52 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Little girl with a cat. December 1901. |
1901 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,210.00 |
| 87 | BRUANT (Aristide) | Dans la rue. Songs & monologues. -Dans la rue. Second volume. Chansons & monologues. |
[1895]. | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 2,148.00 |
| 9 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Two trotters in the street, circa 1910 |
circa 1910 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,145.00 |
| 3 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Preparatory drawing for an advertisement for the publication of Jehan Rictus's Soliloques du pauvre in the Revue le Canard Sauvage, 1903. |
1903 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,690.00 |
| 13 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The Baker |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,690.00 | |
| 104 | RICHEPIN (Jean) | La Chanson des gueux. Complete edition decorated with 252 original compositions by Steinlen. |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,643.00 | |
| 19 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN | Woman in profile, 1916 |
1916 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,560.00 |
| 5 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Le Pauvre au clair de Lune (The Poor Man in the Moonlight) - Cul-de-lampe for "Les Soliloques du Pauvre" (The Poor Man's Soliloquies). |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,430.00 | |
| 60 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Paris by night. Cover for Jehan Rictus,Les Soliloques du pauvre, Paris, P. Sevin et Rey, 1903. |
1903 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,430.00 |
| 89 | RICTUS (Jehan) | Les Soliloques du Pauvre. |
1897 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,390.00 |
| 26 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The Rag Cat, 1915 |
1915 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,300.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
