De Baecque and Associes: Avignon and Comtat Venaissin: a historical collection, 174544, Lyon

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 02, 2026 - April 02, 2026

Page Size: 190 items in 8 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
134	Nicolas de FER; Louis Michel	Map of the Government of Provence and the Generality of Aix Copper engraving		1765	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 260.00
135	Jean-Baptiste HOMANN	Map of Provence Copper engraving	Nuremberg	N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 442.00
136		IMAGERIE DE LA RUE SAINT-JACQUES - FRENCH SCHOOL Profile of the city of Avignon Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 416.00
137	Guillaume de L'ISLE	Map of the County and Government of Provence Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 364.00
138	HONDIUS	Map of the northern part of Languedoc Copper engraving	Paris	N/A	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
139	Alexis-Hubert JAILLOT	Carte de la Provence, divisee en ses vigueries et terres adjacentes		1696	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 338.00
140	Johannes Janssonius	Map of Languedoc Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
141	Johannes Janssonius; Jacques de Chieze	The Principality of Orange and the Comtat Venaissin	Amsterdam	1627	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 390.00
142	Jean LE CLERC	Map of the Comtat of Avignon and Venaissin Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 195.00
143	Jean LE CLERC	Map of the Comtat of Avignon and Venaissin Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 169.00
144	Jean LE CLERC	Map of the Comtat d'Avignon et Venaissin Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 110.00 - 120.00	EUR 260.00
145	Matthaus MERIAN	Cavalier view of the city of Avignon Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 130.00
146	Matthaus Merian	View of Avignon, French version of Merian's view, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 130.00
147	Pierre Mortier	Rare cavalier view of Avignon, Copper engraving	Amsterdam	N/A	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 260.00
148	Pierre Mortier	The Valentinois, the Diois and the Baronies in the Dauphine, the Comtat Venaissin and the Principality of Orange, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 221.00
149	Jean-Baptiste Nolin	Map of the Ecclesiastical Province of Avignon, Copper engraving	Paris	N/A	EUR 120.00 - 150.00	EUR 208.00
150	Jean-Baptiste Nolin	Map of the diocese of Uzes, drawn on the spot by Sieur Gautier, Copper engraving	Paris	N/A	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 195.00
151	Jean-Baptiste Nolin or Jean-Baptiste Nolin & HOMANN heirs,	Map of the General Government of Languedoc, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 130.00
152	Joseph Parrocel	View of the Vaucluse Fountain, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 286.00
153	Israel Silvestre; others	View and Perspective of a Part of the Cities and Castle of Avignon, 1634, Etching		1634	EUR 120.00 - 150.00	EUR 780.00
154	N. Tassin	View of the Brigancon (sic) fort and the Hyeres islands, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 50.00 - 60.00	EUR 312.00
155	N.C. Tassin	Part of the Provence coast, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 234.00
156	Pierre van der Aa & others,	Map of the Principality of Orange and the Comtat Venaissin, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 78.00
157	18th century French School,	Exceptional and spectacular panoramic view of Avignon, Villeneuve and the surrounding countryside, dedicated to Pope Benedict XIV, circa 1740, Copperplate engraving	Marseille	c. 1740	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 5,460.00
159	Pierre Michel Alix	Portrait of Joseph Barra, Aquatint, Rare proof in color before any letter		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 208.00

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.

Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.

Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.

Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.

June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.

Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 July

Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.