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
160	Jacques Nicolas Bellin	Plan of the Cavalaire roadstead, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 416.00
161	Rigobert Bonne	Government of Dauphine, with that of Provence, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 104.00
162	Honore Coussin	18th century French School, Geographical, historical and chronological map of Provence, Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 120.00 - 150.00	EUR 416.00
163	I. Gigognan	Popular Imagery of the 18th century, Oraison a Notre-Dame de Gronseau in the Malaucene area, in the diocese of Vaison, 1731, Rare woodcut		1731	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 650.00
164		Popular Imagery (18th century), Tableau des massacres commis dans le palais d'Avignon sous les ordres des principaux chefs de l'armee de Monteux, Wood engraving		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 390.00
165	Charles Francois Grenier de la Croix; J. Ouvrier	First view of Avignon, Copper engraving by J. Ouvrier		N/A	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 130.00
166		Imagery of rue Saint-Jacques, 18th century (Crepy) General view of Avignon from Villeneuve		18th century	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 247.00
167		IMAGERY FROM RUE SAINT-JACQUES. View of the Beaucaire fair, with part of the town of Tarascon.		N/A	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 312.00
168	H. JAILLOT; C. J. CHAUMIER	Bouches-du-Rhone department. Copper engraving.		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 78.00
169	Edme JEAURAT	Portrait of Pierre Puget, after a drawing by Puget fils Copper engraving		N/A	EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 104.00
171	J. MICHEL LE JEUNE	Saint-Agricol, bishop and patron saint of the city of Avignon Copper engraving		1888	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 117.00
172	Mathias SEUTTER	Map of Provence. Copper engraving.	Augsburg	N/A	EUR 120.00 - 150.00	EUR 260.00
173	Robert de VAUGONDY; Du Sieur d'ANVILLE; Rigobert BONNE	Map of the general government of Provence		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 312.00
174	Jean-Joseph VERGUIN	Carte de la rade des iles d'Hyeres, 1792 Copper engraving		1792	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 572.00
175	Joseph VERNET	View of the city of Avignon, dedicated to S.A.R Monseigneur le Prince des Asturies		1782	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 572.00
176	FRENCH school of the late 18th century	Map of the course of the Canal de Provence		late 18th century	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	EUR 78.00
177	FRENCH SCHOOL, late 18th century	Department of Vaucluse, decreed on June 25, 1793		1793	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 78.00
178	Leon Auguste ASSELINEAU; Isidore Laurent DEROY; GUILLON; Laplanche	Color lithograph from the series "La France de nos jours"	Paris	N/A	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 234.00
179	Leon Auguste ASSELINEAU	View of Avignon Cathedral Color lithograph from "La France de nos jours"		N/A	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 52.00
180	Leon Auguste ASSELINEAU	View of the City Hall and Theater of Avignon Color lithograph		N/A	EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 39.00
182	Alfred GUESDON; Dagnan	Aerial view of Avignon, taken from Quai au Bois Lithograph by Georges Muller		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 585.00
183	Alfred GUESDON	Aerial view of Avignon, taken from Quai au Bois Lithograph by Georges Muller		N/A	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 195.00
184	Francois Grenier de Saint-Martin, known as Francois GRENIER	Francois Grenier de Saint-Martin, known as Francois GRENIER Combat de la Durance, August 25, 1793		1793	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
185	REGRAUE	POPULAR IMAGERY (19th c.) Rare engraving of Saint-Agricol by REGRAUE, chez Michel	Avignon	19th c.	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 312.00
186		Popular Image, early 19th century Image of the infant Jesus amidst a glory of angels		early 19th century	EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 39.00

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.
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.

Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.

Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.

Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
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