Christies: Collections of the Château de Tournay : The Library, 24672, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 18, 2026 - June 18, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academie des inscriptions et belles-lettres | Histoire de l'academie royale des inscriptions et belles lettres |
Paris | 1717-1764 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 24,130.00 |
| 2 | Beaumont Pierre-Francois (1719-1769) | Gouverneurs, lieutenans de roy, prevots des marchands, echevins, procureurs, avocats du roy, greffiers, receveurs, conseillers et quartiniers de la ville de Paris |
Paris | 1735-[1755] | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 3 | Aveline Pierre (1656-1722); Aveline Antoine (1691-1743) | Recueil de 51 vues, principalement de Versailles et Marly |
Paris | fin du XVIIe siècle | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 5,334.00 |
| 4 | Beaumarchais Pierre Augustin Caron de (1732-1799) | La Folle journee ou le Mariage de Figaro |
Kehl; Paris | 1785 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,810.00 |
| 5 | Beguillet Edme (m. en 1786); Poncelin de la Roche-Tilhac Jean-Charles (1746-1828); Martinet Francois-Nicolas (1731-vers 1800) | Description historique de Paris, et de ses plus beaux monumens |
Paris; Dijon | 1779-1781 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 10,795.00 |
| 6 | Blaeu Willem Jansz (1571-1638); Blaeu Jean (1596-1673) | Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive novus atlas |
Amsterdam | 1645 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 30,480.00 |
| 7 | Bossuet Jacques-Benigne (1627-1704) | Discours sur l’histoire universelle, depuis le commencement du monde jusqu’a l’empire de Charlemagne |
Paris | 1784 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 8 | Bourdaloue Louis (1632-1704) | Sermons pour le Caresme |
Paris | 1716 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,985.00 |
| 9 | Salluste (86 avant JC-35 avant JC) | Histoire de la Republique Romaine dans le cours du VIIe siecle |
Dijon | 1777 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,890.00 |
| 10 | Buffon Georges-Louis Leclerc comte de (1707-1788) | Histoire naturelle des oiseaux |
Paris | 1770 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,064.00 |
| 11 | Buffon Georges-Louis-Marie Leclerc comte de (1707-1788) | Histoire naturelle des oiseaux |
Paris | 1770-1771 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 15,240.00 |
| 12 | Buffon Georges-Louis Leclerc comte de (1707-1788) | Œuvres completes |
Paris | 1819-1822 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 15,240.00 |
| 13 | Buffon Georges-Louis Leclerc comte de (1707-1788) | Œuvres completes |
Paris | 1824-1832 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 38,100.00 |
| 14 | Buch’oz Pierre-Joseph (1731-1807) | Dictionnaire raisonne universel des plantes, arbres et arbustes de la France |
Paris | 1770-1771 | EUR 2,200.00 - 2,800.00 | EUR 3,302.00 |
| 15 | Les Plaisirs de l'isle enchantee, ou les fetes et divertissements du Roy, a Versailles |
Paris | 1673-1674 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 20,320.00 | |
| 16 | Van der Meulen Adam Francois (1632-1690) | Collection de 35 vues integrees plus tard dans la serie du Cabinet du Roi |
Paris | 1685 et après | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 13,970.00 |
| 17 | Corneille Pierre (1606-1684) | Theatre |
Paris | 1797 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 18 | Diderot Denis (1713-1784) | Jacques le Fataliste et son maitre |
Paris | 1796 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | Dumortous Pierre | Histoire des conquetes de Louis XV |
Paris | 1759 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 20 | Felibien des Avaux Jean-Francois (1656?-1733) | Description de l’eglise royale des Invalides |
Paris | 1706 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 21 | Granet Jean-Joseph (1685-1759) | Histoire de l’Hotel Royal des Invalides |
Paris | 1736 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 9,525.00 |
| 22 | Girard Guillaume (15..-1663) | Histoire de la vie du duc d'Espernon |
Paris | 1730 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,715.00 |
| 23 | Gregoire de Nazianze (329-390) | Selectarum epistolarum libri quatuor Graecolatini |
Ingolstadt | 1599 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,810.00 |
| 24 | Grollier de Serviere Gaspard (1677-1745) | Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathematique et de mecanique; ou Description du cabinet de monsieur Grollier de Serviere |
Lyon | 1733 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 10,160.00 |
| 25 | Homere (fin du VIIIe siecle av. J-C.) | L’Iliade d’Homere; L’Odyssee d’Homere |
Paris | 1756 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 8,255.00 |
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