Ader: Autographed Letters and Manuscripts - Part I, 177752, PARIS
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Serge de Diaghilev (1872-1929) | 3 Autograph Bills with Envelopes |
N/A | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 33 | Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) | Un message de Marlene Dietrich |
Paris | 1944 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 34 | Charles Gounod (1818-1893) | 2 Autograph Letters Signed |
1881; 1891 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 35 | Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) | Autograph Letter Signed to Georges Marty |
Paris | 1885 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 36 | Vincent d'Indy | 2 Autograph Letters Signed |
Boffres | 1919; ND | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 330.00 |
| 37 | Andre Jolivet (1905-1974) | Autograph Letter Signed |
Carnac | 1949 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 38 | Charles Koechlin (1867-1950) | Autograph Letter Signed to Yvonne Astruc |
1939 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 39 | Charles Lecocq (1832-1918) | 2 Autograph Letters Signed |
1910; 1903 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 237.00 | |
| 40 | Franz Liszt (1811-1886) | Autograph Letter Signed to Jules Regnaud |
Weimar | 1869 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,319.00 |
| 41 | Felicien David; Louis Gallet; Augusta Holmes; Ernest Moret; Ambroise Thomas; Reynaldo Hahn; Coquelin Cadet | 11 Autograph Letters Signed |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 42 | R. Blareau; S. Cherubini; G. Claes; Gustave Garcia; Fromental Halevy; Marc Legrand; Alfred Le Roux; A. Leroy; Jean-Francois Le Sueur; J. Meissonnier; Leon Moreau; Gustave Nadaud; Emilien Pacini; Ignacy Jan Paderewski; Jean-Henri Pape; Giuseppe Persiani; F | 25 letters, mostly L.A.S., or pieces |
Nice | 1900; 1862; 1829; 1849; 1852; 1853; 1893 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 501.00 |
| 43 | Milton Babbitt; Alfred Bachelet; Yves Baudrier; Leonard Bernstein; Louis Beydts; Andre Boucourechliev; Benjamin Britten; Georges Dandelot; Felicien David; Raymond Gallois-Montbrun; Louis Ganne; Betsy Jolas; Sylvio Lazzari; Paul Le Flem; Jules Massenet; Fl | 39 L.A.S. or pieces |
N/A | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 44 | Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) | Concerto pour la main gauche |
1932; 1937 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 26,375.00 | |
| 45 | Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) | Letter on Egypt |
1900 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 46 | A. Antoine; H. Avocat; Baracchini; L. Bernard; Ch. de Besselievre; Ida Bowyer; G. Boyer; Rachel Boyer; Ed. Brisebarre; Augustine Brohan; Cadinot; G. Casadesus; Chevalier; de Chilly; Ed. Clerc; J. Copeau; C. Coquelin; Coquelin Cadet; S. Croizette; L. Darso | Approximately 150 letters or pieces |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 554.00 | |
| 47 | Francois-Joseph Talma (1763-1826) | L.A.S. to his wife |
Brussels | 1811 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 791.00 |
| 48 | Richard Wagner (1813-1883) | L.A. to Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein |
Zurich | 1856 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,978.00 |
| 49 | Richard Wagner | L.A.S. to Edouard Schure |
Tribschen | 1869 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,297.00 |
| 50 | Cosima Wagner (1837-1930) | L.A.S. to Georges Servieres |
Bayreuth | 1893 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 51 | Paul Adam (1862-1920) | La Fin de l'Aventure |
1901 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 52 | Angelica dite Olga de Kostrowitzky (1858-1919) | Autograph Letter Signed |
Chatou | 1915 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 54 | Antoine Arnauld (1612-1694) | Autograph Letter Signed |
N/A | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 923.00 | |
| 55 | Theodore de Banville (1823-1891) | La Nymphe du Printems |
1861 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | EUR 330.00 | |
| 56 | Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) | Autograph Letter Signed |
1859 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 2,242.00 | |
| 57 | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) | Letter Signed to M. Decker |
Paris | 1798 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,374.00 |
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