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International Autograph Auctions Europe SL: Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 1

Auction Reports

Auction Name Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 1 Total Sales (EUR) 251,530.50
Auction Date December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 159,100.00
Sale Number #120225 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 212,220.00
Total Lots 640
Sold Lots 639.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 159,160.00
% of Lots Sold 99.84% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 212,310.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 118.47%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
248 LEIGH VIVIEN

LEIGH VIVIEN (1913-1967) ' 'I have to go to Atlanta for the opening of G.W.T.W. which I am terrified about of course''

EUR 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 EUR 41,600.00
149 DEAN JAMES

DEAN JAMES (1931-1955) A highly desirable signed photograph from 1955

EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 14,300.00
575 LISZT FRANZ

LISZT FRANZ (1811-1886)

EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 8,060.00
273 LEE BRUCE

LEE BRUCE (1940-1973)

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,800.00
577 LISZT FRANZ

LISZT FRANZ (1811-1886)

EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
580 MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY FELIX

MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY FELIX (1809-1847)

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
581 SCHUMANN ROBERT

SCHUMANN ROBERT (1810-1856)

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,900.00
628 [RAVEL MAURICE] RUBINSTEIN IDA

[RAVEL MAURICE] RUBINSTEIN IDA (1883-1960)

EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 3,900.00
576 LISZT FRANZ

LISZT FRANZ (1811-1886)

EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,640.00
117 EISENSTEIN SERGEI

EISENSTEIN SERGEI (1898-1948)

EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,380.00
523 BARDOT & BIRKIN

BARDOT & BIRKIN

EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 2,600.00
588 MAHLER ALMA

MAHLER ALMA (1879-1964)

EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 2,470.00
627 DIAGHILEV SERGEI

DIAGHILEV SERGEI (1872-1929)

EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 EUR 2,340.00
584 STRAUSS JOHANN II

STRAUSS JOHANN II (1825-1899)

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,080.00
590 GRIEG EDVARD

GRIEG EDVARD (1843-1907)

EUR 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 1,820.00
12 BAKER JOSEPHINE

BAKER JOSEPHINE (1906-1975)

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,560.00
13 BAKER JOSEPHINE

BAKER JOSEPHINE (1906-1975)

EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 1,560.00
569 PUCCINI GIACOMO

PUCCINI GIACOMO (1858-1924)

EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,430.00
64 KELLY GRACE

KELLY GRACE (1929-1982)

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,300.00
491 MCCARTNEY PAUL

MCCARTNEY PAUL (1942- ) & LINDA (1941-1998)

EUR 700.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,170.00
625 CALLAS MARIA

CALLAS MARIA (1923-1977)

EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,170.00
1 BERNHARDT SARAH

BERNHARDT SARAH (1844-1923)

EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 1,105.00
141 LAUREL & HARDY

LAUREL & HARDY

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,105.00
180 MCQUEEN STEVE

MCQUEEN STEVE (1930-1980)

EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,105.00
223 CONNERY SEAN

CONNERY SEAN (1930-2020)

EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 1,105.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
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