L'Autographe Auctions: Antique Books and Autographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antique Books and Autographs | Total Sales (GBP) | 94,016.00 |
| Auction Date | November 24, 2025 - November 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 76,750.00 |
| Sale Number | #7 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 97,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 478 | ||
| Sold Lots | 99.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 310,610.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 20.71% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 389,580.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 379 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 24.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | EUCLIDES (IV-III sec BC) | Luca Pacioli, Leonardo, and the Geometry of the Renaissance |
22 May 1509. | GBP 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 39,000.00 |
| 34 | Heraldic Splendor for a Prince --- The Armorial of Charles de Croy, Prince of Chimay |
GBP 2,800.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,980.00 | ||
| 291 | PUCCINI Giacomo (Lucca, 1858 - Brussels, 1924) | Giacomo Puccini's Letter on Madama Butterfly's French Rehearsal |
GBP 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,640.00 | |
| 293 | PUCCINI Giacomo (Lucca, 1858 - Brussels, 1924) | Giacomo Puccini's Musical Quotation Dedication from Torre del Lago |
GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 3,380.00 | |
| 50 | SCARCE EARLY ARITHMETIC MANUAL --- IN ORIGINAL BINDING WITH MANUSCRIPT WASTE |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,860.00 | ||
| 144 | BONAPARTE NAPOLEON I (Ajaccio, 1769 - Saint-Helena, 1821) | Napoleon's Order for Troop Movements during the Russian Campaign |
GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,860.00 | |
| 260 | PROUST Marcel (1871 - 1922) | Master of Memory in Delicate Intimacy |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,080.00 | |
| 143 | BONAPARTE NAPOLEON I (Ajaccio, 1769 - Saint-Helena, 1821) | Napoleon I's Letter Concerning a Tribunal de Commerce Appointment |
GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,950.00 | |
| 108 | SEVERINI Gino (1883 - 1966) | Italian Futurist Reporting Early Success in London |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,170.00 | |
| 20 | MICHELI Pietro Antonio (Florence, 1679 - ib., 1737) | The Birth of Modern Mycology |
1729 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,040.00 |
| 118 | PICASSO Pablo (1881 - 1973) | Cubist Master Captured in Portrait |
GBP 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | |
| 214 | SPAIN Philip II of Spain & Antonio PEREZ (1527 - 1598 and 1540 - 1611) | Philip II and Secretary Perez Announce Birth of Son |
GBP 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | |
| 23 | Falcons and Hounds: The Hierakosophion --- First Edition (Paris, 1612) |
1612 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 60 | A Gilt Baroque Doctorate: Illuminated Law Diploma on Vellum (Rome, 1616) |
1616 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 110 | SISLEY Alfred (1839 - 1899) | Painter Seeking Medical Advice for a Young Son |
GBP 900.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 139 | BEAUHARNAIS Eugene de (Paris, 1781 - Munich, 1824) | The Stepson of an Emperor --- A Letter from Eugene de Beauharnais |
GBP 800.00 - 1,100.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 395 | COUBERTIN Pierre de (Paris, 1863 - Geneva, 1937) | Visionary Who Reborn the Olympic Spirit |
GBP 900.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 239 | CONRAD Joseph (1857 - 1924) | Joseph Conrad Requests Journal |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 845.00 | |
| 287 | Paris National Conservatory of Music - Subscription for flood victims in the south of France, 1875 - Paris National Conservatory's Fundraising Effort for Flood Victims in 1875 |
1875 | GBP 700.00 - 800.00 | GBP 845.00 | |
| 33 | ACHILLINI Alessandro (1463 - 1512) -- The Philosopher of Bologna: Achillinus' Rare First Edition of the Expositio primi physicorum (1512) |
1512 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 650.00 | |
| 49 | RARE BOTANICAL WORK EARLY 18th CENTURY |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 650.00 | ||
| 111 | TOOROP Jan (Kabupaten de Purworejo, 1858 - The Hague, 1928) | A Painter's Unique Style and Personal Life |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 650.00 | |
| 103 | PICABIA Francis (1879 - 1953) | Dada Creator Sharing an Exhibition Contact |
GBP 600.00 - 700.00 | GBP 624.00 | |
| 116 | WHISTLER James McNeill (1834 - 1903) | Whistler's Financial Accord in a Legal Document |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 624.00 | |
| 14 | FONTANINI Giusto (San Daniele del Friuli, 1666 - Rome, 1736) | Ex dono auctoris --- Fontanini's Antiquities of Horta |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 520.00 |
