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Catawiki B. V.: French Literature and Illustrated Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name French Literature and Illustrated Auction Total Sales (EUR) 15,523.78
Auction Date December 05, 2025 - December 05, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 23,100.00
Sale Number #120525a High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 26,900.00
Total Lots 31
Sold Lots 8.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 43,525.00
% of Lots Sold 25.81% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 51,575.00
Unsold Lots 23 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 30.10%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
99147851 Charles Baudelaire

Les Fleurs du Mal [rarissime edition originale --- 1/230 ampute par Poulet-Malassis 1ere emission]

1857 EUR 17,000.00 - 19,000.00 EUR 10,900.00
99402622 Daniel de FOE / Pierre FALKE

Robinson Crusoe [enrichi de 3 grandes aquarelles originales signees ]

1926 EUR 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 EUR 1,308.00
99290022 Cervantes / Louis Viardot [Trad.] / Tony Johannot

L'Ingenieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche [Reliure signee Ch. de Samblanx]

1836/1840 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,100.00 EUR 839.30
99290026 Cervantes / Edouard Chimot

La Gitanella [1/27 sur Arches avec dessin original signe + suite]

1948 EUR 800.00 - 900.00 EUR 607.13
99399684 Antonin Artaud / Wifredo Lam

Le Theatre et les Dieux

1966 EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 512.30
99350047 Andre Breton, Rene Char, Eluard, E.L.T. Mesens

Violette Nozieres [illustre par Man Ray, Dali, Ernst, Magritte, Arp.]

1933 EUR 450.00 - 500.00 EUR 501.40
99217611 Leon Spilliaert / Franz Hellens

La femme au prisme [exemplaire unique] [epreuves corrigees avant publication]

1920 EUR 900.00 - 1,100.00 EUR 430.55
98906918 Voltaire

OEuvres completes de Voltaire

1817 EUR 550.00 - 700.00 EUR 425.10
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
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    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.
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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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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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