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Tessier & Sarrou and Associates: Comic Strip

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Comic Strip	Total Sales (EUR)	609,210.00
Auction Date	March 28, 2026 - March 28, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	437,540.00
Sale Number	#174500	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	587,040.00
Total Lots	213
Sold Lots	179.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	467,750.00
% of Lots Sold	84.04%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	627,410.00
Unsold Lots	34	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	97.10%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
107	FRANQUIN	FRANQUIN - Gaston, gag plate no. 486 published in Spirou no. 1545, November 23, 1967, and in the album "Un Gaffeur sachant gaffer" published by Editions Dupuis in 1969.	1967; 1969	EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	EUR 61,440.00
108	FRANQUIN	FRANQUIN - Gaston, Indian ink and wash illustration on drawing paper published in the "detente" section of Spirou no. 1729, June 3, 1971.	1971	EUR 28,000.00 - 32,000.00	EUR 42,240.00
173	MANARA	MANARA, Indian ink and gouache illustration depicting an erotic pose on a bed. This drawing is published in the collection "Sublimer le reel" by Editions Glenat in 2019 and in the book "Lettere di una monaca portoghese" by Editions Nuages.	2019	EUR 22,000.00 - 28,000.00	EUR 33,280.00
124	HERGE	HERGE - Tintin et Milou, set of two squares in Indian ink for the advertisement for the episode "Les Bijoux de la Castafiore" published in Tintin n°24, June 13, 1961	1961	EUR 30,000.00 - 35,000.00	EUR 32,998.00
212	Rosinski	ROSINSKI - Thorgal, plate no. 22 in Indian ink from the episode "Les Archers" published by Editions du Lombard in 1985	1985	EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	EUR 24,960.00
185	MOEBIUS; JODOROWSKY	MOEBIUS/JODOROWSKY - L'incal (John Difool), plate no. 16 in Indian ink from the episode "Ce qui est en haut" prepublished under the title "La Strategie des Meduses" in Metal Hurlant magazine no. 108, 1st. February 1985. It was published as an album by Edi	1985	EUR 18,000.00 - 25,000.00	EUR 22,400.00
125	HERGE	HERGE - Tintin and Snowy, panel no. 6 in Indian ink from the episode "Temple of the Sun" published in the February 19, 1948 issue of Tintin no. 8	1948	EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	EUR 19,840.00
206	Hugo Pratt	PRATT (Hugo): Sonnets erotiques, double-page illustration (P°64/65) from this collection published by Editions Vertige Graphic in 1994	1994	EUR 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	EUR 19,200.00
109	FRANQUIN	FRANQUIN - an iconic Indian ink composition by artist Franquin, who portrays himself through his favorite character, Gaston Lagaffe. The drawing was originally published in Spirou n°1928, March 27, 1975.	1975	EUR 14,000.00 - 18,000.00	EUR 17,920.00
174	MANARA	MANARA - large watercolor illustration of three women in lascivious poses, published in the first volume of the "Aphrodite" Artbook by Editions Humanoides Associes in 1999.	1999	EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	EUR 15,360.00
207	Hugo Pratt	PRATT (Hugo) - La Macumba du Gringo, plate no. 34 in Indian ink and black felt-tip pen, published by Editions Dargaud in 1978	1978	EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 15,360.00
177	MARTIN (Jacques)	MARTIN (Jacques) - Lefranc, plate no. 56 in Indian ink from the episode "L'Ouragan de feu" published in Tintin no. 40 in 1959 and in an album published by Editions du Lombard in 1961.	1959; 1961	EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	EUR 14,720.00
176	MARTIN (Jacques)	MARTIN (Jacques) - Alix, plate no. 31 in Indian ink from the episode "La Griffe noire" ("The Black Claw") published in Tintin no. 50, December 10, 1958.	1958	EUR 12,000.00 - 14,000.00	EUR 14,080.00
153	Ledroit	LEDROIT: very large illustration in Indian ink and colored inks depicting a fairy surrounded by butterflies	2013	EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 10,240.00
237	Will	WILL - Tif et Tondu, plate no. 19 in Indian ink from the episode "Le Retour de Choc" published in Spirou no. 921, December 8, 1955, and in an album published by Editions Dupuis in 1957	1955; 1957	EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 10,240.00
224	Tibet	TIBET - Ric Hochet, Indian ink plate no. 23 from the episode "Alerte! published in Tintin in 1974 and in an album by Editions du Lombard in 1976	1974; 1976; 1979	EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 9,472.00
126	HERGE	HERGE - Tintin et Milou, set of illustrations in Indian ink and ecoline created for the Tintin cheese box in 1977	1977	EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 8,704.00
175	MANARA	MANARA - large Indian ink and watercolor illustration of two women at the piano.	N/A	EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 7,936.00
186	MOEBIUS	MOEBIUS - Le Monde d'Edena, plate no. 15 in Indian ink from the episode "Sur l'etoile" published by Editions Humanoides Associes in 1983.	1983	EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	EUR 7,936.00
187	MOEBIUS	MOEBIUS - Le Monde d'Edena, plate no. 10 in Indian ink from the episode "Sur l'etoile" published by Editions Humanoides Associes in 1983.	1983	EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	EUR 7,936.00
208	Hugo Pratt	PRATT (Hugo) - Corto Maltese, ballpoint pen illustration on drawing paper depicting the hero, a boat, the sea...	1980	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 7,680.00
89	BILAL	BILAL - Animal'Z, grease pencil illustration on tinted paper, white highlight and other pastel color touches for the 96/C panel of this album published by Editions Casterman in 2009	2009	EUR 5,500.00 - 6,500.00	EUR 7,424.00
142	HERMANN	HERMANN - Comanche, Indian ink plate no. 16 from the episode "Le Desert sans lumiere" ("The Desert without Light"), published in Tintin in 1974 and in an album by Editions du Lombard in 1976	1974; 1976	EUR 7,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 7,424.00
148	Juillard	JUILLARD - Le Cahier bleu, Indian ink and watercolor illustration of the heroine in her armchair	2021	EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 6,656.00
232	Vance	VANCE /VAN HAMME - XIII, plate no. 7 in Indian ink from the episode "La Nuit du 3 aout" published by Editions Dargaud in 1990	1990	EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 6,144.00

Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 July

Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.

Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.

Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.

Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.

Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.

Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.

Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.

June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.

Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950